Mount Vernon, New York

About Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon is a thriving city in southeastern New York, home to 71,999 residents as of the latest Census estimates. It ranks as the 8th largest city in New York.

Mount Vernon holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 4.39 square miles, giving it one of the denser urban centers in the region at roughly 16,401 residents per square mile.

📰 Mount Vernon News Today

• New York public safety official arrested for allegedly helping son flee shooting in city: police ABC7 Los Angeles · Oct 8
• Three Arrested Following Traffic Stop in Mount Vernon; Cocaine, Fraudulent Documents, and U.S. Treasury Check Seized New York State Police (.gov) · Aug 7
• Mount Vernon police shooting: Barricaded suspect shot by officers in Westchester, NY ABC7 New York · Jul 31
• Hours-long standoff leads to police shooting in Mount Vernon NBC 4 New York · Jul 31
• Mount Vernon building collapse: Construction site crashes onto street crushes cars FOX 5 New York · Jul 30

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest New York headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Mount Vernon Unique

• A top-25 city in New York by population (#8 of 595 incorporated places).
• One of 16 places in the US named Mount Vernon — but the New York one has a character all its own.
• Big-city energy: 16,401 people per square mile.
• Positioned in southeastern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 71,999.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Mount Vernon

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Mount Vernon

• Cooler Runnings Jamaican — caribbean
• Cravin' Jamaican Cuisine — jamaican
• Joe’s Fleetwood Pizzeria and Ristorante — pizza
• John's Pizza — pizza
• Johnny's Pizzeria — pizza
• Katonah Pizza & Pasta — italian
• Pizza King — italian
• Scala Pizza — pizza
• The Bayou — cajun
• The Chipper Truck Cafe

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mount Vernon

• Van Cortlandt Park reviews ★
• Williamsbridge Oval reviews ★
• 211th Street Block Association Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Agnes Haywood Playground reviews ★
• Bregano Park reviews ★
• Bronx River Parkway reviews ★
• Brush Park reviews ★
• Coyne Park reviews ★
• Fleetwood Park reviews ★
• General Joseph Stillwell Park reviews ★
• Gun Hill Playground reviews ★
• Hartley Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Mount Vernon

• BRONX AEROSPACE HIGH SCHOOL
• BRONX DANCE ACADEMY SCHOOL
• BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS
• BRONX LAB SCHOOL
• HIGH SCHOOL FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
• PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ
• PS 16 WAKEFIELD
• PS 19 JUDITH K WEISS
• PS 21 PHILIP H SHERIDAN
• PS 41 GUN HILL ROAD
• PS 56 NORWOOD HEIGHTS
• PS 68
• PS 87
• PS 94 KINGS COLLEGE SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Mount Vernon

🏘️ Nearby Communities