Yonkers Public Library, Yonkers

Name: Yonkers Public Library
Address: 71 Dock St, Yonkers, United States

#32 among attractions in Yonkers

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The Yonkers Public Library in Yonkers, New York, consists of three branch libraries. The main branch is the 'Yonkers Riverfront Library' which overlooks the Hudson River and New Jersey Palisades. Yonkers Riverfront Library is located in one of the former Otis Elevator buildings and it is across the street from the Yonkers train station. The new main library was opened in 2002, contains an area of 200,000 square feet and 4 stories. ()

Established: 1883 (141 years ago)Coordinates: 40°56'10"N, 73°54'5"W

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71 Dock StDowntown YonkersYonkers United States

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Yonkers Public Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Immaculate Conception St. Mary's Church, Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, Ethan Flagg House-Blessed Sacrament Monastery, Trevor Park.

0.5 miS
Church
Immaculate Conception St. Mary's Church, Yonkers
12 min walk • The Church of the Immaculate Conception, commonly known as Immaculate Conception St. Mary's Church, or simply St. Mary's Church, is a Catholic parish and church located in Yonkers, New York. It is the oldest Catholic parish in Yonkers.
~580 ftE
Historical place, History museum, Art museum
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, Yonkers
3 min walk • Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site is a historic house museum located in the Getty Square neighborhood of Yonkers, New York. Originally the family seat of Philipse Manor, it is Westchester County's second oldest standing building after the Timothy Knapp House.
0.6 miNE
Church, Neo-renaissance architecture
Ethan Flagg House-Blessed Sacrament Monastery, Yonkers
15 min walk • Ethan Flagg House-Blessed Sacrament Monastery is a historic home and monastery located at Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. It was built in 1855, with additions made in 1922 and in 1954. The house is a two-story, five-bay wide brick building on a rock faced, random ashlar base in the Italianate style.
1.2 miN
Museum, History museum
Trevor Park, Yonkers
32 min walk • Glenview Mansion, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the John Bond Trevor House, is located on Warburton Avenue in Yonkers, New York, United States. It is a stone house erected during the 1870s in an eclectic Late Victorian architectural style from a design by Charles W. Clinton. It was listed on the Register in 1972.
~1270 ftSE
Square
Getty Square, Yonkers
7 min walk • Getty Square is the name for downtown Yonkers, New York, centered on the public square. Getty Square is the civic center, central business district, and transit hub of the City of Yonkers.
1.1 miE
Cemetery
Oakland Cemetery, Yonkers
29 min walk • Oakland Cemetery is located at 2 Saw Mill River Road in Yonkers, New York, next to St. John's Cemetery. It was incorporated in 1875 and named Oakland Cemetery.
~1540 ftSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Proctor's Theater, Yonkers
8 min walk • Proctor's Theater, also known as Proctor's Palace and RKO Proctor's, is a historic movie theater located at Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. It was built 1914-1916 and operated initially as a vaudeville house. William E. Lehman was the theater's architect.
~1200 ftSE
Church
St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church, Yonkers
6 min walk • St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church at One Hudson Street in the Getty Square neighborhood of Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. The complex includes the church, chapel, rectory, parish house, and school.
1 miE
Park
Fleming Field, Yonkers
27 min walk • Fleming Field is a baseball stadium in Yonkers, New York, and was briefly home of the independent league Yonkers Hoot Owls in 1995. The ballpark was constructed and mainly suited for high school and amateur baseball; it was home of the semi-pro Yonkers Chippewas in the 1950s and 60s.
0.6 miE
Baths
Public Bath House No. 3, Yonkers
17 min walk • Public Bath House No. 3, also known as Yonkers Avenue Pool, is a historic public bath located on the border of the Getty Square and Nodine Hill neighborhoods in Southwest Yonkers, Westchester County, New York.
0.8 miNE
Romanesque architecture, Baths
Public Bath House No. 2, Yonkers
20 min walk • Public Bath House No. 2 is a historic public bath located at Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. It was built in 1898 and is a two-story, three bay wide building built of yellowish-orange brick in the Romanesque style.

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Which popular attractions are close to Yonkers Public Library?

Nearby attractions include Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, Yonkers (3 min walk), St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church, Yonkers (6 min walk), Getty Square, Yonkers (7 min walk), Proctor's Theater, Yonkers (8 min walk).

How to get to Yonkers Public Library by public transport?

The nearest stations to Yonkers Public Library:

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Yonkers (2 min walk)
Ludlow (24 min walk)