NY Army National Guard Soldiers competing in national Best Warrior competition in Oklahoma

NY Army National Guard Soldiers competing in national Best Warrior competition in Oklahoma

Soldiers from Greenwood Lake and Yonkers represent northeast in national Army National Guard competition Two New York Army National Guard Soldiers are at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma this week participating in the Army National Guard’s nationwide Best Warrior Competition. Sgt. 1st Class Martin Cozens, a resident of Greenwood Lake, N.Y., assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, […]

MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE URI CLINTON NAMED PRESIDENT & COO OF NEW YORK’S EMPIRE CITY CASINO

MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE URI CLINTON NAMED PRESIDENT & COO OF NEW YORK’S EMPIRE CITY CASINO

Clinton will oversee daily operations at Yonkers resort, continue role in Company’s development efforts MGM PRESS RELEASE MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) (“MGM Resorts” or the “Company”) announced today that it has appointed Uri Clinton President & Chief Operating Officer of Empire City Casino in Yonkers, New York. In his new role, Uri will oversee […]

CITY OF YONKERS JOINS YONKERS-NATIVE PAT QUINN HOST ANNUAL ALS ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE

CITY OF YONKERS JOINS YONKERS-NATIVE PAT QUINN HOST ANNUAL ALS ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE

Yonkers, NY – Mayor Mike Spano and City Council President Liam McLaughlin joined Empire City Casino and Yonkers-native Pat Quinn for the third annual ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Saturday, August 5 at Empire City Casino.  The free festivities, music and family-friendly entertainment attracted hundreds of participants simultaneously dumping ice-water over their heads.   The reason: to support Quinn, one of the co-founders of the global phenomena Ice Bucket Challenge, and reignite […]

Governor Cuomo Advances Gambling Initiative; Yonkers Left Out

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo this week signed the Upstate NY Gaming Economic Development Act, a new law that, pending approval of a referendum this fall, will establish four destination gaming resorts in Upstate New York. The governor said he hopes the plan will boost tourism and economic development in communities across the region. Under the […]