Saw Mill River Daylighting Otis ElevatorThe building in front of you once housed the famous Otis Elevator factory. Although elevators date back to ancient Egypt, the concept for the...
Saw Mill River DaylightingTransformation of a RiverImagine standing here on September 13th, 1609. You are in a Lenape village called "Nepeckamack" ("fish trapping place") at the juncture of the...
"The good life of any river may depend on the perception of its music; and the preservation of some music to perceive." - Aldo LeopoldA partnership between local youth and the Wallkill River...
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LARKIN PARK RESTORED 1996 JOHN D. SPENCER MAYOR VINCENZA A. RESTIANO COUNCIL PRESIDENT COUNCIL MEMBERS CARLO T. DI NOTA GORDON A. BURROWS RICHARD J. MARTINELLI EDWARD J. FAGAN, JR. SYMRA D....
MANOR HOUSE OF THE MANOR OF PHILIPSBURG THE MANOR WAS CREATED IN 1693 AND BY ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED TO FREDERICK PHILIPSE BY ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK THE MANOR WAS...
PHILIPSE MANOR HALL HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A REGISTERED NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE HISTORIC SITES ACT OF AUGUST 21, 1935 THIS SITE POSSESSES EXCEPTIONAL VALUE...
Dedicated to all Yonkers veterans past, present, and future that served to make this country free Yonkers Central Committee of Veterans Organizations2012Submitted by @lampbane
Saw Mill River Daylighting Creating a New Riverbed The riverbed before you is a newly created path for the Saw Mill River. This area evolved from a wide bay at the mouth of the river to a...
Built in 1911 as a caretaker's cottageSubmitted by @lampbane
Saw Mill River Daylighting Where is the Saw Mill River? Look closely at the map in front of you. It shows the path of the Saw Mill River above ground and below buildings. The map also shows...
SAW MILL RIVER DAYLIGHTING AT MILL STREET COURTYARD OPENED 2016 MIKE SPANO MAYOR LIAM MCLAUGHLIN, COUNCIL PRESIDENT CHRISTOPHER A. JOHNSON, COUNCILMAN, 1ST DISTRICT CORAZÓN...
Saw Mill River DaylightingTribute to Yonkers LaborThe numerous saw mills and grist mills for which Mill Street is named allowed Yonkers to grow into a manufacturing powerhouse from the 1600s...
All of these flora (plants) and fauna (animals) are at home here in the Saw Mill River watershed. Some linger around the tidal pool and mouth of the river here in Yonkers because they also live...
Moving Through Yonkers From Sail to Steam In colonial times, the Dutch and English settlers in Yonkers moved their merchandise up and down the Hudson River under sail. In 1807 Robert...
VAN DER DONCK PARK AT LARKIN PLAZA RESTORED 2012 MIKE SPANO MAYOR CHUCK LESNICK, COUNCIL PRESIDENT CHRISTOPHER A. JOHNSON, COUNCILMAN, 1ST DISTRICT WILSON TERRERO, COUNCILMAN, 2ND DISTRICT...
Saw Mill River DaylightingA Fish Passage What looks like a ladder to the right of where you are standing really IS a ladder-an Alaskan Steep Pass fish ladder. It was placed here to allow...
Saw Mill River DaylightingThe River in Context The Watershed A watershed is the land, hills and slopes that drain rainfall to a river. The Saw Mill River watershed (marked in green on the...
"The First Lady of Jazz" Ella Fitzgerald 1917 - 1996 Vinnie Bagwell, Sculptor Art On Main Street/Yonkers, Inc. Funded by: The City of Yonkers The Bureau of Community Development The Office of the...
Barbara Segal Muhheakantuck (Muh-HEE-kan-tuck) "The River That Flows Two Ways" Cast aluminum Fabricated by Polich Art Works Commissioned and and owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts...