1,300 Hudson Valley Building Workers Win Largest Raises Ever In New Union Contract
More than 1,300 building service workers across Westchester County and the Hudson Valley will receive wage increases and improved pensions after union members approved a new four-year contract.
Members of 32BJ SEIU, which represents doorpersons, porters, building superintendents, and maintenance workers, voted to ratify the agreement on Thursday, Oct. 8, the union announced Friday, Oct. 9.
The contract was negotiated between the union and the Building and Realty Institute of Westchester and the Mid-Hudson Region, with the two sides reaching a tentative agreement on Monday, Sept.…
2 Shoplifters Caught In Back-To-Back Chases At Macy's In Yonkers, Police Say
Two men were arrested in back-to-back incidents after police said they were caught stealing merchandise from the same Macy's store in Westchester County.
The arrests happened at Macy's in the Cross County Center in Yonkers on Friday, Sept. 18, Yonkers Police announced on Friday, Oct. 9.
The department said Officer Steven Velasquez was patrolling the shopping center when he encountered the first suspect, Michael Silvera, 45, of Mount Vernon, who tried to leave Macy's with more than $300 worth of unpaid merchandise.
When Velasquez confronted him, Silvera took off running, p…
Driver, 86, Hits 2 Women With Car, Then Arrested In Mamaroneck, Police Say
Two women were hospitalized after being struck by an 86-year-old man's car while crossing a busy Westchester County street — and the driver was then arrested, police said.
The crash happened on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the intersection of Mamaroneck Avenue and East Prospect Avenue in the Village of Mamaroneck, according to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department.
Police said the driver was making a left turn from East Prospect Avenue onto Mamaroneck Avenue at around 5:37 p.m. on Wednesday when he struck two women, ages 28 and 50, who were crossing the street.
Officers ar…
