[NYC4Life]

The city of Yonkers is located in Westchester County, just north from the New York City borough of The Bronx. These Photos were taken on Labor Day September 1, 2008. I found the city to be very much like its Southern neighbor, The Bronx. These photographs are of neighborhoods in the Southwest and Northwest portions of the city. The entire city is 20 square miles in area (including water).

From Wikipedia:

Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the U.S. State of New York (it falls behind New York City, Buffalo, and Rochester), and the largest city in Westchester County, with a population of 196,086 (according to the 2000 census). More recent estimates put the population at 197,234 in 2002, 197,126 in 2004 and 196,425 in 2005. Yonkers borders the New York City borough of The Bronx and is 2 miles (3 km) north of Manhattan at the cities' two respective closest points.


And Now Yonkers: :)

South Broadway Between Caryl and Fanshaw Avenues (This is the spot where Yonkers and The Bronx Meet)

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I thought this was funny...LOL

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South Broadway and Post Street

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South Broadway and Nepperhan Avenue

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Main Street and Downtown Between South Broadway and Palisade Avenue

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Downtown at South Broadway and Palisade Avenue

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Main Street and Warburton Avenue Looking South Toward Riverdale Avenue

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Looking North on Warburton Avenue from Main Street

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Yonkers Public Library at One Larkin Center

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Looking South on the Hudson River towards NYC, George Washington Bridge, and New Jersey from The Yonkers Waterfront

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Hudson Park Development and Pier along The Waterfront

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Hudson Park Residential Development

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Hudson River with The New Jersey Palisades in the distance

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Hudson River and The New Jersey Palisades

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Looking South Over Railroad Tracks From Babcock Place

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Jet Skiers on The Hudson River

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Looking North along Hudson Park and The Waterfront

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Hudson River and New Jersey Palisades Looking North

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Sunset behind The New Jersey Palisades

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Looking North on The Hudson River from The Yonkers Waterfront and Hudson Park

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Hudson River Shore along The Waterfront and Hudson Park

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Yonkers Canoe Club

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Looking North along The Waterfront towards the Hudson River Valley with The Tappan Zee Bridge in the far distance

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Yonkers Metro-North Railroad Station

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"Philipse Manor Hall" located on Warburton Avenue

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Main Street Looking West

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Warburton Avenue from Main Street Looking North

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The Local "Shop Rite" located at Prospect Street and Riverdale Avenue

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Riverdale Avenue Looking North Between Pier and Morris Streets

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Yonkers Police Car - Ford Crown Victoria

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Riverdale Avenue and Valentine Lane Looking North

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[Ex-Ithacan]

I felt guilty about not visiting Yonkers on my recent tour of the Hudson. So glad to see this thread on the city. Looks so urban (not really a surprise), and what great views across the river. I bet there's plenty of action at Dicks service station (lol). Thanks for the pics NYC4Life.

[TinChelseaNYC]

This must be Hudson Valley Week on SSP. Despite having lived just south of Yonkers for the past 30 years, I know virtually nothing about it other than the fact that its riverfront is undergoing a bit of a development boom. Thanks for posting! That's the same Riverdale Avenue that goes through the Bronx I assume?

[JMancuso]

the only city in new york i never been to.

[ShadowMaster]

Excellent tour and it's great that Yonkers also gets coverage on this fora. Nice to show the peripheral N.Y.C. area, it's satellite cities and towns. :tup:

[NYC4Life]

That's the same Riverdale Avenue that goes through the Bronx I assume?

Yes it is. Riverdale Avenue terminates in Yonkers at the intersection with Main Street, then it continues as Warburton Avenue. Broadway also continues into Yonkers as South Broadway and North Broadway further north into the city. Broadway terminates just north from the village of Sleepy Hollow.

[kcexpress69]

Quite an interesting place. Thanks!! :notacrook:

[ColDayMan]

Thanks!

[yumiko ^.^]

Yes it is. Riverdale Avenue terminates in Yonkers at the intersection with Main Street, then it continues as Warburton Avenue. Broadway also continues into Yonkers as South Broadway and North Broadway further north into the city. Broadway terminates just north from the village of Sleepy Hollow.

An avenue running through two cities, this blow my mind away

[Hayward]

Nice!

[urbanactivistTX]

Wow, thanks so much!! I have always wanted to see pictures of this city, and how people live outside of Manhattan island. Very nice tour....

If this is Hudson Valley Week, keep 'em comin'!!!!

[stormkingfan]

I'm familiar with the Glenwood neighborhood in the north end, but the only other parts of Yonkers I've seen, pretty much was from the train. Your pics make me want to check more out.

Next time, get pics of Glenwood. The old New York Central Power Station, which used to provide power to the electrified portion of the railroad, is still there. The train station bldg is a beaut, esp. as seen from just up the street.
Warburton is one street that'll take you right into this neighborhood.

[BnaBreaker]

I Heart Yonkers.

[ctman987]

Great pictures. Thank you for sharing. I go to school in Riverdale and am minutes from Yonkers but have sadly never explored Yonkers, due to the fact that I have no car, the subway doesnt go that far and I never attempted to learn the Westchester buses which stop right by me. But now I know I need to head up there!

[jodelli]

Thanks for the pictures. I've wondered what Yonkers looked like.

[bryson662001]

Yonkers looks pretty good these days. How about some shots of the beautiful suburban neighborhoods near Central Ave? Is the Cross County Center still in existence?

[Crawford]

How about some shots of the beautiful suburban neighborhoods near Central Ave?

Yep, eastern Yonkers has some very nice semi-suburban neighborhoods that are completely different from the photothread.

There are basically two Yonkers.

Is the Cross County Center still in existence?

Yes, and it's being renovated/expanded because it will soon have competition from a new urbanist development in Northeast Yonkers called Ridge Hill Village.

[flar]

Thanks for the tour, I've never seen pictures of Yonkers before.

[Wheelingman04]

I love to see urban suburbs.

[stormkingfan]

Great pictures. Thank you for sharing. I go to school in Riverdale and am minutes from Yonkers but have sadly never explored Yonkers, due to the fact that I have no car, the subway doesnt go that far and I never attempted to learn the Westchester buses which stop right by me. But now I know I need to head up there!

Hiya ctman.

If you use Metro North, Yonkers is two stops away from you. I don't know how far you are from Riverdale station, but that's one option to consider. Where Yonkers station is, it looks like a hopping area. Westchester Co.'s Bee-Line bus system has, I think, five buses serving the station. Other routes are just blocks from there.

[Evergrey]

man, Yonkers sure is sweet

[S_B_Russell]

Thanks for the tour. I've been on the metro-north line many times and passed through Yonkers, but never got off to explore.

[Thundertubs]

Great tour! That's one thing I like about New York: even when you leave The City, you're still in the city.

[CapitalCity]

Nice photos! Yonkers looks like a nice city.

[arbeiter]

Yonkers is very diverse in its terrain, housing style, ethnic makeup and income levels. I do not mean to say that this photo thread misrepresents Yonkers, but it has big chunks that look very Sleepy Hollow and Tuckahoe, and in fact central Yonkers (Getty I mean Ghetto Square) is the 'bad part' for the whole area regardless of where the NYC city line is. It's one of the few situations where once you go south into NYC by bus or car, it gets dramatically richer!

Great photos, though. It really feels Bronxish in its urban core - this is a doppelganger for the Grand Concourse/Fordham area to my eyes:

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[Jularc]

Thanks for these photos of Yonkers! I am glad they are sprucing up the riverfront.