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Right: The majestic Untermyer Gardens in Yonkers were created by their namesake, Samuel Untermyer, to be among the finest in the world.
very own Ritz? The 44-story glass-and-steel Ritz-Carlton, Westchester, is right in the heart of White Plains. But if a castle/grand- estate motif is more how you roll, grab a weekend staycation at Tarrytown’s Castle Hotel & Spa or Biddle House Mansion at Tarrytown House or the magnificent Whitby Castle in Rye.
PARKS
Of course, the 843-acre Central Park is an American icon, but its positively tiny com- pared with the amazing 4,300 acres of West- chester’s Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, one of 50 parks in the county park system. Other outstanding outdoor venues in West- chester include Yonkers’ Untermyer Park, Mamaroneck’s Harbor Island Park, River- front Green Park in Peekskill, and even the famous Pelham Bay Park, NYC’s largest, extends into Westchester.
FINE ART/MUSEUMS
There’s no knocking MoMA, the Guggen- heim or the American Museum of Natural History, but Westchester is rightly proud of its numerous art galleries and museums, in- cluding the 78,000 sq. ft. Neuberger Muse- um of Art at Purchase College. Designed by world-renowned architect Philip Johnson, it is the nation’s 10th-largest university mu- seum. Other popular venues include the Ka- tonah Museum of Art and the planetarium of the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers.
FAMILY AMUSEMENT
Coney Island? So what. Rye has the iconic Playland, featuring the legendary Dragon Coaster – one of only seven pre-1930 rides still in operation. Nearby Yonkers also boasts the indoor-skydiving mecca iFly, the only one to be found in New York State. Brand- new to the county is the exciting Spins Hud- son in Peekskill. Boasting 40,000 sq. ft. of intense family adventure, it is the largest entertainment venue on the Hudson River.
BUSINESS
New York City may be the HQ of HQs, but don’t think the Fortune 500 have forgotten its more beautiful next-door neighbor to the
north. CEOs all over the world are discover- ing the virtues of setting up shop in West- chester, including such corporate titans as IBM, MasterCard, PepsiCo, Regeneron, Heineken USA, ITT, Dannon, Pernod Ri- card USA, Universal American and Jäger- meister USA, which have each made West- chester their home base.
ENTERTAINMENT
No, Radio City Music Hall and CBGB haven’t opened branch offices in Westchester yet, but don’t think your eyes and ears will ever be starved for world-class entertainment here. The fact is, Westchester boasts mul- tiple venues — like the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, the Paramount Hudson Valley Theater in Peekskill, Caramoor in Katonah or the Tarrytown Music Hall — which all draw the industry’s hottest tal- ent throughout the year. Cinephiles can rejoice, too, as Westchester is the home to such renowned art-house cinemas as Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville and Pel- ham’s Picture House Regional Film Cen- ter — both longtime haunts of Hollywood A-listers ranging from Meryl Streep and Richard Gere to Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick — in addition to high- concept luxury theaters such as iPic Theater in Dobbs Ferry and Alamo Drafthouse Cin- ema in Yonkers, which both offer restau- rant-quality food service to enhance your viewing experience. And speaking of branch offices, Broadway has one Westchester, too, in Elmsford, at the Westchester Broadway Theatre, where you can be served a four-star repast while enjoying Equity-showcase pro- ductions of some of the Great White Way’s most iconic musical theater.
If games of chance are your thing, Yonkers is where you”ll find Empire City Casino, home of the iconic Yonkers Raceway.
SPORTS
Madison Square Garden isn’t the only place you can find Knicks’ professional basketball. Led by GM Allan Houston and Head Coach Mike Miller, the Westchester Knicks play their home games at the County Center in White Plains and are the NBA G League team of the New York Knicks.
SHOPPING/RETAIL
For quality, selection and convenience, noth- ing beats the shopping scene in Westchester. We boast the most elite names in the indus- try, set in some of the most beautiful and easy-to-access venues to be found anywhere. In the heart of White Plains, you’ll find not only the 890,000 sq. ft. standard-bearer for luxury malls nationwide, The Westchester, but also that longtime icon of Westchester County, the 900,000 sq. ft., four-level Gal- leria at White Plains. To enjoy the epitome of the outdoor-village concept mall, visit Ridge Hill in Yonkers — a draw for shoppers worldwide. Another open-air shopping jewel in Yonkers is the Cross County Shopping Center, which boasts its very own Shake Shack. At these sites and others, you’ll find names like Saks Fifth Avenue, Tiffany & Co., Louis Vuitton, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Lord & Taylor, Brooks Brothers, Burberry and many, many more. Add to this a thriv- ing roster of specialty stores, consignment shops and independently owned boutiques and shops of every conceivable shape, size and concept, and Westchester emerges as a veritable shoppers’ paradise.
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