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One Million Strong Mobility
The Place to Be
Offering proximity to everything that New York City and the tri-state area has to offer, Westchester is a uniquely attractive place to live and do business.
Locatedintheheartofthehistoric Hudson Valley, Westchester County covers 500 square miles, and serves as a link between New York City, Rockland County, New Jersey, Connecticut and beyond.
• To the east: The Long Island Sound and Connecticut
• To the west: The Hudson
• To the north: Putnam County • To the south: New York City
CAR
Several interstate highways connect Westchester to all five boroughs of New York City, New Jersey, Connecticut, upstate New York and beyond.
BUS
Westchester’s Bee-Line Bus System – the second largest in New York State – offers short commuter hops, intercity travel, or express service into New York City.
• 400+ buses
• 65 routes
• 100,000 weekday passengers
• 34 commuter train stations
served • 300 bus shelters
• 65% of residents live within
walking distance of a bus stop
FLY
• 32,000 commercial airline flights
• 1.5 million commercial air passengers
International and domestic flights from JFK, LaGuardia, Liberty and Stewart Airports are all within a 60-minute drive of most Westchester County locations.
RAIL
The nation’s second largest commuter railroad, Metro-North, offers three different train lines and 43 station stops throughout the County, getting travelers to Manhattan in under an hour.
PENN STATION ACCESS:
A Direct Connection. Faster Commutes. Expanded Service. Regional Connections.
Direct Metro-North service from the Bronx, Westchester, and Connecticut to Penn Station and Manhattan’s thriving
west side is one step closer to reality. With four new ADA-accessible passenger rail stations in the East Bronx and significant improvements to railroad infrastructure, Penn Station Access will support economic development and attract regional talent by increasing accessibility to underserved areas, cutting current commute times, and introducing reverse commuting opportunities.
The project will bring Amtrak’s Hell Gate Line into a state of good repair and improve reliability and on-time performance for intercity passengers. With an anticipated completion date of 2027, Penn Station access will improve reliability for riders and expand transit options.
Above: With 775 miles of track, Metro-North goes to 120 stations in seven counties of New York.
Westchester County Airport (HPN) offers flights from six commercial airlines, as well as one of the biggest fleets of corporate jets in the United States. Routes include nonstop service to Boston, Baltimore, Chicago, Toronto and Washington, DC. The 700-acre airport offers Airlink bus service to downtown White Plains.
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