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Yonkers is located in Westchester County
Population: 186,082 Yonkers is the largest city in Westchester County and the fourth largest city in New York State. It covers an area of 18.3 square miles with 4 1/2 miles of waterfront along the Hudson River. The population is approximately 200,000. There are 38 unique neighborhoods in Yonkers offering an eclectic mix of housing styles including turn-of the-century Victorians and Colonials as well as more modern Ranches and Split Levels. Just as the home types vary, so does the terrain, consisting of rolling hills, rocky outcroppings, plateaus, lakes and streams. Yonkers has more than 100 parks, athletic fields and playgrounds plus a skating rink, two pools, a rifle range, two golf courses and three community centers. Other popular locales in Yonkers include The Hudson River Museum and Andrus Planetarium, Philipse Manor Hall and Beczak Environmental Education Center. Yonkers offers great opportunity for shopping in its 17 shopping malls. Yonkers Public Schools’ innovative magnet programs – the most comprehensive in the region and among the most widely recognized in the nation have put Yonkers at the forefront of a national trend in educational reform. Each of the 40 Yonkers Public Schools has a distinctive personality, an outstanding curriculum, and a focus on high standards--included within the system are Montessori schools, an international Baccalaureate school, and a separate school for early and rapid learners (PEARLS). There are also 23 parochial schools and 3 colleges, including Sarah Lawrence College.
Churches and Synagogues in Yonkers include 20 Roman Catholic, 23 Protestant, 3 Eastern Orthodox and 7 Synagogues.
Today there are 196,086 people residing in Yonkers, now a major industrial center with four and a half miles of waterfront and the fourth largest city in New York State. Yonkers is home of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, New York Medical College, Columbia University School of Social Work, a museum and planetarium, historical sites, and more than 100 parks and playgrounds. The city also boasts 38 distinctive neighborhoods.
