Yonkers is an inner suburb of New York City, directly bordering the Bronx. It is located two miles (3 km) north of Manhattan at the municipalities’ closest points.
School District:
Yonkers Public Schools is the fourth largest school district in New York State, located in the lower Hudson Valley, immediately north of New York City.
Schools:
39 Schools
- 2 prekindergarten to grade 5
- 8 prekindergarten to grade 6
- 20 prekindergarten to grade 8
- 1 prekindergarten to grade 1
- 1 prekindergarten to grade 12
- 1 grades 6 to 12
- 1 grades 7 to 12
- 5 grades 9 to 12
Attractions:
Hudson River Museum, Saw Mill River Daylighting, Science Barge, Sherwood House, Yonkers Raceway, Empire City Casino, Getty Square, Cross County Shopping Center, Ridge Hill
Libraries:
Riverfront Library, One Larkin Center 10701
Grinton I. Will Library, 1500 Central Park Avenue 10710
Crestwood Library, 16 Thompson Street 10707
Train:
Metro North Stations
Transportation:
Westchester County Bee-Line Bus Services
History:
In the 1640’s, Adriaen Van der Donck received a grant of land from the Dutch East India Company which he called Colon Donck, and built one of the first saw mills in the New World at the junction of the Hudson and Nepperhan Rivers. Van der Donck was referred to as Jonk Herr (“young Gentleman” or “young Nobleman”), and these words evolved through several changes to “The Younckers”, to “The Yonkers”, and finally to the present “Yonkers”. Yonkers was a small farm town in the 1700s, but many businesses soon began to emerge: the saw mills and grist mills multiplied, land development increased, and blacksmith shops, taverns, and general stores came into being.
Government:
Mayor, Administration of 18
Youth Advisory Board, Hispanic Advisory Board, African American Advisory Board, LGBTQ+ Advisory Board, Muslim American Advisory Council Board, Disability Advisory Board, Women’s Advisory Board, and Health Advisory Board).
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