Get to know Tarrytown

Tarrytown is perhaps the best known of Westchester’s river towns, with its landscape having been immortalized by Washington Irving in his famous short stories, most notably in “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Irving, like many other former Manhattanites, went to visit a friend in Tarrytown and quickly became bewitched by the bucolic surroundings. He eventually bought and renovated Sunnyside, his Tarrytown estate — now open to the public — with Irving becoming an unofficial mascot of “Sleepy Hollow country.” Tours of his estate and nearby monuments are available year-round and reach a peak during autumn, when the whole town gets into the Halloween spirit. Tarrytown has a sizeable, pedestrian-friendly downtown by the river, with galleries, eclectic design shops, and specialty food stores. You’ll find historic houses big and small here, as well as new construction townhouses and condos.

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Living in Westchester

Don’t call it upstate. This cosmopolitan county north of New York City is a collective of towns, hamlets and mid-sized cities that put virtually every lifestyle imaginable within an hour’s commute of Manhattan. It’s due north of the Bronx, next door to Connecticut, and the gateway to the Hudson Valley. Metro-North’s Harlem, Hudson and New Haven lines make for speedy service into Grand Central — an express ride from many down-county communities runs comparable to the F train from South Brooklyn, with a much sunnier view. Lower Westchester’s villages prioritize convenience, while the verdant horse country to the north is a favored destination for those looking to fade away in privacy. The Hudson and Long Island Sound form its two coasts, conspiring with an inland chain of lakes and reservoirs for unbeatable boating, fishing and other recreational endeavors. Chain stores are noticeably absent from many Main Streets, which run chockablock with character-filled indie shops.