Eye on Theatre: Paean To A Player By John Simon

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Sometimes in the theater a performance is so good that it renders everything else secondary. Such is the case of When I Come to Die, in which Chris Chalk (pictured right>>>)chalks up a resounding success. Nathan Louis Jackson’s drama takes place on death row in Indiana State Prison. Two adjoining cells are on view. The inmate to our right is …

Hezi ArisEye on Theatre: Paean To A Player By John Simon

BREAKING NEWS: Surprise Guilty Plea in Yonkers Firefighter Trial By Nancy King

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White Plains, NY, January 7, 2011 – Rafael Roldan pleaded guilty today  to murder and assault charges for setting a fire at 149 Waverly Place in Yonkers on October 2, 2009.  This blaze resulted in serious injury to Firefighters Lt. Joe Murray and Firefighter William Kancyh and the death of Firefighter Patrick Joyce.  Roldan’s plea brings with it a sentence of …

Hezi ArisBREAKING NEWS: Surprise Guilty Plea in Yonkers Firefighter Trial By Nancy King

New York Civic: Jail to the Thief BY Henry J. Stern

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Hevesi Cops a Plea, Cuomo to Accept It 26 Days to Election. Today is October 7, 2010      There was little surprise in Alan Hevesi's confession that he was a corrupt Comptroller. News of the Attorney General's investigation had leaked over the years, and the guilty pleas of his co-conspirators made it clear that his office was a cesspool …

Hezi ArisNew York Civic: Jail to the Thief BY Henry J. Stern

Petition to Victims Impact Unit – Regarding the Murder of Gregory N. Vance By John Maida

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Petitions Must Be Received Prior to August 30, 2010. Please Consider Sending Your Petition Today. Many Yonkers residents are engaged in trying to help retired YPD Detective William Vance and his wife Isabella in their efforts to deny parole to the convicted murderer of their 24 year-old-son Gregory, in Yonkers in 1982. The hearing is scheduled for Aug 30, 2010. …

Hezi ArisPetition to Victims Impact Unit – Regarding the Murder of Gregory N. Vance By John Maida

Yonkers Police Department Blotter – August 5, 2010 BY Det. Sgt. Patrick McCormack

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YONKERS, NY, August 5, 2010 — On‭ ‬08-04-10‭ ‬at approximately‭ ‬5:16‭ ‬p.m.,‭ ‬3rd Precinct Police Officers Robert McLaughlin,‭ ‬Peter Schwartz,‭ ‬and Jaime Molina responded to a robbery in progress in the rear of‭ ‬80‭ ‬Riverdale Avenue.‭  ‬The officers were advised that two suspects fled the scene carrying the victims clothing‭ (‬jean pants‭)‬.‭  ‬En route to the location,‭ ‬the officers observed …

Hezi ArisYonkers Police Department Blotter – August 5, 2010 BY Det. Sgt. Patrick McCormack

Yonkers Police Department Blotter – June 26, 2010 BY DET. SGT. PATRICK McCORMACK

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 June 26, 2010, Yonkers, NY — On‭ ‬06-25-10‭ ‬at‭ ‬5:06‭ ‬a.m.,‭ ‬numerous units responded to‭ ‬106‭ ‬Locust Hill Avenue on a report of shots fired.‭  ‬Responding units located Jermaine McCollum,‭ ‬a‭ ‬31‭ ‬year old resident of‭ ‬99‭ ‬Elm Street unresponsive at the scene.‭  ‬The victim had apparently been the victim of a gunshot wound to the torso.‭  ‬He was subsequently …

Hezi ArisYonkers Police Department Blotter – June 26, 2010 BY DET. SGT. PATRICK McCORMACK