Yonkers
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“Origins” is a new entry in Starz’s “Power” crime drama franchise, which has shot in Brooklyn, Chicago and Yonkers, N.Y.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Police took the teen into custody Friday at a residential house that police believe may be linked to a family member in Yonkers.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2024
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
Two weeks later, he humiliated his opponents down in the Yonkers Handicap under a staggering 129 pounds, breaking a mile-and-one-sixteenth track record that had stood for twenty-three years.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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