Kenneth Morales

Empress EMS, the company that runs Yonkers's 911 ambulances, will launch its first Yo-Pough-Yo Charity Bike Ride on June 13 — an 80-mile route where a $25 sign-up becomes a $100 donation to the National EMS Memorial Service. Here's how to ride or volunteer.

Purchase College's direct admissions program for Yonkers YPIE students enrolled eligible students at more than double the rate of the broader Yonkers applicant pool in its first cycle.

The fourth-annual Rochambeau Festival returns to Yorktown Heights on June 6–7 with free admission, Revolutionary War reenactments, and a ticketed Colonial Dinner Saturday night.

Westchester Disabled On the Move opened its new fully accessible headquarters at One Executive Boulevard in North Yonkers on May 14, joining a growing healthcare corridor on the city's Medical Mile.

The Yonkers City Council will hold a special meeting Tuesday, May 19 at 7 p.m. to vote on overriding the tax levy limit.

The Regimental Brass of West Point performs a free outdoor concert in Tuckahoe on June 13 at 4 p.m. — part of the Music at Asbury community series. Reservations recommended.

Groundwork Hudson Valley's annual Great Saw Mill River Cleanup is this Saturday, May 16, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. — five sites, free to join, and the Ardsley spot is almost full.