December 15, 2011 12:42 am Political Tiff Keeps Holiday Lights Off Mount Vernon is without holiday lights, allegedly due to a political tiff. Local business owners say it’s putting them out of the holiday spirit. Ida Siegal reports. Local 0:28 1 dead in baby shower triple shooting in Queens, police say 2:31 Raging NJ fire rips through businesses and apartments, leaving 20 people displaced 2:19 Brooklyn Museum holds pop-up poetry event for AANHPI Month 2:04 Long Island gets ready for Sunday's marathon 2:30 New Jersey takes steps to protect students from hate