Yonkers
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Yonkers Voice News reported Colón was admitted to NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester hospital in Bronxville, N.Y., on Tuesday with respiratory problems and he appeared fragile.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026
The bottom line was hit by a $256 million noncash goodwill impairment charge tied to a recent decision to withdraw an application for its Empire City casino in Yonkers, N.Y.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
His father was a co-owner of a factory in Yonkers and his mother a homemaker.
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024
A man’s body, well-dressed from head to toe, was found on June 4, 1878, three miles outside of Yonkers at the foot of Tramp’s Rock.
From Slate • Dec. 28, 2023
A few kids even come in from Mount Vernon and Yonkers.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
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