🌱 Why did three Yonkers waterfront restaurants suddenly close, and what’s next?

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In today's newsletter:

• Why did three Yonkers waterfront restaurants suddenly close, and what’s next?
• Did a Yonkers shop just sell you a $9,207 lottery ticket?
• How thousands of donated slippers will reach Yonkers families in need

Also on today's calendar: Concerts in the Park featuring Naturally 7 and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the astronaut’s favorite meal? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy, very hot, more humid, with a high of 96 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Breezy, very hot and humid, temps: high: 99, low: 74.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, breezy and hot, with a high of 95 and low of 72 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Four Westchester restaurant closures change landscape of two cities (lohud.com) — Three well-known restaurants on the Yonkers waterfront—One Pier Steakhouse, Urge Burger, and TaqueRio Taco Bar—have closed, with Mamajuana Cafe expected to move into the space. The shake-up comes amid broader challenges for independent restaurants, from rising rents to higher operating costs. Peekskill is seeing similar changes, even as new dining spots are already on the horizon across Westchester.
   

2. 2 Hudson Valley Stores Sell 2 Top-Prize Winning TAKE 5 Tickets For Same Drawing (patch.com) — A Yonkers convenience shop on North Broadway sold a top-prize TAKE 5 lottery ticket worth $9,207 for the July 9 midday drawing, so local players should double-check their slips. Another winning ticket was sold in Newburgh, with both sharing the same winning numbers. Winners have up to a year to claim their prizes from the New York Lottery.
   

3. Thousands of slippers donated to help families across Westchester (lohud.com) — Yonkers families in need are set to receive free new slippers through local partners like Yonkers Sanctuary Movement and St. Mary’s Church, thanks to a massive countywide donation. Nearly 14,000 pairs are being distributed via churches and nonprofits serving lower-income residents across Westchester, often alongside regular food pantries and ESOL or citizenship classes, to offer both comfort and a sense of being cared for.
   

4. Ellenville Begins Planning for $4.5 Million Grant (shawangunkjournal.com) — State leaders gathered in Yonkers, at Great Point Studios, as the city received a major Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant to boost its waterfront, now courting film studios as “Hollywood on the Hudson.” That same funding structure is sending $4.5 million to Ellenville, where officials are just beginning a months-long planning process to choose downtown revitalization projects. The story explains how NY Forward and DRI grants aim to reshape smaller communities and larger cities like Yonkers.
   

5. NYS-45 Web File instructions (ny.gov) — If you work or withhold taxes in Yonkers, these NYS-45 Web File instructions explain exactly how to report Yonkers income tax alongside state and NYC withholding. Employers get step‑by‑step guidance on uploading wage files, entering Yonkers tax fields, and calculating unemployment insurance so quarterly filings are accurate and avoid penalties.
   

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📸 Around Yonkers

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Yonkers

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday July 15

• Concerts in the Park featuring Naturally 7 →
  60-98 Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck
  7:00 pm

Friday July 17

• David Janeway Quintet at the Jazz Forum feat. Craig Handy/Freddie Hendrix →
  Jazz Forum, 1 Dixon Ln, Tarrytown
  7:00 pm

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

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Other local events

Tuesday July 14

• Town Board Meeting
  Town of Eastchester Eastchester, NY 10709
  7:30 pm

Wednesday July 15

• Board of Education Meetings
  School 30 One Larkin Center 4th Floor Board Room, Yonkers, NY

Thursday July 16

• Storytime @ WILL! →
  Yonkers Public Library-Grinton I. Will Public Library, 1500 Central Park Ave, Yonkers
  10:30 am
• Summer Concert in the Park - Sammulous →
  Trevor Park & Playground, Ravine Ave, Yonkers
  7:00 pm

Monday July 20

• Mayor Mike Spano's Mobile Tax Office | Coyne Park/Bernice Spreckman Community Center (777 McLean Ave.) →
  Yonkers, NY Calendar Yonkers, NY 10701
  9:00 am

Tuesday July 21

• YPD COOP Pop-Up Event →
  Yonkers, NY Calendar, 5 Buena Vista Ave, Yonkers
  12:00 pm

Wednesday July 22

• Mayor Mike Spano's Mobile Tax Office | Homefield House (911 Saw Mill River Rd.) →
  Yonkers, NY Calendar Yonkers, NY 10701
  9:00 am
• Pajama Storytime @ Will! →
  Yonkers Public Library-Grinton I. Will Public Library, 1500 Central Park Ave, Yonkers
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday July 14

• Free Summer Meals for Youth: Breakfast
  Mount Vernon Public Library J. Gary Pretlow Community Room, 28 South First Avenue, Mount Ver
  9:00 am
• Drop-In Building Playtime
  Scarsdale Public Library 54 Olmsted Rd, Scarsdale, NY, 10583, US
  9:30 am
• Find Your Balance with Tai Chi & Qi Gong
  New Rochelle Public Library 1 Library Plaza, New Rochelle, NY, 10801, US
  10:00 am
• Tour of the site of the Battle of Pell's Point, in Pelham Bay Park, Bronx, NY
  Saint Paul's Church National Park 897 South Columbus Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10550
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

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• Finish Line, Inc. posted a job opening for Finish Line Macy's Store Associate - Cross County Shopping Center, Yonkers, NY in Yonkers. Apply here.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Launch (Thank you Lee S. for sending it in!)
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