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Mount Vernon set to raze 4 'blighted' buildings Monday

Originally published: November 11, 2012 1:38 PM
Updated: November 11, 2012 3:50 PM
By NEWSDAY.COM

Mount Vernon Mayor Ernest Davis speaks during ceremony

Photo credit: Xavier Mascarenas | Mount Vernon Mayor Ernest Davis speaks during ceremony at Hartley Park. (Sept. 24, 2012)

The Mount Vernon Buildings Department is ready to raze four "blighted" buildings Monday, including one stalled by a multiyear legal tussle, the city announced.

"Everything is finally in place to rid the city of these blighted properties littering their neighborhoods," Mayor Ernest D. Davis said in a statement.

The buildings scheduled to be demolished are located at 456 S. First Ave.,...

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