3+ week, 4+ day ago   (77+ words) Aug 20, 2026, 5:29 AM A Yonkers barber faces up to seven years in prison after being convicted of slashing a customer with a straight razor. Jeury Fernandez Navarro was found guilty of assault and weapon possession charges. The attack happened inside a…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (201+ words) Jun 11, 2026, 1:09 PM A heartbreaking incident at a Yonkers school is under investigation after a 12-year-old boy died following a choking emergency. The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community School. School officials say the sixth-grade student was…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (172+ words) May 11, 2026, 12:43 PM A nesting pair of Canada geese outside a Yonkers restaurant has welcomed new arrivals after several eggs hatched this week. The geese have been nesting on a grassy area of the parking lot along Central Park Avenue. Restaurant…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (215+ words) The community is stepping in to help those impacted by a large fire inside an apartment building in Yonkers. “It was definitely a very insane and scary moment. It was really smoky, you could smell it,... Helping in the aftermath…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (194+ words) Apr 28, 2026, 5:43 PM At least 18 residents were displaced, and one firefighter was injured after a five-alarm fire broke out at a Yonkers apartment building on Tuesday. Fire officials said they first learned about the fire at 50 Riverdale Ave. around 9:17 a.m. The calls…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (169+ words) Apr 25, 2026, 4:21 PM Another anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest brought demonstrators to downtown Yonkers on Saturday, with a focus on opposing proposed detention centers. Organizers said the rally aimed to show growing momentum against large-scale deportation facilities, including those proposed in…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (75+ words) Apr 22, 2026, 6:21 AM Two Yonkers police officers are recovering after their patrol car crashed while responding to a call Tuesday in the city. A police spokesman said the officers were heading to a possible burglary scene to provide backup in Yonkers....

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (188+ words) Apr 18, 2026, 4:52 PM A fire in Yonkers left multiple families without a place to live after flames tore through an apartment building on the corner of Yonkers Avenue and Walnut Street on Saturday morning. Officials say the fire started just after…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (237+ words) Apr 14, 2026, 5:38 PM After more than a year of using hot plates and convection ovens, people who live at the Palisade Towers housing complex are finally able to use a full stove again. In August 2024, a series of leaks were found…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (186+ words) Apr 11, 2026, 7:55 AM A Yonkers teen accused of setting off homemade explosives and damaging a porta-potty at Bergano Park is facing multiple charges, according to police. Authorities say they responded to reports of fireworks being discharged near the park around 8 p.m. on…...