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Learn more about the almost 400-year history of our area now known as Yonkers, New York.
Revolutionary War Festival Returns to Yorktown Heights for Fourth Year
The fourth-annual Rochambeau Festival returns to Yorktown Heights on June 6–7 with free admission, Revolutionary War reenactments, and a ticketed Colonial Dinner Saturday night.
A. Donald Duncan III, 91, Led Yonkers Schools Human Relations Department During Desegregation
A. Donald Duncan III, who led the Yonkers Public Schools Human Relations Department during the city's landmark 1986 school desegregation, has died at 91.
New Maintenance Project for 2025 on the Old Croton Aqueduct
The Old Croton Aqueduct is a linear New York State park with six miles in Yonkers. Have you walked the trail?
Stone Carver Barbara Segal Brings Art and Function to Yonkers Spaces
Local artist Barbara Segal merged classical stone carving techniques with modern American aesthetics, shaping the identity of Yonkers.
John Copcutt’s Entrepreneurial Legacy and the Haunted History of His Mansion
John Copcutt Mansion, a testament to 19th-century entrepreneurship in Yonkers, blends commerce and the supernatural in its history.
Providing Shelter: In Memory of Roy Echols and Jackie Robinson
Together, Jackie Robinson and Roy Echols built community and affordable housing impacting countless lives in Yonkers.
