All Aboard: Eight Of The Best Summer Events And Festivals In The Beautiful Hudson Valley, Near NYC

... real-time mapping services, audio guides, and themed trip information on hundreds of tourism sites. The 26th Annual Yonkers Riverfest , one of the largest events in Westchester County, will take place September 15, rain or shine. The free festival ...

NY State Issues Travel Ban For Trucks On Some Highways

Tractor-trailers have been banned on the New York State Thruway from the Syracuse area to New York City because of the nor'easter that's hitting the region. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued the ban Wednesday for Interstate 90 from Exit 36 just outside Syracuse to the Albany area, and for Interstate 87 from Albany to the Yonkers-Bronx line.

Lawmakers Toured the Subway to Hear Commuters’ Complaints. They Got an Earful.

... station is an embarrassment." Jeanne Mullgrav, who rides the subway to Lower Manhattan during her commute from Yonkers, told the lawmakers that her morning commute frequently became snarled between Times Square and Chambers Street. Mr. Dinowitz at ...

Five Boroughs Music Festival Season Features Concerts by Rolston…

... lyricists. The next day, on Sunday, September 17 at 5:00 p.m. , the program premieres in the Bronx at the Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture, preceded by a 4:30 p.m. composer chat. The final stop of the borough premiere tour takes place ...

The best NYC commuter towns for car-free living

... have invested in public transit, and are seeing more housing options coming down the line. Just about a quarter of Yonkers residents use public transit, per the most recent figures from the American Community Survey. That means among U.S. cities ...