Meet Susie Essman, the cussin’ curmudgeon of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’

... a Rising Star in Manhattan. "It was an amazing time," says Essman, who was born in The Bronx and grew up in Mount Vernon. "People were lined up around the block at the Improv and Catch a Rising Star and the Comic Strip and you knew everybody." She ...

Durante Rentals Opens Brooklyn Branch, the Company’s Ninth

The new Durante Rentals Brooklyn location is situated near the area's major commercial and non-commercial thoroughfares such as Jackie Robinson Parkway, Jamaica Avenue, Bushwick Avenue, Eastern Parkway and Atlantic Ave. The branch is Durante Rentals ninth location and third in New York City. Its Durante Rentals' second location to open in the past 90 days, having opened its Danbury, Conn., store in late July.

Police Chase Starts In Westchester, Ends With Shooting In The Bronx

A wild police pursuit that started in Westchester ended with a shooting in the Bronx on Tuesday morning, with at least one person hospitalized. Officials confirmed that Mount Vernon police attempted to stop a black truck at approximately 9 a.m. on Tuesday for a traffic violation, when the driver sped off, nearly striking responding officers.

Three Remain Hospitalized Following Christmas Day Shooting In Westchester

Mount Vernon remains in a state of shock following a Christmas Day shooting that left club owner O'Neal Bandoo dead and five others injured. On Monday, " career " criminal Errol Hillary, 39, was arraigned on a second-degree murder charge after he took out a gun and opened fire at the Mansion on North 3rd Avenue as it was clearing out for the night following last call.