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"One Bite" Tik Tok challenge possible cause in choking death of 12-year-old boy at Yonkers school
15+ hour, 6+ min 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…...
Geese family grows as eggs hatch outside Yonkers IHOP
1+ mon, 16+ hour 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…...
Helping in the aftermath of Yonkers apartment building fire
1+ 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…...
Five-alarm fire tears through Yonkers high-rise, residents displaced and firefighter hurt
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (286+ words) Apr 29, 2026, 5: 20 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…...
Yonkers apartment fire injures 1 firefighter, destroys multiple units
1+ mon, 1+ 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…...
Protesters rally in downtown Yonkers against proposed ICE detention centers
1+ 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…...
Two Yonkers police officers injured in crash while responding to burglary call
1+ mon, 2+ 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....
Detached garage up in flames in Yonkers
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (141+ words) Apr 20, 2026, 5: 38 PM A detached two-car garage was engulfed in flames in Yonkers this afternoon. Residents tell News 12 it sounded like an explosion. Video shared by a neighbor shows the heavy smoke and flames that firefighters were met with upon arrival....
New Rochelle, Yonkers firefighters face off on ice to honor fallen captain
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (103+ words) Apr 20, 2026, 6: 12 AM New Rochelle saw firefighters from two cities come together on the ice Saturday for a charity hockey game with a deeper purpose. Firefighters from New Rochelle and Yonkers faced off at Hommocks Ice Arena during their annual charity…...
Families displaced after apartment fire in Yonkers
1+ 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…...