Mount Vernon Insider: City of Mount Vernon: The Memorial Day Parade is Back | Monday, May 30, 2022 at 10 a.m.

 

On Monday, May 30, 2022, the City of Mount Vernon will hold its annual Memorial Day observances. The day begins with a Wreath Laying Ceremony at City Hall at 8:30 AM.

Immediately following the ceremony, the 2022 Memorial Day Parade will leave from the corner of Prospect and Park Avenues and head south on 1st Ave, west on 3rd Street, and finally north on 4th Ave and all the way up Gramatan Ave to Hartley Park. Due to Covid-19 this is the first parade the City has had in 3 years and is anticipating historic turnouts to view the community performance groups and paid acts.

Mount Vernon Insider: Westchester County District Attorney: MOUNT VERNON MAN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR FATAL SHOOTING.

 

WESTCHESTER COUNTY OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY

MIRIAM E. ROCAH

 

 

***NEWS RELEASE***

For Immediate Release

MOUNT VERNON MAN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR FATAL SHOOTING.

 

White Plains, NY – Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced that Mount Vernon resident Jonathan Jeanty was sentenced to state prison for the 2020 shooting death of a Yonkers man.

 

Jeanty, 23, was sentenced on May 24, 2022, to 15 years in state prison, with five years of post-release supervision, after his plea of guilty to Manslaughter in the First Degree, a violent felony.

 

On April 12, 2020, at approximately 11 p.m., Jeanty shot 24-year-old Tremell Robinson during an argument near South First Avenue in Mount Vernon. Robinson was transported to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, where he died.

 

The Mount Vernon Police Department arrested Jeanty on April 16, 2020, following an investigation.

 

The case was before Judge Barry Warhit in Westchester County Court, and was prosecuted by Bureau Chief Nadine Nagler and Senior Trial Counsel Brian Bendish.

Mount Vernon Insider: City of Mount Vernon: Mount Vernon Continues Financial Recovery by Adopting State Comptroller’s Recommendations.

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2022  Mount Vernon Continues Financial Recovery by Adopting State Comptroller’s Recommendations.

Mount Vernon, NY - In a collaborative effort, Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard, City Council President Derrick Thompson and City Comptroller Darren M. Morton signed off today on a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) following the eye-opening NYS Comptroller Audit into Non-Payroll Disbursements from January 2017 to September 2020. The plan takes 20 recommendations from the January 2022 Audit Report (2021M-163) and details the policies & procedures implemented in the first four months and highlights actions to be taken over the next year. The development of this corrective action plan and its implementation represent significant steps toward improved financial management and safeguarding City assets to ensure the public’s trust and confidence. https://files.constantcontact.com/87e93018001/2b7c0c67-581d-4da8-8d2a-ddbd8788313b.pdf https://files.constantcontact.com/87e93018001/11559089-fe23-49b5-835a-6fb7e214ea3d.pdf

News from Black Westchester Magazine.

 

Families Calls For Justice For The April 8th Stabbing Of Teenage Cherleaders Kayla Green And Mainece Simpson | Black Westchester Magazine.

https://blackwestchester.com/families-calls-for-justice-for-the-april-8th-stabbing-of-teenage-cherleaders-kayla-green-and-mainece-simpson/

Mount Vernon Insider: City of Mount Vernon: United States Conference of Mayors Host Roundtable to Boost Mount Vernon Small Businesses.

 

Mount Vernon Insider: City of Mount Vernon: Public Scoping Hearing Notice.

 

Mount Vernon Insider: Westchester County Legislator Tyrae Woodson-Samuels 13th District: County Approves More than $163K for Mount Vernon Youth Programs.

 

Dear Neighbors and Friends, 

I'm happy to report that all of my colleagues on the Board of Legislators joined me Monday night in approving more than $163,000 to fund the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau's Safe Haven, Youth Empowerment and Step Up programs.

These are some of the best and most valuable programs we have for young people in the city, making a positive impact year after year on the lives of the hundreds they serve. 

They are also a great example of County and City government working together to support Mount Vernon families.

Many Mount Vernon families are already well aware of these programs, and the other great work of our Youth Bureau.  But let me tell you a little bit more about the programs the County approved this week:

The Safe Haven After-School program provides academic and homework help in English and Math at the Grimes and Cecil H. Parker Elementary Schools, helping prepare kids ages 7-12 for middle and high school. It also gives them a safe, social place to spend out-of-school time five days a week.

The Safe Haven Summer program -- which this year is also open to six-year-olds -- offers a range of fun and life-enriching experiences that also provide important life skills including field trips, science and tech activities, health and wellness projects, as well as music, arts and crafts.

And Safe Haven's Saturday STEAM Academy gives kids from the 3^rd to 8^th grades the chance to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math.

For more information about these programs, including how to apply, visit https://cmvny.com/358/Safe-Haven

The Youth Empowerment Program addresses unemployment by providing after-school and summer jobs to at-risk youth.  That includes young people who are under court supervision, but also young people facing social barriers to employment, by teaching resume and cover letter writing; interviewing skills; conducting mock interviews; completing online job applications; teaching workplace ethics; coaching communication and presentation skills; time and money management; and more.

Learn more at https://cmvny.com/240/Youth-Employment-Training

The Step Up program focuses on young men at risk in Mount Vernon. The open-door program offers one-on-one employment training, tutoring, family counseling, and academic support, and works closely with the city school district and police department to improve relationships with people in authority and help young people refrain from violence and find other means of problem solving.

More information is available at https://cmvny.com/359/STEP-UP

I want to extend a special thanks to Commissioner Debbie Burrell-Butler and the entire team at the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau for their dedication to the young people of our city.

Sincerely,

Mount Vernon Insider: City of Mount Vernon: LOCAL COYOTE SIGHTINGS AND ATTACKS.

 

Mount Vernon Insider: City of Mount Vernon: MAYOR PATTERSON-HOWARD DELIVERS 3RD STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS (Full Speech & Video).

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOBHz5LbKJY

Mount Vernon Insider: City of Mount Vernon: REMINDER: You're Invited! 2022 Mount Vernon State of the City Address.

 

Dear Friend,

I am requesting your attendance for our 2022 Mount Vernon State of the City address on May 3, 2022 at 7pm, where I look forward to sharing with you our successes, our blueprint for progress and answering some of your questions.

• What have we accomplished in the past year?
• Has Mount Vernon become Safer?
• What programs do we have for our youth and seniors?
• How is government working to create a better quality of life with the taxes & fees it collects?
• What is the plan for development in Mount Vernon?
• How will we fix our infrastructure issues?

I can't wait to discuss how we are answering these questions and more during my speech on May 3, 2022 at 7pm. 

You can watch it online on the CMVNY Website - https://www.cmvny.com/.

In Service,

Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard