A 40-year-old man was sentenced to 21 years in prison for raping a 14-year-old girl, according to the Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. Abdool Azeez was sentenced after a jury found him guilty in November of three separate counts of felony rape, the DA's office said. Azeez met the victim in 2013 while doing construction work on her grandmother's Mount Vernon-based business and home.
A busy stretch of a prominent Yonkers roadway will see lane closures for several days as contracting crews complete utility work in the area. A section of Tuckahoe Road between Bronxville Road and Cross Street will be reduced to a single lane of alternating traffic beginning on Friday, due to area utility work.
A Westchester man was arrested by the SPCA's Humane Law Enforcement Unit after police say he threw a dog down two flights of stairs.
The Yonkers Police Department is warning local homeowners to be on alert after a scam involving a Chase Bank advertisement surfaced in the city. The Yonkers Police Department issued an alert on Thursday warning of a scam involving a Chase Bank promotion that includes the advertisement of monetary awards for opening a new checking or savings account.
... the Birthday of Sister Mary J. Blige and she is 47 years old. She was born in the Bronx, NYC and she was raised in Yonkers, NY. When you think about the anthems of the experiences of black women, Mary J. Blige has shown that and more. She is ...
The grocery store, at 660 McLean Ave., closed Thursday, Jan. 4, with plans to open by the end of February. "From our product selection to the design and layout of the store, our goal is to tailor this store for our neighbors in Yonkers," said ACME President Jim Perkin.
They are luxurious cooperative apartments with a breathtaking view of the Hudson River. Yet, from time to time, that view comes with a foul odor, thanks to what some residents at Skyview-on-the-Hudson says is a wastewater treatment plant just across the city line in Yonkers.
... In 1995, Rigoberto Torres was the Hudson River Museum's artist-in-residence and worked with several classes at Yonkers' Riverside High School. 'Keon and Jeanine' happened to be just one of two painted plasters currently on display at the Hudson ...
... in storms. But what about that one thing none of us can do without - food? Fitore Gashi drove the icy roads from Yonkers during last week's storm to work the register at Skyview Caf & Delicatessen on Riverdale Avenue. Jay Patel, however, had her ...
