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Upcoming Spielberg Flick Seen Filming In White Plains: Report
Legendary director Steven Spielberg's next movie may have ties to the Hudson Valley and New Jersey, as the esteemed filmmaker was spotted shooting scenes in Westchester and Morris counties, according to reports. The "Jaws" director, age 78, was seen directing a scene in White Plains last week, The Daily Mail reported on Thursday, Feb. 27. According to the outlet, the film is reportedly titled "The Dish" and will be the director's latest production since "The Fabelmans," which came out in 2022. Spielberg was seen directing a scene featuring actress Emily Blunt, who was pictured …
National Interest
Senate Confirms Garden City Native Kash Patel, Staunch Trump Loyalist, As FBI Director
New York native Kash Patel will lead the world’s most powerful law enforcement agency. The US Senate confirmed Patel, 44, as FBI director by a vote of 51-49 on Thursday, Feb. 20, with Republican Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) breaking rank to join every Democrat in opposing the move. Patel, a Long Island native from Garden City, rose to national prominence as a fierce loyalist to President Donald Trump while spreading “deep state” conspiracy theories and defending many of the rioters charged for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. He previou…
White Plains, NY
On Your Side
Barnes & Noble To Close Location In White Plains: Here's When
A Barnes & Noble bookstore in a Westchester County shopping center has set its closing date. The Barnes & Noble located in the City Center in White Plains at 230 Main St. will close on Easter Sunday, April 20, according to a company spokesperson. The store has been in the City Center for decades. In the meantime until its final day in business, the store will open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sundays and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Other Barnes & Noble locales in Westchester include stores in Yonkers, Hartsdale, and Scarsdale.
White Plains, NY
Breaking News
Youth Soccer Coach Kissed 15-Year-Old Girl, Made Suggestive Comments At White Plains Clinic: DA
A 44-year-old youth soccer coach faces criminal charges after allegedly kissing a teenage girl and making suggestive comments to her at a clinic held at a Westchester school, prosecutors said. Mamaroneck resident Jose Grajales-Giraldo, age 44, was arraigned in White Plains City Court on charges connected to an incident that happened in White Plain on Saturday, Jan. 25, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Feb. 12. According to the DA's Office, on the day of the incident, Grajales-Giraldo was acting as a coach for a youth soccer clinic hel…
White Plains, NY
Breaking News
23 Starving Cats Rescued From Hoarding Situation In White Plains
Nearly two dozen starving cats and kittens have been rescued from a horrific hoarding situation in Westchester, where they were found abandoned, malnourished, and suffering from severe neglect, officials said. SPCA Westchester is urgently seeking community support after rescuing 23 cats and kittens from a dire hoarding situation. The animals were discovered in a White Plains home abandoned after their owner was evicted, leaving them without food or water for weeks, the organization said in a social media post on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The SPCA’s Humane Law Enforcement Unit responded to the sce…
White Plains, NY
Breaking News
'Manhole Event' Causes Evacuation Of Court House, PD Building In White Plains (
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This story has been updated. Smoking manholes on a Westchester street caused the evacuation of the County Court House and a police department building, officials said. The incident happened in the area of the intersection of South Lexington Avenue and Martine Avenue on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at around 11 a.m., when smoking manholes caused high carbon monoxide levels, leading to the temporary evacuation of the County Court House and the White Plains Police Department, according to a Con Edison spokesperson. The "manhole event" was caused by salt on the roads mixing with melting s…
White Plains, NY
Breaking News
Man Leaves Victim 'Mangled, Unrecognizable' In Fatal White Plains Beating: Will Face Jail Time
A Westchester jury has found a man guilty of murder for a brutal 2022 beating that left his victim unrecognizable, prosecutors announced. White Plains resident Jare Diaz, age 27, was convicted of second-degree murder in the fatal attack of 38-year-old Otoniel Guzman-Desdicho on Nov. 26, 2022, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace said Monday, Feb. 10. On the night of the attack at around 11:30 p.m., Guzman-Desdicho was walking in White Plains and ran into Diaz, whom he knew, the DA's Office said. After a brief conversation, Diaz launched an unprovoked assault, …
White Plains, NY
Obituaries
Former White Plains Firefighter Dies Months After Son Killed In Crash: 'Your Work Here Is Done'
White Plains is mourning the loss of retired firefighter James Patrick "Paddy" Fitzgerald, who died on Tuesday, Jan. 28, just two months after the tragic death of his son, Michael Fitzgerald, in a car crash. Fitzgerald, a longtime Elmsford resident who was 81, served with distinction in the White Plains Fire Department, where he was stationed at Stations 1 and 2 and earned a Meritorious Service Award for saving a woman and child from a burning building in Yonkers while off duty, according to his obituary. His commitment to public service extended beyond his firefighting career, …
White Plains, NY
Your Community
Trump Pardons White Plains Man Convicted In Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
Days after taking office, President Donald Trump has pardoned or commuted the sentence of more than a thousand people who participated in the deadly riot at the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, including a 35-year-old Hudson Valley man who had been convicted of felony charges. The conviction of White Plains resident William Pepe, formerly of the Dutchess County city of Beacon, was overturned by an executive order signed by Trump on Monday, Jan. 20. Pepe had previously been found guilty of charges related to his conduct during the Jan. 6 breach in October 2024. According to federa…
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
Breaking News
Five Charged With Armed Home Invasion Robbery That Involved Zip-Tying Two Victims In Wallkill
Five people have been charged in connection with a violent gunpoint home invasion robbery in the town of Wallkill in Orange County, during which a family, including four young children, was terrorized. Acting U.S. Attorney Edward Y. Kim announced the arrests alongside FBI Assistant Director in Charge James E. Dennehy on Thursday, Jan. 16. The suspects—Bhupinderjit Singh, 26, Elijaiah Roman, 22, Corey Hall, 45, Erik Suarez, 24, and Divya Kumari, 26—were taken into custody and will face charges in White Plains federal court. According to court documents, the robbery occurred on Sunday, Dec. …
White Plains, NY
Your Community
Westchester Sees Record Growth in Housing Units, New Report Finds
Westchester County is experiencing an unprecedented housing boom, with a new report revealing that approximately 12,500 new residential units have been completed since 2021, and another 15,000 units are currently under construction. The findings, presented by real estate brokerage RM Friedland at the annual real estate development conference hosted by the Business Council of Westchester (BCW) and the Fordham Real Estate Institute on Tuesday, Jan. 14, highlight the county's response to the national housing shortage. "The amount of residential development that has occurred in Westchester Coun…
Harrison, NY
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Popular Mexican Restaurant Opens New Locale In Purchase
Feeling some Mexican food? Well, good news—a chain that has earned some rave reviews has opened a second locale in Westchester. La Casa, an eatery chain with a location in Bronxville, is opening La Casa Purchase for dinner on Friday, Jan. 10 at 578 Anderson Hill Rd. According to the owners, the new restaurant is "perfectly situated between Rye, White Plains, and Greenwich, CT." During the locale's first opening period, it will only open for dinner Tuesday through Saturday in the upstairs dining room. Don't worry though, the dinner menu has plenty of options, including&n…
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