Name: Yonkers
Address: Yonkers

About the neighborhood

Yonkers offers a diverse selection of housing options, including large apartment buildings, duplexes, and single detached homes with unit sizes ranging from lofts to larger configurations. This city provides easy accessibility to numerous transit options, including multiple bus lines and nearby subway stations. Commuting is convenient with close proximity to major highways like the Gov Thomas E Dewey Thruway. Residents also find nearby general and specialty grocery stores, restaurants, and coffee shops readily available throughout the area. With approximately 20 parks such as Fleming Park and Andrus Park, the city provides calming green spaces within a mostly tranquil setting.

Characteristics

Transportation

This city offers house buyers several alternative modes of transportation. The public transit system in Yonkers is fairly good. For instance, residents can depend on many rapid transit stations on the Lexington Avenue Express and 7 Avenue Express. House owners can rely on the Tuckahoe, Glenwood and Woodlawn on the New Canaan, New Haven, Harlem and Hudson. There are around 40 bus lines crossing the city, and the closest bus stop is generally very close by. Yonkers will also draw people who value living in a compact community as it is moderately suitable for pedestrians; many daily needs are easy to meet without a vehicle, and a good number of businesses of different types can be found as well. Yonkers is amenable to bicycling.

Services

It is very often an option for property owners in Yonkers to shop for general and specialty groceries without the need to get in a car. Likewise, Yonkers is a fairly good place in which to go out to eat or go to a cafe. Property owners benefit from a fair number of nearby clothing stores. In terms of education, it is a reasonably short distance to get to both primary and secondary schools from any location in Yonkers. Residents are served by public and private schools at both the elementary and high school level.

Character

No matter what type of character home buyers prefer in a city, Yonkers is a good option. Although the ambience is not the liveliest in this city, the vibe can still be quite energetic around its main streets, and with its over 50 nightlife venues, there are options for nighttime activities. The noise levels in Yonkers are reasonably low, as the streets are usually reasonably peaceful, although that is not the case closer to the railway line or Gov Thomas E Dewey Thruway. There are over 100 green spaces nearby for residents to visit, such as Old Croton Aqueduct State Park and Scout Field, making it very easy to get to them from the majority of locations within the city.

Car friendly6.6

Good access to freeways and/or major arteries, with a low chance of parking problems

Cycling friendly5.0

Somewhat suitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling

Pedestrian friendly7.4

Many pleasant streets and pedestrian-oriented shops within a short walk. Meeting daily needs on foot is often practical

Transit friendly7.0

Walking distance to at least one frequent transit route

Restaurants8.0

Wide variety of restaurants within a short drive, including some within walking distance

Groceries8.4

Wide variety of groceries within a few minutes' walk