Westchester County is a county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of New York,bordering the Long Island Sound to its east and the Hudson River on its west. The county is the seventh most populous county in the State of New York and the most populous north of New York City. According to the 2020 United States Census,the county had a population of 1,004,456,its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 55,344 (5.8%) from the 949,113 counted in 2010. Westchester covers an area of 450 square miles (1,200 km2),consisting of six cities,19 towns,and 23 villages. Established in 1683,Westchester was named after the city of Chester,England. The county seat is the city of White Plains,while the most populous municipality in the county is the city of Yonkers,with 211,569 residents per the 2020 census. The county is part of the Hudson Valley region of the state.
Yonkers is the third-most populous city in the U.S. state of New York and the most-populous city in Westchester County. A centrally located municipality within the New York metropolitan area,Yonkers had a population of 211,569 at the 2020 United States census. Yonkers is classified as an inner suburb of New York City,immediately north of the Bronx and approximately 2.4 miles (4 km) north of Marble Hill.
Mount Vernon is a city in Westchester County,New York,United States. It is an inner suburb of New York City,immediately to the north of the borough of the Bronx. As of the 2020 census,Mount Vernon had a population of 73,893,making it the 24th-largest municipality in the state and largest African-American majority city in the state. Mount Vernon has 12,898 Jamaicans with African and Indian descent that had immigrated from their homeland of Jamaica after the country gained its independence from Britain on August 6,1962.
White Plains is a city in and the county seat of Westchester County,New York,United States. It is the 29th-largest municipality in the state of New York,an inner suburb of New York City,and a commercial hub of Westchester County,a densely populated suburban county that is home to about one million people. White Plains is located in south-central Westchester County. Its downtown is 25 miles (40 km) north of Midtown Manhattan.
The Bronx River Parkway is a 19.12-mile (30.77 km) limited-access parkway in downstate New York in the United States. It is named for the nearby Bronx River,which it parallels. The southern terminus of the parkway is at Story Avenue near the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx neighborhood of Soundview. The northern terminus is at Kensico Circle in North Castle,Westchester County,where the parkway connects to the Taconic State Parkway and via a short connector,New York State Route 22 (NY 22). Within the Bronx,the parkway is maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation and is designated New York State Route 907H (NY 907H),an unsigned reference route. In Westchester County,the parkway is maintained by the Westchester County Department of Public Works and is designated unsigned County Route 9987 (CR 9987).
Harrison is a town and village in Westchester County,New York,United States. It is a suburb of New York City,located 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Manhattan. The population was 28,218 at the 2020 census.
The Westchester is an upscale shopping mall located in downtown White Plains,New York. It is operated by Simon Property Group,which owns 40% of the mall,and is home to many well-known retailers,some with their only location in Westchester County. It is anchored by Neiman Marcus and New York State's first Nordstrom,the fourth in the New York City metropolitan area to open after locations in Short Hills,Menlo Park,and Paramus,New Jersey.
Charles Carpenter Meeker is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 34th Mayor of Raleigh,North Carolina. He was first elected in 2001 over Republican Paul Coble,and reelected for a fifth two-year term in 2009. A fifth term tied Meeker with Avery C. Upchurch as Raleigh's longest-serving mayor.
Getty Square is the name for downtown Yonkers,New York,centered on the public square. Getty Square is the civic center,central business district,and transit hub of the City of Yonkers. A dense and growing residential area,it is located in southern Westchester County,New York. The square is named after prominent 19th-century merchant Robert Getty.
John Spencer is an American politician and former mayor of Yonkers,New York (1996–2004). He was the 2006 Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from New York and lost to the former first lady and 2016 presidential candidate Democrat Hillary Clinton.
The Journal News is a newspaper in New York State serving the New York counties of Westchester,Rockland,and Putnam,a region known as the Lower Hudson Valley. It is owned by Gannett.
Adam T. Bradley is a Democratic former New York State Assemblyman and former Mayor of the City of White Plains.
Alfred Benedict DelBello was an American politician and lawyer from New York. A registered Democrat,he served as the lieutenant governor of New York from 1983 to 1985. DelBello was the first Democrat to be elected Westchester County Executive,an office he held from 1974 until 1982,when he stepped down to become lieutenant governor.
Donald L. Plusquellic is the former mayor of Akron,Ohio. First elected in 1987,he became the 59th Mayor of Akron after previously serving 13 years on Akron City Council. Plusquellic has served his seventh term,making him the longest-serving mayor of the city. Plusquellic announced his resignation effective May 31,2015,citing unfriendly coverage from the Akron Beacon Journal as his primary motivation.
The Saw Mill River is a 23.5-mile (37.8 km) tributary of the Hudson River in Westchester County,New York,United States. It flows from an unnamed pond north of Chappaqua to Getty Square in Yonkers,where it empties into the Hudson as that river's southernmost tributary. It is the only major stream in southern Westchester County to drain into the Hudson instead of Long Island Sound. It drains an area of 26.5 square miles (69 km2),most of it heavily developed suburbia. For 16 miles (26 km),it flows parallel to the Saw Mill River Parkway,a commuter artery,an association that has been said to give the river an "identity crisis."
The former Yonkers Trolley Barn is located on Main Street in Yonkers,New York,United States. It is a massive steel frame brick building in the Renaissance Revival style built at the beginning of the 20th century. In 2002 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the last remaining trolley barn in Westchester County and the only remnant of Yonkers' trolley system.
The YoHo Artist Community is a community of artists out of the two Alexander Smith Carpet Mills Historic District buildings,located at 540 and 578 Nepperhan Avenue in Yonkers,New York. It's membership has grown to more than 80 working artists since 2005.
Noam Bramson is an American politician from the state of New York. He was the mayor of New Rochelle,New York,and has served since being appointed in January 2006 to complete the unexpired term of Mayor Timothy C. Idoni. Bramson was reelected in 2011 with 79% of the vote.
The history of Westchester County,a county in the state of New York,can be traced back to the founding of a settlement between the Hudson River and Long Island Sound in the 17th century. The area now known as Westchester County had seen human occupation since at least the Archaic period,but significant growth in the settlements that are now incorporated into the county did not occur until the Industrial Revolution.
Ridge Hill,formerly known as Westchester's Ridge Hill is a mixed-use lifestyle center located between Interstate 87 and the Sprain Brook Parkway in Yonkers,New York. With its grand opening in 2011,Ridge Hill features a variety of retail stores,restaurants,condominiums,and offices. It was developed by Forest City Ratner Companies,Forest City's New York subsidiary. The center was built on an 84-acre parcel of land purchased from the City of Yonkers. Forest City later sold its mall business to Queensland Investment Corporation.
