STATEMENT ON DA ROCAH CALLING FOR DOJ INVESTIGATION INTO MOUNT VERNON POLICE DEPARTMENT

*original statement from Mayor was included in DA Rocah’s earlier press release*

Since taking office in January, 2020 my mandate has been transformation and accountability across city agencies including the police department. We are working hard to…

STATEMENT FROM MAYOR PATTERSON-HOWARD ON RECENT INDICTMENT OF CITY EMPLOYEE

As mayor, my administration is built on a platform of anti-corruption and transparency. I remain committed to these principles. When the city learned of this issue last October, my team and I took it seriously. We requested that any employees who received SBA Loans/ Grants contact their commissioners.

Seventeen employees came forward. Police Commissioner Glenn Scott compiled the information then handed it over to the proper authorities. My administration has fully cooperated with authorities and will continue to do so.

This is a hard day for Mount Vernon as we are a small and connected community and a situation like this will undoubtedly reverberate throughout our network of neighbors, family, and friends.

MOUNT VERNON, NY — March 12, 2021 — Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard announced the Mount Vernon Police Reform Commission (MVPRC) final report, consisting of forty-three recommended reforms to the Mount Vernon Police Department. The final report is open for public comment through Sunday, March 21, 2021 at https://cmvny.com/2021/03/11/mount-vernon-police-reform-commission-report/ …

Harvard Bloomberg Innovation Track

New York nursing homes will resume indoor visitations on Friday under new rules that ease current COVID-19 testing requirements for visitors and increase the capacity for each facility.

New Rules:

• No visitor testing would be required for nursing homes in counties with COVID test positivity rates below 5%, but health…

Today, Friday, Feb. 19, Governor Cuomo announced that residents in parts of Yonkers and Mount Vernon will be able to begin making an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday, Feb. …

Mount Vernon, NY — Today, the City of Mount Vernon is providing an update on the status of its internal investigations around allegations of corruption and police misconduct within the Mount Vernon Police Department (MVPD). The investigations commenced in July 2020, when MVPD requested audio tapes from Officer Murshea Bovell…

Beginning around Thursday, February 18 for approximately eleven months

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is advising motorists that the East Lincoln Avenue Bridge over the Hutchinson River and the Hutchinson River Parkway at Exit 12 (East Lincoln Ave/Mount Vernon/Pelham) in the City of Mount Vernon and the…