Mayor Spano Appoints Effie Phillips As Yonkers Community Advancement and Recruiting Officer!
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano announced on Monday, July 7t,h his appointment of community member and job readiness trainer Effie Phillips as the City’s new...
Yonkers Man Charged With Attacking Former Partner, Choking Her In Front Of Children
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced that Tairon Drake, 30, of Yonkers, was indicted on multiple felony charges for allegedly attacking...
CE Ken Jenkins Testifies At NYS Public Service Commission (PSC) Hearing Opposing Con Ed Hikes
Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins testified in person, Wednesday, July 9th, at a New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) hearing to voice the...
NAACP Announces President Trump Will Not Be invited To 116th National Convention
On Monday, June 16th, NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson announced that for the first time in 116 years, the sitting president of the United States will...
MVPD Arrest Suspect in June 29th Shooting
On Sunday, June 29, 2025, at approximately 10:02 a.m., officers from the Mount Vernon Police Department responded to reports of a shooting in the...
Family of Jerrel Garris Start Petition To Demand Termination of NRPD Detective Steven Conn On 2 Year Anniversary
On the second anniversary of New Rochelle Detective Steven Conn shooting Jerrel Garris, his family is starting a petition demanding the termination of Conn....
Westchester, Don’t Let Them Rewrite Who Belongs Here By Larnez Kinsey
Let’s get all the way real for a second.
This new draft travel ban floating out of the Trump camp? It’s not just some policy...
City of Yonkers Cracks Down on Double Parking with Higher Fines and Increased Enforcement
Yonkers Double-Parking Fines Update New Double Parking Regulations
YONKERS, NY – In a move aimed at improving traffic flow and public safety, the City of...
Environmental Leaders of Color -Teens Collect 200 Gallons of Used Cooking Oil, Receive Awards and Recognition
On Thursday, June 26, 2025, the Environmental Leaders of Color (ELOC) celebrated the graduation of student participants from its Student Environmental Ambassador Program, hosted at the Westchester Community College annex...
Diddy Acquitted Of Sex Trafficking & Racketeering Charges, Found Guilty of Prostitution-Related Offenses
Sean “Diddy” Combs was found guilty this morning of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution — the counts that carry the least...
“Beyond the Bullet” Gave Us a New Lens, & Westchester is Waking Up By Larnez Kinsey
There Are Days That Move You.
And then, there are days that mark you.
Days that don’t just shift your calendar, but shift your consciousness.
Days that...
Physical Therapist Charged in Poughkeepsie Child Abuse Case
POUGHKEEPSIE – A Fishkill man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a child abuse investigation by City of Poughkeepsie police and the Dutchess County...
Kenneth Plummer Resigns As Mount Vernon Democratic City Committee District Leader
Kenneth Plummer sends his District Leader Resignation, Effective Immediately, in an email dated Tuesday, July 1st, addressed to Mount Vernon Democratic City Committee (MVDCC)...
Neil K. Reynolds Sworn In As New Rochelle’s 1st Black Police Commissioner
Neil K. Reynolds, a veteran of the New Rochelle Police Department (NRPD) and the City’s Deputy Police Commissioner since 2023, was sworn in as...
Mount Vernon High School 2025 Hall Of Fame Induction
Congressman George Latimer, NY State Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson & longtime CBS New York Meteorologist Elise Finch Henriques (posthumously) inducted into the Mount Vernon High School Hall...
Rep. Latimer Recognizes Local NAACP Leaders In 16th Congressional District
From the floor of the House of Representatives, Congressman George Latimer recognized local NAACP leaders in the 16th Congressional District which consist of a...
Hope Isn’t a Budget — What Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Means for Black New Yorkers
“It always seems impossible until it is done.”That’s how Zohran Mamdani opened his victory speech after winning the Democratic primary for mayor of New...
Official Challenge Filed Against Kenneth Plummer Illegally Holding Mt. Vernon District Leader Position
Complaints were sent to Westchester County Board of Elections Commissioner Tajian Nelson detailing allegations that Kenneth Plummer no longer resides at his claimed address...
Legacy In The Rain: NAACP Honors Mount Vernon’s Mayors With Power and Purpose
It was one of those days when the sky was thick with clouds and the rain came down like it had something to say....
The Mortgage, the Money, and the Silence: New Documents Raise Questions About Kenny Plummer’s Political Influence and Financial Ties
As Kenny Plummer continues to assert political influence in Mount Vernon—promoting candidates, guiding campaign decisions, and positioning himself as a leader in the city’s...
