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((short description|Public square in Yonkers, New York))
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[[File:Getty Square, Yonkers, New York.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right|Getty Square clock]]
[[File:Riffles in Van Der Donck Daylighting Park in Winter, Getty Square neighborhood, Yonkers, New York.JPG|thumb|right|upright=1.1|[[Daylighting (streams)|Daylighted]] [[Saw Mill River]] in Van Der Donck Park]]

'''Getty Square''' is the name for downtown [[Yonkers, New York|Yonkers]], [[New York (state)|New York]], centered on the [[town square|public square]]. Getty Square is the [[civic center]], central business district, and [[Intermodal passenger transport|transit hub]] of the City of [[Yonkers, New York|Yonkers]].  A dense and growing residential area, it is located in southern [[Westchester County, New York]]. The square is named after prominent 19th-century merchant Robert Getty.

== History ==

===European colonization===
[[File:Philipse Manor Hall.jpg|thumb|left|[[Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site|Philipse Manor Hall]] in Getty Square, built circa 1682]]
[[File:St. John's Episcopal bells in Getty Square jeh.jpg|thumb|left|[[St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church (Yonkers, New York)|St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church]] in the heart of Getty Square, built in 1752]]

The square is named for Robert Parkhill Getty, a prominent [[merchant]] and civic leader in the 1800s.<ref>((cite web|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1902/03/29/101266667.pdf |title=ROBERT GETTY DEAD. – Most Prominent Citizen of Yonkers Succumbs to Old Age |work=New York Times |date=March 29, 1902 |access-date=February 26, 2014))</ref> The area was the heart of a Dutch [[patroonship]] granted to the first lawyer in the New World, [[Adriaen van der Donck]], who built both saw and grist mills on what was then the ''Saeck Kill'',<ref>((Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UmMAAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22saeck+kill%22&pg=PA178|title=Annual Report|first=American Scenic and Historic Preservation|last=Society|date=May 27, 1908|publisher=J.B. Lyon Company|accessdate=May 27, 2023|via=Google Books))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Excerpt_from_Map-Novi_Belgii_Nov%C3%A6que_Angli%C3%A6_%28Amsterdam%2C_1685%29.jpg|title=The stream is clearly labeled the ''Saeck Kill'' on the original Visscher map of 1653, revised in 1685|accessdate=May 27, 2023))</ref> later to become the ''Nepperhan River'' and today's [[Saw Mill River|Saw Mill]].

Getty Square's two oldest, still-standing buildings, [[Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site|Philipse Manor Hall (circa 1682)]] and [[St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church (Yonkers, New York)|St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church]] (built 1752 by Frederick Philipse III), were built in close proximity to the river. The [[Hudson River]], bordering the western waterfront of Getty Square, provided a transportation route to markets beginning in the 1600s.  The completion of the [[Erie Canal]] in 1825 increased water-borne traffic from upstate New York down the Hudson to Manhattan.

===Industrialization===
In 1853, Elisha Graves Otis, inventor of the safety elevator, established the [[Otis Elevator Company]] on the Hudson River and Vark Street, along the new railroad tracks that ran along the Hudson's banks. As the company grew, a larger facility was built just north of the Saw Mill River, what is now Van der Donck Park.  Vast Otis factory buildings covering blocks of land extended north to Ashburton Avenue.

Later, three separate railroad companies established lines through Getty Square.  The [[New York and Putnam Railroad]] built the terminal for its Yonkers Branch line in Getty Square, with the original 1880s [[headhouse]] and [[train shed]] station in the square later upgraded to an office building and [[railway platform]] at 20 South Broadway.  (The office building remains, but the [[railway platform]] has been replaced by a [[parking garage]].)  The [[New York Central Railroad]] operated out of the still-in-use [[Yonkers (Metro-North station)|Yonkers train station]].  The [[Third Avenue Railway]] trolley company ran multiple streetcar lines through Getty Square, and stored its streetcars (also called [[tram]]s) in the still-standing [[Yonkers Trolley Barn]] on Main Street in Getty Square.

Like many downtowns in the [[northeastern United States]], Getty Square suffered gradual and severe [[de-industrialization]] and non-automobile infrastructure disinvestment beginning after [[World War II]].  The [[Otis Elevator Company]] factory, with vast buildings covering much of the Getty Square neighborhood north of what is now Van der Donck Park, closed in 1983.  Rail-based transportation also diminished. The closing and quick demolition of the Yonkers Branch of the [[New York and Putnam Railroad]], despite an appeal to the [[United States Supreme Court]],<ref>((cite web|author=[ Displaying Abstract ] |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1944/11/14/86734952.pdf |title=High Court Lets Road Drop Getty Sq. Line |work=New York Times |date=June 10, 2012 |access-date=February 26, 2014))</ref> occurred in 1944,<ref>((cite web|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1944/12/09/86889447.pdf |title=Putnam Line Being Razed |work=New York Times |date=December 9, 1944 |access-date=February 26, 2014))</ref> and the [[Third Avenue Railway]] trolley service finally ended in 1952.  The [[Saw Mill River]], once the economic engine of Getty Square, was buried in [[flume]]s underground in the 1920s; the pavement above was used mostly for car [[parking lots]] at Chicken Island, Mill Street Courtyard, and Larkin Plaza.  New York State widened Nepperhan Avenue to create an arterial highway along the eastern side of the neighborhood, demolishing a [[Carnegie library]] in the process.<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/04/nyregion/campaign-to-save-yonkers-library.html|title=CAMPAIGN TO SAVE YONKERS LIBRARY|first=Ian T.|last=Macauley|newspaper=The New York Times|date=April 4, 1982))</ref>

The [[farmers' market]] at [[St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church (Yonkers, New York)|St. John's Church]] is the oldest in [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]].<ref name="westchestermagazine1"/>

=== 21st century ===
The reconstituting of the vacant Otis Elevator Factory campus into the iPark corporate business center spurred an influx of advanced industrial initiatives.  Capitalizing on the iPark location connected to the existing rail network, [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries]] brought its railcar assembly plant to Getty Square.  In 2011, iPark installed the largest solar-panel array in [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]] on its roof to provide low-cost electricity to its manufacturing tenants.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.lohud.com/article/20121206/NEWS02/312060061/Yonkers-Park-Hudson-complex-installs-Westchester-s-largest-solar-panel-array |title=Yonkers' i.Park Hudson complex installs Westchester's largest solar-panel array &#124; The Journal News |publisher=lohud.com |access-date=March 11, 2014))</ref>  In 2011, ContraFect, a [[biotechnology]] firm, relocated from Manhattan to Getty Square's iPark,<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.iparkhudsonny.com/pdf/2-25-11_westfair_online.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=February 25, 2014 |archive-date=March 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302033824/http://www.iparkhudsonny.com/pdf/2-25-11_westfair_online.pdf |url-status=dead ))</ref> followed in 2013 by [[Mindspark Interactive Network]].  Also in 2013, the YONY initiative to spur increased technology company activity began.<ref>((cite web|author=egarcia |url=http://westchester.lohudblogs.com/2013/11/28/yonkers-knowledge-workers-launch-yony-initiative/ |title=Yonkers knowledge professionals launch YONY initiative &#124; Lohud Westchester BlogLohud Westchester Blog |publisher=Westchester.lohudblogs.com |access-date=April 30, 2014))</ref>

[[File:Science Barge Yonker.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Science Barge]]]]

In 2007, the [[Science Barge]], a solar and wind-powered demonstration farm, using hydroponics and aquaculture, docked at its permanent home next to the [[Yonkers (Metro-North station)|train station]] at the mouth of the [[Saw Mill River]].  The [[Science Barge]] draws thousands of researchers and students in the [[STEM fields]], [[environmental science]], and [[agriculture]] to Getty Square from around the world, and has been featured by the news media as far as Brazil, Japan and South Korea.  In 2013, [[Sarah Lawrence College]] established an academic research center at the existing Beczak Environmental Center.

The [[Saw Mill River]], the catalyst for Yonkers' initial economic growth in the 17th century, is again being used as an economic engine. Long buried underground in Getty Square, in 2012, the City of Yonkers and Groundwork Yonkers completed the [[Daylighting (streams)|"daylighting"]] of the [[Saw Mill River]] and construction of Van der Donck Park around it just east of the [[Yonkers train station]]. The park, featuring public amenities and wildlife elements, has become an international showpiece.

Van der Donck Park was the first phase of daylighting the river in Getty Square. The second phase, the Mill Street Courtyard project to be constructed in 2014, will daylight another portion of the river in a Getty Square block bounded by Warburton Avenue (west), North Broadway (east), Manor House Lane (north), and Main Street (south).<ref>((cite web|author=Lohud Real Estate egarcia, TJN 12:18 a.m. EST March 1, 2014 |url=http://www.lohud.com/story/lohud-real-estate/2014/03/01/yonkers-to-start-new-phase-of-saw-mill-river-daylighting/5885769/ |title=Yonkers to start new phase of Saw Mill River "daylighting" |publisher=Lohud.com |date=March 1, 2014 |access-date=April 30, 2014))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://myyonkers.org/2012/03/27/the-spookiest-spot-in-yonkers/ |title=The Spookiest Spot in Yonkers &#124; |publisher=Myyonkers.org |date=March 27, 2012 |access-date=March 11, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302204114/http://myyonkers.org/2012/03/27/the-spookiest-spot-in-yonkers/ |archive-date=March 2, 2014 ))</ref>  The third daylighting phase, near Chicken Island, does not yet have a start date, although New York State awarded a $1.08 million grant for the project at the end of 2013.<ref>((cite web|url=http://taxes.lohudblogs.com/2013/12/11/economic-development-awards-go-30-lower-hudson-valley-projects/ |title=Regional Economic Development Council awards go to more than 30 Lower Hudson projects – Tax Watch |publisher=Taxes.lohudblogs.com |access-date=April 30, 2014))</ref>

== Shopping district ==
[[File:Yonkers City Hall west jeh.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Yonkers City Hall with Washington Park Veterans Memorial in foreground]]
[[File:20 South Broadway in Getty Square, in Yonkers, NY, former Putnam RR station.jpg|thumb|left|upright|20 South Broadway in Getty Square, in Yonkers, NY, the former Putnam RR station with historic [[Philipsburgh Building]] on right]]

Getty Square is a bustling, multi-ethnic shopping district<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.yonkersdowntown.com/retail.shtml |title=Business Directory – Retail Downtown |publisher=Yonkers Downtown |access-date=February 26, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218205224/http://www.yonkersdowntown.com/retail.shtml |archive-date=February 18, 2014 ))</ref> with very high numbers of shoppers compared with other Westchester downtowns (See Intermodal Transit Hub section below.)  With significant cohorts of along with many ethnic groups, businesses benefit from an international customer base, including African-American and Latino customers.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.sre.gob.mx/en/index.php/archived-press-releases/2127-foreign-secretary-meade-visits-the-mexican-community-in-the-new-york-metropolitan-area |title=Foreign Secretary Meade Visits The Mexican Community In The New York Metropolitan Area |publisher=Sre.gob.mx |date=September 24, 2013 |access-date=January 28, 2014))</ref>

Farmers' markets and the CSA operate seasonally:  St. John's Episcopal Church holds its market on Thursdays at the church; and Groundwork holds its market on Fridays in Van der Donck Park, across the street from the [[Yonkers (Metro-North station)|Yonkers train station]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Westchester-Magazine/Westchester-Resources/Food-and-Drink/index.php/name/Get-Fresh-Yonkers-Farmers-Market/listing/36254/ |title=Get Fresh Yonkers Farmers Market – Yonkers, NY |publisher=Westchestermagazine.com |access-date=March 11, 2014))</ref>  The St. John's Church's market is the oldest farmers market in Westchester.<ref name="westchestermagazine1">((cite web|url=http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Westchester-Magazine/Westchester-Resources/Food-and-Drink/index.php/name/Yonkers-Farmers-Market/listing/28813/ |title=Yonkers Farmers' Market – Yonkers, NY |publisher=Westchestermagazine.com |access-date=March 11, 2014))</ref>  The CSA is operated by Groundwork.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.groundworkhv.org/programs/csa/|title=Community Supported Agriculture – Groundwork Hudson Valley|accessdate=May 27, 2023))</ref>  At all the markets and the CSA, produce can be purchased using government assistance programs.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Westchester-Magazine/August-2013/Yonkers-Fresh-Groundwork-Hudson-Valleys-Get-Fresh-Yonkers-Farm-Co-Op/ |title=Yonkers Fresh: Groundwork Hudson Valley's Get Fresh Yonkers Farm Co-Op – Westchester Magazine – August 2013 – Westchester, NY |date=July 12, 2013 |publisher=Westchester Magazine |access-date=March 11, 2014))</ref><ref>((cite web|last=Voice |first=Daily |url=http://yonkers.dailyvoice.com/lifestyle/yonkers-offers-famers-market-coupons-seniors |title=Yonkers Offers Famers Market Coupons For Seniors |publisher=The Yonkers Daily Voice |date=August 9, 2013 |access-date=February 26, 2014))</ref>

Retail and business banking thrives in Getty Square.  Branches of all the major national banks are present, including: [[Chase (bank)|Chase]] with two branches, [[Wells Fargo]], [[Citibank]], [[HSBC Bank USA|HSBC]], and [[Bank of America]].  Branches of regional banks and credit unions include: [[Atlantic Bank & Trust]], [[Hudson Valley Bank]],<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.hudsonvalleybank.com/2575/mirror/loc-getty-square.htm|title = Personal, Commercial & Business Banking))</ref> [[KeyBank]], and [[Municipal Credit Union]].

[[Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company]] is located in the Central Business District.<ref>((cite news|author=THOMAS J. LUECK, Special to the New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/04/17/nyregion/in-yonkers-kawasaki-offers-hope.html |title=In Yonkers, Kawasaki Offers Hope – New York Times |location=New York City; New Jersey; Yonkers (Ny) |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 17, 1987 |access-date=February 26, 2014))</ref>

== Intermodal transit hub ==
Getty Square's heavy pedestrian foot traffic is bolstered by its role as a key [[Intermodal passenger transport|transit hub]] of [[Yonkers]] and [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]]. [[Bee-Line Bus System|Bee-Line buses]], [[List of express bus routes in New York City|MTA express buses]], [[Metro-North Railroad]], and [[Amtrak]] converge in Getty Square, and connections are often little more than a few blocks.

Getty Square achieves a [[Walk Score]] of 95 out of 100, making it a "Walker's Paradise" where "daily errands do not require a car."<ref name="walkscore.com"/>  Getty Square's WalkScore is the highest of any neighborhood in [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]], making it one of the best places in the County to be [[Car-free movement|car-free]].<ref name="walkscore.com">((cite web|url=http://www.walkscore.com/score/getty-square-yonkers-ny |title=Yonkers NY |publisher=Walk Score |access-date=March 11, 2014))</ref>

The combination of [[walkability]] and a transit hub has spurred [[transit-oriented development]], with zoning changes to promote less car travel and more walking, cycling, and transit use.<ref>((cite web|url=http://todline.blogs.law.pace.edu/tod-developments/ |title=TOD LINE – Pace Law School |publisher=Todline.blogs.law.pace.edu |date=September 28, 2012 |access-date=February 26, 2014))</ref><ref name="autogeneratedmill">((cite web|last=Marvar |first=Madeline |url=http://blog.tstc.org/2014/04/28/how-daylighting-the-saw-mill-river-helped-yonkers-become-a-mixed-use-multimodal-hub/ |title=How Daylighting the Saw Mill River Helped Yonkers Become a Mixed-Use, Multimodal Hub &#124; Mobilizing the Region |publisher=Blog.tstc.org |date=April 23, 2014 |access-date=April 30, 2014))</ref>

=== Bus ===
[[File:Bee Line Orion 7 hybrid 204.jpg|thumb|A [[Bee-Line Bus System|Bee-Line Bus]] in Getty Square, heading to [[the Bronx]] to connect to the [[Nereid Avenue (IRT White Plains Road Line)|Nereid Avenue]] [[New York City Subway]] station.]]  Many of the bus routes provide direct connections to the [[New York City Subway]].
[[Bee-Line Bus System|Bee-Line Bus]] and [[List of express bus routes in New York City|MTA Express Bus]] serve Getty Square.  Ridership on buses dwarfs that of commuter rail.  Annual bus ridership on lines in Getty Square numbers in the millions, with Yonkers being the largest origin and destination for bus trips in the Bee-Line Bus service area of Westchester and the northern Bronx.<ref>((cite web|last=Lemmon |first=Nadine |url=http://blog.tstc.org/2011/07/26/bee-line-revealed-as-backbone-of-westchester-employment/ |title=Bee-Line Revealed as Backbone of Westchester Employment |date=July 26, 2011 ))</ref> In addition to the thru-running buses, [[loop route]] bus lines circulate through Getty Square and adjoining neighborhoods.  The MTA Express Bus lines provide direct transportation to midtown Manhattan (via Route BxM3).  [[Metro Card]] is accepted on buses serving Getty Square.<ref>((cite web|url=http://transportation.westchestergov.com/bee-line/fares-and-metrocard |title=Fares and Metrocard |publisher=Transportation.westchestergov.com |date=January 27, 2014 |access-date=March 11, 2014))</ref>

Bus routes in Getty Square may be expanded in the future.  As part of the transit plan for the [[Tappan Zee Bridge Replacement]], a proposed express bus route from [[Spring Valley, New York|Spring Valley]] in [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County]] would have Getty Square as its final destination.<ref>((cite web|last=Miller |first=Stephen |url=http://www.streetsblog.org/2014/03/04/the-tappan-zee-transit-task-force-has-issued-its-report-now-what/ |title=The Tappan Zee Transit Task Force Has Issued Its Report. Now What? &#124; Streetsblog New York City |publisher=Streetsblog.org |date=March 4, 2014 |access-date=March 11, 2014))</ref><ref>((cite web|author=Tri-State Transportation Campaign |url=http://blog.tstc.org/2014/02/28/tzb-transit-task-force-recommends-new-modern-faster-bus-system-in-i-287-corridor/#more-41649 |title=TZB Transit Task Force Recommends New Modern, Faster Bus System in I-287 Corridor &#124; Mobilizing the Region |date=February 28, 2014 |publisher=Blog.tstc.org |access-date=March 11, 2014))</ref>

=== Rail ===

[[Metro-North Railroad]] serves Getty Square. Rail riders use Getty Square's Beaux-Arts [[Yonkers (Metro-North station)|Yonkers]] station to board [[Hudson Line (Metro-North)|Hudson Line]] and [[Amtrak]] trains. Metro-North provides trips south to stations in the Bronx and to [[Harlem–125th Street (Metro-North station)|Harlem–125th Street]], and [[Grand Central Terminal]], and to the north to stations along the Hudson Line as far as [[Poughkeepsie (Metro-North station)|Poughkeepsie]].

Many Metro North commuters travel to the [[Marble Hill station]], connecting to the [[New York City Subway]]'s [[Marble Hill–225th Street station]] (((NYCS trains|Broadway-Seventh north|time=nolink))) to reach destinations on the west side of Manhattan, or travel to the Harlem–125th Street station, connecting to the [[125th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)|125th Street]] (((NYCS trains|Lexington))) for Manhattan's east side.

[[Amtrak]] serves Getty Square.  The Yonkers train station is the sole southern Westchester station on the Amtrak [[Empire Service (train)|Hudson River Line]], providing an [[Inter-city rail]] link to [[United States|US]] and [[Canada|Canadian]] cities like [[Albany, New York|Albany]], [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]], [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]], [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Montreal]], and [[Toronto]].

===Ride share===
[[Taxi stand]]s sit at the heart of Getty Square along New Main Street, and at the [[Yonkers (Metro-North station)|Yonkers Train Station]].  Taxis are often used by shoppers with large packages.
[[File:Taxi Stand in Getty Square,Yonkers.jpg|thumb|alt=Taken on March 1, 2014.  Taxis waiting to pick up passengers with large packages in the Getty Square Shopping District, Yonkers, New York.|Taxi Stand in Getty Square]]

[[Car sharing]] [[Zipcar]]s are available near the [[Yonkers (Metro-North station)|Yonkers Train Station]] since 2012.<ref>((cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ZipcarNYC/status/182584318944743424 |title=Twitter / ZipcarNYC: Zipcars have arrived in #Yonkers! |publisher=Twitter.com |date=March 21, 2012 |access-date=February 26, 2014))</ref>

===Other===
Ferry service ended in 2010 between Yonkers and other points in New York City and the Hudson Valley.<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/24/nyregion/24ferry.html|title=New York Water Taxi Shutting Down Manhattan-to-Yonkers Ferry|first=Patrick|last=McGeehan|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 23, 2009))</ref>  Boat docking is permitted at the  Yonkers Pier.<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.cityofyonkers.com/Index.aspx?page=1722 |title=City of Yonkers : Yonkers Recreation Pier |access-date=February 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109205552/http://www.cityofyonkers.com/Index.aspx?page=1722 |archive-date=November 9, 2011 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

Bicycles are used frequently in Getty Square, mostly for transportation as opposed to recreation.  Many businesses use them for fast local deliveries.  Children use them to get around.  Warburton Avenue and Riverdale Avenue, which meet in Getty Square, are well-used, [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]] bicycling commuting routes.

[[LimeBike]] dockless [[bikeshare]] began operations in Yonkers in May 2018.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/yonkers/2018/05/09/yonkers-bike-share-lime/594039002/|title = Yonkers bike-share program launching by end of May))</ref>

Walking and bicycling trails in Getty Square are still on the drawing board.  The [[Old Croton Aqueduct]] runs along the northern edge of the Getty Square neighborhood, although two blocks of path are on-street at Ashburton Avenue.  The Hudson River Valley Greenway, not yet built in Yonkers, may combine portions of the [[Hudson River]] waterfront promenade with the [[Old Croton Aqueduct Trailway]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nymtc.org/project/bike_walk/greenways.html |title=Hudson River Valley Greenway Link Study |publisher=Nymtc.org |access-date=April 30, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413123417/http://www.nymtc.org/project/bike_walk/greenways.html |archive-date=April 13, 2014 ))</ref>  A concept to turn the former Getty Square branch of the [[New York and Putnam Railroad]] into a trail has been proposed.  It would connect Getty Square and the waterfront promenade at the [[Science Barge]] with [[Van Cortlandt Park]].  It would be an urban multi-use path with both on- and off-street portions.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/2013/04/30/partnership-in-the-news-20-communities-receive-grants-to-plan-for-brownfield-cleanup-and-reuse/ |title=Partnership in the News: 20 communities receive grants to plan for brownfield cleanup and reuse |publisher=Smart Growth America |date=April 30, 2013 |access-date=April 30, 2014))</ref>

==Notable people==
Restaurateur [[Peter X. Kelly]] grew up near Getty Square, and opened Xaviar's on the Hudson, on the 2nd floor of the Yonkers Pier in 2007.<ref>((cite web|url=http://events.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/20dinewe.html?_r=0|title=Revered Restaurateur Takes His Act Back to Yonkers – New York Times|website=events.nytimes.com))</ref>

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