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A multi-use park with some pockets of good habitat. Good birding except during summer when it's overrun with people. Tibbetts Brook Park, 161 acres with its mammoth 412' x 125' pool, is one of the first parks developed by the County. The Park offers many recreational activities throughout the year and hosts ethnic celebrations, fairs and festivals during the summer months. The South County Trail Way provides easy access afoot or by bicycle. Access requires Westchester residency.
Tibbetts Brook Park is a 161-acre (65 ha) park located in the Lincoln Park section of Yonkers in Westchester County, New York. Opened in 1927, it was one of the first developed parks in Westchester County and is accessible only to County residents, with activities that include swimming, hiking, sports, nature watching and fishing.
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Founded in 1899 as the Empire City Race Track, Yonkers Raceway is a one-half-mile standardbred harness racing dirt track. The casino—featuring video slot machines, video blackjack, and electronic table games—opened in 2006. It is now operated by MGM Resorts. There are several dining venues onsite. Gambling age is 18.
Dunwoodie
The major seminary of the Archdiocese of New York. It educates men destined to serve as priests within the Archdiocese and elsewhere in the United States and abroad. The Seminary has hosted Pope John Paul II in 1995 and Pope Benedict XVI in 2008. They each led an afternoon prayer service and visited with the seminarians.
A Colonial-era manor house which today serves as a museum and archive, offering many glimpses into life before the American Revolution.
E.J. Murray Memorial Skating Center
Offers public skating, figure, ice, and roller skating lessons, ice hockey programs and leagues, speed, figure, and ice hockey clinics and camps. Most of these are offered to groups of all ages or offered in separate sessions for adults and youth. Also can be used for birthday parties. Skates can be rented. Snack bar and pro-shop are available.
Exhibitions on regional history, Hudson Valley art, and the only public planetarium in Westchester County. It is the largest museum in Westchester County.
Greek gardens, canals, reflecting pools and other created "ruins". Untermyer Performing Arts Council produces live performances in the park. The performances are admission free and are done throughout the summer. Special concerts throughout the year are announced on their website.