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I just moved to Westchester, I live in Yonkers. Good.
So, the other day I was talking with friends at work and told them that I had just moved to Westhester. They responded saying: "if you live in Yonkers you live in NYC buddy".
Well, since Westchester is north of Manhattan, I thought I was technically living "upstate near the city". I thought NYC was Manhattan and the other boroughs only.
I just moved to Westchester, I live in Yonkers. Good.
So, the other day I was talking with friends at work and told them that I had just moved to Westhester. They responded saying: "if you live in Yonkers you live in NYC buddy".
Well, since Westchester is north of Manhattan, I thought I was technically living "upstate near the city". I thought NYC was Manhattan and the other boroughs only.
My question for you old timers: WHERE ARE WE?
NYC consists of Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.
Yonkers is in Westchester county and while you might be close to the Bronx, you're still in Westchester. You're in New York State, but not the city.
I'm guessing your buddy was referring to the atmosphere of yonkers rather than the geographical location - my impression is that yonkers feels much more urban than most of westchester.
NYC has a certain mentality about upstate, it is funny. Westchester County being the closest suburb to NYC is not technically upstate. Just laugh, don't even try to argue.
All the best!
Westchester County being the closest suburb to NYC ...
Nassau County is just as close to the NYC border as is Westchester County.
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Originally Posted by Kevrltr
Westchester County ... is not technically upstate.
Westchester County, along with the 5 counties that are coterminous with each of NYC's 5 boroughs, and the 2 counties (Nassau and Suffolk) that make up the east three-quarters of Long Island are generally referred to as "downstate". Rockland County, Orange County and the south part of Putnam County are considered by some to also be part of "downstate".
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