Yonkers, city in Westchester County, southeastern New York, on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. It is a residential suburb in the city of New York metropolitan region, adjacent to The Bronx. The city's large industrial base includes manufacturers of plastics and chemicals.
Yonkers, one of the largest cities in the state, is the site of Sarah Lawrence College (1926), Saint Joseph's Seminary and College (1896), a business college, and a school of nursing. Cultural institutions include the Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, encompassing a house built in 1682; and the Hudson River Museum, which includes the Glenview Mansion, the Andrus Planetarium, and exhibits of painting and sculpture..
