… my child needed to be the focus. She needed comprehensive, daily treatment.” When Randi Silverman, of Westchester County, N.Y., became concerned about her son’s extreme anxiety, she sought the help of his school psychiatrist. However, she was told …
Month: January 2017
Missing Report on Westchester Jail Death Raises Questions
The mother of a dead prisoner is crying foul after a Westchester County corrections officer said his supervisors asked him to sign a report about the fatality that he says he did not author. “Something is not right.
Two Suspects Arrested After Mount Kisco Knife Slashing
Two Mount Kisco residents have been arrested in connection with the slashing of a 36-year-old man on Lexington Avenue, according to Westchester County police. The 36-year-old suffered a “deep wound” to his left hand during the Monday morning attack and was taken to Northern Westchester Hospital Center for treatment, according to police.
Westchester Man Found Guilty Of Attempted Murder Following Shooting
A Yonkers man has been found guilty of attempted murder for his role in a shooting that left a woman without complete function of her left hand after more than six months. On Tuesday, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino announced that Yonkers resident Frank Kwaw, 25, was found guilty of multiple violent felonies following last year’s shooting of Jessica Scott.
Union Leaders Meet With Mount Vernon Mayor Regarding Recent Firings
… “Mayor Thomas has the opportunity to do the right thing and bring these employees back to work,” CSEA Westchester County Local President John Staino said. “It would be beneficial for both the city and CSEA if we could avoid legal action, but we have …
Man Pleads Guilty To Rape, Robbery In Westchester Incidents
A homeless man from Valhalla is facing life in prison after pleading guilty to multiple felony charges that include rape and robbery, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino said Tuesday. Scarpino said that Akhim Blount, 37, has pleaded guilty to a 13-count indictment stemming back to several incidents in 2015.
Tackling in youth football? NY bill would ban it
… It has just a handful of Assembly co-sponsors, including Assemblyman Tom Abinanti, D-Mount Pleasant, Westchester County. Benedetto acknowledged the bill was unpopular among youth football organizations and some parents, making it difficult to pick …
Progressive Foot Care Of White Plains Collects Shoes For the Homeless
… Luther King Day. Lifting Up Westchester is a 501 (c )(3) organization whose mission is to restore hope to Westchester County’s men, women and children in need by providing them with food, shelter and support- lifting them to greater self-sufficiency …
MOVES-HighTower lands second $1 billion financial advisory team in a month
… up from an annual average of about eight. Joel Talish joined the firm from Wells Fargo Advisors in Westchester County, New York, and John Buffa came from Morgan Stanley’s office in Paramus, New Jersey. The pair, who managed a combined $1 billion in …
Man recalls horror after drunk NYPD cop blasted car with shots
After a drunk NYPD cop blasted his car with 14 bullets – striking his friend six times – Robert Borrelli didn’t see blood. Borrelli and his longtime pal, Joseph Felice, were driving home from a hockey game in Pelham in Westchester County in onApril 29, 2014, when they chatting about their 3-1 victory.
Prominent booty surgeon drunkenly hit on assistant: lawsuit :0
… called, “We are the Joneses.” His wife is Emmy Award-winning TV journalist Cathleen Trigg-Jones. The Westchester County resident sponsored a competition to crown New York’s best butt in 2015 when 68 women competed for a $2,000 cash prize and a …
Prominent booty surgeon drunkenly hit on assistant: lawsuit :0
… called, “We are the Joneses.” His wife is Emmy Award-winning TV journalist Cathleen Trigg-Jones. The Westchester County resident sponsored a competition to crown New York’s best butt in 2015 when 68 women competed for a $2,000 cash prize and a …
White Plains Councilwoman Launches Mayoral Bid; Incumbent Defends Vision
… said Monday. The community activist and urban planner announced her run while standing outside the Westchester County Democrats’ headquarters on East Post Road. She made it a point to note the vacant storefronts, located in the heart of the city’s …
White Plains Councilwoman Launches Mayoral Bid; Incumbent Defends Vision
… said Monday. The community activist and urban planner announced her run while standing outside the Westchester County Democrats’ headquarters on East Post Road. She made it a point to note the vacant storefronts, located in the heart of the city’s …
White Plains Councilwoman Milagros Lecuona Announces Run For Mayor
… she left behind. The community activist and urban planner announced her run while standing outside the Westchester County Democrats’ headquarters on East Post Road. She made it a point to note the vacant storefronts, located in the heart of the …
Crews In Westchester Still Searching For Flare-Up Following Four-Alarm Fire
… have been asked to avoid the area during the afternoon commute home. Both the Board of Education and Westchester County Bee Line have been notified of the closures. Fire and police crews remain at the scene working on “hot spots.” The condition of …
Westchester Roadway Remains Closed Following Four-Alarm Fire
… have been asked to avoid the area during the afternoon commute home. Both the Board of Education and Westchester County Bee Line have been notified of the closures. According to Yonkers officials, there was heavy fire on three floors upon arrival. …
Galligan Rounds Out Bedford Democrats’ Town Board Slate
… a special election in March 2016 to fill a vacancy left by Francis Corcoran, who had been elected to the Westchester County Board of Legislators the previous November. She led a successful petition drive in 2015, with the Katonah Village Improvement …
Rye’s Apawamis Gets Prop Taxes Slashed & $900K Refund Including $328K from Rye City Schools
… Rye City Schools will pick up $328K of the tab. “It’s party time at the Apawamis Club in Rye, one of Westchester County’s premier golf and racquet clubs. The club where George and Barbara Bush had their wedding reception in 1945, and teenage squash …
Yonkers Roadways Closed Following Four-Alarm Fire At Artists’ Building
… have been asked to avoid the area during the afternoon commute home. Both the Board of Education and Westchester County Bee Line have been notified of the closures. Companies remained on scene early on Monday morning putting out pockets of fire and …
Potential 2018 GOP candidates woo Conservatives
Potential Republican candidates for governor in 2018 are making overtures to state conservatives as they continue to mull their political futures on the statewide stage. Business restructuring expert Harry Wilson, a former candidate for state comptroller, addressed Conservative Party members at the party’s Political Action Conference in Colonie on Sunday, and Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, the GOP’s 2014 gubernatorial candidate, and Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro spoke Monday morning.
Columbia Radiation Oncologist Brings Multidisciplinary Care To Westchester
A new era of cancer care has arrived in Westchester County with the opening of the NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital Cancer Center in Bronxville. “The cancer center has transformed the nature of cancer care in our community,” said Dr. Henry J. Lee, who is chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the hospital and a professor of radiation oncology at Columbia University Medical Center .
Sound Shore St. Pat’s Day Celebration Begins With Shamrocks & Hearts Dinner
… for Humanity of Westchester; Jim Hynes, principal, Hynes Capital Resources; Kevin Plunkett, Deputy Westchester County Executive; Robert McCooey, senior VP, NASDAQ; and Jim Sullivan, president, Pearl Restaurant Group. The Sound Shore St. Patrick’s …
Tao, 98-year-old poster child for yoga and wellness
… the world attending yoga retreats. Stylish and fashionable, she zips from her Hartsdale home in Westchester County to the studio in a Smart car. Once in the studio, she happily demonstrates yoga poses, even if she sometimes calls on one of her …
Editorial: Let NYC try limit on bags
Unless the state Legislature and Gov. Cuomo decide to interfere, New York City will be rolling out a smart program on Feb. 15 aimed at changing the habits of its 8.4 million residents regarding the use of disposable plastic bags. The measure would require stores in the five boroughs to charge a nickel for each non-reusable plastic and paper bag.
Tao, 98-year-old poster child for yoga and wellness
… the world attending yoga retreats. Stylish and fashionable, she zips from her Hartsdale home in Westchester County to the studio in a Smart car. Once in the studio, she happily demonstrates yoga poses, even if she sometimes calls on one of her …
Hundreds March In Westchester For Unity, Against Trump Immigration Ban
Participants in the #Unity10591 march were reacting to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, including the ordering of a wall between the United States and Mexico, the suspension of resettling Syrian refugees and banning people from Syria. WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – A march to show solidarity for immigrants drew hundreds of people to Sleepy Hollow on Sunday.
NY Police Searching For Man Sought For Crimes In 2 States
Police say they’re searching for a man considered armed and dangerous after he committed multiple crimes in New York and Connecticut before evading law enforcement. The unidentified suspect is wanted after police say he robbed a bank, stole a car and terrorized a family in suburban Westchester County among other crimes.
2 NYC buildings reach to the sky, but plan for flood
… be forced to live without power from Consolidated Edison, which provides electricity to New York City and Westchester County, for long periods. There was no question about installing enough emergency generators to power the eight passenger elevators …
With plastic, students build life skills
… had to take questions from judges. Some teams came from as far away as the Capital District and Westchester County. Most teams were composed of 9-14 year olds, vying to advance to the Semifinal Tournament, set for Feb. 11 in Poughkeepsie. Students …
New York City Rare Bird Alert
Below is the New York City Rare Bird Alert for the week ending Friday, January 27, 2017: – RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Jan. 27, 2017 * NYNY1701.27 – Birds mentioned PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+ BARNACLE GOOSE+ TRUMPETER SWAN+ ROSS’S GULL+ MEW GULL+ GYRFALCON+ TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE+ PAINTED BUNTING+ Ross’s Goose Cackling Goose Tundra Swan Eurasian Wigeon Green-winged Teal King Eider Barrow’s Goldeneye Black Vulture SANDHILL CRANE Dovekie Razorbill Black-legged Kittiwake Black-headed Gull Glaucous Gull Red-headed Woodpecker Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Evening Grosbeak – Transcript If followed by please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at You can also send reports and digital image files via email to nysarc44 nybirds{dot}org.
Orange Confidential: Woodbury set to impose tax on hotel stays
… the tax. Cuomo, who vetoed the same proposal in 2015, signed bills authorizing Woodbury and 13 Westchester County municipalities to tax hotel stays on Dec. 31, his last possible day to do so in 2016. Monroe-Woodbury High School’s stellar musicians …
NYC settles case of off-duty officer’s shooting of two men
… a night of heavy drinking. He plead guilty Sept. 22, 2015 to attempted murder as part of a plea deal in Westchester County. Photo Credit: AP The city agreed Friday to pay $8.1 million to two Westchester County men who were shot at by an off-duty cop …
SPARC members meet Westchester Knicks
The Westchester Knicks stood shoulder to shoulder with some developmentally disabled individuals on the court before their game Friday at the Westchester County Center. The Knicks and the Raptors 905 were joined on the court during the National Anthem by members from SPARC, an organization that helps people with developmental disabilities engage in social activities.
City to pay out $8M after drunken off-duty cop shoots at two men
Two men who claim that a boozed up, off-duty cop shot at them for no reason will receive more than $8 million in settlement money from the city, officials confirmed. Hockey teammates Joseph Felice and Robert Borrelli were heading home from a game in Pelham in Westchester County in April 2014 when disgraced ex-NYPD Officer Brendan Cronin blasted 14 rounds at their car.
12 Stars Who Can Relate to Mischa Barton
… ollowing the bombing of her film Glitter at the box office, Carey was taken to a hospital July of 2001 in Westchester County, New York and then moved to another hospital in Connecticut. She was released in late August.
Pace Basketball Heads Back To School With Community Outreach Day
The Pace University men’s basketball team, the Setters, visited William B. Ward Elementary school in New Rochelle earlier this month, and spent a day reading and interacting with students of all ages. Ward Elementary, which is the largest elementary school in Westchester County with an enrollment of over 1,000 students, has unique ties to the Pace men’s basketball program: Pace assistant coach Nat Harris currently serves as the school’s dean of students.
Byram Hills Student Audrey Saltzman Named Regeneron Finalist
… Science Research Program when the students were visited recently by officials from Regeneron and Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino. At the final round in Washington in March, Saltzman and the 39 other contestants will display their …
Former city hospitals’ chief to join Northwell Health
Dr. Ram Raju, former chief executive of NYC Health + Hospitals, will become senior vice president and community health investment officer at Northwell Health, a newly created position. In his new role, Raju, who resigned from the city’s public health system two months ago, will assess the most vulnerable communities Northwell serves on Long Island, in New York City and in Westchester County.
NY police searching for man sought for crimes in 2 states
Police say they’re searching for a man considered armed and dangerous after he committed multiple crimes in New York and Connecticut before evading law enforcement. The unidentified suspect is wanted after police say he robbed a bank, stole a car and terrorized a family in suburban Westchester County among other crimes.