Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the state of New York (behind New York City, Buffalo and Rochester), and the most populous city in West chester County, New York, with a population of 196,086 (according to the 2000 census). More recent estimates put the population at 197,234 in 2002, 197,126 in 2004, 196,425 in 2005, and currently it is estimated to be around 250,000 citizens. Yonkers borders the New York City borough of The Bronx and is 2 miles (3 km) north of Manhattan at the cities’ two respective closest points.
The city is home to several attractions: the Hudson River Museum, the Sherwood House, the Science Barge, Cross County Shopping Center, Yonkers Raceway, a harness racing track that has renovated its grounds and clubhouse and added legalized video slot machine gambling in 2006 in a “racino” called EmpireCity.
Islamic Clothing information can be obtained from the following Islamic shops, and mosques in Yonkers and surrounding areas
- Al ImanSchool
- Al Madrasa Al Islamiyah
- Al Noor Elementary and Intermediate School
- Al NurSchool
- Al-IhsanAcademy (formerly Islamic Elementary School)
- Al-IhsanSchool
- Al-MadinaSchool
- AndalusiaSchool
- ClaraMuhammadSchool
- ClaraMuhammadSchool
- ClaraMuhammadSchool
- CrescentSchool
- Darul Uloom Al Madania (Boarding School for Girls and Boys – Separate Campuses)
- El-Ber Islamic School
- Ideal Islamic School
- Islamic LeadershipSchool
- MDQAcademy
- Miraj Islamic School
- MuslimCenterElementary School
- RaziSchool
- The CrescentAcademy
- UniversalSchool at Buffalo
- WestfallAcademy
- Al Ihsan Academy
- SisterClaraMuhammadSchool
- Masjid Darul Quran Schools
- Al Madrassa Al Islamiya
- Al-MaidaAcademy
- New UtrechtHigh School
- Al NoorSchool
- Mid-Hudson islamic Association
- Al-Madrasa Al-Islamiya
- Al-MadinahSchool
- MuslimCenterElementary School
- Madrasah Al-Ihsan
- An-NurSchool
- Ideal Islamic School
- Al-MamoorSchool
- Islamic Schools Association
- MuslimParochial School
- CrescentSchool
- Al Ihsan Islamic School
- Dar ul ArkamSchool
- Muslim Daughters Educational Center