What is Yonkers?

[YankeeFan]

More better. Roll "Speonk" around on your tongue

 

[Boom_70]

People kill for that section of Yonkers because it also puts them in the Bronxville school system, which is excellent.

Pretty sure it doesn't. That was the issue with the segregation that was the area of Yonkers that protested the most about
changing schools around. Many who live in that area of Yonkers send their kids to private schools like stuffy Iona Prep.

 

[YankeeFan]

Many who live in that area of Yonkers send their kids to private schools like stuffy Iona Prep.

Iona Prep is stuffy?

They were a big rival of my high school, so while three of my brothers graduated from there, I have no love for them. But, I'm not sure I'd call it stuffy.

Horace Man, Riverdale, Rye Country Day. Much more expensive. Much more likely that your classmate will be the child of hedge fund manager, or the owner of a pro sports team, or the former governor.

 

[Boom_70]

Iona Prep is stuffy?

They were a big rival of my high school, so while three of my brothers graduated from there, I have no love for them. But, I'm not sure I'd call it stuffy.

Horace Man, Riverdale, Rye Country Day. Much more expensive. Much more likely that your classmate will be the child of hedge fund manager, or the owner of a pro sports team, or the former governor.

Hey we all know that Stepinac is the stuffy Catholic HS in Westchester ;)

 

[cranberry]

Pretty sure it doesn't. That was the issue with the segregation that was the area of Yonkers that protested the most about
changing schools around. Many who live in that area of Yonkers send their kids to private schools like stuffy Iona Prep.

You may very well be right. My son who has Down syndrome went to Bronxville and I know of at least two other people from that section of Yonkers whose special needs kids went to Bronxville, so it could just be a special needs placement like it was for my son.

 

[YankeeFan]

Hard to be stuffy when you're in White Plains.

But, "Step in crap" is not where I went.

Fordham Prep. Only the kids from Riverdale and Bronxville were stuffy. (That's actually kind of true.)

 

[Songbird]

Where I got a ticket for going maybe 10 over the limit. Had a fun experience with the judge, though.

 

[cranberry]

Iona Prep is stuffy?

They were a big rival of my high school, so while three of my brothers graduated from there, I have no love for them. But, I'm not sure I'd call it stuffy.

Horace Man, Riverdale, Rye Country Day. Much more expensive. Much more likely that your classmate will be the child of hedge fund manager, or the owner of a pro sports team, or the former governor.

Forgot Hackley and Masters. My daughter went to RCDS. It is pretty stuffy.

 

[Boom_70]

The climate of Yonkers changed in the mid 60 's when another major city in Westchester started an urban renewal project
that basically leveled the central area of the city and drove the poor minorities to Yonkers. White Planes has prospered
and Yonkers has yet to dig out. A lot of politics went on and made people millions who bought up White Planes property.

 

[Boom_70]

Forgot Hackley and Masters. My daughter went to RCDS. It is pretty stuffy.

Olberman went to Hackley ..... 'nuff said

 

[Songbird]

BTW, it's cuk-SOCKIE.

 

[cranberry]

New Rochelle is kind of a dump now that Rob Petrie moved out.

 

[Boom_70]

New Rochelle is kind of a dump now that Rob Petrie moved out.

Never understood how Ann Marie could be so sophisticated growing up in Brewster.

 

[MisterCreosote]

 

[Guy_Incognito]

Snooty Westchester people would never live in Yonkers; that's for the poor relations. It's sort of like how snooty Bronx residents will all say they're from Riverdale, except when they want to remind everyone they live in New York City.

</Bronx girl>

 

[Boom_70]

I thought it was a harness track?

Yonkers Raceway is owned by the Rooney family. There is a great story that back in 1933 a visit to
Yonkers RW by Art Rooney was the start of a win streak that funded his purchase of The Steelers.

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2013/08/25/Tim-Rooney-A-racing-life/stories/201308250246
Now run by Tim Rooney - grandfather of Rooney and Kata Mara