YONKERS, NY — September 28, 2020 — Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and John J. Mueller, Commissioner of the Yonkers Police Department, announced charges today against DARREN SMITH for attempting to murder a …
New Rochelle’s Texas Roadhouse Reopens with 50 Percent Seating, Glass Partitions Between Tables
Digital Menus and Checks Enable Touchless Order and Pay NEW ROCHELLE, NY — July 22, 2020 – After closing temporarily in March, New Rochelle’s Texas Roadhouse, at 181 Huguenot Street, reopened last week with 50 percent dining room seating capacity and glass partitions between each table. The restaurant hired 11 new team members and is currently hiring additional people to …
THE GOTHAMIST: The Mount Vernon Police Tapes: In Secretly Recorded Phone Calls, Officers Say Innocent People Were Framed
By GEORGE JOSEPH
MOUNT VERNON, NY — June 6, 2020 —The Mount Vernon police tapes, obtained exclusively by Gothamist/WNYC, were recorded from 2017 to this year by Murashea Bovell, a 12-year veteran of the department who has been blowing the whistle on misconduct for years. LISTEN TO and READ THE REPORT divulged by George Joseph in The Gothamist via this hyperlink: …
By GEORGE JOSEPH
Engel Calls for Independent Investigation in New Rochelle Shooting
NEW YORK, NY — June 6, 2020 — Congressman Eliot Engel called for a state investigation into the police shooting last night in New Rochelle, requesting that Attorney General James lead the inquiry into the death of an African-American man after a traffic stop. “Particularly in the aftermath of the George Floyd murder, as so many people are marching for justice …
NAACP New Rochelle Branch Demands Extension of School Election to Protect Those Most Vulnerable to Coronavirus
By RICHARD St. PAUL, Esq.
“GIVE US THE BALLOT” NِEW ROCHELLE, NY — June 3, 2020 — The New Rochelle Branch of the NAACP Executive Committee voted last night at a special meeting to issue a statement calling on the New Rochelle Board of Education (NRBoE) to insure the voting rights of residents in the upcoming school election scheduled for June 9, 2020. “Since the appointment of …
By RICHARD St. PAUL, Esq.
DRIVING ME CRAZY: 2020 Mercedes AMG C 63 S Sedan
By JOHN and LAURIE WILES
PINEHURST, NC — March 11, 2020 —We have now had three of the new 2020 AMG 63 models to look at and evaluate. This week we had a chance to review the 2020 AMG C 63 S Sedan First, it had no running boards, “Yea!”; and second, it was designated as a Sedan, no slopping roofline to make it a …
By JOHN and LAURIE WILES
New Rochelle Coronavirus Update
By Congressman ELIOT L. ENGEL
WASHINGTON, DC — March 10, 2020 — As you likely know, Governor Cuomo today announced a one-mile wide containment zone in New Rochelle to help slow the spread of coronavirus or COVID-19. The containment zone will go into effect on Thursday, March 12 and end on Wednesday, March 25. The Governor took this action as Westchester County has become the …
By Congressman ELIOT L. ENGEL
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Westchester County Health Commissioner Dr. Sherlita Amler Directs Temple Young Israel in New Rochelle to Halt Services
NEW ROCHELLE, NY and WHITE PLAINS, NY — March 3, 2020 —At the direction of New York State, Westchester County Health Commissioner Dr. Sherlita Amler has directed that Temple Young Israel in New Rochelle halt all services immediately and for the foreseeable future due to potential COVID-19 exposure connected to the man who tested positive today. Additionally, congregants of the …
New Rochelle Man Sentenced for Attempted Bank Robbery in Yonkers
Defendant: Henry Nieves (01/01/68) WHITE PLAINS, NY — January 29, 2020 — Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced that Henry Nieves of New Rochelle was sentenced Monday, January 27, 2020, for attempted robbery of a Yonkers bank last year. Westchester County Court Judge Michael Martinelli presided. Nieves pleaded guilty to Attempted Robbery in the First Degree, a …
Yonkers Tribune Editor-at-Large Hezi Aris on RadioWestchester With Host Bob Marrone Monday, December 16th from 8:20-8:50am ET
NEW ROCHELLE, NY — December 15, 2019 — RadioWeschester Host Bob Marrone has invited Yonkers Tribune Publisher / Editor-at-Large Hezi Aris to his Monday, December 16th broadcast from 8:20-8:50am. Discussion will center on the Hezitorial lede: Yonkers Stirs the Pot: As the Nation Turns Blue Yonkers’ Roots Remain Red By HEZI ARIS . RadioWestchester.com is heard every mid-week day from 6-10am. …