REAL ESTATE: #Yonkers property taxes are high so Mayor Mike Spano is on a push to boost population density to raise revenue for its bulging Yonkers Public Schools‘ budget…..
BUSINESS WEEK: Choudhary Chilukuri, a 34-year-old graduate student at Mount Sinai medical school, says he and his wife only considered Yonkers because they were so disappointed with what they could afford in Manhattan.
NEW YONKERSITE: In June, the couple moved into a one-bedroom unit in the new Apex Hudson Riverfront tower in Yonkers, which has views of the soaring Palisades cliffs.
WHAT A DEAL: Their rent is $2,100 a month, and parking is just $100 a month.
CALM IN GETTY SQUARE: “The apartment is spacious, it’s so calming here,” he says.
“If I want to go to a restaurant or something and try a new cuisine, I’ll go to Manhattan instead of searching for a restaurant in Yonkers. The train is only five minutes away,” says Chilukuri, who adds that the building is quickly filling up, primarily with young professionals.