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The ad in my Facebook feed was the most intriguing I’ve seen in a while. It featured celebrity chef Christian Petroni—a large, bearded man attired in camouflage pants, a red tribal-print jacket and a pink scarf—declaring, “THERE’S A RENAISSANCE HAPPENING HERE.”

The renaissance, it turns out, is happening in Yonkers, that perennial Hudson Valley underdog just north of the Bronx.

The ad was part of Yonkers’ $450,000 train,…