Westchester
North of Manhattan
Westchester is a county in southeastern New York State, just north of New York City.
It functions as shorthand for affluent suburban living—manicured lawns, good schools, and commuter trains to Manhattan: They moved to Westchester when the kids started school.
The name evokes upper-middle-class domesticity, sometimes with connotations of conformity or escape from urban grit.
Having abundant financial resources
- prosperousEnjoying wealth and success
- upscaleElegant and expensive
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- luxuriousMarked by costly elegance
high-income · moneyed · well-to-do · gated · estate · mansion · privilege · elite
One who travels regularly
- Metro-NorthRegional commuter rail system
- bedroom communityResidential area near employment center
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- cul-de-sacStreet closed at end
school district · zoning · homeowners association · property tax · train station · strip mall · sprawl · shopping center
Westchester suburb of Manhattan
- Mount VernonFirst president's residence
- PeekskillHudson Valley city
- PelhamEnglish place surname
- Sleepy HollowHaunted New York hamlet
Of occupied territories
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- DutchOf the Netherlands
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
- IrvingMale given name
Washington Irving · Sunnyside · Sleepy Hollow · Headless Horseman · Revolutionary War · landmark · preservation · heritage
Major New York estuary
wealthy
Having abundant financial resources
- prosperousEnjoying wealth and success
- upscaleElegant and expensive
- exclusiveLimited to one group
luxurious · high-income · moneyed · well-to-do · gated · estate · mansion · privilege · elite · property values
commuter
One who travels regularly
- Metro-NorthRegional commuter rail system
- bedroom communityResidential area near employment center
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
cul-de-sac · school district · zoning · homeowners association · property tax · train station · strip mall · sprawl · shopping center · parking lot
Yonkers
Westchester suburb of Manhattan
- Mount VernonFirst president's residence
- PeekskillHudson Valley city
- PelhamEnglish place surname
Sleepy Hollow · Irvington · Harrison · Bedford · Pleasantville
colonial
Of occupied territories
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- DutchOf the Netherlands
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
Irving · Washington Irving · Sunnyside · Sleepy Hollow · Headless Horseman · Revolutionary War · landmark · preservation · heritage · historic district
Hudson River
Major New York estuary
- New York AreasManhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Long Island
- suburbssuburb, subdivision, bedroom community, commuter town, suburban sprawl
- Secondary AirportsGatwick, Stansted, Luton, Midway, Love Field
- X-MenX-Men, Wolverine, Magneto, Cyclops, Storm
- California NeighborhoodsEcho Park, Koreatown, Hollywood, Venice, Brentwood
- Affluent PlacesBeverly Hills, Monaco, Malibu, The Hamptons, Bel Air
WestchesterManhattan
NYC's densest borough
New York City · Brooklyn · downtown · Long Island · Staten Island
WestchesterBrownsville
South Texas border town
Newark · Camden · Yonkers · inner city