Hotels in Yonkers, New York

A little about Yonkers...

Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the 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.

The city's best-known attraction is Yonkers Raceway, a harness racing track that plans to renovate its grounds and clubhouse and add legalized video slot machine gambling in the late 2000s. There is a large shopping area along Central Park Avenue (NY 100), informally called "Central Avenue" by area residents, a name it takes officially a few miles north in White Plains, New York.

Northeast Yonkers:
Landmarks include St Vladimir's Seminary, the Tanglewood Shopping Center, as well as Sarah Lawrence College. The Lawrence Park and Cedar Knolls sections are unique in many ways from the rest of Northeast Yonkers. These two neighborhoods include more upscale housing and residents are generally commuters to Manhattan. This is mostly due to the promixity of various nearby Metro-North commuter railroad stations.

Northwest Yonkers:
Landmarks include the Hudson River Museum, Untermeyer Park and the Lenoire Nature Preserve. The significant amount of surviving Victorian architecture and 19th century estates in northwest Yonkers has attracted many filmmakers here in recent years.

Southeast Yonkers:
Landmarks of southeastern Yonkers include the Cross County Shopping Center, Yonkers Raceway, and St. Joseph's Seminary in the Dunwoodie neighborhood, which was visited by Pope John Paul II in October of 1995.

Southwest Yonkers:
Off of South Broadway (a major thoroughfare) one can find residential neighborhoods, such as Nodine Hill, Park Hill, and Hudson Park (off the Hudson River) with residential streets of turn-of-the-century mansions, and upscale luxury rentals and condominiums. Other upscale neighborhoods are Ludlow Park, Hudson Park & Van Cortlandt Crest, off Riverdale Ave, right over the Riverdale border - the former alongside the Hudson River. The area is also home to the historic Phillips Manor, the Hudson River Museum with its Andrus Planetarium and a state of the art Yonkers Public Library with panoramic Hudson River views. In the early 2000s several new luxury apartment buildings were built along the Hudson, as well as a new monument park, renovation of a Victorian-era pier, a new public library housed in the remodeled Otis elevator factory. Many new projects are intended to revitalize downtown Yonkers.