What Your Neighbors Think: Mount Vernon’s Favorite Places For Good Eats
Looking for some good eats in Mount Vernon? Look no further. Here are the three favorite places to grab some grub in the area, according to Yelp.
Monthly Archives: April 2017
Halo Burger, Andre Drummond introduce the Dre Burger
Andre Drummond of the Detroit Pistons is a massive man with a big appetite. But Halo Burger's newest item is large enough to feed the 6-foot-11, 279-pound center.
Andre Drummond teams up with Halo Burger, gets signature burger
Andre Drummond teams up with Halo Burger Pistons center and NBA All-Star's own Dre Burger will help raise funds for Special Olympics of Flint Check out this story on detroitnews.com: http://detne.ws/2ogzgLT The 6-foot, 11-inch Mount Vernon, New York, native has been named the first spokesman for Halo Burger, a 93-year-old Michigan-based burger chain. With this honor comes a signature Dre Burger, debuting at all Halo Burger locations Sunday.
Mount Vernon man pleads not guilty in teen’s fatal shooting
The Mount Vernon man accused in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old girl on New Year's Eve pleaded not guilty inside a White Plains courtroom today. Prosecutors say David Hardy, 21, was involved in a gang-related shooting gone bad.
The Opening of the Hutchinson River Ship Canal in 1895
... to Pelham residents of the early to mid-19th century. During the early and mid-1890s, the merchants of Mount Vernon were clamoring for regular water transport to and from New York City at reasonable freight rates. Many in the coal, lumber, and stone ...
Rye Executive Recognized With YMCA Black Achievement Award
A longtime Con Edison manager from Mount Vernon has earned a prestigious recognition from the YMCA for her contributions to the energy company. Michelle Anderson-Loague, a section manager in Facilities & Field Services, is a 2017 winner of the YMCA National Black Achievers in Industry Award.
Mother charged in daughter’s accidental shooting death
A Mount Vernon mother has been charged in the 2015 death of her 5-year-old daughter, who accidentally shot herself in the face when she picked up a loaded handgun found in the family's apartment. Tantania Manners was arrested Wednesday and charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
Mom charged with child endangerment in shooting death of child
A Mount Vernon mother has been charged with endangerment of a child after an investigation into the 2015 shooting death of her 4-year-old child. Her arrest came as a result of the investigation into the May 25, 2015 shooting death of her daughter, which took place at their family apartment on Walnut Street in Yonkers.
Mother charged in daughter’s accidental shooting death
A Mount Vernon mother has been charged in the 2015 death of her 5-year-old daughter, who accidentally shot herself in the face when she picked up a loaded handgun found in the family's apartment. Tantania Manners was arrested Wednesday and charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
Man Indicted In Fatal Shooting Of Westchester Girls Basketball Star
The man accused of shooting and killing 13-year-old Shamoya McKenzie in Mount Vernon on New Year's Eve has been indicted on murder and weapons charges. David Hardy has been charged with felony counts of second-degree murder, attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon following the investigation into the fatal shooting that took McKenzie's life while she was a passenger in a car driving near the intersection of Chestnut Place and 3rd Street.
Westchester Mother Charged After 5-Year-Old Shoots Self In Face
A Mount Vernon woman has been remanded to the Westchester County Jail for her role in the death of her 5-year-old daughter, who shot herself in the face with an illegal gun in Yonkers. On Thursday, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino Jr. announced that 24-year-old Tantania Manners has been charged with a misdemeanor count of endangering the welfare of a child following a lengthy investigation into the death of the child in Yonkers in 2015.
Bronze Work at the Pelham National Bank Building
... the monumental two-story arched center entrance. The bronze work was cast by the Eagle Bronze Works of Mount Vernon, New York. The Eagle Bronze Works was established in 1919 by Pelham resident L. John Gulatsi who has had many years' experience as a ...
Bronze Work at the Pelham National Bank Building
... the monumental two-story arched center entrance. The bronze work was cast by the Eagle Bronze Works of Mount Vernon, New York. The Eagle Bronze Works was established in 1919 by Pelham resident L. John Gulatsi who has had many years' experience as a ...
Travel Dreams And Magazines: Alumna Lyndsay Green’s Journey With Her ‘Beauty Atlas’
The Mount Vernon, New York, native didn't read the stories all that much; she just loved to feel the pages turn. She watched in awe as the photos, the models, and the beauty products all passed through her fingertips in a flurry of color and long legs.
Sex Offender Accused Of Sodomizing 18-Year-Old Moves To Westchester
The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services issued an alert on Wednesday to Westchester residents regarding the residency of 59-year-old William Keegan, who has moved to an apartment on South Terrace from a residence on Haven Avenue in Mount Vernon. The Division of Criminal Justice Services has assigned Keegan a Level 3 threat, which means he is a "high-risk repeat offender and possible threat to public safety."
Mayor Thomas: ‘Slay Zombie Structures that are Haunting Mount Vernon’
Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas has circulated an online petition throughout the city urging the community and City Council to support the demolition of "zombie structures" in local neighborhoods. Since taking office in January last year, Thomas has led a crusade to take down zombie structures that "haunt neighborhoods, bringing down property values and spreading crime and grime."
Lions Club founds scholarship
The Lions Club of Mount Vernon voted unanimously last week to establish a scholarship program for graduating Mount Vernon High School seniors and is now accepting applications from qualified students for consideration in awarding four $500 scholarships this spring.
Rena Asimakis
Funeral services for Rena Asimakis, age 95 of Mount Vernon, will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 12 at the First United Methodist Church.
The fake news that haunted George Washington
... the war was a mistake. "But we have overshot our mark," read a letter to Lund Washington, a cousin who managed Mount Vernon, "we have grasped at things beyond our reach: it is impossible we should succeed; and, I cannot with truth, say that I am ...
Wrong-Way Motorist Had BAC Nearly Quadruple Legal Limit, Bronxville PD Says
A Mount Vernon motorist was who was stopped in Bronxville last week for driving on the wrong side of the road was arrested with a blood-alcohol content approaching four times the legal limit. At approximately 11 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4, officers in Bronxville stopped 33-year-old Kyle Scully after he was spotted traveling the wrong way on Palumbo Place in his Audi.
Mount Vernon Teams With MTA On $25 Million Project To Improve City Bridges
Mount Vernon officials recently met with members of the Metropolitan Transit Authority to discuss a multi-million dollar project that will replace five of the city's aging bridges. Late last week, Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas, the city's grants team and members of the Law Department met with officials and engineers from the MTA to discuss the $25 million project to replace five city bridges along the New Haven Metro-North line, including the 10th Avenue and 3rd Avenue Bridges, which "have been closed for far too long," according to Thomas.
Road Work Causes Delays On Hutchinson River Parkway
... DOT said the closures will affect motorists traveling in Pelham, Eastchester, Rye Brook, Scarsdale, Harrison, Mount Vernon and New Rochelle. They also issued a reminder to motorists that fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone, and convictions ...
Road Work Expected To Tie Up Traffic For Days On Hutchinson River Parkway
... DOT said the closures will affect motorists traveling in Pelham, Eastchester, Rye Brook, Scarsdale, Harrison, Mount Vernon and New Rochelle. They also issued a reminder to motorists that fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone, and convictions ...
Bronxville ‘Good Cookies’ Take To The Lacrosse Field For Charity
... project in celebration of their upcoming Bar Mitzvah. Hundreds of families filled the Sports Underdome in Mount Vernon during the two-day tournament, where 15 teams comprised entirely of middle school students from the lower Hudson Valley, Greenwich ...
Get Your Kabob Fix At Larchmont’s New Persian Grill
The Persian grill officially opened Tuesday, Feb 7 and offers items like chicken kebabs, salads and babaganoosh. It is owned by Mount Vernon resident Marjan Brisport who left a career in college administration to fulfill her true passion -- cooking.
Road Work Expected To Tie Up Traffic For Days On Hutchison River Parkway
... DOT said the closures will affect motorists traveling in Pelham, Eastchester, Rye Brook, Scarsdale, Harrison, Mount Vernon and New Rochelle. They also issued a reminder to motorists that fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone, and convictions ...
Pelham Voted in 1908 to Build its First Public High School, Now Known as Siwanoy Elementary School
... sent its young scholars who wished to continue their education to the high schools of other communities such as Mount Vernon and New Rochelle. The time was ripe. The need was great. The citizens of Pelham and their Board of Education stepped up and ...
‘Parade Of Champions’ For Mount Vernon Basketball Champions Postponed
With rain expected to hit the area this week, officials in Mount Vernon have been forced to postpone the victory parade planned to celebrate the boy's varsity basketball team's state championship. On Wednesday, officials announced that due to the scheduled forecast, they were forced to postpone the parade - originally scheduled for Thursday - for two weeks, to Wednesday, April 19. The parade will step off at noon on April 19, starting at the Mount Vernon High School and continuing through to Mount Vernon City Hall.
Mount Vernon Settles Lawsuit With Brothers For $250K
The city of Mount Vernon has agreed to pay two brothers from Long Island $250,000 to settle a suit alleging police officers beat them outside of a club in October 2013, according to lohud.com. Ivan Nunez and his brother, Joel Nunez, were injured during an altercation with police about 3:30 a.m. on Oct. 28, 2013, according to lohud.com, which reported that the incident occurred outside of a Gramatan Avenue strip club.
More on Early 20th Century Efforts by Jessup Family Members to…
Introduction " Voila! ", Judge William F. Gay of Mount Vernon must have thought at that moment more than 110 years ago when his research seemed finally to have paid off. His research revealed a potential weakness in the chain of title involving a fifty-acre farm that had been sold many decades before for development in Pelham Manor.
Parts Of Southern Westchester Experiencing Water Pressure Issues
Some southern Westchester residents and businesses may see little to no water pressure on Tuesday morning as the region experiences service interruptions in certain parts of the area. According to officials, multiple municipalities - including Yonkers, Larchmont, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Eastchester and Bronxville - were all experiencing water pressure issues after a shaft at an upstate water infrastructure that supplies the area was shut down on Tuesday morning.
Flooding causes parkway lane closures
Flooding caused partial lane closures and major backups on numerous parkways such as the Taconic, Saw Mill River and Bronx River. The poor driving conditions are being blamed for numerous accidents, including one where a woman's car wound up submerged in a Mount Vernon pond.
OFFICIAL: Rye’s Latimer in Race for County Exec
"We need a County Executive who seeks a better Westchester, not a way out of Westchester," he says MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. - "Stan and Loretta Latimer, my parents, loved Westchester. They loved their home on Mount Vernon's Southside, our boundless opportunities, and the diversity of our towns, villages and cities.
Cause Of Death For Westchester Dolphin May Take Months, Officials Say
It may take months before an official cause of death is determined, but necropsy information for the dolphin that was found dead in the Hutchinson River near the Mount Vernon border at Glover Field in Pelham last weekend has come in. According to Atlantic Marine Conservation Society biologist Kimberly Durham, the creature was an adult female common dolphin that measured 6.4 feet long and weighed approximately 250 pounds.
Have You Seen Me? Tiki The Dog Missing In Mount Vernon
A pet owner and animal lovers across Mount Vernon have been searching for a dog missing for nearly two weeks. Tiki, a 10-year-old dog who was last seen in the area of S. 13th Avenue, has been missing since March 20, according to a post on the Mount Vernon Animal Shelter's Facebook page .
Double-Fatal Parkway Crash Tops Week’s News In Westchester
Speed played a role in the one-car crash that resulted in the deaths of two Westchester men on the Sprain Brook Parkway on Thursday, state police said in releasing new details about the incident. State police said that 26-year-old White Plains resident James P. Campion, the driver, and 21-year-old Mount Vernon resident Pedro O. Mattos, the passenger, were killed after Campion lost control of a 1998 Honda Civic traveling southbound on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Greenburgh at a high rate of speed at around 12:18 a.m. Police said Campion attempted to navigate around an uninvolved vehicle, before he lost control of the car, striking the guide rail and then a tree.
Pine Busha s Johnson growing up on the court
... had more team chemistry with some of my teammates.” It was no surprise when Pine Bush made a run against Mount Vernon, the eventual Class AA state champion, that Johnson was in the middle of it. Pine Bush and Johnson trimmed a 17-point ...