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Toss the dough, spread the sauce, sprinkle out a little mozzarella. It's National Pizza Day ..read more
CBS New York » Yonkers
2y ago
Toss the dough, spread the sauce, sprinkle out a little mozzarella. It's National Pizza Day ..read more
CBS New York » Yonkers
2y ago
YONKERS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The NAACP is among a group of organizations demanding an apology from the mayor of Yonkers over a remark he made about Congressman Jamaal Bowman on a radio show.
Two weeks after Bowman was arrested in Washington D.C. for protesting in support of voting rights, there is outrage over Mayor Mike Spano quipping about his arrest, CBS2’s Lisa Rozner reported Sunday.
“We’ve got a woke squad guy that’s in Congress in our district,” WVOX Radio 1460 AM host Phil Reisman said.
“And he got arrested again,” host Matt Richter added.
“Well, listen, they should have arrested him f ..read more
CBS New York » Yonkers
2y ago
YONKERS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The NAACP is among a group of organizations demanding an apology from the mayor of Yonkers over a remark he made about Congressman Jamaal Bowman on a radio show.
Two weeks after Bowman was arrested in Washington D.C. for protesting in support of voting rights, there is outrage over Mayor Mike Spano quipping about his arrest, CBS2’s Lisa Rozner reported Sunday.
“We’ve got a woke squad guy that’s in Congress in our district,” WVOX Radio 1460 AM host Phil Reisman said.
“And he got arrested again,” host Matt Richter added.
“Well, listen, they should have arrested him f ..read more
CBS New York » Yonkers
2y ago
YONKERS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A man was shot and killed at a bar in Yonkers overnight, police said Sunday.
A gunman opened fire into Duo Tapas Bar and Lounge on Yonkers Avenue following a dispute around 2 a.m., according to police.
The suspect fired several shots, hitting two men who were working at the bar, police said. The employees were rushed to the hospital where one of them died.
A person of interest was taken into custody, but they were not immediately charged, police said. Detectives were trying to uncover more information.
Yonkers Police investigate homicide at Duo Bar on Yonkers Aven ..read more
CBS New York » Yonkers
2y ago
YONKERS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — It’s the final chapter in a legendary law enforcement career.
Det. John Geiss, the detective in charge of one of the region’s premiere cold case squads, is retiring. He told CBS2’s Tony Aiello that getting answers for victims’ families is what kept him going for 22 years.
There’s a warning on his office door — “do not clean room.” Necessary because every scrap of paper could help solve a crime.
“I know where everything is,” Geiss said.
“He really does. You can just say a name and he’ll point right to the case,” Det. Vionett Martinez said.
After 22 years running the ..read more
CBS New York » Yonkers
2y ago
YONKERS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The salute to NYPD Detective Jason Rivera continued after his funeral Friday.
People paid their respects all along the route from St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan to Ferncliff Cemetery in Westchester County, CBS2’s Tony Aiello reported.
The winter sun broke through the clouds in time for a final salute. Hundreds of motorcycle officers from 40 departments led the procession as a hearse carried its load of sorrow through Yonkers to the cemetery.
One can imagine what was going through the minds of the cops standing at attention along the highway and on the overpas ..read more
CBS New York » Yonkers
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YONKERS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A Bronx woman has been charged with murder in a cold case dating to 2012.
CBS2’s Tony Aiello on Tuesday spoke with police who spent 10 years pursuing answers, and justice.
It was in a remote corner of Yonkers that the body of Pamela Graddick was found, about a month after she went missing from her Bronx apartment.
FLASHBACK: Yonkers Cops Offer $5,000 Reward In 5-Year-Old Cold Case Murder
Almost a decade later, 40-year-old Wanda Veguilla was arrested. Veguilla was the victim’s girlfriend at the time she vanished.
“Wanda was a suspect for quite some time in this ..read more
CBS New York » Yonkers
2y ago
YONKERS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A Bronx woman has been charged with murder in a cold case dating to 2012.
CBS2’s Tony Aiello on Tuesday spoke with police who spent 10 years pursuing answers, and justice.
It was in a remote corner of Yonkers that the body of Pamela Graddick was found, about a month after she went missing from her Bronx apartment.
FLASHBACK: Yonkers Cops Offer $5,000 Reward In 5-Year-Old Cold Case Murder
Almost a decade later, 40-year-old Wanda Veguilla was arrested. Veguilla was the victim’s girlfriend at the time she vanished.
“Wanda was a suspect for quite some time in this ..read more
CBS New York » Yonkers
2y ago
YONKERS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A new film studio has opened in Yonkers, and the company in charge of the project says it’ll be the largest of its kind in the entire Northeast.
CBS2’s Nick Caloway got an inside look at Lionsgate Studios Yonkers.
Yonkers, as they say, is hitting its mark as the massive film studio opened in the heart of downtown.
Lionsgate Studios Yonkers (Credit: CBS2)
The campus was created by Great Point Studios. Robert Halmi, its president and CEO, said the studio will be hands-down the largest in the region.
“There are lots of stages in Los Angeles and Atlanta and London, b ..read more