A special meeting of the Board of Estimate and Contract will be held on Tuesday,  August 23, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. in the Mayor’s Conference Room to award the bid for Memorial Field Site Preparation.

To All Candidates in the 2011 City of Mount Vernon Elections: Pursuant to Section 221-4 and 221-5 of the Code of the City of Mount Vernon, campaign signs are prohibited from being posted on City, County, State, and Metropolitan Transportation Authority property.  Further, please be advised that  conviction of violation of the provisions shall be […]

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Mount Vernon – Mayor Clinton I. Young, Jr. announced today that on Friday, August 12, 2011, the Department of Recreation and basketball star Ben Gordon will host the “Journey to the Throne” Gospel concert at the Doles Community Center located at 250 South 6th Avenue in Mount Vernon. This event starts promptly at 6:00 pm […]

Mount Vernon, NY—Mayor Clinton Young, Jr. announced today that 12th Avenue will be on lock down until further notice. This bold action comes in the wake of the shooting that lead to the death of 27 year old Gloria Nartey. On Monday, August 8th, 2011, shortly after 9:30PM, Nartly was shot one time in the […]

MAYOR CLINTON I. YOUNG, JR. AND USAGAIN CORPORATION PROMOTE RECYCLING AND THE REUSE OF CLOTHES, SHOES AND TEXTILES THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON Mount Vernon, NY – Mayor Clinton I. Young, Jr. announced today that the Department of Recreation and USAgain Corporation began a new recycling initiative in the City of Mount Vernon that […]

New SRRS System is Designed Enhance Constituent Service and Improve Government Efficiency   Mount Vernon, NY—Mayor Clinton I. Young, Jr. announced during a news conference today that the City of Mount Vernon is testing a new system aimed at improving communication between the citizens of Mount Vernon and City Hall. The system called the Service Request […]

Vernon Place Home Invasion Leads to the Arrest of its Residents         Numerous Marijuana plants are allegedly found inside home              Mount Vernon, NY – Mayor Clinton Young, Jr. announced today that on Tuesday morning, August 2nd, 2011, the residents of 17 Vernon Place called the Mount Vernon Police Department to report that three (3) unknown […]

 Mayor Young is calling on federal lawmakers to help keep Social Security Office open for Mount Vernon Senior Citizens MOUNT VERNON, NY – Mayor Young announced today that he is calling on federal lawmakers to join him in the fight to keep the Social Security Office in Mount Vernon open. The Social Security Administration has […]

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Notice of Public Hearing City of Mount Vernon CDBG Annual Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2012 Thursday, August 11, 2011 3:00 P.M. City Hall Council Chambers, 2nd floorRoosevelt SquareMount Vernon, NY 10550   Citizens of the City of Mount Vernon are urged to attend a public hearing conducted by the City of Mount Vernon Department […]

New joint initiative is designed to clean up abandoned properties and strengthen communities   Mount Vernon, New York—Mayor Clinton I. Young, Jr. and Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Jim Killoran in cooperation with the Mount Vernon the Department of Planning and Community Development announced a new initiative to combat abandoned properties and spruce up communities […]

The Board of Water Supply is presently under contract to rehabilitate major distribution mains in various sections of Mount Vernon.  It is anticipated that construction will start on or after August 3, 2011.  The locations of these mains are as follows:   South 3rd Avenue from Washington Boulevard to 400 feet north of East 7th […]

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Special Meeting of the Mount Vernon Urban Renewal Agency Friday July 29, 2011 3:30 P.M. Mayors Conference Room Download Agenda Here

The 2011 Department of Public Works Clean-Up/Beautification Weekend was successful and triumph. Mayor Clinton I. Young, Jr. and Public Works Commissioner Terrence Horton announced that the City of Mount Vernon clean up weekend 2011 was a major success. Crews from the Department of Public Works were joined by more than twenty-five neighborhood and community groups to […]

SCHOOL TAX BILL NOTICE Due to recent changes by the Governor and Legislature in the New York State School Tax Relief Program (STAR) tax bills were delayed to insure the accuracy of each and every STAR exemption. Tax bills are being printed and will be mailed shortly to property owners. The new due date is […]

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See video clip: http://gallery.me.com/onpoint23/100000 A near Million dollar investment in New Playgrounds will help revitalize local neighborhoods and create safe havens for Mount Vernon children   “This is an investment in our children,” noted Mayor Young.  “This new playground will feature a new safety surface, swings, play apparatus, benches and greenery. All told we are investing […]

      EVERY THURSDAY       July 28th – October 27th       10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. MOUNT VERNON CITY HALL PLAZA     (Rain or Shine) farmers’ market flyer

Statement from U.S. Congressman ELIOT ENGEL RALLY FOR ATLANTIC DEVELOPMENT JULY 20, 2011             I’m sorry I cannot be with you today, but I am in Washington trying to stop the Republicans from doing to the country what they are trying to do to Mount Vernon.             This is an opportunity to help Mount Vernon’s […]

  On July 20, 2011 Mt. Vernon Mayor Clinton Young, Vice-Chairman of the Westchester County Board of Legislators Lyndon Williams, community and church leaders, and business owners rallied in downtown Mount Vernon in support of Atlantic Development Group’s revitalization project. The project will completely revive downtown Mount Vernon, creating new retail space and housing, renovations […]

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  Regular Meeting of the Mount Vernon Urban Renewal Agency Tuesday, July 19, 2011 9:30 A.M. Mayors Conference Room Download Agenda Here

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The Board of Ethics is proposing an amendment to Chapter 24 of the Code of City of Mount Vernon entitled, “ETHICS, CODE OF” by adding political activity prohibitions and whistleblower protection.  The amendments are as follows: E. Whistle Blower Protection. (1) Neither the city nor any person, including City officers and employees, may take or […]

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A regular meeting of the Board of Ethics will be held on Thursday July 7, 2011 at 10:00 am in the City Council Committee Room second floor City Hall, Mount Vernon, NY.

Mayor Clinton I. Young, Jr., the Mount Vernon Office for the Aging and the Department of Recreation announced today a Senior Day will be held at Petrillo Apartments on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 6 p.m. in the community room. This is one in a series of visits to Senior Housing in Mount Vernon.  The […]