WHITE PLAINS
With a population of close to a million residents, White Plains City is located at the heart of Westchester County, NY. In the 17th Century, during the settlement of the Dutch of Manhattan, traders of the Weckquaeskeck tribe used a farm land that they called the Quarropas. Early traders called it White Plains. In 1683, members of the Connecticut moved towards the West from their earlier settlement located in Rye, buying about 4,400 acres of land presumably from the Weckquaeskecks. A dispute with John Richbell of Mamaroneck was initiated, who claimed to have had a previous title of the land that was purchased from a different tribe. The matter was later settled by King Jorge 2, who granted a royal patent for White Plains. When the Colonial Government left the Westchester County in 1758, a non-incorporated peace of land was left north of Bronx, which was still part of the Rye Town until 1788, when White Plains was created.
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Geography
The current White Plains is located between North Castle, the Village of Harrison, Scarsdale and Greenburgh and is limited by the Sound and the Hudson River, just 7 miles from either rivers.
White Plains neighborhoods:
White Plains City currently has 35 neighborhoods: Battle Hill, Bryant Gardens, Colonial Corners, Carhart, Downtown White Plains, Eastview, Ferris Avenue, East White Plains, Fisher Hill, Fulton Street, Gedney Meadows, Gedney Park, Gedney Farms, Gedney Manor, Green Acres, Haviland Manor, North Street, North White Plains, Dekalb, Highlands, Holbrooke, Idle Forest, North Broadway, Old Mamaroneck Road, Prospect Park, Rosedale, Saxon Woods, Secor Gardens, Reynal Park, Ridgeway, Rocky Dell, Soundview, Westminster Ridge, Woodcrest Heights, Winbrook.
Parks in White Plains:
- Ebersole Ice Rink
- Maple Moor Golf Course
- Saxon Woods Park (including trails, golf course plus one of the the biggest swimming pools in Westchester.
- Silver Lake Preserve
- Westchester Golf Range
White Plains Economy
Very large companies in White Plains have relocated to the city (ITT, Xylem, Combe, Bunge, Alliance Bernstein, Dannon, Fifth Street Finance Corp., the New York Power Authority, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Krasdale Foods and more).
Supermarkets and Chains
C-Town supermarket chain), Nine West, Acadia Realty Trust and AboveNet, the US headquarters of "Heineken USA" Heineken.
Education:
white Plains has 5 Elementary schools K-5, 2 middle schools and one High School and Pre-Kindergarten, 5 Parochial or private schools
Higher Education institutions:
- Fordham University
- Pace University
- The College of Westchester (Westchester Business Institute)
- Berkeley College
- Mercy College.
Film
Many films and TV series have been shot in the city: The Departed, Across The Universe, Eighth Grade (film)and more.
Performing Arts
The Performing Arts Center in White Plains holds up to 410 people and is the preferred venue for many events such as Broadway theatre concerts throughout the year and is also home to the the sole professional symphony orchestra in Westchester County: The Westchester Philharmonic.
Tourism
The yearly Farmers Market operates Downtown between May and November. White Plains holds the most sites for visitors to see and experience in Westchester County.
Transportation
The Westchester County Airport (HPN) is located just 7 miles from White Plains, in Harisson.
Many highways run through the city (Cross Westchester, I-95, i-87).
The Cuomo (Tappan Zee) Bridge connects Westchester County and Rockland County.
Airport Transportation:
Access Transportation offers airport trips at flat rates between White Plains and all major airports in New York: Kennedy airport (JFK), Laguardia Airport (LGA) and Newark airport (EWR) and Westchester County Airport (HPN). To book, click HERE.
Hotels:
- Crowne Plaza
- Cambria Hotel
- Residence Inn by Marriott
- Hyatt House White Plains
- Hampton Inn
- Sheraton Hotel
- La Quinta Inn and Suites
- Westchester Marriott
- Extended Stay America