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Public Safety

Locust Hill Three-Alarm House Fire in Abandoned House

Health

Boil Water Advisory Lifted

County Issues Yonkers Boil Water Advisory, City Lags in Sending Out...

County Officials Investigate Sewage Spill; Con Ed Deflects Blame

My Brother’s Keeper, Yonkers City Hall Partner on Paid Youth Jobs

Yonkers Barber Guilty in South Broadway Razor Slashing Case

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Sports

Yonkers Guardians After Sunday practice

One team to rule them all. The Yonkers Guardians, the city's new consolidated football team. All high school players on one team. Coach Doug...

Features

Yonkers Health Fair Offers Free Screenings, Kids’ Activities

The Show Went On

First Monday of the Summer!

Having your Cake, and Not Quite Eating It Too!

Upcoming Music Events with Library Jazz Band

Soccer, Solidarity, and a Torta: World Cup, Day 1

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A Tree Grows in Yonkers

Cross County Center sign

Notable Trees at the Cross County Mall – What the Hack?

A Tree Grows in Yonkers – Season 2, Episode 4: “Magnificent Trees” of Sutherland Park

Sarah Lawrence Trees, Part One: THE WISTERIA

Politics

Analysis: State Lawmakers Explain How They Continue to Get Funds From Albany

Economy

City office building goes down, park planned in its place

Pols announce $10 million grant for downtown projects

New York State’s Budget is Late. Where Does that Leave Yonkers?

State Budget Update: Let the Horse Trading Begin

Analysis: There’s a Hole in Yonkers Budget: the Mayor Wants the...

An Early Look at Yonkers’ 2026/27 Budget – Can the City...

Culture

Notable Trees at the Cross County Mall – What the Hack?

Kings of the Philly sound, disco queens kick off summer concert...

America 250: Our Week of Celebration Begins

Poetry for Today: “Night. Fire.” by Elaine Sexton

Having your Cake, and Not Quite Eating It Too!

Upcoming Music Events with Library Jazz Band

History

Frederic Philipse III, wealthy colonial landowner.

Was our city’s most prominent early resident a rat, or is it more complicated?

Education

Purchase College’s Direct Admissions Push Reaches More Yonkers Students.

YPIE and University of Mount Saint Vincent Sign Partnership to Keep...

Purchase and YPIE Offer Housing Scholarship that Draws 160 Applicants in...

A. Donald Duncan III, 91, Led Yonkers Schools Human Relations Department...

Free 3D Printing Services Offered at Yonkers Public Library

Students Recognized in Third Annual Yonkers Aqueduct Essay Contest

Housing

Pols announce $10 million grant for downtown projects

HRCA and WBWPC to Host Affordable Housing Forum in Yonkers

Two Chemical Fires Force 2 Million Gallon Water Response at Proposed...

Neighbors Packed ZBA Meeting to Oppose “Family Definition” Appeal Near Sarah...

Good Cause Eviction Would Hurt the Very Tenants It Claims to...

Watch Jan 28, 2025 Public Hearing Regarding Anti-Roommate Bill in Certain...