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Work begins on Park Square Yonkers; formal groundbreaking set for July 21
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (274+ words) Titan Real Estate Development, which is based in Mineola, has begun site preparation work for its Park Square project in Yonkers and has set a formal groundbreaking ceremony to take place July 21. “We didn’t buy an approved site — we built…...
Officials highlight $189M in state funds for Yonkers
2+ week, 5+ day ago (173+ words) City and school officials from Yonkers joined with some members of Westchester’s delegation to Albany at City Hall in Yonkers to highlight that the Fiscal Year 2027 New York State Budget includes more than $189 million in aid for Yonkers. Stewart-Cousins, who…...
Yonkers lawyer sues clients for $1.5M
4+ week, 1+ day ago (386+ words) A Yonkers lawyer is demanding $1.5 million from clients who criticized his handling of a tenant eviction. Matthew Aqeel accused New Rochelle residents Marina Naguib and Marco Gabra of defamation, in a complaint filed on June 11 in Westchester Supreme Court. “At…...
Plan to convert former Yonkers school into apartments
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (223+ words) In September of last year, Yonkers approved a local law to authorize the sale of the land and building to the developer for $500,000 for the purpose of redevelopment. According to Attorney Steven A. Accinelli of the Yonkers-based law firm Veneruso, Curto,…...
Westchester Disabled On the Move moves to new headquarters
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (238+ words) The nonprofit Westchester Disabled On the Move Inc. (WDOM) held an open house on the evening of May 19 to welcome people to its new headquarters at One Executive Boulevard in Yonkers. The 4,304-square-feet space in Simone Development Companies’ four-story medical…...
The Educational Fund Legacy
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (273+ words) The Enrico Fermi Educational Fund of Yonkers announce it will award $75,000 in scholarships to 14 high school seniors during its 63rd annual Scholarship Breakfast. The event will take place on Sunday, May 3 at the Castle Royale in Yonkers, marking over six decades…...
Proposal to replace burned-out Yonkers co-op building with new one
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (316+ words) The Tarrytown-based Housing Action Council is asking Yonkers to approve plans to build a new co-op building on a 0.32-acre vacant lot at 81 Elliott Ave., where a similar co-op building stood until it was destroyed by a fire in 2021. According…...
Developer of Yonkers project seeks reapproval as financing effort continues
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (400+ words) The entity 636 South Broadway Partners LLC, a related company of Macquesten Development is asking Yonkers to again issue approval of its site plan to build a 160-unit residential building at 632 aka 636 South Broadway in the city with the rental rates…...
Yonkers contractor sued for incomplete renovations
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (396+ words) A New Rochelle homeowner claims that a Yonkers contractor he hired for a nearly $500,000 home renovations project diverted the down payment and failed to complete the work. Anil A. Thomas accused ABA Quality Construction and company president Salim Aba and administrator…...
Widow sues Yonkers bus business for access to finances
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (391+ words) The widow of a former co-owner of a school bus business is demanding that the Yonkers company reveal its finances. Ana M. Rosello, as executrix of the estate of Francisco “Orly” Rosello, claims that VP Buses LLC has repeatedly refused to…...