Off-Duty Cop From Westchester Pleads Killer In Crash That Killed Friend

A New Rochelle police officer who was drinking off-duty when he crashed his vehicle in January, killing his best friend, has pleaded guilty to his role in the fatal incident. Harry Kyreakedes pleaded guilty in Westchester County Court on Friday to a felony charge of first-degree vehicular manslaughter and aggravated driving while intoxicated after being indicted by a grand jury in May. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said that at approximately midnight on Jan. 2, Kyreakedes was out drinking with friends, including his victim, 27-year-old Isaac Ward, at a bar in Dobbs Ferry.

New Rochelle Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Vehicular Manslaughter in Crash-Related Death

Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. today announced that Harry Kyreakedes, 27, pled guilty before Judge Barry Warhit to one count of Vehicular Manslaughter in the First Degree, a class "C" Felony and one count of Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated Per Se, an unclassified Misdemeanor, in the death of Isaac Ward, 28. On January 1, 2017, Kyreakedes, an off-duty New Rochelle Police Officer, was out drinking with friends, including the victim, at a bar in Dobbs Ferry. After a period of time, they drove to White Plains to frequent another bar.

Bill Protecting Hudson Valley Waterfronts From Barges Signed By Cuomo

Following an impassioned plea from Hudson Valley officials and environmental organizations, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill into law that will protect the Hudson River from barges carrying fracked oil. Earlier this year , bi-partisan Hudson Valley officials came together at the Yonkers waterfront to announce additional legislation that would stop the U.S. Coast Guard's proposal that includes the installation of 16 anchor berths across 715 acres on the water between Yonkers and Dobbs Ferry.

Bill Protecting Hudson Valley Waterfronts From Barges Signed By Cuomo

Following an impassioned plea from Hudson Valley officials and environmental organizations, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill into law that will protect the Hudson River from barges carrying fracked oil. Earlier this year , bi-partisan Hudson Valley officials came together at the Yonkers waterfront to announce additional legislation that would stop the U.S. Coast Guard's proposal that includes the installation of 16 anchor berths across 715 acres on the water between Yonkers and Dobbs Ferry.

SUV Gets Cut Off, Crashes Off Road Onto Roof On Saw Mill Parkway

A motorist walked away from a crazy car crash when he was cut off by another driver, lost control of his vehicle on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Dobbs Ferry, flew off the road and into a wooded area, and rolled onto its roof, according to Westchester County Police. The crash occurred around 7 p.m. Thursday when 36-year-old Raymond Gordon of the Bronx told officers another driver prevented him from getting off the parkway at Cyrus Field Road, causing him to lose control, of his Chevy SUV, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the department.

James Patterson Awards 20 Scholarships to Students at Manhattan College, His Alma Mater

... (Monroe, Conn.) Claudia Ramirez, biology (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) Diana Balaj, international studies (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.) Karla Ortiz, secondary education (Bronx, N.Y.) Melissa Gallardo, communication (Islip Terrace, N.Y.) Meghan Polhemus, chemical ...

Love A Parade? Here’s Info For County Volunteer Firemen’s Big Event

The parade, being held Sunday at 1 p.m., is hosted by the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department. Joining Briarcliff will be fire departments from Hastings, Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Millwood, Pocantico Hills, Hawthorne, Buchanan, Irvington, Pleasantville, Montrose, Putnam Valley, Verplanck, Rombout, Tarrytown, Ossining, Sleepy Hollow, Yorktown, Valhalla, Bedford Hills, Croton along with other first responders.

Armed Man Found In Search Resulting In Irvington Schools Closure

An emotionally disturbed man armed with a weapon was apprehended in Ardsley on Friday morning after police received a report that the man was near Cyrus Field Road, said the Irvington Police Department. The Irvington Police Department in conjunction with Westchester County, Greenburgh, Tarrytown, Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley, and Hastings police departments conducted a search and investigation into the report that was received around 12:40 a.m., police said.

Central Park Dance to Mark 35th Anniversary This Fall; Lineup Announced

Central Park Dance , Westchester's largest dance center, devoted to artistic excellence in training the aspiring dancer, will mark its 35th anniversary this September season. Opening its original doors in 1982 with just one teacher and a few dozen students, co-founder and Artistic Director Maria Bai offered classes in ballet, tap, jazz, and creative movement in the basement of Dobbs Ferry's Zion Episcopal Church.