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New community initiative aims to give the Woodlawn / McLean Avenue area a “spring clean” (IrishCentral)

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:03:11 PDT

Cleaning up Woodlawn / McClean AveAisling Irish Community Center together with AOH Myles Scully Division One Yonkers and other community groups and individuals will team up on Saturday, May 11th, 2013 for “Extreme Makeover – Neighborhood Edition”This initiative will involve a consortium of community organizations and volunteers getting together for one day to give the Woodlawn/McLean Avenue neighborhood a “spring clean” We also encourage people to go out that day and do up their own yards as well as helping their neighbors including the elderly, single moms, etc clean their yardsThe AOH Division One Yonkers members will be available on the day to help in anyway necessary including making basic repairs or improvements OUTSIDE the home READ MORE

Yonkers McLean Avenue’s St. Patrick’s Day parade a huge success (IrishCentral)

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:43:04 PDT

By: KELLY DONOHUE

Thousands of Yonkers’ locals, young and old, braved the cold on Saturday afternoon to make their way to the second annual McLean Avenue St. Patrick's Day parade which took place along the famous Emerald Mile.

McLean Avenue annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade is set for March 23rd (IrishCentral)

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:52:54 PDT

By: BRENDAN CHARLES

On March 23, 2013, McLean Avenue in Yonkers, New York will host its second annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The event commences at 1 p.m., and proceeds through the largely Irish neighborhood.

Galway to Graceland a satisfying trip with the McLean Avenue Band - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 04:47:17 PDT

The performers in 'From Galway to Graceland'Padraig Allen brought his McLean Avenue Band to the Jersey Shore on Saturday, bringing some much-needed cheer to the storm-ravaged region with his delightful show “From Galway to Graceland” at the Algonquin Arts Theatre in ManasquanThe Patricia Murphy School of Irish Dance started the evening into high-stepping gear It was heartwarming to see the permeation of Irish culture into the American landscape in the faces of these dancers, and it was a clever prelude to an evening that celebrated the tangled roots of Irish American ethos Jessica Semins is a native Long Islander who, according to her bio, participated in Blas, the University of Limerick’s Traditional Irish Music summer program READ MORE

Mclean Avenue and Na Saoirsi to play in Boston (IrishCentral)

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:15:58 PST

McLean Avenue BandNa Saoírsí is a genuine Irish folk and ballad group that will be touring Boston between October 24 and December 02, 2012 Na Saoírsí, which translates to The Liberties, is from Co Monaghan, Ireland They were featured in a half-time slot at this year's All-Ireland quarter final between Donegal and Kerry to a near-capacity crowd of 54,000 at Dublin's Croke Park stadium READ MORE

Preparations underway for McLean Avenue Fall Festival day (IrishCentral)

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 05:21:27 PDT

By: BRENDAN CHARLES

The Aisling Irish Community Center has announced October 7 as the date and Montessori Academy, located at 160 Woodlawn Avenue, Yonkers, N.Y., as the location for its upcoming Family Fun Day.

Irish community’s McLean Avenue Festival a roaring success (IrishCentral)

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:14:53 PDT

By: KELLY DONOHUE

People of all ages gathered on the popular avenue of McLean in Yonkers to celebrate the second annual Fall Festival on Saturday, September 15th.

Irish Community prepare for McLean Avenue second annual fall festival (IrishCentral)

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 04:47:27 PDT

By: BRENDAN CHARLES

On the heels of a hugely successful Saint Patrick’s Day Parade, the McLean Avenue Merchants Association (M.A.M.A.) has announced plans to hold its second annual Fall Festival on Saturday, September 15. The family-friendly event takes place on Yonkers’ McLean Ave, in between St. Barnabas Place and Harding Ave, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

McLean Avenue, Yonkers, ready for St. Patrick’s Day Parade (IrishCentral)

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:03:52 PST

By: MOLLY MULDOON

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McLean Avenue in Yonkers will always rock- VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:45:18 PST

The McLean Avenue BandThe strip of asphalt known as McLean Avenue in Yonkers has always been a safe haven for Irish immigrants looking to find their way in a new land The McLean Avenue Band provides the soundtrack to that unique Irish experience, and are touring to support their newest album, Easy and Free It’s a rollicking set of tunes, including a take on a Charlie Daniels classic known as “The Devil Went Down to Yonkers” The track “From Galway to Graceland” is a pub-pleasing, toe-tapping ditty punctuated by spirited fiddles and banjoes READ MORE