History of Yonkers, New York

History Of Yonkers, New York

Coordinates: 40°56′29″N 73°51′52″W / 40.94139°N 73.86444°W / 40.94139; -73.86444

Yonkers, New York
— City —


Nickname(s): The Central City, The Land of Hudson, The Terrace City, The City of Hills, The City of Vision, The Sixth Borough
Coordinates: 40°56′29″N 73°51′52″W / 40.94139°N 73.86444°W / 40.94139; -73.86444
Country United States
State New York
County Westchester
Founded 1646 (village)
Incorporated 1872 (city)
Government
• Type Mayor-Council
• Body Yonkers City Council
• Mayor Mike Spano (D)
Area
• Total 52.6 km2 (20.3 sq mi)
• Land 46.8 km2 (18.1 sq mi)
• Water 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Elevation 25 m (82 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total 195,976
• Density 4,187.5/km2 (10,827.4/sq mi)
Demonym Yonkersonian
Yonkersite
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 10701, 10702 (post office), 10703, 10704, 10705, 10707 (shared with Tuckahoe, NY), 10708 (shared with Bronxville, NY) 10710
Area code(s) 914
FIPS code 36-84000
GNIS feature ID 0971828
Website www.yonkersny.gov

Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of New York (behind New York City, Buffalo, and Rochester), and the most populous city in Westchester County, with a population of 195,976 (according to the 2010 Census). Yonkers borders the New York City borough of the Bronx and is located two miles (3 km) north of Manhattan at the cities' closest points.

The city is home to several attractions: the Hudson River Museum, the Sherwood House, the Science Barge, Cross County Shopping Center, Ridge Hill Shopping Center, and Yonkers Raceway, a harness racing track that has renovated its grounds and clubhouse and added legalized video slot machine gambling in 2006 in a "racino" called Empire City. There are also many large shopping areas along Central Park Avenue (NY 100), informally called "Central Ave" by area residents, a name it takes officially a few miles north in White Plains.

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