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Explore New Projects In 'Yonkers Green City' Walking Tour

YONKERS, N.Y. –Yonkers and the Yonkers Green Policy Task Force will present the first “Yonkers Green City” Walking Tour Saturday at the Yonkers Train Station, 5 Buena Vista Ave.

Mayor Mike Spano said the city and the Yonkers Green Policy Task Force will host the first “Yonkers Green City” Walking Tour Nov. 2.

Mayor Mike Spano said the city and the Yonkers Green Policy Task Force will host the first “Yonkers Green City” Walking Tour Nov. 2.

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“Yonkers is leading New York in moving forward a sustainability agenda that is not just saving energy and our environment, but saving millions of tax dollars each year,” Mayor Mike Spano said in a statement.

The tour will showcase several projects in the Yonkers downtown-waterfront area, including the largest solar rooftop array in New York at iPark, the newly daylighted Saw Mill River, mixed-use geothermal lofts at 66 Main St. and the new LED street light replacement project that will save the city an estimated $18 million over 10 years.

“Yonkers is truly becoming a green city with these five projects at its core as examples of energy efficiency, ecology and environmental education,” said City Council President Chuck Lesnick in a statement. “Through legislative action and executive orders, Yonkers is reducing its carbon footprint and saving money – and we encourage the private and not-for-profit sectors to do the same."

Registration for the event is free and includes a rooftop garden lunch. To register, please contact Brad Tito at (914) 377-6574 or email Brad.Tito@YonkersNY.gov.

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