The City Council will hold a public hearing for proposed amendments to Sections 267-18C and 267-28E of the City of Mount Vernon Zoning Ordinance which would permit multifamily dwellings by special permit within the DB Downtown Business District in the Fleetwood neighborhood of Mount Vernon, subject to certain applicability standards.  Said public hearing will be held on […]

Notice of Public Hearing for the proposed amendment to the City of Mount Vernon Zoning Ordinance applying RMF-SC Multi-Family Senior Citizen Housing Floating Overlay Zone and related changes to the City of Mount Vernon Zoning Map for property located at 125-129 South Fifth Avenue (Grace Terrace Site), is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, March […]

A special Board of Estimate and Contract meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. in the Mayor’s Conference Room in order to award the bid for the Emergency Operation Center’s Room located at the Third Street firehouse and any other business as may be presented at said meeting.

Four young men who form the Westchester Workforce Development Academy for Youth took the final step in solidifying their post high school plans as part of the Youth Bureau’s WWDAY Program.  Senior students Shariff Grant, Mckiy Hewitt, and Jamie Fernandez enlisted in United States Marine Corp, while senior Patrick Bail is heading to the high […]

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The 2014 Summer Youth Employment Application is available for download . In addition, please make sure all original documents requested, along with the completed application are returned during the week of April 7th thru April 10th between the hours of 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm to the Youth Bureau, room 307. SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION […]

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Mount Vernon is hosting a forum to help answer insurance questions about enrollment and offer assistance in signing up for health insurance in the Affordable Care Act. Open enrollment in policies on the health care law’s online marketplace will conclude at the end of March. Those who haven’t complied with the law’s mandate that they have […]

Mount Vernon High School Junior Rai Benjamin is heating up the indoor track circuit. He won the 300 Meter State and Federation titles at the New York State Championships at Cornell.  He ran 33.84 which ranks him #2 in New York and #3 in the USA.  Rai broke the meet record and set a new Section 1, […]

Tune your radios to 1460 AM-WVOX on Monday, March 17, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. to hear the latest City news on the Council’s monthly radio show.  This month’s featured guest will be Jaime Martinez, Acting Planning Commissioner for the City of Mount Vernon who will be present to discuss community and development projects in the City.

The Mount Vernon Veterans Service agency wants veterans to know that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is implementing a newly redesigned, more secure Veteran Health Identification Card (VHIC) to replace the Veteran Identification Card (VIC), which was issued in 2004.  In 2010, VA initiated a redesign effort to remove the SSN from the barcode […]

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Mount Vernon Mayor Ernest D. Davis and Police Commissioner Terrence Raynor will preside over a Promotions Swearing-In Ceremony to officially promote uniformed police personnel on Friday, February 21, 2014 at 1:30 pm in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. “This is a big day for the officers being promoted. They worked hard and have […]

A Message from the City Council President   As a reminder, the Fulton Avenue drawbridge between Secor Lane and Edison Avenue (linking Route 1 in Pelham Manor with South Columbus Avenue in Mount Vernon) will be closed to all motorists due to emergency bridge repairs.  The bridge will be closed from Friday, January 31, 2014 […]

A special Board of Estimate and Contract meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. in the Mayor’s Conference Room to open all bids submitted for the Emergency Operations Center to be located at the Third Street Firehouse, and any other business as may be presented at said meeting. 

The City Council will host its monthly radio show on Monday, February 24, 2014 at 7:00 p.m where Nkechi Nwachukwu, Legislative Assistant to the City Council will be a special guest.   Just Added: Curtis Woods, Commissioner of the Department of Public Works, will also be a featured guest from 7:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tune your radios to WVOX- 1460 AM […]

A special Board of Estimate and Contract meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. in the Mayor’s Conference Room for the purpose of rejecting all bids for construction of the Emergency Operation Center’s Room located at the Third Street Firehouse in the City of Mount Vernon, New York and re-advertising […]

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With the latest winter storm expected to move into our area early Thursday morning, alternate side of the street parking will be in effect for all streets in Mount Vernon.  This will enable public works crews to plow streets to the curb on one side through the duration of the storm. After the storm motorists […]

The Youth Bureau is offering a  FREE Saturday STEM Academy for youth in grades 5 to 7 (ages 10-13) who have an interest in learning about science, technology, engineering and math. Beginning Saturday, February 15th through Saturday, March 29th, students will have the unique opportunity of building a model amusement park with the use of […]

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The Mount Vernon Civil Service Commission Meeting scheduled for Monday, February 10, 2014 at 4:30pm has been re-scheduled for Monday, February 24, 2014 at 4:30pm.   Please be advised All Civil Service Commission Meetings are open to the public and will take place at City Hall in the Memorial Room located on the 2nd floor […]

The United States Postal Service will be holding a Black History Month Stamp Dedication to unveil the new Shirley Chisolm stamp in the City Council Chambers at City Hall on Tuesday, February 11, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Shirley Chisolm was an outspoken politician who shattered barriers of race and gender in the 1960s and 1970s. […]

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The following garbage pickup schedule will be in effect for the week of February 10, 2014. Regular garbage pickup on the SOUTHSIDE will be on Monday, February 10, 2014. Regular garbage pickup on the NORTHSIDE will be on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. There will be no recyclables picked up on the SOUTHSIDE or NORTHSIDE on […]

Motorists will not have to move their cars today after the heavy wet snow that blanketed the city yesterday. Alternate side of the street parking has been suspended for today only. The drop in tempratures last night may make digging cars out more difficult but residents should attempt to do so before the next band […]

In light of today’s inclement weather conditions, the public hearing to receive comment on the Grace Terrace Application scheduled to be held on Wednesday, Febrary 5, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. has been cancelled.  The meeting has been rescheduled and will be held on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. 

City Council Radio Show for February 3, 2014 is Canceled.