News in Yonkers
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Published September 21Building Economic Bridges Between Guinea and the United States
The Guinea-USA Chamber of Commerce (GUSCOC) -will launch its New York State Chapter on Sept. 26 in Yonkers. As the Guinean-American community in New York continues to grow, particularly in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Long Island, Upstate NY and beyond, so does its business community.…
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Published September 21CITY OF YONKERS EXPANDS DIGITAL PLATFORM TO STREAMLINE REVIEW OPERATIONS FOR ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS AND THE LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced the expansion of MuniCollab’s digital platform to modernize the City’s Zoning Board of Appeals’ (ZBA) and the Landmarks Preservation Board’s the review operations. This expansion of MuniCollab led by the Yonkers Planning & Development…
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Published September 21“It’s About Time”: Yonkers Welcomes Acclaimed Artists Judith and Richard Wilde
Photo from Judith Wilde By Harry Smith Blue Door Art Center is pleased to present It’s About Time, a new exhibition by acclaimed artists Judith and Richard Wilde, opening September 26 in Yonkers. Longtime friends and supporters of Blue Door, the Wildes bring decades of…
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Published September 19Yonkers Public Schools is Hiring
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Published September 19Yonkers City Council Passes Pause on New Self Storage Facilities
By Dan Murphy The Yonkers City Council held their first meeting since their summer recess on Sept. 15. At the meeting the Council unanimously approved an ordinance instituting a temporary moratorim on self-storage facilities in the City. The ordinance reads, “The City Council of…
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Published September 19How Yonkers Comic Con Went from 30 to 5,000
Yonkers Comic Con, which will be held on Saturday September 26 at the Riverfront Library, has quickly turned into a must go for Comic lovers all over Westchester and the tri-state region. In a YouTube video (https://www.youtube.com/) Founders Evan Bishop and Walker Katori talk…
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Published September 19Unreleased 2004 Horror Film THE WICKED to Have New York Premiere at Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers Oct. 29
More than 20 years after its production, independent filmmaker Sal Ciavarello, from the Bronx, will have his film THE WICKED screened at the Alamo Drafthouse in Yonkers on October 29, at 8pm. THE WICKED (2004) is an unreleased horror film that was filmed locally in Yonkers, the…
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Published September 19On This Day in Yonkers History…
Yonkers Hat Factory By Mary Hoar, City of Yonkers Municipal Historian, 1977 recipient of the Key to the City of Yonkers, President Emeritus Yonkers Historical Society, recipient of the 2004 Key to History, Yonkers Landmarks Preservation Board Member, Founder of Revolutionary…
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Published September 18Palestinian American family in Yonkers responds to threatening letter: 'We doubled the flags'
An investigation is underway into threats made against a Palestinian American family in Yonkers for displaying flags outside their home.
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Published September 17New Rochelle Police Arrest Yonkers Man with 27 Pounds of Marijuana
On Tuesday, September 8, 2025, at approximately 5:25 p.m., New Rochelle Police received a report of a suspicious vehicle parked on North Avenue. The vehicle, a black sedan, was found with a broken passenger-side window and a male leaning into the car. It was initially…
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Published September 17Congressman Latimer Celebrates Upcoming Yonkers Columbus Day Parade on the House Floor
Congressman George Latimer took to the floor of the House of Representatives to celebrate Italian Heritage Month and the upcoming Yonkers Columbus Day parade. “Mr. Speaker, in October, communities come together to celebrate Italian Heritage Month, with events, parades, and…
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Published September 17Yonkers GOP Leadership Moves to Eliminate Women from Official Bylaws After 86 Years of Guaranteed Representation
Debbie Kozak By Debbie Kozak Women have held guaranteed leadership roles in the Yonkers Republican Party since its founding in 1940. Now an official meeting has been called to amend the bylaws and eliminate women from those positions entirely. ‘What the hell are they doing?’ asks…