Yonkers

New York Teen Dies While Being Restrained At Basketball Game

Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Video, Corey Foster, Corey Foster Death, Leake & Watts, Yonkers, Corey Foster Dies, Leake and Watts Student Death, Leake and Watts Boy Dies, Teen News

On Wednesday night, a 16-year-old resident at the Leake & Watts School in Yonkers, New York -- a residential center for at-risk youth -- died while be...

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The Great Unraveling: Yonkers, Stockton and Municipal Bankruptcy

Richard Brodsky | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Richard Ravitch, Yonkers, Michael Spano, Stockton, Yonkers City Budget, Municipal Debt, Municipal Debt Crisis, Austerity, Business News

The great national battle about the size of government and the level of taxation will be played out in the streets of small cities across America

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Man Volunteers His DNA To Police, Is Then Found Guilty Of Three Murders

AP | By JIM FITZGERALD | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Murder, Drunk Driving, Francisco Acevedo, Maria Ramos, Kimberly Moore, DNA Test, Yonkers, Tawana Hodges, NY Crime, New York News

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A man who was not even a suspect until he voluntarily gave up his DNA was convicted Monday of killing three New York women more ...

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WATCH: Witnesses See Double, Father Sees Red In Twin Shooting Case

Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Arizona Crime, Leonardo's DaVincci Code, Murder, Video, Shooting, Twins, Chandler, Arizona Nightclub Shooting, Sir Xavier Brooks, Yonkers, Orlando Nembhard, Mistaken Identity, Arizona, Crime News

The man alleged to have shot and killed a 19-year-old at an Arizona nightclub was freed on bond after his attorney claimed it could have been the susp...

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WATCH: Horrifying Discovery In Yonkers Home

Posted 07.14.2011

Read More: Roy Swenson, Yonkers, Video, Christina Swenson, New York News

Police on Friday discovered the remains of a man believed to have been dead for between three and eight years inside a home in Yonkers. Neighbors t...

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(LISTEN) B.o.B. Vs. Odd Future (Wolf Gang Kill Them All)?

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bruno Mars, Yonkers, Twitter, Odd Future Yonkers, Poll, Odd Future, b.o.b., B.o.B. No Future, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, Tyler the Creator, Video, Entertainment News

Young hip-hop collective upstarts OFWGKTA (Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All) have ticked more than a few people off and have disturbed still more. G...

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What's In a (Horse's) Name? Maybe a Grand for Someone

Joe Favorito | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yonkers-Raceway, Newscorp, Yonkers, Westchester, Horse Racing, Sports Marketing, Casino-Gambling, Governor Patterson, New York News

Yonkers Raceway, one old time track that has always been known for innovation, is still finding ways to pull in bodies and garner some good old fashioned horse sense publicity.

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Francisco Acevedo Arrested After 21 Years In DNA Match Serial Killer Cold Case

AP | JIM FITZGERALD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: DNA Match Breaks Cold Case, Yonkers, Cold Case, Serial Killer, Francisco Acevedo, Dna-Matches, New York City, New York, New York News

YONKERS, N.Y. — A man now accused of raping and strangling three women in a New York suburb starting 21 years ago was never even suspected until...

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What Role Did Bruce Ratner's Company Play in the Ridge Hill Indictments? 

Daniel Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Westchester, Yonkers, Brooklyn, Ridge Hill, Atlantic Yards, Charles Hynes, Esdc, Edc, Andrew Cuomo, Bribery, Zehy Jereis, Bruce Ratner, Preet Bharara, Sandy Annabi, Janet DiFiore, Indictments, New York News

When is Attorney General Cuomo going to investigate the wrongdoing in Yonkers and Forest City Ratner's role in it? Smoke in Yonkers could signal a fire in Brooklyn.

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Jorge Puello, Adviser To Jailed Americans In Haiti, May Be Human Trafficker, Say El Salvador Officials

New York Times | MARC LACEY and IAN URBINA | Posted 05.25.2011

The police in El Salvador have begun an investigation into whether a man suspected of leading a trafficking ring involving Central American and Caribb...

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Carlos Abreu Used Paintball Gun To Rob Yonkers Broadway Diner: Police

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Attempted Robbery, Yonkers, Diner Robbery, Crime, Paintball Gun, Broadway Diner, Robbery, Carlos Abreu, New York News

YONKERS, N.Y. — Police said a man tried to rob a New York diner while wearing a paintball mask and carrying a paintball gun. Yonkers police Sgt....

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Forgotten Ruins in Dobbs Ferry

Nick Carr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yonkers, Hudson River, St. Cabrini Nursing Home, Scouting Ny, Dobbs Ferry, New York News

At first glance, it would be hard to figure out what a bland modern nursing home in the Hudson Valley has to do with haunting, castle-like ruins.

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Pro-Lifers Rally Against Bronx Doctor

Bronx News Network | Bronx News Network | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York-New York, Yonkers, Home News

State Sen. Ruben Diaz, Sr. (with mic) and his wife, Leslie, at a pro-life vigil on Dec. 19 (Photos: Alma Watkins) Dr. Pierre Renelique used to pract...

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Councilwoman Accused Of Accepting Bribes

AP | JIM FITZGERALD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yonkers, Sandy Annabi Accepted Bribes, New York City, New York, New York News

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A former Yonkers city councilwoman was accused in a federal indictment Wednesday of accepting bribes in exchange for crucia...

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Encouraged By Westchester Gains, GOP Targets Stewart-Cousins

The Capitol | The Capitol | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yonkers, New York City-New York, Home News

Emboldened by recent gains in the suburbs of New York City, Republicans are eyeing a fresh target in their effort to win back the state Senate next y...

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Fourth Cabbie Found Shot, Killed In 4 Months

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxi Killings, Shootings, Nypd, New York, Crime, New York City Taxis, Yonkers, Cabbie Killings, Bronx, Taxi Cabs, Pericles Salas, New York News

YONKERS, N.Y. — A cab driver has been shot and killed in Yonkers, the fourth fatal cabbie shooting in the New York City area in four months. Yo...

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Yonkers Storm Ravages Homes: Boy Survives Because Mom Let Him Sleep In Basement

New York Daily News | Barry Paddock and Stephanie Gaskell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Storms, Jennifer Crespo, New York Weather, Yonkers New York, Yonkers, Weather, New York, Trent Crespo, New York News

A mom's decision to let her 7-year-old son sleep saved his life. Hours after Jennifer Crespo decided to leave her son Trent in the basement - rather ...

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Yonkers Raceway Ex-Employees Busted For Rigging Slot Machines

New York Post | Dan Mangan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York, Alicia Murray, Empire City Gaming Complex, Yonkers Slot Machines, Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, Yonkers Casino, Yonkers Casino Employees, Terence Osborne, Donna Cronin, Slot Machines, New York News

It's lemons across the board for three former Yonkers Raceway casino workers. The ex-employees of the slot-machine salon were busted yesterday on cha...

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