Northern Westchester

Main article: Westchester County, New York

Northern Westchester refers to the upper portion of Westchester County, New York (USA), a suburban area north of New York City. Municipalities in Westchester are often referenced in connection to the geographical half of the county they are in; either Northern or Southern. The northern portion (places north of Interstate 287/Cross Westchester Expressway) is further from Manhattan and more rural than the southern portion. Northern Westchester offers a relaxed, country-like lifestyle while still remaining in close proximity to New York City. It is home to two major reservoirs which provide water for New York City; The New Croton Reservoir and the Kensico Reservoir.

Municipalities in Northern Westchester

In New York State, there are three types of political subdivisions (i.e. municipalities) of counties: cities, towns, and villages. While cities are incorporated entities, towns are not. However, areas within a town can incorporate; when this occurs, the said area is called a "village". Villages have their own additional level of government along with the government of the town the village lies within. Please note that sometimes a town contains a village with the same name; this village usually contains the town's center.

Furthermore, certain areas of the incorporated (non-village) part of a town often develop their own identity, based around perhaps a school district or zip code; this unofficial formation is known as a hamlet and may or may not be acknowledged by the United States Census for statistical purposes. No matter how closely its residents may identify with their hamlet, a hamlet is not technically a town and has no political meaning. Rather, it could be described as a "mock village". Hamlets have and can incorporate into their own village if a charter is drawn up and the state government approves.

• Armonk
• Bedford
• Chappaqua
• Mount Kisco
• North Castle
• Pleasantville
• Somers
• Katonah
• Peekskill
• Ossining
• Croton
• Pound Ridge
• North Salem
• Yorktown
• Cortlandt
• Millwood
• Lewisboro
• Sleepy Hollow
• Thornwood
• Briarcliff
• Scarborough
• Mohegan Lake
• croton

Notable residents

• Bill and Hillary Clinton (Chappaqua)
• DMX (Mount Kisco)
• Mike Myers (Pound Ridge)
• Richard Gere (Pound Ridge)
• Martha Stewart (Bedford)
• Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins (Pound Ridge)
• George Soros (Bedford)
• Vanessa Williams (Chappaqua) (and Rick Fox, during his marriage to Williams)
• Glenn Close (Bedford)
• Bernie Williams (Armonk)

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