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Opposite: The New Rochelle Marina
Top Left: The Blaze at Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton
Top Right: Movie Night at Phillipse Manor in Yonkers
Above: A bee program at The Greenburgh Nature Center in Scarsdale and the Katonah Museum of Art
STRONG LIFESTYLE ROI
Compared to New York City, West- chester consistently delivers on the promise of more “bang for your buck.”
• less congestion
• more outdoor recreation • less anxiety
A FAMILY-FRIENDLY COUNTY
Families seeking fun will find plenty of opportunities in Westchester, in- cluding Rye Playland, the interactive Westchester Children’s Museum, Hal- loween festivities in Sleepy Hollow Country and the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze in Croton-on-Hudson. Educa- tional activities include the Sheep to Shawl Festival at Historic Phillpse- burg Manor, innovative enrichment programs at Curious-on-Hudson in White Plains, and wide-ranging nature programs at the Greenburgh Nature Center (Scarsdale) Muskoot Farm (Katonah) and Hilltop Hanover Farm (Yorktown Heights).
A RIVERTOWNS RENAISSANCE
Hastings, Dobbs Ferry, Irvington and Tarrytown are quaint, walkable villages with trendy coffee shops, tea rooms and boutiques, as well as acclaimed restaurants.
VIBRANT URBAN CENTERS
Emerging downtowns such as Mount Vernon, Peekskill, Port Chester, New Rochelle, White Plains and Yonkers
continue to offer thriving, distinctive cultural scenes at a great value.
GREENSPACE
Westchester residents enjoy 18,000 acres (roughly 28 square miles) of stunning parks, undulating mead- ows, beaches, working farms and forested areas.
WORLD’S FARE
From fine-dining to gastropubs and everything in between, Westches- ter offers more than 600 full service restaurants specializing in virtually every major world cuisine, including Ethiopian, British, Persian, Peruvian and Korean.
CULTURE
Take in an exhibit at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, the Neuberger Museum at SUNY Purchase and the Katonah Museum of Art, as well as niche art galleries such as Arts West- chester’s ArtsExchange and the Rye Arts Center.
Top musical and comedy acts regularly perform in Westchester’s trio of historic and landmark the- aters: The Paramount (Peekskill), The Capitol (Port Chester) and The Music Hall (Tarrytown).
NO FOMO
Westchester offers
• Affordability: rents 1/3 lower
than Manhattan
• Convenience: walkability, proximity to transit to NYC, work/life balance
• Quality of Life: Green Space, Culture, Dining, Diversity
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© Margaret Fox Photography © Greenburgh Nature Center © Tom Nycz for Historic Hudson Valley
© Yonkers Downtown BID