WCA Calls For Ban on Gun Shows at Westchester County Center
Westchester County — The Westchester Children’s Association supports a permanent ban on gun shows at the Westchester County Center or other County property. While we recognize that gun ownership is...
View ArticleDeputy Police Commissioner Spiezio Claims “He Has Done More For MVPD Than...
I was surprised to see an email posted on Facebook groups called United Citizens of Mount Vernon, Democrats Exposed, Joseph Spiezio get out of Mt. Vernon and Mount Vernon WTF by the “Alleged” Mount...
View ArticleRemembering Det. Christopher Ridley & The Continuous Fight For Oversight,...
Today, January 25, will be eight years to the day of the unfortunate death of our brother Detective Christopher Ridley. The tragedy that met Detective Ridley and the circumstances that surrounded his...
View ArticleBW ALERT: ANOTHER WINTER BLAST ON THE WAY – Prepare and Stay Safe
NEW YORK – Another strong dose of winter weather will smack the New York region this week, with blizzard-like conditions and 10 to18 inches of snow expected to blanket Westchester County Monday night...
View ArticleWESTCHESTER WEATHER ALERT: Flood watch is in effect until 2 p.m. Friday
For the lower Hudson Valley, The National Weather Service predicts this: Rainfall, heavy at times, through this afternoon before gradually decreasing from west to east Tonight. Thunderstorms with...
View ArticleBW Spotlight: Greenburgh Author Kamilah Glover Launches Open Mic Series In...
Kamilah Glover at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), in NYC, Feb 2017 [picture courtesy of Kamilah Glover] Local Indie author, Kamilah Glover launched her very first series of Open Mic Nights in...
View ArticleRahsi McClean, Acquitted In 2011 Mt. Vernon Slaying Sues County, City, DA &...
Mount Vernon — Rahsi McClean, a man acquitted of murder last month in the Mount Vernon slaying of a Gloria Nartey has filed a $61 million dollar federal lawsuit alleging that detectives and prosecutors...
View ArticleSen. George Latimer Endorsed By Party Astorino Started
ALBANY — Guardian Angels founder and long-time radio host Curtis Sliwa — Chairman of the state Reform Party founded by Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino — makes no apologies for using the...
View ArticleThomas Administration Loses Counterclaim Against Councilman Wallace;...
It appears the 18-month stalemate over the City of Mount Vernon paying Councilman André Wallace for work that had been finished in 2014 at the Griffith and Valentino Memorial Firehouse, Station 3,...
View ArticleCourt Issues Clear Message to Mayor Thomas: Cease and Desist The Baseless...
Earlier this week, the administration of Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas suffered another legal defeat in the contentious courtroom battle in which the administration has been embroiled with...
View ArticleBlack Westchester, Where Can I Get A Copy [List of Locations Carrying BW]
First I want to say thank you to everyone who has supported Black Westchester Magazine online for the past three years and everyone who made our transition to print in August 2017 possible. The most...
View ArticleGeorge Latimer Endorses Peekskill Democratic Candidates Running in the Sept...
PEEKSKILL- In front of the “One” Peekskill Democratic Headquarters (9 Bank Street) Saturday afternoon, State Senator and Westchester County Executive candidate George Latimer announced his endorsement...
View ArticleLetter To The Editor: Astorino’s Most Meaningful Accomplishment Is Keeping...
To the Editor: As a 20-year resident of Westchester County, I have seen our politicians come and go, and rise and fall, without being overcome by a sense of dread and disgust. Unfortunately, the...
View ArticleWestchester County Executive George Latimer Takes Office
(WHITE PLAINS, NY) With the overarching themes of the day being transparency and restoration, newly sworn-in County Executive George Latimer issued a series of “day one” actions that signal an...
View ArticleKat Brezler: Governor Cuomo must call a special election
STATEMENT FROM Kat Brezler, CANDIDATE FOR STATE SENATE RE: Governor Cuomo must call a special election Westchester, NY — “Excuse me, Mr. Governor, I am a resident of White Plains’ 37th Senatorial...
View ArticleLatimer Issues Executive Order Prohibiting Gun Shows on County Property
(WHITE PLAINS, NY) Newly Elected Westchester County Executive, George Latimer delivered on a promise from in his campaign, and signed an Executive Order prohibiting the sale of guns on Westchester...
View ArticleRepublican Dan Schorr Announces Plans To Run for Latimer’s Vacant Senate Seat
Former Yonkers Inspector General Dan Schorr announced Thursday that he’s will be running for George Latimer’s vacant seat in the New York State Senate, to represent the 37th District on Westchester...
View ArticlePeekskill NAACP Panel Discussion: Prosecutorial Misconduct is an Illegal Act...
Peekskill, NY – The most powerful players in the criminal justice system are prosecutors and they are accountable to no one. How to change that was the subject of a panel discussion, Thursday, January...
View ArticleState Senate Candidate Shelley Meyers Stops By PBP Radio
Assemblywoman Shelley Meyers, who represents the 90th Assembly District that comprises much of the City of Yonkers, where she was born and raised, and is proud to call home, stopped by the People...
View ArticleThe First Annual Westchester Black Political Conference
Malcolm X characterized Black people as politically dead footballs thrown in a game played between conservatives and liberals. White liberals mastered the science of being an ally; i.e., posing as the...
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