News in Yonkers
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published September 17Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins Hosts Voter Registration Drive in Celebration of National Voter Registration Day
In celebration of National Voter Registration Day, New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins held a voter registration drive in Yonkers, where community members took the important step of registering to vote. Senator Stewart-Cousins was joined at the drive by…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published September 16Yonkers Remembers Three of Yonkers Finest Who Died from 9/11 Illness
25 years later- we remember. We remember the innocent lives taken on September 11, 2001. We remember the courage of the first responders who ran toward danger, the selflessness of those who answered the call in the days and months that followed, and the strength of a nation…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published September 16Frank Jereis Sworn In as New York Attorney at 25, Adding Another Milestone to a Rapidly Rising Career
Frank Jereis Frank Jereis, the 25-year-old Democratic nominee for New York State Assembly in Yonkers’ 90th District and Executive Director of the Yonkers Democratic Party, has reached another major milestone in a remarkably young career: he has been sworn in as an attorney in the…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published September 1614,587 Gallons of Paint Diverted from Yonkers Waste Stream Since 2022
More than 14,587 gallons of paint diverted from Yonkers’ waste stream since 2022! PaintCare recently notified the City that our paint recycling program has collected that much leftover paint for reuse, recycling or proper disposal. To put the milestone in perspective, that’s…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published September 16Shots Fired on the NYS Thruway, Yonkers Man Arrested for Attempted Murder in Road Rage Incident
On September 13, 2026, members of State Police Troop T, SP Tarrytown and Troop K Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrested Elmy Manuel Sandoval-Firpo, 28, of Yonkers, on multiple felony charges stemming from a road rage incident that resulted in gunfire on the New York State…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published September 16The competition for a Yonkers Saturday night is no longer another Yonkers business
Drive past Empire City on a weekday evening and the parking lot still fills. Central Park Avenue restaurants still turn tables, the dine-in cinema up the road still sells tickets, and the bowling alleys still take league bookings. From the outside, the leisure economy in Yonkers…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published September 16YONKERS MAN CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ANIMAL CRUELTY AFTER DOG LEFT TIED TO FENCE DIES
The Yonkers Police Department and SPCA Westchester Humane Law Enforcement have arrested a 37-year-old Yonkers man following an investigation into the death of Kobe, a dog who was abandoned, tied to a park fence, and left to die. On July 4, 2026, Police Officers from the Yonkers…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published September 15Yonkers Rising September 11, 2026 PDF
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Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published September 1515 Year Old from Yonkers Indicted for Fatal August Shooting
20-year old Brandon Garcia, right, was shot and killed on Aug. 2 On Sept. 15, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced that a 15-year-old Yonkers resident was indicted in connection with an August shooting that killed 20-year-old Brandon Garcia and injured four…
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Published September 15Brother 2 Brother Presents Westchester’s Finest Boxing Show-September 19
ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION BROTHER 2 BROTHER PRESENTS WESTCHESTER’S FINEST BOXING SHOW GRAND ROOSEVELT BALLROOM 2 HUDSON STREET YONKERS NY MAIN EVENT KAHLIL GORDON VS LEVI BURREL TICKETS ARE GOING FAST , DON’T MISS THIS GENERAL ADMISSION $50 RINGSIDE $99 CALL COACH JOHN…
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Published September 14Get Ready to Ride! 50-Mile Tour de Yonkers September 27
Get ready to ride! The annual Tour de Yonkers is happening Sunday, September 27! The 50-mile ride will begin and end at the Beczak Environmental Center (35 Alexander Street) in Yonkers. Registration begins at 7 a.m., with the ride kicking off at 8:30 a.m. Join fellow cyclists for…
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Published September 14Yonkers Housing Authority Seeking Development Team to Construct Affordable Housing as Part of Homeownership Program to Build Generational Wealth
Requests for Qualifications Issued September 15 for Innovative Co-Development Partner Team to Propose “Out-of-the-Box” Solutions The Yonkers Housing Authority (YHA) is seeking a development team to help it launch an ambitious homeownership program that would construct affordable…