A downtown garage got hit right before the holiday, the FTC has a fresh warning about fake parking QR codes, and two burger spots are on the way. All of it, in four minutes.
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YPD arrested two Yonkers residents after a run of car break-ins at the parking garage at 45 Warburton Ave. News 12 counted at least nine vehicles with smashed windows Saturday morning; YPD said the larcenies were reported Friday morning. Garage or street, holiday weekend or not: take everything out of sight and lock the car. Already hit? Report it so the pattern gets counted.
The FTC's new warning from Sept 3: scammers cover the real QR code on parking meters and kiosks with a sticker of their own. Scan it and you land on a lookalike payment site built to take your card details. If a meter's code looks taped-on or scratched, pay a different way. No legit parking app needs your card through a random sticker site.
The Attorney General's Sept 2 alert is the one to keep: with federal repayment plans changing, scammers are pitching total forgiveness or fast fixes for an upfront fee. Charging upfront fees for student loan help is illegal in New York. Never share your Federal Student Aid login, and use free help instead: EDCAP, 888-614-5004.
Callers keep faking YPD numbers, including headquarters at (914) 377-7900, and the phony "Planning & Development" invoice letters are still landing in mailboxes. YPD never demands payment by phone, and the city doesn't bill permits by letter. Hang up, look the number up yourself, call back.
Hang up or don't tap, then go to the company's official website or the number on your bill yourself. Check what's hitting your ZIP on the BBB Scam Tracker map. Anyone who pressures you to pay right now, this way is telling you what they are.
Spot something hitting your block? Forward it: tips@yonkerslocalscoop.com. We verify before we print.
A printed sticker beat every algorithm: the FTC's parking-meter warning is paper over glass. Worth remembering as AI tools get flashier. Most rip-offs around here are still a fake URL, a spoofed number, or a letter that looks official. If a link surprises you, skip it and go to the site yourself.
YPL's Tech Help sessions give you 20 minutes with a real person for whatever stumps everyone: phone settings, scam texts, email, printing. Riverfront Library runs Tech Help on Fridays, 11 AM to 1 PM, by appointment, and the Digital Navigator books one-on-one sessions online.
On Thursday morning, part of the roof and an exterior wall gave way at the condemned commercial building on Elm Street, sending bricks into the courtyard next door. Residents at 91 Elm were evacuated as a precaution, and the street closed between Palisade and Nepperhan. The city's building inspector said the 93 Elm St. structure was already condemned over roof leaks and a buckling facade, and Hoodline's report points to a similar partial failure at 9 North Broadway in 2024. If there's a crack on your block you've been ignoring, this is the nudge.
The library's hotspot lending program loans home internet by the week. With school back since Thursday, the waitlist moves fast, so get on it now if your connection is shaky.
The NYC smash-burger shop's first Westchester location is coming to 2270 Central Park Avenue, with a mid-September opening the target per lohud. It lands a few doors from the Lidl that opened last fall, on the busiest food corridor in the city. Short menu, hot griddle, no shortcuts.
The teriyaki-bowl chain that opened Westchester's first location in New Rochelle this year is fitting out 34 Main Street downtown, opening later this September. Grilled chicken and steak bowls, made to order. The chain runs Free Delivery Tuesdays through Sept 29 at participating spots; we'll confirm whether Yonkers is in once the doors open.
The Yonkers Guardians football program opened the 2026 season with a win, per MaxPreps. Schedules and scores for every city program post on MaxPreps and Section 1's GameDay One, and Friday nights are back for the fall. We'll track the city matchups each week.
Free homework help from certified teachers runs on weekday afternoons at Will, Riverfront and Crestwood. No registration: walk in with the backpack. Each branch keeps its own schedule, so check the YPL calendar for the exact hours before you go.
For the downtown BID, September builds to Riverfest on the 19th, Westchester's biggest one-day festival, with $87,500 in sponsorships committed as of the spring board minutes. For shop and restaurant owners near Larkin Plaza: the festival is the highest-traffic day of the fall, and the spillover reaches the side streets. Staff for it.
The Yonkers Chamber lists its Business Golf Classic at Dunwoodie Golf Course as its next big date, with details still to come, and the fall mixer calendar hasn't posted yet. When it does, we'll pull the networking events where permit and supplier questions get answered.
Also running: an Untermyer history tour Sat Sep 12, 11 AM ($12), and the Sunset Tour Thu Sep 17, 6 PM. Heads up, friends: all YPL branches close Mon Sep 7 for Labor Day.
The Financial Literacy Workshop series runs Saturdays, 2–4 PM at Riverfront Library: budgeting, credit and first accounts. Next one: Saturday, Sept 12.
YPL cardholders can check out passes to regional museums. The list changes seasonally; we'll post what's available each week.
We're lining up a real daily deal from a Yonkers business. Owners: one line to advertise@yonkerslocalscoop.com gets you in front of the whole city.
Yonkers' $10M state Downtown Revitalization award moves forward in public: the Local Planning Committee holds its second meeting Thursday, Sept 24, 5:30 PM at Riverfront Library. Business sub-funding and project picks grow out of these sessions, so owners near the downtown should be in the room or watching the minutes.
New York opened applications for Workforce Pell, the first big expansion of federal Pell Grants to short-term training: programs of 8 to 15 weeks in fields like nursing, cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing and green energy. Schools submit programs now; the grants follow certification. A real one to watch if you've been priced out of a career switch.
The Yonkers Industrial Development Agency offers tax incentives and financial assistance to businesses expanding or relocating in the city. First step is a project eligibility consult.
South Broadway BID's Storefront Improvement matching grants (up to $5,000 for facades) are real but not accepting applications right now; we'll flag the day the window reopens.
All YPL locations close Monday, Sept 7 for Labor Day, Sunday service resumes Sept 13, and the Crestwood branch remains closed for renovations. City offices observe the holiday too, so plan the errands and the hold pickups around it.
Food, housing, heating help, legal aid, child care referrals. Dial 2-1-1, free, 24/7, multilingual. The single most useful number in Westchester.
YPD's community outreach team has been running pop-ups around the city (Lincoln Park, ShopRite on Tuckahoe Rd, the train station) with free Narcan, training and resources. The program is ongoing; new dates post to the city calendar.
Free resume help, training scholarships, hiring events and direct employer connections; centers serve Yonkers, Mount Vernon and White Plains. The region's main job-search front door: 914-995-3910.
Book a free job-search coach by Zoom on Wednesdays, get resume review and interview prep, plus 360+ free Gale Courses with your library card.
The state's new portal (details in Grants) opens Pell Grant money to 8–15 week training programs in high-demand fields, even if you already have a bachelor's degree. Programs get certified first; we'll post when local ones open.
City jobs, crossing guards to clerks to skilled trades, post through the Department of Civil Service on a rolling basis. School's back, so crossing-guard season is officially here.
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