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Mount Vernon, New York is located in Westchester County. Zip codes in Mount Vernon, NY include 10551, 10550, and 10552. The median home price in Mount Vernon is $359,000 which is roughly $149/per square foot. More Mount Vernon information.

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2 hrs ago | Newsday

Christopher Ridley's family 'agonizing' as jury weighs wrongful-death case

As a federal jury ended its first day of deliberations Monday in the alleged wrongful death of a Mount Vernon police officer fatally shot by county cops in White Plains five years ago, the slain officer's family said they were struggling with waiting for a decision in the case.

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6 hrs ago | The Journal News

Community View: Promise to improve Mount Vernon district kept

Two years ago the citizens of Mount Vernon elected a new slate of candidates to the school board who had promised to work with existing trustees to bring improvements and positive change to the district.

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8 hrs ago | The Journal News

Mount Vernon man pleads guilty in gang-related shooting

A Mount Vernon man is expected to receive 20 years in state prison after pleading guilty Monday to attempted murder charges in connection with the shooting of a 65-year-old woman in July 2012.

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8 hrs ago | The Journal News

Bronx woman, 25, pleads guilty in $121K theft through Mount Vernon business

A Bronx woman who formerly ran an accounting business in Mount Vernon pleaded guilty Monday to grand larceny and tax fraud charges after authorities said she cost the state more than $121,000 in connection with the theft of unemployment insurance benefits and unwarranted tax refund checks.

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10 hrs ago | Hyperallergic

Critical Play: Picturing Playgrounds in Central Park

Erik Benson, "The Park," installation view at the Arsenal Gallery The name Robert Moses has become synonymous with the type of city planning most sentient New Yorkers hate.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

The Journal News

Schools face crucial votes

The five local school districts holding second budget votes Tuesday -- Briarcliff Manor, East Ramapo, Elmsford, Mount Vernon and Scarsdale -- better hope that voters understand what a second defeat would mean.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

The Journal News

Mt. Vernon church group assembles goodie bags for troops

When Gloria Sicuranza was a little girl, a close friend of her family was killed in World War II.

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Thu Jun 13, 2013

New Rochelle Talk

Ron Tocci Joins Other Westchester Dems to Form "Democrats For Astorino"

The leader of the 5,000-member Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, former 19-year Democratic State Assemblyman Ronald Tocci , and prominent Westchester Jewish community leaders Martine Fleishman and Nancy Zaro today joined with Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino in announcing the launch of "Democrats for Astorino," a committee of ... (more)

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Wed Jun 12, 2013

The Journal News

School briefs: Local college students graduate; more

In college, Hreyo concentrated in public health, interning with Lancome, Avon and Montefiore Medical Center.

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Tue Jun 11, 2013

The Journal News

Bankruptcy often death knell for hospitals

Sound Shore Medical Center and Mount Vernon Hospital aren't the first medical facilities in the Lower Hudson Valley to end up on a financial deathbed.

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The Journal News

Traffic: Accidents on S/B Bronx River Parkway, S/B I-684

An accident on the southbound Bronx River Parkway at the Cross County Parkway in Mount Vernon was blocking the right lane at 6:24 a.m. Also, an accident on southbound I-684, south of Exit 9 for I-84 in Southeast was blocking the shoulder at 6:32 a.m.

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Empire State News

Nursing home director charged with endangering resident with dementia

NEW YORK The former Director of Nursing Services for a Queens nursing home was arrested for falsifying facility records to cover-up that a 74 year old resident, Alan Frazer, who suffers from dementia, was missing from the facility.

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Mon Jun 10, 2013

Examiner.com

Westchester County joins Mount Vernon police in gang crackdown

Mount Vernon police joined with the Westchester County Department of Public Safety to increase the number of uniformed officers patrolling critical gang locations in the city during Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights during the summer, which is when crime tends to increase.

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The Journal News

Who's watching you? Surveillance cameras focus on suburbs

Walk down a busy sidewalk, step into an office building or shoot basketball in a city playground, and chances are getting better that someone is watching you.

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The Journal News

Motorcyclist killed popping wheelie on Mount Vernon street

A 32-year-old Bronx man attempting a "wheelie" on his motorcycle crashed on Gramatan Avenue early Sunday, a fatal stunt police said he performed at high speed in front of a group.

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HipHopDx

[News] Pete Rock Remembers Creating "In The Flesh" In Front Of The Notorious B.I.G.

Pete Rock recalls an inquisitive Notorious B.I.G. coming over to the basement to watch a master at work.

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Sun Jun 09, 2013

The Journal News

Culinary studies not just a flashin the pan

A nervous Russell Fishman faced the crowd of students in a shirt advertising Russ's Roadside Cafe and talked about the art of serving French toast from a food truck.

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Sat Jun 08, 2013

The Journal News

Mount Vernon woman charged in nursing home patient's disappearance

A Mount Vernon woman who ran nursing services at a Queens nursing home was arrested on an endangerment charge for allegedly falsifying records regarding the disappearance of a patient suffering from dementia.

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The Journal News

Spirits soar with kites over New Rochelle

A slight breeze from the Long Island Sound blew steadily enough that long-time kite flier Eliezer Astrinsky, 72, of Mamaroneck, had no problem keeping his neon orange triangle in the skies above Davenport Park Saturday.

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The Briarcliff Daily Voice

Overnight Rains Cause Westchester Roadway Closures

Heavy rain Friday night into early Saturday morning caused the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood warning that is expected to remain in place until 2 p.m. Saturday.

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