Westchester suffers greatly by being in the shadow of New York City... (White Plains: appointed, how much)
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am i wrong? it seems like there is very little to do in Westchester County and what is available out there is dwarfed/amateur in comparison to the big city just a bit south.
as a late 20-something i find the area incredibly boring. i can't be in the minority here. even in NJ it seems there is more to do.
entertainment and ESPECIALLY dining seem to have HUGE gaps in quality and quantity. obviously it's silly to compare a suburb to one of the greatest cities in the world, but i do think it is a detriment to the community at large.
Why is it a detriment? If I want NYC nightlife, I just hop on a train and bam, I'm there in 45 minutes. There are plenty of neighborhoods in NYC where it would take you that long to get places by subway. A lot of people choose to live up here to get away from the hustle and bustle.
There are great music venues like the Paramount, Tarrytown Music Hall, The Capitol Theatre... there are also plenty of good places to dine as well. My husband and I hardly at a loss when we want to find a specific food.
That's an odd way of looking at it. Having one of the most incredible cities in the world on your doorstep is a boon. If you're in your 20s and bored what are you doing in the burbsanyway? Go out and do what you want to do. Get back to the burbs later.
am i wrong? it seems like there is very little to do in Westchester County and what is available out there is dwarfed/amateur in comparison to the big city just a bit south.
as a late 20-something i find the area incredibly boring. i can't be in the minority here. even in NJ it seems there is more to do.
entertainment and ESPECIALLY dining seem to have HUGE gaps in quality and quantity. obviously it's silly to compare a suburb to one of the greatest cities in the world, but i do think it is a detriment to the community at large.
Westchester County other than maybe White Plains is largely a bedroom community for NYC. It was designed this way from the very beginning. Other older, large cities with railroads connecting to the central city are similar. Go to the wealthy North Shore suburbs of Chicago and it's the same thing at night. Even head to Long Island's North Shore and it's pretty much the same thing.
Agree with the posters who have replied re all the cultural resources of Westchester. There are also Purchase College and the Burns Film Center as well as the Katonah Museum. Am not sure Westchester is a place to go clubbing although this is definitely out of my realm lol but if you are into culture there is lots available.
Count me among the people who think that Westchester has terrific dining options. White Plains alone has every type of cuisine that you can possibly want. As other posters said, if you're looking for the nightlife and depth of museums/attractions that Manhattan has, you're going to be sorely disappointed. But if you're a family who wants to live in close proximity to Manhattan, I'd take Westchester over NJ and Long Island any day of the week in terms of dining and in general.
I've seen you post here, and on Reddit, consistently about how much you dislike Westchester, and how boring it is. The taxes are high, you miss your friends and family back in Jersey, and you're unhappy/bored/hate it here.
Have you considered moving back to Monmouth? Or maybe seeing a therapist?
I've seen you post here, and on Reddit, consistently about how much you dislike Westchester, and how boring it is. The taxes are high, you miss your friends and family back in Jersey, and you're unhappy/bored/hate it here.
Have you considered moving back to Monmouth? Or maybe seeing a therapist?
Westchester benefits enormously from being next to NYC.
That's why dumpy homes in Larchmont can be sold for 1.5 million. It's because of access to NYC. If Larchmont were outside of Detroit that 1.5 million home would be worth 150k.
Obviously Westchester isn't going to have equivalent dining/nightlife as Manhattan. NYC is (arguably, at least, in some aspects) the greatest city on the planet.
Even Paris and London don't match up super well with NYC, IMO, so I don't think White Plains is going to blow away Manhattan anytime soon.
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