A special City Council Committee Meeting will be held on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Committee Room for the purpose of reviewing the proposed budget for FY 2013.

A special meeting of the Board of Estimate and Contract will be held on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the Mayor’s Conference Room for the purpose of setting a date for a public hearing regarding the proposed  budget for FY 2013 .

The City Council will hold a special committee meeting on Monday, November 26, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. to dicuss the proposed 2013 budget.

Mount Vernon NY – November 23, 2012 – Joining a prestigious group of public servants and business people to receive recognition for service, Mayor Ernest D. Davis was recently presented with the 2012 Mayor of the Year award by the Asian American Council of New York City earlier this month. “Over the years Mount Vernon […]

The Board of Estimate and Contract Meeting originally scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2012 has been rescheduled and will be held on Friday, November 23, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.

The Board of Estimate and Contract Meeting scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. has been cancelled.  The meeting will be rescheduled for a later date.

A special meeting of the City Council will be held on Monday, November 19, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers for the purpose of acting upon legislation authorizing the Mayor to enter into a settlement agreement.  The special meeting will be followed by a special committee meeting to discuss the 2013 budget.

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  Restoration of power loss associated with Hurricane Sandy ends today. As of this morning only 3 customers whose service could be restored remained without service. Their service is expected to be back on by days end. Also ending today will be the participation of Con Edison’s Municipal Liasion who has been working tirelessly alongside us […]

After eight years of blight, the burned out building located at 456 South 1st Avenue and three others is set to be demolished on Monday, November 12, 2012. “Everything is finally in place to rid the city of these blighted properties littering their neighborhoods”, said Mayor Ernest D. Davis. The city’s Building Department has finally […]

As of this morning, 162 customers are still without power.  Con Edison crews are working on 2 main areas of concern: Hutchinson Boulevard Area – Some homes along Hutchinson Boulevard and Hillcrest Road are still experiencing power outage. Work at an intersection to replace a pole is expected to commence and power will hopefully be […]

Work commenced today to complete restoration of service to Mount Vernon Con Edison customers. Currently over 99% of service has been restored. Some customers still remain without service. Con Edison assures us that every attempt will be made to get remaining customers up and running this weekend. Customers are reminded that service cannot be restored […]

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Priority jobs are wrapping up and now Con Edison can focus attention on addressing single service issues which continue to keep some cutomers in the dark. Last evening’s unexpected nor’easter did not impede the progress of restoration although 2 trees fell last night and countless wires were hanging low this morning from the weight of wet snow. There […]

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Power Now 95% Restored – Con Edison has focused its energies today on restoration to the following locations: Ehrbar Avenue – Work ongoing Rochelle Terrace/Hartley Avenue – Restored Prospect/East Sidney/Darwood Avenues – Restored North 8th Avenue –  Restored Sandford Boulevard – Restored Some customers may experience service restoration as crews begin to address single service […]

Con Edison crews are now focused on rebuilding Central Parkway. A convoy of trucks converged upon Central Parkway before nightfall last evening to take the first step toward restoration of power to the hardest hit area of Mount Vernon.  Residents are urged to have continued patience. We have been assured crews will work continuously to […]

The Mount Vernon Board of Water Supply reports a water main break on Grandview and Vernon Avenues. Crews are currently on site to excavate, inspect the extent of damage and repair the main. Customers in the immediate vicinity of the break have been notified that their water has been temporarily cut off. All other customers […]

Much to the relief of city officials and residents of the Central Parkway area, work has just begun to rebuild lines. Pennington School is also now fully restored. Further information on the progress of restoring power to Central Parkway customers will be provided tomorrow.  

The City of Mount Vernon is seeking to develop a Traffic Optimization Study to evaluate, understand and analyze the impact that inefficiencies in the City’s transportation network are having on the City’s economy and future growth. This traffic optimization study will evaluate various modes of transportation to determine whether the mode is operating at its […]

Con Edison is making steady progress to restore power to customers who lost it as a result of Hurricane Sandy. Restorations in the south side occurred throughout the night as well as in areas of the north side. Power to 88% of the city, service was restored to 4,500 customers yesterday with 2,511 still awaiting […]

Mount Vernon’s Con Edison Municipal Liaison wants us to remind property owners that Con Edison is not responsible for storm damages associated with items attached to buildings receiving service. Property owners should check, if they can, to make sure they are ready to receive service during restoration efforts from loss of power due to high winds associated […]

Con Edison is feverishly working in collaboration with the city’s Public Works, Fire and Police Departments to restore power to customers. Service to 4 schools will be restored today. All schools serving as polling places have been restored.  In the last 24 hours service has been restored to 145 customers (customers include single and multi-unit dwellings/businesses). […]

STILL WITHOUT POWER? DRY ICE DISTRIBUTION TODAY ONLY The City of Mount Vernon has secured 1,500 pounds of dry ice from Con Edison for distribution to our residents. Distribution will be from 2:30 pm in the parking lot behind city hall until supplies are exhausted. We only ask that those showing up be prepared to […]

The following sites offer residents a safe place to spend a couple of hours to get out of the cold. Many offer some form of entertainment, food and/or hot drinks. Locate a warming center near you and call 914.295.4014 to make arrangements to be picked up. Doles Community Center 250 S. 6th Ave                                                     12:00pm […]

Con Edison began major work  today along Central Parkway, starting the process of clearing the area for crews to safely remove fallen trees and other debris. You will see major activity in the area, including work overnight. Continue to check here for updates. See maps below to determine if you are in an affected area. […]

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Mount Vernon Area Gas Stations With Fuel as of November 2, 2012 – 10:00 am Please Contact Mount Vernon’s Office of Consumer Protection at (914) 665-2392, ext. 124 if you encounter any problems or concerns regarding this issue.