Editing Mount Vernon, New York (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Corner of Gramatan and Grand in Fleetwood October 2012.jpg|thumb|The corner of Gramatan Avenue and
Grand Street in Fleetwood]]

===Location===
Mount Vernon is at {{Coord|40.914060|-73.830507|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}} (40.914060, −73.830507).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It is the third-largest and the most densely populated city in Westchester County. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|11.4|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 0.39%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3649121| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212184828/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3649121| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mount Vernon city, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=January 29, 2013}}</ref>

Mount Vernon is bordered by the village of [[Bronxville, New York|Bronxville]] and city of [[New Rochelle, New York|New Rochelle]] to the north, by the town of [[Pelham, New York|Pelham]] and village of [[Pelham Manor, New York|Pelham Manor]] to the east, by the [[Hutchinson River]] and the [[Eastchester, Bronx|Eastchester]] and [[Wakefield, Bronx|Wakefield]] sections of the Bronx to the south, and by the city of [[Yonkers, New York|Yonkers]] and the [[Bronx River]] to the west.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cmvny.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Mount-Vernon-Comprehensive-Plan-Chapter-3.0.pdf|title=Mount Vernon Comprehensive Plan, November 2011|last=Department of Planning|first=Westchester County|access-date=October 7, 2018|archive-date=October 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007223243/http://cmvny.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Mount-Vernon-Comprehensive-Plan-Chapter-3.0.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Elevation===
Mount Vernon's elevation at City Hall is about {{convert|235|ft|m}}{{citation needed|date=October 2017|reason=disagrees with infobox}}, reflecting its location between the [[Bronx River]] to the west and the [[Hutchinson River]] to the east. On a clear day, the [[Throgs Neck Bridge]] can be seen from {{convert|10|mi|km|-1}} away from many parts of the city, while at night, the bridge's lights can also be seen. The city's seal, created in 1892, depicts what were then considered the highest points in Mount Vernon: Trinity Place near Fourth Street, Vista Place at Barnes Avenue, and North 10th Avenue between Washington and Jefferson places. Since then, it was discovered that the city's highest elevation is on [[New York Route 22]], North Columbus Avenue, at the [[Bronxville, New York|Bronxville]] line.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}

===Neighborhoods===
[[File:MountVernonNeighborhood.PNG|thumb|upright|Map of Mount Vernon's neighborhoods]]
[[File:Church at the Circle MV jeh.JPG|thumb|The Circle at Lincoln and Gramatan Avenues]]
Mount Vernon is typically divided into four major sections in four square miles: Downtown, Mount Vernon Heights, North Side, and South Side.

====Downtown====
Downtown Mount Vernon features the Gramatan Avenue and Fourth Avenue shopping district (known as "The Avenue" by locals<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/19046880/Gramatan-Avenue-at-Lincoln-Avenue-Mount-Vernon-NY/|title=Gramatan Avenue at Lincoln Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY, 10550 - Office Building Property For Sale on LoopNet.com|website=LoopNet|language=en|access-date=October 7, 2018|archive-date=October 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007223226/http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/19046880/Gramatan-Avenue-at-Lincoln-Avenue-Mount-Vernon-NY/|url-status=live}}</ref>) and the Petrillo Plaza transit hub, and houses the city's central government.

Downtown is in the same condition it was 40 years ago. It features the same mid-century architecture and format. Former mayor Clinton Young vowed to make Mount Vernon a new epicenter with a new central business district. His failed plans included establishing commercial office space and rezoning to allow high density development in the downtown, as well as affordable and market rate housing.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Garcia|first=Ernie|date=August 3, 2019|url=https://eu.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/mount-vernon/2018/08/03/mount-vernon-must-pay-more-than-3-million-grocer/874246002/|title=Mount Vernon must pay more than $3 million to grocer|work=lohud.com|access-date=October 7, 2018|language=en|archive-date=October 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002000422/https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/mount-vernon/2018/08/03/mount-vernon-must-pay-more-than-3-million-grocer/874246002/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Mount Vernon Heights====
Mount Vernon Heights' highly elevated terrain has earned the moniker "the rolling hills of homes".{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} It is home to the city's commercial corridor, along Sandford Boulevard (6th Street). Vernon Hills has been reclaimed from the Village of Easchester that used it as the name the name as open mall shopping center.

Sandford Blvd (6th Street)—also known as "Sandford Square"—is a commercial corridor which attracts residents from Mount Vernon, nearby communities in Westchester County and the Bronx a well as other locales.

Most of the commercial development in this corridor has occurred since the 1980s. The area is still undergoing revitalization to encourage economic development within this {{convert|400|acre|km2|adj=on}} of land along and around the boulevard.<ref name="engel.house.gov" />

====North Side====
[[File:Fleetwood Neighborhood Association Welcom Sign 2012.jpg|thumb|left|Fleetwood Welcome Sign]]Mount Vernon's North Side is one of the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in Westchester County. The northern part of the city consists of five neighborhoods: Chester Heights, Estate Manor/Aubyn Estates, Fleetwood, Huntswood, and Oakwood Heights. In Fleetwood, many large co-op buildings line the center of town, which is bisected by Gramatan Avenue.

====South Side====
[[File:White Plains Deliverance Evangelistic Ctr 10 S 8th Av Mt Vernon jeh.jpg|thumb|Church housed in a former synagogue on the South Side]]
Mount Vernon's South Side, which abuts [[Bronx, New York|The Bronx]], resembles [[New York City]] and includes the neighborhoods Parkside, South Side and Vernon Park. Numerous industrial businesses are in Parkside, while the rest of South Side Mount Vernon features multi-family homes, apartment buildings, and commercial businesses.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}

South Side Mount Vernon features notable city landmarks such as Brush Park, Hutchinson Field, the [[Boys & Girls Clubs of America|Boys and Girls Club]], and [[St. Paul's Church National Historic Site]].