Yonkers Times

U.S. local / center

Background

The current yonkerstimes.com is an online outlet operated by Dan Murphy under Yonkers Times LLC, formally registered in December 2022, though the site predates that filing. Murphy has covered Yonkers local news for more than two decades and also serves as editor-in-chief of Yonkers Rising and Rising Media Group, a Westchester-based group of nine weekly newspapers. (The name 'Yonkers Times' has historical roots: an older print paper by that name was merged with the Yonkers Home News in the 1950s to form the Home News & Times, which later became Yonkers Rising — a separate lineage from the current website.) The site bills itself as the only dedicated local website for Yonkers's roughly 200,000 residents. It covers city hall, the school budget, local elections, crime, and community events. The outlet has published accountability journalism on local political figures, including coverage of a Westchester District Attorney investigation into former City Council President Mike Khader. It operates in a heavily Democratic city and county, and most of its coverage is local rather than national in focus. No major editorial controversies or documented bias ratings from third-party monitors have been found for this outlet.

Sources

1. Yonkers Times: Contact Information, Journalists, and Overview | Muck Rack
2. Yonkers Times Publisher Dan Murphy (Facebook post)
3. Dan Murphy, Editor of the Yonkers Rising – Yonkers Power List
4. Yonkers Times LLC filing information | BizProfile
5. About Us | Yonkers Times
6. Yonkers Rising – Rising Media Group, LLC | Yumpu
7. Daniel J. Murphy's Profile | Yonkers Rising Journalist | Muck Rack

Profile compiled 2026-08-22; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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