Directions to the Yonkers Recreation Pier / Yonkers Riverfront Library
| From the North | From the South | From the River Towns | By Train |
Directions
from the North:
Take Major Deegan / NYS Thruway (I-87) OR Sprain Brook Parkway OR
Bronx River Parkway Southbound to Cross County Parkway westbound.
| *Passing exit for Yonkers Avenue EAST, take next exit
at Yonkers Avenue WEST (Saw Mill Parkway northbound/Albany). Do NOT get on Saw Mill � Stay to the right on the exit ramp as it curves around (you will make an almost full circle). At end of ramp, make right at light onto Yonkers Avenue Westbound. OR Take Saw Mill River Parkway south to Downtown Yonkers/Yonkers Avenue westbound. Follow from *. Directions
from the South Take West
Side Highway (which becomes Saw Mill) northbound to Yonkers Avenue
Westbound. |
 Wayfarer signage (above) was recently installed in the downtown starting at the Saw Mill. Follow wayfarer signs (above) for the Pier ("Waterfront"), Philipsburgh Hall ("Arts Center"), etc. |
*Stay on Yonkers Avenue, which will dogleg to the left in front of
a large tan brick Catholic church (St. Casimir) and become Nepperhan
Avenue.
Continue straight on Nepperhan through two traffic lights (School St and
New Main Street).
You will pass Yonkers City Hall on the right and go up
and over a hill.
At South Broadway, Nepperhan Avenue will become Prospect.
Go
straight on Prospect to a T intersection (Buena Vista Avenue).
Make right onto Buena Vista. There will be a traffic light at the
intersection with Main Street.
The Yonkers Recreation
Pier is to the left at traffic light on Main Street.
For the Yonkers Riverfront Library: Go straight through light.
Library is large white building directly across from the Yonkers
MetroNorth (Hudson Division) train station. There is metered parking
throughout the area.
You can park FREE in the Buena Vista Parking Garage (8 Buena Vista Avenue)
for three hours during regular library hours.
(Please having parking stub validated at the Library main desk.)
Enter garage by car on Hudson or Hawthorne Street; on foot on Buena
Vista Avenue.
Directions
from the River Towns (Hastings-on-Hudson, Dobbs Ferry, Irvington,
Tarrytown):
Take Route 9 south into Yonkers = North Broadway.
Go straight on North Broadway through light at Ashburton.
North Broadway will become Wells Avenue at dogleg to the right and end at
light at Warburton Avenue.
Make left at light onto Warburton.
OR
Take Route 9 to Warburton. Continue on Warburton to Dock Street (Philipse
Manor Hall State Historic Site will be on your right).
Make right onto Dock Street.
The Yonkers Riverfront Library is at the foot of Dock Street.
You
can turn into parking spaces in Larkin Plaza or find metered street
parking in the area.
You can park FREE in the Buena Vista Parking Garage (8 Buena Vista
Avenue) for three hours during regular library hours.
(Please having parking stub validated at the Library main desk.)
Enter on Hudson or Hawthorne Street.
For the Yonkers Recreation Pier:
Make left onto Buena Vista Avenue and
right at light (Main Street), going under train tracks.
Pier will be
directly ahead of you.
|
Train: Take Metro North (Hudson Division) / Amtrak to Yonkers Station. The Yonkers Riverfront Library is directly across the street from the station. For the Yonkers Recreation Pier: When you exit the station, make a right and make another right (going under the train tracks). Pier will be directly in front of you. |