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‘Charlotte’s Web’ author EB White's childhood house is for sale for $2.8M in Mount Vernon
MOUNT VERNON ‒ The childhood home of author E.B. White, who wrote “Charlotte’s Web” and other classic children’s books, has undergone major renovation and is on the market for $2.8 million. Built in 1905, the 5,000-square-foot, three-floor home of six bedrooms and five bathrooms at...
Man accused in Rockland stabbing suffers from mental illness, lawyer says
NEW CITY, N.Y. -- CBS New York has learned more about the victim and the suspect in last week's attack on a man outside his Rockland County home.The victim's injuries are far more serious than first known.On Tuesday, the family of the suspect spoke out through an attorney about his struggle with mental illness.Elijah Dean was a top student-athlete at Spring Valley High School in 2018 who went on to play football at Western Connecticut State University before leaving school in 2020.Now, Dean, 23, is charged with attempted murder, accused of viciously stabbing a man in the driveway of a...
Chick fil A Paramus Route 17
The opening of the brand-new Paramus Chick-fil-A is imminent. According to Paramus Mayor Chris DiPiazza, the Chick-fil-A being built alongside the northbound side of Route 17 will open in the first week of May. The fast-casual chicken joint replaces The Fireplace, which closed in July 2021 after 65 years in...
Rockland wants Spring Valley house vacated, demolished or fire safety violation remediated
SPRING VALLEY - Rockland wants a state judge to order a landlord to repair his overcrowded rental house, remove the tenants from life-threatening conditions and pay a $13,750 fine for numerous violations, a legal action states. The county's New York State Supreme Court petition filed this month states property owner...
NYPD targets illegal mopeds, scooters and ATVs
In the Concourse section of the Bronx, much like a lot of New York, illegal mopeds are found on both the streets and sidewalks. “There’s no excuse me, no nothing. They’re ready to run you over,” Bronx resident Wanda Mudez said. What You Need To Know. The...
Irvington High Names Class of 2024 Valedictorian, Salutatorian
Ciara Lyons and Hanna Reich are heads of the Class of 2024 at Irvington High School. Lyons has been named valedictorian, while Reich is salutatorian. Both students said they were honored to have earned the recognition and attributed their success to the support of family, teachers and peers. For Lyons,...
Former Bronx Female Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl and Heroin Distribution
Grace Rosa Baez, a former Bronx NYPD police officer, pled guilty in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, April 16, to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and para-fluorofentanyl, before U.S. District Judge Denise L. Cote, federal prosecutors said. Reacting to the guilty plea, Damian Williams,...
SEEN HER? Concerns Grow Following Unconfirmed Call That Missing Englewood Woman Was Dead
𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚: A caller's claim that a missing single mom had died hasn't been confirmed, said authorities in Englewood who've stepped up their search for her.Concerns initially were raised when Cynthia Anderson, 33, who'd recently been homeless, stopped communicating with friends, police said.They becam…
'I survived you': Ramapo College kidnapping victim confronts defendant at sentencing
HACKENSACK — A young woman told the man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping her that she is no longer a victim when she confronted him at his sentencing on Monday. With her family and friends at her back, Alexis Ruhlen read her victim impact statement to the court, describing her harrowing experience as Pawel Sliwinski, her boyfriend of two years, kidnapped her at knifepoint from the Ramapo College of New Jersey campus on Oct. 13, 2022.
15-year-old girl fatally hit by a car in Ridgefield had a 'bright spirit'
The Clifton Public Schools community is rallying around a maintenance worker whose daughter was struck and killed by a car in Ridgefield on Sunday night. Known for her "bright spirit," 15-year-old Serenity Law was hit by a car at Shaler Boulevard and Edgewater Avenue at about 7:37 p.m. The corner where...
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