Yonkers Among Safest Cities In US According To New Study | Patch PM

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Share-worthy stories from the Hudson Valley Patch network to talk about tonight:

See Yonkers PD Save Baby Raccoons With Help From A Good Samaritan

The feisty critters didn't make it easy on the rescuers, who had to remove a sewer grate to free them from their perilous predicament.

1 Hudson Valley City Made The 2022 Safest Cities In America List

A new study finds that Yonkers is not only the safest city in the Hudson Valley, it is also among the safest cities in the U.S.

Patch Readers Disagree With Poll About Biden's Approval Rating

The NPR Marist Poll was released the same day as President Joe Biden was visiting Poughkeepsie to tour IBM.

NBA Star Who Grew Up In Mount Vernon Arrested At NYC Airport, Accused Of Hitting Son

Former Mount Vernon resident, Ben Gordon is accused of hitting his 10-year-old son while awaiting a flight to Chicago, where he once played for the Bulls, reports say.

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