Yonkers, NY: how dark is the sky here?

Yonkers's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Yonkers's sky is brighter than 50.9% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

How far Yonkers is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Dobbs Ferry, NY, roughly 4 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

Dobbs Ferry, NY is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

How Yonkers compares nationally

Yonkers, NY counts roughly 211,040 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Yonkers places 1,622 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.