Mount Vernon NewsCenter Receives Letter Demanding Retraction of Inaccurate & Misleading Statements About Comrie Ent. LLC
Mount Vernon NewsCenter (MVNC) received a demand letter from Christian DiPalermo, Esq., the Attorney representing Comrie Enterprises, LLC, on Tuesday, November 18th, demanding a retraction...
A Major Win for Yonkers: New $1.5B Subway Car Deal Secures Jobs and Strengthens Local Industry
Yonkers, NY — The industrial resurgence unfolding in Yonkers under Mayor Mike Spano reached a new milestone with the announcement that Kawasaki Rail Car,...
Local Food Pantries and Distribution Sites
Even before the federal government shutdown in November, which threatened to cut off Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP benefits, communities of color and other marginalized...
MVCSD To Hold Public Hearing On State Monitor’s Findings Report
The Mount Vernon City School District (MVCSD) was appointed an academic monitor by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) and will hold a...
Know Your Rights Tenant Forum To Be Held By NAACP-Yonkers Housing Committee
NAACP-Yonkers Branch Housing Committee will be hosting a Know Your Rights Tenant Forum on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at Sarah Lawrence College Center for...
Westchester Leaders Confront Asthma Crisis in Black Communities at Mount Vernon Forum
Mount Vernon, NY — November 7, 2025 — Community members, health professionals, and local leaders gathered Thursday evening at Westchester Community College’s Mount Vernon Extension...
Bicycle Accidents: Why Even Protected Lanes Don’t Guarantee Safety
In the last two years, New York City has recorded wave after wave of shocking reports regarding bicycle accidents. And nearly half of such...
Sharon Owens Makes History As Syracuse’s First Black Mayor
Syracuse, New York's fifth-most populous city, has elected its first Black mayor in the city’s 177-year history. Sharon Owens makes history as the first Black...
Dorcey Applyrs Makes History As Albany’s First Black Mayor
At 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday, November 4th, Dr. Dorcey Lanier Applyrs, the first Black Mayor of New York's capital city and sixth-largest city, Albany,...
MV Youth Bureau’s Debbie Burrell-Butler, Selected One of 914 Inc. Magazine’s Westchester Women in Business in 2025
Debbie Burrell-Butler, Mount Vernon Youth Bureau Executive Director, was selected by 914 Inc as one of 21 amazing women making Westchester exponentially better in...
Environmental Leaders of Color Students Lead ‘Don’t Strain Your Drain’ Initiative to Protect Westchester’s Waterways
Yonkers, NY — October 25, 2025 — Students from Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, and Port Chester participating in the Environmental Leaders of Color (ELOC) Student Environmental...
America No Longer Believes the News — And That’s a Bigger Crisis Than Politics
When Americans stop believing the news, democracy loses its compass. A new Pew Research Center survey reveals that only 56 percent of U.S. adults now trust information...
Educators Gather for 57th Annual Outdoor Education Conference at Sharpe Reservation
The New York State Outdoor Education Association (NYSOEA) hosted its 57th Annual Conference at the Fresh Air Fund’s Sharpe Reservation in Fishkill, New York,...
When the Housing Talk Misses the People It’s About
On the evening of November 6, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., I attended an affordable-housing forum in Yonkers that promised to bring clarity to a...
WHO REALLY FUNDS ZOHRAN MAMDANI?
When Zohran Mamdani burst onto New York’s political scene with promises of rent freezes, free buses, and a war on billionaires, he presented himself...
HRCA & WBWPC To Host Community Affordable Housing Forum in Yonkers, Nov 6
The Hudson River Community Association (HRCA) and the Westchester Black Women’s Political Caucus (WBWPC) – Yonkers Chapter invite Westchester residents to attend the first...
Mamdani Makes History As First Muslim & South Asian Mayor Of NYC
More than 2 million New Yorkers cast a ballot in a high-stakes election that smashed recent turnout levels.
Zohran Mamdani, a member of the Queens...
African American Advisory Board to Host Asthma Information Community Forum in Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon, NY — November 6, 2025 (6:00–8:30 PM)
The African American Advisory Board Asthma Committee will host an important community forum on Thursday, November 6, 2025,...
Pace University Dedicates Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. Social Justice Reading Room
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXBppo_4jBE
White Plains, NY — During Social Justice Week at Pace University’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law, community leaders, lawmakers, faculty, students, and advocates gathered for a historic...
Feeding Westchester Activates Emergency Programs for Federal Employees
Partnership with Westchester County and Stop & Shop
Feeding Westchester, in partnership with Westchester County and Stop & Shop, held an emergency food distribution on...
