Schools or bars? Opening classrooms may mean hard choices
Places at high risk of exposing people to the coronavirus may need to stay closed for children to get back to school safely.
Ice Bucket Challenge creator raising awareness through Handlebars for Hope
In year sven of his fight against ALS, Pat Quinn is going viral again. The co-founder of the popular ALS ice bucket challenge has now come up with another challenge, growing handlebar mustaches for hope.
Program partners athletes with law enforcement
From his home office in Charlotte, North Carolina, surrounded by his law degree, awards and articles bearing his name, M. Quentin Williams describes his program Dedication to Community, “we wanted to ensure that folks are able to reach for their dreams, to see success, no matter their conditions.”
Tie-dye designers build their home businesses amid a pandemic
Tie-dye is certainly not a new trend but it is one a lot of people seem to be embracing all over again.
Florida visitor suspected of spreading coronavirus in Westchester County
Health officials are investigating whether someone returning to the New York City area from Florida spread the coronavirus at a high school graduation in suburban Westchester County.
HS valedictorian earns perfect attendance since pre-K, receives more than $430K in scholarships
Ashanti Palmer graduated from Nellie A. Thornton High School and the Performing & Visual Arts Magnet Program in New York.
Bike and pedestrian path opens on Mario Cuomo Bridge
A 3.6-mile shared bicycle and pedestrian path opened on the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, which spans the Hudson River between Tarrytown and South Nyack, on Tuesday afternoon.
Summer youth employment program in Mount Vernon moves online
Mount Vernon's summertime employment program for young people is moving online this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Outdoor dining changes in Westchester County
Eager customers are more than ready for outdoor dining to return to Westchester County.
Mid-Hudson Valley begins to reopen; NYC hires contact tracers
Several counties in New York entered the first phase of the state's four-part reopening process Tuesday. In the meantime, New York City has hired 1,700 coronavirus contact tracers, a crucial step to getting the city closer to meeting the reopening requirements.
Mid-Hudson, Long Island entering first phase of reopening
Nassau, Suffolk, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester Counties will take their first steps toward a return to a kind of "normalcy."
Westchester grocery chain takes reservations to help keep social distancing
DeCicco & Sons, a grocery store chain in Westchester County has paired with the OpenTable app to allow customers to make a reservation for when they want to get their groceries in an effort to reduce lines while keeping in alignment with social distancing guidelines.
2 NY boys die after developing inflammatory condition possibly linked to COVID-19
Dozens of children in New York state have a rare and apparently newly documented inflammatory condition that may be linked to COVID-19. Now a boy in Westchester and another in New York City have died.
Science teacher moonlights as hospital worker on COVID front line
Marc Mosca is a science teacher. But he has also worked every weekend at a hospital. Since the pandemic hit, he has put his own health at risk on the front line.
Indian Point nuclear plant to begin shutdown
One of the two operating nuclear reactors at the Indian Point Energy Center north of New York City is shutting down this week. The 1,020-megawatt Unit 2 reactor will shut down Thursday night and the Unit 3 reactor will close a year later under an agreement plant owner Entergy reached in 2017 with the state and the environmental group Riverkeeper.
Yonkers ER staff saves lives and suffers in COVID-19 hot spot
Saint Joseph's Medical Center is located just over a mile from the northern border of New York City's borough of the Bronx. The hospital normally has 194 acute-care beds but has been treating many more patients in one of the poorest sections of Westchester County's largest city since the new coronavirus began spreading rapidly through the region.