The land on which the city is built was once part of Colen Donck, a Dutch 24,000-acre (97-square-kilometer) land grant. The indigenous Native American village of Nappeckamack was located near the Neperah stream (now Saw Mill River, also called Nepperhan Creek) which flowed into the Shatemuck ( Hudson River). : 549 History Early settlements Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site The gentilic for residents is alternately Yonkersonian, Yonkersite, or Yonk. Jonkheer was shortened to Jonker ( possessive form: Jonkers), from which the name Yonkers is directly derived. Van der Donck was known locally as the Jonkheer ('young gentleman'), a Dutch honorific title derived from the old Dutch jonk ('young') and heer ('lord'). In July 1645, the area was granted to Adriaen van der Donck, the patroon of Colendonck. In more recent years, Yonkers has undergone progressive gentrification. Yonkers is considered a City of Seven Hills the seven hills are Park, Nodine, Ridge, Cross, Locust, Glen, and Church Hills. The city is home to several attractions, including access to the Hudson River, Tibbetts Brook Park, Untermyer Park, the Hudson River Museum, the Saw Mill River, the Science Barge, and Sherwood House.

Major shopping areas are located in Getty Square on South Broadway, at the Cross County Shopping Center and Westchester's Ridge Hill, and along Central Park Avenue. It serves as a major retail hub for Yonkers and the northwest Bronx. The downtown area also houses significant local businesses and nonprofit organizations.

Yonkers's downtown is centered on a plaza known as Getty Square, where the municipal government is located. It is classified as an inner suburb of New York City, located directly to the north of the Bronx and approximately 2.4 miles (4 km) north of Marble Hill, the northernmost point in Manhattan. The population of Yonkers was 211,569 as counted by the 2020 United States Census, its highest decennial count ever. Developed along the Hudson River, it is the 9th-most populous community in New York state. Yonkers ( / ˈ j ɒ ŋ k ər z/ ) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States and a suburb of New York City.

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