Resources
Below are useful links of interest:
We've put together a list of common acronyms for you.
City of Yonkers Website
www.yonkersny.gov
Energy Star
Information about Energy Star building practices and rating systems
www.energystar.gov
Historic District Council (NYC)
Valuable information about historic preservation
www.hdc.org
Hudson River Community Association (HRCA)
www.hudsonrivercommunityassociation.org
Historic River Towns of Westchester
www.hudsonriver.com/rivertowns
National Trust for Historic Places
www.preservationnation.org
New York State Energy Research and Development Agency
www.nyserda.org
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
www.nysparks.state.ny.us
Philipse Manor Hall
Yonkers' premiere historic building
www.philipsemanorfriends.org
Project for Public Spaces
A not-for-profit that works with municipalities to design their public spaces. PPS has an excellent newsletter
www.pps.org
Sarah Lawrence College Center for the Urban River at Beczak
www.centerfortheurbanriver.org
Scenic Hudson
www.scenichudson.org
Sustainable Hastings
www.sustainablehastings.org
Sustainable Hudson Valley
www.sustainhv.org
Sustainable Westchester
www.sustainablewestchester.org
Riverkeeper
www.riverkeeper.org
River Communities Coalition of Yonkers (RCCY)
www.rccy.org
US Green Building Council
LEED building and rating systems
www.usgbc.org
Westchester County
Environmental information
www.westchestergov.com/environment.htm
Westchester County Board of Legislators
www.westchesterlegislators.com
Westchester Land Trust
www.westchesterlandtrust.org
Yonkers Land Conservancy
www.yonkerslandconservancy.org
Yonkers Historical Society
www.yonkershistory.org
Resources
State Environmental Quality "Cookbook"
A SEQRA guidebook provided by the New York State Department of Environmental Protection (PDF)
Meeting Schedules
Yonkers Planning/Zoning/Landmarks/Yonkers Green City Advisory Committee
Note: Schedules DO change. Check www.yonkersny.gov City Calendar to be sure!
Meetings are held at City Hall in the 4th floor conference room or in one of the 4th floor Chambers.
Planning Board: 2nd Wednesdays at 5:30 pm
Zoning Board of Appeals: 3rd Tuesdays at 6 pm
Landmarks Preservation Board: 1st Wednesdays, 7 pm
Yonkers Green City Advisory Committee: 3rd Wednesdays, 6:30 pm