Lane, Ramp Closures Scheduled For Saw Mill Parkway

There will be lane and ramp closures on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers this week as contracting crews complete construction work in the area. The New York State Department of Transportation has issued an alert to Westchester motorists notifying them that the Exit 6 ramp on the parkway would be closed southbound in Yonkers from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday and from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 30. Motorists have been advised to avoid the area, if possible.

Independence chair says IDC arrangement meant to aid minority

Senate IDC Leader Jeff Klein speaks with reporters following his appearance at New York AFSCME's annual Albany Lobby Day lunch Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at the Empire State Convention in Albany, N.Y. less Senate IDC Leader Jeff Klein speaks with reporters following his appearance at New York AFSCME's annual Albany Lobby Day lunch Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at the Empire State Convention in Albany, N.Y. ORG XMIT: NYR101 less FILE - In this April 27, 2015, file photo, Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, speaks during a news conference in Albany, N.Y. Billionaire hedge fund executive Daniel Loeb has ... more ALBANY - The chairman of the state Independence Party suggested in an affidavit that he formed an alliance with the state Senate's breakaway eight-member Independent Democratic Conference to show a "commitment" to the needs of minority communities in New ... (more)