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2008
Events arranged in reverse chronological order, with the most recent on top.

Date

Event

July  
July-August Jazz & Blues @ Dusk kicks off at 6:30 PM on Friday, July 11th.
June
June 23rd Yonkers puts on historic face: Greyston to alter plans
June 12th Grand opening ribbon cutting for Collins Phase II / Hudson Park took place on Thurday, June 12th!
June 11th Citibank buys into vision for downtown Yonkers.
June 1st

City unveils prepaid parking meter cards.

May

May 31st

Yonkers company taking prostate cancer analysis tool to market.

May 26th

Lou Vlahopoulos of the Galaxy reflects on downtown development.

May 17th

"SFC is the talk of the town." WCBJ cover story - May 17th, 2008

Sunday,
May 18th!

EVOLUTION ARTS!!!

May 8-11

Sidewalk Sales

Monday
May 5th

Ribboncutting - 66 Main Street: It's Green Event: Mayor Amicone cut the ribbon that officially opened 66 Main Street - Yonkers' first geo-thermal building; unveiling of the High School Senior Art Competition for the "Yonkers Go Green" logo.

April

Sunday
April 20th

EVOLUTION ARTS!!! First exhibit

April 11th

NYC businessman buys growing swath of downtown Yonkers

April 3 - 6

Sidewalk Sales

March

Friday
March 28th

LET'S DANCE DOWNTOWN!

Wednesday
March 26th

Annual Yonkers Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Luncheon.

Thursday
March 13th

2008 BID Board of Directors elected at Annual Meeting on March 13th.

Sunday
March 9th

Yonkers Waterfront District featured in article in the Real Estate section of the NY Times

March 11th

Crime Stats Down in Yonkers for 2007

Friday
March 7th

Inaugural column written by YDWBID ED Steve Sansone appears in March 7th Home News &Times.

Sunday
March 2nd

Yonkers St. Patrick's Day Parade kicked off at 1:30 PM (McClean and South Broadway), ending at reviewing stand on Hudson/S Broadway.

February

February 17th

BID working on Getty Square Transit Hub initiative
See February 17th, 2008 article in Westchester County Business Journal.

River Views: BID member Ken Dearden interviewed in February 17th, 2008 article in Westchester County Business Journal.

Saturday
January 26th

250th Wedding Anniversary Celebration of Mary Philipse and Roger Morris at Philipse Manor Hall.

January 17th

Ken Dearden, Downtown Yonkers developer, has YouTube contest for
free rent at his 66 Main project.

January 2nd

NY Times: New York Water Taxi to Haverstraw

January

Master art restorer Helmut Zitzwitz of Hudson River Gallery & Conservators in downtown Yonkers is featured in January Westchester Magazine.

2007

December

Monday
December 3rd

Holiday Tree Lightings in Getty Square

Saturday
December 1st

A Celebration of a Dutch Christmas - Visit from St. Nicholas at Philipse Manor Hall. St. Nicholas, his white steed and piper sponsored by the Yonkers D/W BID.

November

Friday,
November 30th

Four ribbon cuttings as new businesses opened: "Fly Me to the Moon: A Unique Florist" at 47B North Broadway, Nationwide Insurance at 42North Broadway, Getty Square Luncheonette at 2 Main Street and Anselmo's at 32 South Broadway.

November

Yonkers D/W BID coordinates cooperative ad for downtown businesses in the November 2007 issue of Westchester Magazine.

October

Emerald Witchcraft: The Emerald Diner (53 South Broadway) pulled out all the stops with their Halloween decorations

October 26th

Yonkers D/W BID Board Vice Chair Ken Dearden featured in JN article about using geothermal energy at 66 Main.

Saturday
October 20th

CommUNITY RUN for the youth of the community.

Wednesday
October 10th

Shellion Nail Salon & Spa (37 Main St) has grand re-opening ribbon-cutting

October 8th

Hudson River Gallery & Conservators featured in October 8th Westchester County Business Journal!

October

Thursday,
September 13th

Main Street Film Series @ Dusk: “Grease”
Outdoor screening in front of 86 Main Street Sponsored by Citibank, City of Yonkers and the YDWBID

Sunday,
September 15th

Historic 82nd running of the Yonkers Marathon
YDWBID Chair John Kolenda finishes half-marathon.
YDWBID Executive Director Steve Sansone receives plaque from Parks for BID support of the Yonkers Marathon.

Saturday
September 8th

Riverfest!

Saturday
September 8th

Plaque to fallen Hudson River hero Frank Kendrick unveiled on the Yonkers Pier.

Saturday
September 8th

First Annual Riverfest UNICYCLE RACE on the Yonkers Waterfront.

September 7th

Finale of Jazz & Blues@Dusk on the Yonkers Amphitheater.
See our archive of summer performances.

September 4th

Yonkers - NY Water Taxi service from/to Haverstraw through Yonkers starts September 4th

September 3rd

Restaurant boom in downtown Yonkers

August 2007

August 30th

Ante up: Nick Sprayregen likes Yonkers and is buying

August 27th

Housing boom in downtown Yonkers.

August 24th

Body and Soul Essentials opens new organic juice bar.

Aug. 3-5

August Downtown Sidewalk Sales featured live music by "A Few Good Men"

August 1st

Yonkers Food Facts - Restaurant Informational Meeting draws developers, real estate brokers, restaurateurs and municipal officials.

August

WIBO comes to i.Park in downtown Yonkers. Learn more>>

July 2007

July 7th

Downtown welcomes Art Truck

Friday
July 6th

Steve Sansone profiled in Journal News article

Friday
July 6th

"Facing Life " Ribbon-cutting.

July 5th

Fr. John Hamilton comes to St. John's Church in Getty Square

Jazz & Blues @ Dusk

June 2007

Sunday
June 24th

Puerto Rican/Hispanic Parade & Festival

Tuesday
June 19th

YPO John Barsi bike rack dedication.
Fish sculpture honors local cop.

Sunday
June 10th

YWCA Celebrity Chefs

Friday
June 1

Four Ribbon Cuttings and a Sidewalk Sale

Friday/Sat
June 1st/2nd

X20 raises funds for Saunders and St. Joseph's.

May 2007

Tuesday
May 15th

Luz Tirada Communications marks 15th Anniversary

Saturday
May 5th

Yonkers Mayfair events at Philipse Manor Hall, Beczak, two art galleries

Tuesday
May 1st

Metro92 cuts ribbon and Art Truck entries are introduced
Trolley Barn back on track in Yonkers.

 

APRIL 2007

April

Westchester Photographic Society exhibit in YDWBID office

Thursday
April 26th

Yonkers YMCA Dinner Dance honors Joseph Apicella and Dr. Marsha Gordon

April 25th

Custom bike rack in memory of YPO John Barsi installed

  Plaque installed in September 11th Garden on the waterfront

Wednesday
April 11th

Yonkers Partners in Education honors students

MARCH 2007

Sunday
March 4th

St. Patrick's Day Parade

FEBRUARY 2007

Wednesday
February 21st

SFC Presentation to Yonkers DWBID members

Sunday
February 18th

Steve Sansone hired as new YDWBID Executive Director

Thursday
February 15th

Friends of Philipse Manor honor departing site manager Heather Iannucci

Wednesday
February 7th

Encore Co-Op tenants (35-37 Hudson St) host "Meet and Greet"

Saturday
February 3rd

The YDWBID's 2nd Annual Mardi Gras Ball

January 2007

2006

DECEMBER

Santa visits downtown Yonkers

December 1st

Homes for America Holdings (HFAH) cuts ribbon on their new offices at 86 Main Street

NOVEMBER

November 14th

Actors Federal Credit Union sponsored cooperative apartment building (the "Encore") located at 35 Hudson Street, Downtown Yonkers, was officially opened

November 3rd

Hudson River Museum had its ribbon-cutting for the new arched entry way and lobby which features flat-panel closed circuit televisions and an entrance to the HRM shop

OCTOBER

Westchester Magazine features Yonkers as one of six towns "About to Boom"

October 31st

Yonkers DWBID and MCU donate new bicycles to YPD Bicycle Patrol

October 22nd

Hudson River Art Gallery and Conservators  opens in the Station Plaza Building!

October 21st

Third Annual Childrens Village Masquerade Gala

SEPTEMBER

September 30th

Kendrick Boulevard dedicated at Yonkers Riverfest

September 14th

Collins Enterprises breaks ground for Hudson Park North on the Yonkers waterfront

September
2nd

Harcourt Trade Publishers announces publication of "The Women of the House"

AUGUST

August 10th

Rick Magder named Tomorrow's Newsmaker by 1010WINS

August 1st

Breaking ground for the Gold Star Mothers Memorial.

Summer

Summer Jazz on the Hudson

JULY

July 22nd

The Great Hudson River Paddle comes to Yonkers

 


 

 

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