Maya Lin, husband Daniel Wolf to buy Yonkers jail
Maya Lin and her husband Daniel Wolf are buying a jail. The world-renowned leaders in the art world plan to transform the shuttered Yonkers City Jail into studio, gallery, exhibition and loft space,...
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Yonkers Brooklands Co-op gets permission to build flood wall
The Brooklands cooperative in Yonkers got permission Wednesday night to build a 1,000-foot flood wall next to the Sprain Brook. The 137-unit complex suffered multimillion dollar damages from floods in...
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Artist David Hammons buys Yonkers property; to open gallery
The artist David Hammons has bought a warehouse in a section of southwest Yonkers, where he will open a new art gallery. Hammons bought 39 Lawrence St., which lies near the future South Yonkers...
View ArticleYonkers’ Warburton lofts win state preservation award
The Preservation League of New York State announced Wednesday it had selected the Warburton Lofts at Philipse Manor Hall Historic District in Yonkers to receive an award for Excellence in Historic...
View ArticleYonkers homebuilder wins Energy Star award
AVR Homebuilders of Yonkers has received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2014 Energy Star ® Partner of the Year Award for Sustained Excellence at its ceremony this spring. This is the third...
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Does your house have curb appeal?
Yonkers is asking its residents to nominate the best looking homes in their neighborhoods for the city’s annual Curb Appeal Awards. Residents can nominate a Yonkers homeowner through July 7 in one of...
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Mt. Kisco to get new bank, other spaces languish
This northern Westchester village is becoming a definite bank headquarters with six financial centers. The Westchester Bank has signed a 12-year lease for 1,808-square-feet storefront at 51 South...
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Two Westchester sites nominated for historic designation
Twenty-eight sites in 18 New York counties have been nominated to the State and National Registers of Historic Places, says the Governor’s Office. Two are in Westchester County—Glenwolde Park...
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