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Westchester County 2008 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS RESOURCE GUIDE

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INCENTIVES & SERVICES • WHAT’S NEW • WORKFORCE • TRANSPORTATION • EDUCATION • LIVING IN WESTCHESTER

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] Dear Business Leader [ Why Westchester? It’s a question we love to answer, and the reason for publishing the 2008-2009 Westchester Economic Development Guide. We hope you will flip through the following pages and learn about the many advantages of a Westchester location. During the past decade, we’ve made major steps toward creating a healthy balance of large corporations and smallto medium-sized businesses. Although Westchester has a long-standing reputation for hosting corporate giants such as IBM, Pepsi, MasterCard and Fuji Photo Film, we never forget that we’re also home to more than 30,000 smaller companies that are just as key to our economy. Most recently we have begun channeling more growth to our urban centers. An unprecedented new construction boom is bringing more than $10 billion in new housing, retail offerings, restaurants and entertainment establishments to every major city in Westchester. Renaissance Square is taking shape in downtown White Plains – complete with a high-end Ritz Carlton hotel – while Yonkers continues its transformation along the waterfront, adding movie theatres, a ballpark, residences, office and retail. New Rochelle’s skyline is getting another boost from several luxury residential projects, and Mount Vernon and Peekskill are embarking on their own ambitious plans. Businesses choose Westchester for many reasons. A high quality of life and a strategic location next to New York City are perhaps our greatest draws, but a highly-skilled workforce and an extensive transportation system and technological infrastructure also make the county a prime business locale. Firms can take advantage of a range of educational resources to help train or recruit employees, and commuting is easy thanks to Metro North’s three major rail lines, the Westchester County Airport and the Bee-Line’s 60-plus bus routes. More than 30 hotels and conference centers offer over 3,500 rooms and numerous business facilities. This new guide will tell you all about this and more. You’ll find the latest business news, recent developments, important demographic data, and listings of available resources and services. For more information on how we can help your business grow or relocate here, please contact the county’s Office of Economic Development at (914) 995-2988.

Dr. Marsha Gordon President/CEO The Business Council of Westchester

Andrew J. Spano County Executive Westchester County

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Westchester County 2008 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS RESOURCE GUIDE

Contents 7 Why Westchester

53 Transportation

The qualities that keep Westchester in the top tier of desirable corporate destinations.

An extensive network of highways and a top-rated public transportation system keep Westchester connected.

Business Resources Where to ﬁnd assistance for relocating to or expanding in Westchester.

61 Education From pre-school through post-graduate studies, Westchester’s public and private learning institutions prepare students for 21st century careers.

21 An Inside View An interview with Westchester County Executive Andy Spano and Salvatore Carrera, director of the county’s Ofﬁce of Economic Development.

67 Tourism & Hospitality The county is convenient to get to and easy to get around in, but we like to think visitors ﬂock here because we have so much to offer.

25 What’s New? Billions of dollars in new development and more projects on the drawing boards.

45 Suburban Publishing, Inc. • Group Publisher: Ralph A. Martinelli • VP Publisher: John Seng • Executive Editor/Creative Director: Alex Silberman • Business Editor: John Jordan • Production Director: Rich Oesterle • Production Manager: Jon Beaufait • Imaging Specialist: Lauren Golde • Advertising Sales: Nancy Boyd, Ellie Ellis • Advertising Designer: Bridget Herlihy • Business Manager: Ethel Nolan • Chairman: Angelo Martinelli Copyright ©2008, Suburban Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Produced and published by Suburban Publishing, Inc., 100 Clearbrook Rd., Elmsford, NY 10523. (914) 345-3055. Information gathered and presented in this publication is presumed to be accurate. However, because of the extensive number of sources used, Suburban Publishing, Inc., The Business Council of Westchester, and Westchester County Ofﬁce of Economic Development cannot guarantee accuracy or be responsible for any omissions in fact or credit.

75 Quality of Life

Case Studies Instances where cooperation and incentives have made a difference.

The county provides a rare blend of city sophistication and suburban simplicity.

Major Westchester Construction Projects 2000-2007 An overview of more than 60 developments.

81 Healthcare “State-of-the-art” is the norm in Westchester, where a robust and modern system offers a full range of health care… close to home.

50 A Labor Market Perspective The Westchester County workforce.

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Hudson Park North, the new Yonkers apartment complex, is rapidly rising along the Hudson River shore.

The Hudson View, Peekskill’s new ofﬁce park, will offer river views.

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“Location, location, location” may have initially launched Westchester County’s reputation as the place to do business, but it’s much more that has kept it in the top tier of desirable corporate destinations.

Why Westchester?

ew York State’s most recognizable county is well known for encouraging and nourishing healthy business growth and development, as well as lending a helping hand to those who need it. Just ask some of the more than a dozen Fortune

500 companies and almost 30,000 small businesses that have already made Westchester County their home. Being just minutes from New York City, in the heart of one of the world’s greatest metropolitan area markets, is an undeniable asset that continues to shape the county’s image as an advantageous and strategic market. Yet anyone who lives here can tell you that the suburban quality of life that comes with being in the Hudson Valley makes it feel worlds apart. The reasons are many for why Westchester has been, and will continue to be, one of the most attractive business locations in the United States and internationally. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE • 7

WESTCHESTER STATS Land Area … 433 Square Miles Population … 949,355 (+2.8% from 2000)

52% Female / 48% Male Median Age … 39.1 years Under 18 years … 25% Over 65 years … 14% Total Households … 330,000 (Average 2.8 people per household) (53% are married-couple families)

Owner-occupied housing … 64% Renter-occupied housing … 36% Median Household Income … $75,427

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Westchester’s pro-business atmosphere and well thought out development have led to a climate that helps businesses succeed… The county’s campaign has created a diverse and vibrant economy that is less reliant on a handful of major corporations and added thousands of new jobs and hundreds of new companies.

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A Business Climate That Works A pro-business atmosphere and well thought out development have led to a climate that helps businesses succeed. Many credit County Executive Andy Spano’s vision and leadership and the support of corporate leaders and organizations for launching a major economic turn-around. When he first took office in 1999, Spano re-organized the county’s economic development office under veteran real estate executive Salvatore Carrera and embarked on a major study to ascertain the county’s strengths and weaknesses and decide how they should be marketed for future economic development. A subsequent report recommended the cultivation of six key growth markets: headquarters and corporate services, information technology, tourism, manufacturing, biotechnology and education. By shifting emphasis away from Major Fortune 500 companies and international large corporate headquarters to small business giants such and middle-market firms, the counas Fuji Photo Film USA (above) and Pernod Ricard ty was able to attract a diverse mix of businesses and turn around the ofUSA (right) have established a major presence in fice market slump of the 1990s. UsWestchester. ing financial incentives offered by

the County of Westchester Industrial Development Agency (IDA), the county has also been able to change strategies by attracting business to urban centers. In less than a decade, billions of dollars in new investment have been developed in White Plains, New Rochelle, Yonkers, Peekskill and Mount Vernon, with billions more in the pipeline.

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The county’s campaign has created a diverse and vibrant economy that is less reliant on a handful of major corporations and added thousands of new jobs and hundreds of new companies. A highly skilled and qualiﬁed workforce has also been a major factor in attracting business. Westchester County has more than 460,000 highly skilled professional, technical and managerial workers, and a broad range of educational resources to help businesses train or recruit employees. And in spite of some downsizing programs over the years, the county has continued to chart a steady increase in the number of jobs and the unemployment rate has remained consistently low — under 4% since the 1990’s. That’s lower than the national rate of 4.9%, the New York State rate of 5.0% and New York City’s 6.1%.

Telecommunications Westchester County has one of the best – if not the very best – telecommunications infrastructures in the nation. The reputation was established when the county took the unprecedented step of using its own need for improved telecommunications and data services to spur the creation of the Westchester Telecom Network, a state-of-the-art ﬁber backbone now spanning over 800 miles into every corner of the county. Besides the county, users now include over 3,500 businesses, 50 percent of local municipalities, as well as numerous schools, libraries, healthcare and public safety organizations. The network has allowed Westchester to be competitive and attract companies that need state-of-the-art dependable connectivity. Built by Optimum Lightpath, the network has ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE • 11

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Westchester County has three major rail lines serving New York City, with over 44 stations. A trip from White Plains, the county seat, to Grand Central Terminal in mid-town Manhattan takes only 35 minutes.

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also served as a catalyst for the construction of competing ﬁber networks from other telecommunications companies.

Easy Access In this age of global business, Westchester offers easy access to Manhattan’s commercial center, as well as other domestic and international markets by car, train or plane. Conveniently positioned between the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, Westchester is convenient to Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, DC. Companies in Westchester beneﬁt from

an excellent road network, good rail and bus connections, and convenience to four international airports. The Westchester County Airport, centrally located and convenient, is served by major U.S. commercial airlines. It serves more corporate fleets than any airport in the world with over 500 corporate ﬂights each day. Four other international airports — LaGuardia, John F. Kennedy, Newark’s Liberty and Stewart — are less than an hour away. Westchester County has three major rail lines serving New York City. A trip from White Plains, the county seat, to Grand Central Terminal in mid-town Manhattan takes only 35 minutes. The Westchester County Department of Transportation’s Bee-Line bus system operates over 60 bus routes in and out of Westchester, servicing almost all major business locations, all business parks, all rail lines and major stations as well as colleges and universities in Westchester.

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Each year, more than a dozen companies make a decision to either relocate to Westchester, or if they’re already here, undergo a major expansion. In 2005, Nokia — the world’s leading mobile phone supplier — relocated its Enterprise Solutions Group Global Headquarters to Westchester.

Westchester has always considered quality of life to be one of its strongest draws, as well as the best way to insure the continued growth and development of the county’s economy. As Spano has often said, “quality of life is one of the county’s most important business assets.” This intangible but critical element is what has made it possible to attract well-educated workers – more than 50% of Westchester’s workforce lives in the county which is an advantage for business and employees. Known for its natural beauty, the county also touts its highly acclaimed cultural, recreational and educational resources. Businesses and residents can avail themselves of everything from urban centers of commerce in its ﬁve major cities, to suburban and even rural villages and towns, to waterfront locations along the Hudson River and Long Island Sound. Residents beneﬁt from a wide range of housing choices, a diverse population and a responsive government. The county may have the 8th highest per capita income in the U.S., but community leaders take pride in maintaining a diverse population. Government and private partnerships have continued to chart progress toward meeting goals for additional affordable housing. 14 • WESTCHESTER COUNTY

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With roughly 950,000 people, Westchester is known for maintaining a balance between development and conservation. Not only does the county offer miles of waterfront and shoreline, but its 18,000-acre park system includes six public golf courses, extensive trails for bicycling and walking, and the country’s only government-owned amusement park. Spano’s “Legacy” plan puts up to $10 million a year into preserving parkland and adding recreational areas. Another effort involves creating a “RiverWalk” which will run for 46 miles along the Hudson from the Bronx to Putnam County, increasing public access to the shore. Westchester has over 25 colleges, universities and technical schools that can meet the needs of any business, including Westchester Community College. There are 40 public school districts and over 120 private schools which include the FrenchAmerican School, the German School and Keio Academy.

In Good Company Major Fortune 500 companies and international business giants such as IBM, MasterCard Worldwide, Swiss Re America, Morgan Stanley, PepsiCo, Reader’s Digest, Heineken, U.S.A., MBIA, Fuji Photo Film USA, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide

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and ITT Corp. have a major presence in Westchester. The county is also home to a number of biotechnology and pharmaceutical firms, such as Progenics, Regeneron Pharmaceutical, Pfizer, Acorda Therapeutics and BayerHealthcare, among others. Altogether, Westchester is home to more than 150 company headquarters. Of its 30,000 total business establishments, 47 employ 500 people or more. As you will read in subsequent chapters, many of these firms have invested heavily in their Westchester operations and have expanded their presence in the county over the last few years. Each year, more than a dozen companies make a decision to either relocate to Westchester, or if they’re already here, undergo a major expansion. In 2005, Nokia — the world’s leading mobile phone supplier — relocated its Enterprise Solutions Group Global Headquarters to Westchester.

Lowest Rents in the Region Currently Westchester County is the only area in the entire New York Metropolitan area that can offer small, medium and large businesses state-of-the-art ofﬁce and industrial space at rates that are below those in Manhattan, Fairﬁeld County, Connecticut and New Jersey. While average asking rents have increased substantially throughout Westchester County – to $28.40 per square foot – they are still low in comparison to surrounding markets. “Manhattan space shortages and rising rents, combined with

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a lack of large blocks of available space, are driving interest in Westchester County and specifically downtown White Plains,” said Jim Fagan, senior managing director and head of Cushman & Wakefield’s Fairfield and Westchester County region. “White Plains is a viable solution for companies in the market for highend office space that is also affordable. We are seeing tenants from a diverse range of industries looking for options here.” Westchester continues to appeal to many companies that are headquartered in New York City and looking for less expensive suburban locations to house back-office functions and backup facilities. However, most experts believe that as office space becomes leased, the price for commercial office space will rise. In fact, as of mid-2007 those predictions were coming true, as rental rates in the county were rising to new record levels. While still below competing markets, the massive amount of public and private investment in major markets in Westchester has created an upward pressure on office rents. Therefore, time is of the essence if a business wants to take advantage of the attractive leasing rates that now exist. hroughout this edition, you will learn what qualities the county has that make it so attractive to so many people and businesses who live and work here along with how Westchester County can provide you or your company with the guidance and assistance you need to make Westchester your home.

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Services and Resources Businesses are able to find the assistance they need to expand in or relocate to Westchester. A full-time professionally staffed Office of Economic Development and IDA offer business resources, financial incentives and a wide range of related programs and services. The county spends considerable energies on business retention to make sure that homegrown firms can keep their operations here.

estchester County works with the local municipalities and New York State as well as a host of energy providers and a workforce recruitment center. Depending on your business needs, the following services are available: site assistance, development financing, energy cost savings, workforce training and education, labor availability, relevant market and demographic data, import/export assistance, and project expediting. The area’s two major business organizations — The Business Council of Westchester Inc., and the Westchester County Association — also have programs geared at attracting and retaining county businesses. The IDA helps eligible businesses access bond financing and/or exemptions from sales, mortgage recording and property taxes. Yonkers and Mount Vernon offer special “Empowerment and Empire Zones” where businesses can receive incentives, tax reductions and other services to operate. Key assistance has been provided to those high-profile transactions mentioned in this 2008 Westchester County Economic Development Guide as well as to numerous untold transactions that led to the retention of businesses both large and small in Westchester County.

BUSINESS RESOURCES Westchester County Office of Economic Development The Office of Economic Development can provide direct business assistance or refer inquiries to other resources. Current demographic and statistical data is available. Westchester operates an Industrial Development Agency which is listed below.

Westchester County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) IDAs are New York State public benefit corporations and the vehicle for local economic development benefits. They can provide benefits to businesses relocating to or expanding in Westchester, as well as taxexempt bonding for tax-exempt entities.

International Commerce/ Foreign Trade The EAC helps businesses expand into new global markets. Services include: export marketing assistance, channels of distribution, market research, detailed export data, trade regulations and financing resources.

Local Development Zones Development zones offer financial incentives, cost reductions, wage and tax credits and other services to businesses that operate within certain boundaries.

Workforce Training and Hiring Access to skilled employees and job training for businesses of all sizes. Labor market data.

Salvatore J. Carrera, Director 148 Martine Avenue, White Plains, N.Y. 10601 Phone: (914) 995-2963 Email: sjc3@westchestergov.com Web: economic.westchestergov.com Terry Masterson, Assistant Phone: (914) 995-2988 Email: tmm5@westchestergov.com

Theresa Waivada, Executive Director 148 Martine Avenue, White Plains, N.Y. 10601 Phone: (914) 995-2936 Email: tgw1@westchestergov.com Web: http://www.westchestergov.com/ida/

Export Assistance Center (EAC) US Commerce Department Joan Kanlian, Director 707 Westchester Avenue – Suite 209 White Plains, N.Y. 10604 Phone: (914) 682-6712 Email: Office.Westchester@mail.doc.gov Web: www.usatrade.gov

City of Yonkers Empire Zone/Empowerment Zone Mary Alice Brady, Zone Coordinator Phone: (914) 377-6136 Email: MaryAlice.brady@cityofyonkers.com Web: www.yonkersny.gov City of Mount Vernon Empire Zone Ira Mines, Director of Development Phone: (914) 699-7230 Email: imines@ci.mount-vernon.ny.us Web: www.ci.mount-vernon.ny.us Westchester Workforce Investment Board Donnovan Beckford 150 Grant Street, White Plains, N.Y. 10601 and 120 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, N.Y. 10605. Phone: (914) 995-3910 or 995-8631 Email: dpb2@westchestergov.com Web: www.westchestergov.com NYS Department of Labor Margaret Herrera 120 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, N.Y. 10604 Phone (914) 997-9543 Email: Margaret_herrera@labor.state.ny.us Web: www.labor.state.ny.us

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SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES Small Business Assistance Broad range of services and resources for existing small businesses and start ups.

MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS NYS Small Business Development Center Louis Scamardella Business Council of Westchester 108 Corporate Park Drive, White Plains, N.Y. 10604 Phone: (914) 948-2110 Email: lscamardella@mercy.edu or sbdc@mercy.edu Web: www.nyssbdc.org SCORE - Service Corps Retired Executives Bob D’Agastino 120 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, N.Y. 10605 Phone: (914) 948-3907 Email: Score@w-w-w.com Web: www.scorewestchester.com Professional Development Center / Westchester Community College Anne Rubenzahl Route 100, Valhalla, N.Y. 10595 Phone: (914) 606-6618 Email: ann.rubenzahl@sunywcc.edu Web: www.sunywcc.edu Small Business Adminstration Larry Pontillo 26 Federal Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10278 Phone: (212) 264-9494 Email: larry.pontillo@sba.gov Web: www.sba.gov Community Capital Resources Melanie Stern 7 West Cross Street, Hawthorne, N.Y. 10532 Phone: (914) 747-8020 Email: mstern@ccrhv.org Web: www.ccrhv.org

Registering Your Business If you are conducting a business in Westchester County under a name other than your own, and are not a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company, you must file a Business Certificate indicating your Westchester County address with the Westchester County Clerk’s Office.

Start Up Small Business Loan Fund Loan amounts from $2,500 to $30,000 to assist small and start-up businesses. Borrowers must first have been declined by a lending institution and must conduct their operations within Westchester and Rockland counties. Other rules apply.

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Westchester County Clerk’s Office 110 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. – Room 330 White Plains, N.Y. 10601 Phone: (914) 995-3070 Email: CC-Legal@westchestergov.com Web: www.westchesterclerk.com

Organizations that provide business development, education, training and informational services.

The Business Council of Westchester Dr. Marsha Gordon, President and CEO 108 Corporate Park Drive – Suite 101, White Plains, N.Y. 10604 Phone: (914) 948-2110 • Email: mgordon@westchesterny.org Web: www.westchesterny.org

The Westchester County Association William Mooney, President 707 Westchester Avenue – Suite 213, White Plains, N.Y. 10604 Phone: (914) 948-6444 • Email: wmooney@westchester.org Web: www.westchester.org

Westchester African American Chamber of Commerce Robin Douglas, President 100 Stevens Avenue – Suite 202, Mt. Vernon, N.Y. 10550 Phone: (914) 699-9050 • Email: robinlisadouglas@cs.com Web: www.aaccnys.org

Westchester Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Fannie Lansch, President 707 Westchester Avenue – Suite 213, White Plains, N.Y. 10604 Phone: (914) 328-7181 • Email: FLansch@unionstate.com Web: www.whccny.com

Hispanic Business & Professional Association of Westchester County, Inc. Gilbert Torres 75 South Broadway, 4th Floor, White Plains, N.Y. 10601 Phone: (914) 304-4244 • Email: gtorres@hbpw.org Web: www.hbpw.org

Westchester Assoc. of Women Business Owners – WAWBO: Women’s Enterprise Development Center Anne Janiak or Fran Reinstein 707 Westchester Avenue, White Plains N.Y. 10604 Phone: (914) 948-6098 • Email: freinstein@westchester.org Web: www.wedc-westchester.org

Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce Serving Northwestern Westchester County Ron Forehand, President 1 South Division Street, Peekskill, N.Y. 10566 Phone: (914) 737-3600 • Email: rforehand@hvgatewaychamber.com Web: www.hvgatewaychamber.com

Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce

Westchester/Rockland Revolving Loan Fund Terry Masterson Office of Economic Development 148 Martine Avenue, White Plains, N.Y. 10601 Email: tmm5@westchestergov.com Web: www.westchestergov.com Applications available on line at: www.economic.westchestergov.com (See menu bar for “Doing Business.”)

Martin Rego, Chairman of the Board 65 Haven Avenue, P.O. Box 351, Mount Vernon, N. Y. 10550 Phone: (914) 667-7500 • Email: mtvcoc@hotmail.com Web: www.mtvernonchamber.org

New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce Denise Lally, Executive Director 459 Main Street, New Rochelle, N.Y. 10801 Phone: (914) 632-5700 • Email: Chamber@NewRochelleChamber.org Web: www.newrochellechamber.org

Yonkers Chamber of Commerce Kevin Cacace, President 55 Main Street – 2nd Floor, Yonkers, N.Y. 10701 Phone: (914) 963-0332 • Email: info@yonkerschamber.com Web: www.yonkerschamber.com

BUSINESS RESOURCES Transportation WCDOT can offer businesses individual transit assistance for employees with its “Smart Commute” program.

Car and Van Pools Metro Pool offers assistance with car and van pools as well as ride matching services and a “Guaranteed Ride Home” program.

Women-Owned Business Assistance Specialized resources are available for women who are either starting up or running an existing business.

Bidding on Government Contracts – Procurement Resources are available to help a business learn how to bid on government contracts with Westchester County and the federal government. Note: For minority- and womenowned business contracting see information box below.

Minority- and WomenOwned Business Program Westchester County offers seminars to help business owners get qualified to pursue contracts with county and state government.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Department of Transportation/Westchester County Tony Offurum 100 East First Street, Mount Vernon, N.Y. 10550 Phone: (914) 813-6006 Email: TVO1@westchestergov.com Web: www.westchestergov.com/smartcommute/ MetroPool Butch Veronesi, Regional Manager 707 Westchester Avenue, White Plains NY 10604 Phone (914) 993-6474 Email: bveronesi@metropool.com Web: www.metropool.com www.easystreetny.com Women’s Enterprise Development Center Anne Janiak or Fran Reinstein 707 Westchester Avenue, White Plains NY 10604 Phone: (914) 948-6098 Email: freinstein@westchester.org Web: www.wedc-westchester.org

Westchester County Contracting Terry Masterson Office of Economic Development 148 Martine Avenue, White Plains, N.Y. 10601 Phone: (914) 995-2988 Email: tmm5@westchestergov.com Web: www.westchestergov.com or www.westchestergov.com/rfp/defaultcontracts Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) Rockland Economic Development Corporation One Blue Hill Plaza, Pearl River, New York 10965 Phone: (845) 735-7040 Email: maryannw@redc.org or info@redc.org Web: http://redc.org PTAC can help businesses market and bid their services and products to federal, state and local governments. Government agencies spend nearly $200 billion a year buying goods and services. PTAC offers one-onone counseling sessions to explain the procurement process.

Westchester Office of African American Affairs Tracey Mitchell, Director 148 Martine Avenue, White Plains, N.Y. 10601 Phone: (914) 995-2934 Email: tqm2@westchestergov.com Web: www.westchestergov.com Minority Business Development Agency – MBDA Part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, MBDA is dedicated to empowering minority business enterprises for the purpose of wealth creation. Technical assistance is provided. Web: www.mbda.gov

New York State Economic Development Also known as Empire State Development (ESD). New York State offers and sponsors many programs and services for businesses of all sizes. Empire State Development Michael Torelli, Regional Director Hudson Valley Regional Office 33 Airport Center Drive – Suite 201 New Windsor, New York 12553 Phone: (845) 567-4882 Email: mtorelli@empire.state.ny.us Web: www.empire.state.ny.us

Local Economic Development Offices The major cities of Westchester have development offices which assist businesses. The cities of Mt. Vernon, New Rochelle, Peekskill and Yonkers, as well as the town of Mt. Pleasant, and village of Port Chester, operate their own IDA agencies. Mount Vernon: Carmen Sylvester One Roosevelt Square, Mt. Vernon, N.Y. 10550 Phone: (914) 699-7230 Email: csylvester@cmvny.com Web: www.ci.mount-vernon.ny.us New Rochelle: Craig King, Commissioner, or Jeremy Schulman 515 North Avenue, New Rochelle, N.Y. 10801 Phone: (914) 654-2182 Email: cking@ci.new-rochelle.ny.us or jschulman@ci.new-rochelle.ny.us Web: www.newrochelleny.com Peekskill: Brian Havranek, Director of Planning 840 Main Street, Peekskill N.Y. 10566 Phone: (914) 734-4214 Email: bhavranek@cityofpeekskill.com Web: www.ci.peekskill.ny.us White Plains: Paul Wood 255 Main Street, White Plains, N.Y. 10601 Phone: (914) 422-1411 Email: pwood@ci.white-plains.ny.us Web: www.cityofwhiteplains.com Yonkers: Helen Tvedt, Special Assistant to the Mayor for Economic Development 40 South Broadway,Yonkers, N.Y. 10701 Phone: (914) 377-6797 Email: Helen.tvedt@cityofyonkers.com Web: www.yonkersecondev.com Ellen Lynch, President/CEO Yonkers Industrial Development Agency 470 Nepperhan Ave., Suite 200, Yonkers, N.Y. 10701 Phone: (914) 509-8651 Email: ellen.lynch@yonkersida.com Web: www.cityofyonkersida.com

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Editor: If you could sit down and chat with a company looking to relocate to or expand its operations in Westchester, what would you say? Spano: We have a quality of life that is second to none here, with all the beneﬁts of living in New York City. You get the same kind of ambiance, the same type of housing, without the problem areas you have in New York City. That is a big asset. And a Westchester address has panache about it. When you say you’re in Westchester, people know where it is. Carrera: You are getting a suburban feel, even in an urban area. In Westchester, you even have some rural areas. You have a remarkable transportation network, including the airport and the Bee-Line bus system. Spano: We have three railroad lines going out of here, which is an incredible asset. People don’t realize it and take it for granted. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE • 21

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Carrera: We also have a great road network. We have a welleducated workforce supported by 24 colleges and universities. We have great schools and a great healthcare infrastructure. Take a look at all the hospitals that are expanding today: Besides Westchester Medical Center, you have White Plains, you have Phelps, you have Northern Westchester Hospital… all expanding. Spano: Westchester’s health system is unique in the country in that it’s a hub with spokes. It has the Westchester Medical Center and then it has all the feeder hospitals. So that is very unusual — you don’t have that in New York City, you don’t have that in other places in the country… There is a more coordinated aspect to healthcare here. Editor: When you launched your economic development campaign 10 years ago, one of your goals was to feed development into the cities. A decade later, could you have envisioned what has taken place since then?

“When we go to foreign countries it is very impressive that we have IBM, MasterCard and others, so we like that, but we want the diversity. We don’t want to be dependent on the large companies.”

Spano: No. When we started we had two major objectives. One was to encourage and feed development to the cities, where there was infrastructure, where there was need, and where it was wanted. You have to understand our problem: north of I-287, almost 75% of the land is in the (New York) City watershed, so we can’t do anything with it. And we don’t have the road infrastructure up there to deal with it. And not only that, the county’s cities were in terrible shape at the time. So, I don’t want to take all the credit for the cities, but the fact that people went to the cities has to do with a lot of our initiatives in structuring it that way and in offering each of the cities partnership. Of course, in White Plains we’re an equal partner because they have to come to our 22 • WESTCHESTER COUNTY

IDA (Industrial Development Agency). We’re the IDA for White Plains. In the cases of New Rochelle, Mount Vernon, and Yonkers, for example, it works a little differently. While we have helped in those cities, I have to give credit to the vision of the mayors of our cities. We have been successful in facilitating the development in the cities in cooperation with city leadership. For example, the mayor of Yonkers and I regularly talk about what we are going to do with his projects; where are we putting parks, where are we putting open space and all that kind of stuff. That has been very successful. And in other areas, we are enhancing the air quality with RiverWalk, trails, parks. We have this urban environment in a country setting. The second thing we had in mind, we wanted more small to medium-sized companies; we didn’t want to be dependent on all these large corporations. We wanted diversiﬁcation and we certainly have that. You now have all these large buildings with multiple tenants. This way, if someone leaves, we still have about 30 left… When we go to foreign countries it is very impressive that we have IBM, MasterCard and others, so we like that, but we want the diversity. We don’t want to be dependent on the large companies. Also, we don’t want sprawl. We like all these cities developing, but we don’t want them connected. We don’t want them to sprawl into each other. We want them to be like beacons in the night. Editor: Housing in Westchester is pricy, but you do have some diversity with condominiums and cooperatives in some markets, as well as more affordable housing in surrounding counties. Is housing an issue in terms of attracting new business to Westchester?

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he past decade has seen a host of economic development successes in Westchester County that have generated headlines in major media outlets in the New York metro area, across the nation and even around the world. For example, a few years ago Morgan Stanley acquired the former Texaco complex in Harrison and built a new regional facility complete with a massive trading ﬂoor. Nokia built a new regional headquarters facility in Harrison, Heineken USA expanded its White Plains corporate headquarters several times and Fuji Photo Film and Pernod Ricard expanded their local operations, all with the help of the Westchester County Ofﬁce of Economic Development and the county’s Industrial Development Agency. In this chapter we chronicle the more recent successes. In some cases, the county’s direct assistance allowed a business to relocate or expand its operations in Westchester, or just helped in keeping that business up and running within the county. In other cases, the county has worked behind the scenes to help facilitate growth and enhance the county’s much-sought-after quality of life, perhaps the county’s biggest draw for both residents and businesses. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE • 25

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One of the linchpins to the county’s economic development strategy has been channeling growth to the city’s urban centers. That approach has paid big dividends.

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Westchester County, working with the City of White Plains, has truly helped transform the county’s capital city into a thriving center of commerce. Massive investment has already brought numerous new mixed use and luxury high-rise developments to the central business district, including City Center, Trump Tower, Jefferson Place and Bank Street Commons. In the pipeline, or already under construction, are many more new projects that will continue the renaissance of White Plains.

Renaissance Square 900,000-square-foot mixed-use: hotel, ofﬁce, residential and retail. To be completed in 2007-2008. ESTIMATED INVESTMENT: $500 million WHAT:

Cappelli Enterprises’ downtown Renaissance Square project includes two 44-story high-rise buildings with 181 and 189 condominium residences respectively, and the Ritz-Carlton, Westchester, a luxury 123-room hotel to include a spa and ﬁtness center. There will also be 10,000 square feet of meeting space and 50,000 square feet of ofﬁce space.

Tower 1 was scheduled for occupancy in October, 2007. The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester was scheduled to open in December, 2007, and Tower II is slated for completion by the fall of 2008. Early prices for units at Renaissance Square ranged from $1 million to $10 million for penthouses. The strong condominium market in Manhattan —with units priced at twice what they are selling for at Renaissance Square— appeared to be driving prices at the complex, and fueling sales interest.

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“We are excited to be part of the renaissance of downtown White Plains and appreciate all the support and cooperation of the officials during the planning of this community. This fabulous site is an example of a smart growth development that New York welcomes and that AvalonBay takes pride in delivering.” Rachel Loeb, development director AvalonBay Communities.

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Avalon White Plains WHAT: 393 luxury rental apartments, to be completed in 2008. ESTIMATED INVESTMENT: $155 million

Construction began in late June, 2007, on this downtown project as Alexandria, VA-based AvalonBay Communities broke ground on its Avalon White Plains tower project at 27-29 Barker Avenue. The development, scheduled to open to residents in the summer of 2008, will feature 393 luxury apartment homes (studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units) in a 14-story tower and three adjoining four-story townhouses. Six percent of the units have been allocated for workforce housing. AvalonBay officials estimate construction costs at approximately $155 million. The project received incentives, in connection with construction, from the Westchester County Industrial Development Agency. The development is Avalon’s sixth rental housing project in Westchester County and its first in White Plains. The firm also has established communities in Bronxville, Elmsford, Mamaroneck, and two in New Rochelle.

North Street Community 335 housing units for age 60+, 80,000square- foot medical ofﬁce and assisted living facility. To be completed in 2009-2010. ESTIMATED INVESTMENT: $150 million WHAT:

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In another development that received county IDA assistance, North Street Community LLC, the partnership that acquired the former St. Agnes Hospital property on North Street for $21.4 million back in June 2005, is scheduled to break ground in spring of 2008. The development will feature 335 agerestricted residences (age 60 and older) in four mid-rise buildings, and up to a 112-bed assisted living facility on the 23-acre site. Plans also call for the renovation of the existing 80,000square-foot ofﬁce building on the property. At present, approximately 50 percent of the ofﬁce space is leased.

The residences will be priced from $450,000 to $950,000 for studio to two-bedroom units. C. J. Follini, a managing member of North Street, says “This is going to be the premier senior campus on the East Coast, if not the country.”

1133 Westchester Ave. Renovation of 650,000-square-foot ofﬁce building. New 142-room, 100,000-square-foot hotel approved. New ofﬁce building under construction. ESTIMATED INVESTMENT: $50 million WHAT:

With the assistance of the Westchester County Industrial Development Agency, local real estate investor Robert Weisz of the RPW Group is seeking approvals from the City of White Plains on his ﬁrm’s $30 million plan to build a long-term stay hotel adjacent to its 650,00square-foot ofﬁce building at 1133 Westchester Ave. RPW Group is in the midst of a major repositioning of the 1133 Westchester Ave. building as it converts the former IBM property, located along the I-287 corridor, from a single-user to a multi-tenant facility. It is completing a new atrium as an addition to the building’s lobby, making it, at approximately 30,000 square feet, the largest lobby in Westchester County. Among the planned tenants for the new lobby are a bank branch, a 50-seat restaurant, a new 350-seat cafeteria, a large sundry shop and beauty parlor/barber shop

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In the past few years the City of Yonkers has seen unprecedented investment from the private sector in projects such as the new Yonkers Main Library and Board of Education complex, the $40 million redevelopment of Parkledge Towers, the development of the Classic Residence by Hyatt, the opening of the Valley Technology Center and, most recently, the expansion and upgrade of Yonkers Raceway and the highly successful introduction of video gaming at the storied harness track. But past investment pales in comparison with what is currently in the works and on the drawing boards. By some estimates, anywhere from $3 billion to $5 billion in new projects along the waterfront and in the downtown district are underway or before city ofﬁcials.

Ridge Hill 1.3 million square feet of retail, residential, hotel, entertainment and ofﬁce space. To be completed in 2009. ESTIMATED INVESTMENT: $600 million WHAT:

Forest City Ratner Companies ofﬁcially broke ground on the long sought-after $600 million Ridge Hill project, on property adjoining the New York State Thruway, on November 28, 2007. The project is expected to open in 2009. Ridge Hill will feature 1.3 million square feet of retail development, including shopping, restaurants and entertainment. There will be approximately 160,000 square feet of ofﬁce and

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Yonkers Waterfront District 3 million square feet of ofﬁce, retail, entertainment and a professional baseball park. ESTIMATED INVESTMENT: $3.1 billion WHAT:

The first phase of the Struever Fidelco Cappelli, LLC $3.1-billion cleanup and redevelopment of the Yonkers waterfront district is on course to turn dirt in 2008. Phase one is estimated to create 13,000 construction jobs and 5,460 permanent jobs. It will generate $14.8 million annually in tax revenue for Yonkers as well as $14 million in taxes for the state and $4.9 million for Westchester County, according to figures supplied by the SFC partnership. The four main components of the Phase I development include River Park Center, Cacace Center, Palisades Point and the reopening of the Saw Mill River. River Park Center includes development of two city blocks in the heart of downtown, just east of City Hall. It will feature a mix of retail, office, residential and entertainment components. Plans call for 465,000 square feet of retail space, 325,000 square feet of office space in multiple buildings, 80,000 square feet of restaurant space with restaurants opening onto a new riverwalk along the reopened Saw Mill River, a 15-screen 80,000-square-foot movie theater, a 6,500-seat ballpark located on the roof of the River Park Center (for a new team in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball Clubs), 950 residential apartments in two

buildings and parking facilities with approximately 4,340 spaces. The plan for Cacace Center calls for a new 150,000-square-foot office building and a new 75,000square-foot, 150-room hotel on the corner of Nepperhan Avenue and South Broadway, adjacent to the Cacace Justice Center. More than half of the space in the new office building will be occupied by the city agencies currently located in a 91,000-square-foot building at 87 Nepperhan Avenue. That building will be razed as part of the redevelopment plan. The Palisades Point development, which is planned for two Hudson River waterfront development sites south of the Yonkers train station, will be comprised of two 25-story residential buildings with a total of 436 condominium residences, 9,000 square feet of ground-level retail/restaurant or office space and two parking facilities with 725 spaces. The re-opening of the Saw Mill River is the fourth component of the phase one redevelopment plan. The river now runs underneath parts of downtown and is inaccessible to the public near Getty Square and in Larkin Plaza. Landscaped public riverwalks would be built along the portions of the Saw Mill River in Larkin Plaza and the River Park Center site near Getty Square.

The project will generate $14.8 million in tax revenue for Yonkers, annually.

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Hudson Park North 294 rental apartments in twin 12-story towers, to be completed in 2008. ESTIMATED INVESTMENT: $175 million WHAT:

Hudson Park North is rapidly rising along the Hudson River shore as workers erect the sprawling steel and concrete structures that will comprise the two towers of the new apartment complex. It will feature 294 one- and two-bedroom rental apartments in two towers of 14 and 12 stories connected by a four-story building. The towers were “topped off” in September 2007 and completion is scheduled in the spring of 2008. Hudson Park North is located just north of Hudson Park South, the ﬁrst phase of this highly successful waterfront development, featuring 266 luxury riverfront apartments and 20,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and professional ofﬁce space. The project also includes a public esplanade along the waterfront that will be linked to an esplanade on the Hudson North site. Hudson Park South was completed in 2003, and is currently 97% occupied. Total development cost of the two-phase project is $170 million. The development of Hudson Park has attracted the attention of the investment community. Developer Arthur Collins

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recently announced a joint venture with AIG Global Real Estate for the development of Hudson Park North. “To have a company of the global stature of AIG Global Real Estate invest in this project is a testament to the vitality and strength of the revitalization under way in downtown Yonkers,” said Collins.

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This luxury condominium project is being developed by REMI Companies and RiverOak Investment Corporation. Construction on the new nine-story, 79-unit luxury rental apartment building at 1077 Warburton Ave., adjacent to the Greystone Metro-North train station, began in July, 2007. Velocity at Greystone will offer nine studios, 54 one-bedroom apartments, 13 two-bedroom units and three threebedroom apartments. An underground garage will contain 112 parking spaces for residents. It will be REMI Companiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; second project in Yonkers. In May the company presented plans to the community for Better at Glenwood, a mixed-use development on the former site of the Glenwood Power Station. Velocity at Greystone is receiving assistance from the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (IDA).

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The yellow line marks the area of Echo Bay Development

New Rochelle

The Echo Bay redevelopment project On the county’s Sound Shore, the City of New Rochelle is making waves in the development community, with a number of high rise projects completed, several under construction, and sevwill activate the eral exciting ventures in the pipeline. In late 2006, in what New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson termed a “giant step forward” in the city’s goal to redevelop its waterfront, city officials anwaterfront with a nounced that the New Rochelle City Council had unanimously endorsed Forest City Residential Group as the designated developer for the Echo Bay project. continuous waterfront promenade, Echo Bay Trump Plaza WHAT: 26-acre waterfront mixed-use development. WHAT: 360,000 square feet retail, 181 luxury condos. appropriately scaled ESTIMATED INVESTMENT: $500 million ESTIMATED INVESTMENT: $250 million housing and shops, The city of New Rochelle, in partnership The first residents of the 40-story Trump with Forest City Residential, will develop a Plaza downtown condominium high-rise at open space, sight mixed-use project of residential, commercial 145 Huguenot Street started moving in durlines from surround- and retail use and a public park promenade ing the fall of 2007, as sales at the development that could extend approximately 26 acres, approached the 75% point. New York Sports ing neighborhoods, from Echo Avenue to LeFevre Lane, along Club has signed a 40,000-square-foot lease Main Street. A total of 10 acres is currently and negotiations were underway with grocery and continuous owned by the City of New Rochelle. chain Whole Foods for retail space. Mayor Noam Bramson, while stressing that Half the buyers hail from Manhattan, with shoreline access that the details of the project have yet to be finalothers coming from neighboring Westchester will provide a conized, estimated the development will probably towns. “Buyers are attracted by the combinainvolve hundreds of residential units and be tion of the Trump luxury lifestyle, spectacular nection between the valued at approximately $500 million. City of- waterfront views and convenient and quick accials said the goal is to break ground on the cess to Manhattan. Downtown New Rochelle shore and the central fiproject by the end of the decade. has turned the corner and is being discovered as a great place to live,” developer Louis Capbusiness district. pelli noted.

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LeCount Square 900,000 square feet of ofﬁce, retail, hotel and residential. ESTIMATED INVESTMENT: $500 million WHAT:

Cappelli Enterprises continues refining its plan for development of a downtown block a short walk from New Rochelle’s Intermodal Transportation Center. To meet growing demand for office space in the city, the firm proposes constructing 400,000 square feet of office space in two towers rising from a three-level retail podium. The project is designed to include a 209-room hotel and approximately 260 residential units.

Trump Plaza tops out in New Rochelle

Avalon on the Sound East

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WHAT: 588 luxury high-rise rental apartments. ESTIMATED INVESTMENT: $188 million

Avalon on the Sound

“Obviously, the prices will vary depending on where you are in the building… The views start to get pretty tremendous from the ninth floor on up.” Philip M. Wharton, vice president, development Avalon Bay Communities

Simone Development Downtown WHAT: 390 high-rise luxury condos and 45,000 square

feet retail. ESTIMATED INVESTMENT:

$250 million

Simone Development Companies is the designated developer on a $250 million project that includes construction of a new municipal parking garage and a 39-story tower with approximately 438 condominium residences. There will be 4,600 square feet of retail space in two new structures adjacent to Main Street, 41,855 square feet of “big box” retail space along Church Street, 3,500 square feet of commercial space located in separate buildings on Church Street at the southeast corner of the site, and a 265,000-square-foot 650-space parking facility built next to and over the retail portion.

The second phase of the Avalon on the Sound rental apartment development is under construction and was topped off early in 2007. The $188 million project features 588 apartments. It follows the firm’s successful first phase — a 24-story, 412-unit complex completed in 2001. Philip M. Wharton, vice president, development of Avalon Bay Communities, said the first residents began moving into their units in the spring of 2007 and the project should be completed by year’s end. Monthly rents at the second phase will average $1,500 for studio apar tments; $1,800 Simone Development’s plan for downtown New Rochelle for one-bedroom units; $2,600 for two-bedroom residences and $3,400 for three-bedroom apartments. The apartments range in size from 525 square feet to 1,350 square feet. The building offers dramatic views of New York City, Long Island Sound and adjoining Westchester County. “Obviously, the prices will vary depending on where you are in the building,” Wharton said. “The views star t to get pretty tremendous from the ninth floor on up.”

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Detail from the Peekskill Waterfront Community Redevelopment Plan

The Waterfront Community Redevelopment Plan was designed to transform an underutilized area with a heavily industrial character to a transitoriented, mixeduse neighborhood with residential, commercial and public uses, and enhanced public waterfront access.

Peekskill

The City of Peekskill has a number of downtown initiatives underway, as well as an ambitious plan to redevelop the waterfront in partnership with designated developer Ginsburg Development Companies of Valhalla. GDC has already developed a number of luxury condominium communities in Peekskill, including Chapel Hill and Riverbend. The City of Peekskill’s Waterfront Community Redevelopment Plan encompasses approximately 40 acres and a variety of uses, including single-family homes, commercial, light industrial, transit, and surface parking. The City of Peekskill has long been interested in redeveloping and revitalizing its waterfront area. The current plan foresees a maximum development of 500 residential units, 80,000+ square feet of commercial space, and enhanced access to the Riverfront Green Park. The Community Redevelopment Plan was designed to transform an underutilized area with a heavily industrial character to a transit-oriented, mixed-use neighborhood with residential, commercial and public uses, and enhanced public waterfront access. The City of Peekskill’s Downtown Redevelopment Area comprises approximately 13 acres. The proposed Redevelopment Area currently includes 27 parcels of land supporting 22 principal structures containing approximately 288,076 square feet. The overall site redevelopment master plan includes four phases that, in total, include 646 residential units, 129,600 square feet of retail space and 1,681 parking spaces.

Rendering of potential Park Street project as seen in the Peekskill Common Council’s Downtown Re-Development Plan, February 2007.

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“This project is a classic example of how public and private enterprises can work together to achieve something significant. The City of Peekskill needed help in re-engineering its landfill and we needed their support to make it financially feasible. In years to come, other municipalities will use this project as a case study on how to do things right.” Bill Eichengrun, managing partner, 9 Corporate Drive Peekskill Development

The Hudson View in Peekskill

The Hudson View WHAT: Ofﬁce park ESTIMATED INVESTMENT:

$45 million

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“The Alexander is a $60 million investment in the city,” said Peter F. Gaito, architect for Brooklyn-based developer Reed Properties Inc. “I see this project as a continuation of the successful development that has already taken place on Sanford Boulevard, and I am confident this project, when completed, will stimulate and invigorate the surrounding properties in an extremely positive way.”

The Vista at Fleetwood

Mount Vernon

Investors appear poised to begin the transformation of Mount Vernon’s downtown district. As this publication went to press, city officials were studying proposals by three developers – Leyland Alliance of Tuxedo, NY, Mountco Development Corp. of Mount Vernon and Mount Vernon Renaissance, to develop a mixed-use project that could approach $1 billion in value. According to published reports, the developers are proposing more than 1,000 housing units, commercial and retail space, and a hotel and convention center. A goodly number of residential and mixed-use developments are already under construction, have received approval, or are well along in the approvals pipeline. The Vista at Fleetwood, the first large-scale condominium building in Mount Vernon’s Fleetwood section, is under construction. The 11-story building adds 70 one and two-bedroom condo apartments to Mount Vernon’s housing stock. The Alexander Condominiums on Sanford Boulevard has received approvals for a 350,000-square-foot mixed-use luxury residential building, to include a 200-unit, 19-story tower that will incorporate the latest sustainable engineering. The 12-story Roosevelt Condominium, also on Sanford Boulevard, has received zoning board approvals. Currently undergoing the approval process is MacQuesten View Condominiums, a 29-story, 620,000-square-foot luxury residential building slated for 270 one- and two-bedroom units. Two blocks from a NYC commuter train station, the project would add to what has become a flourishing residential community.

Images of their four projects on this page, courtesy of Peter F Gaito + Associates Architects 525 MacQuesten Parkway

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Waterfront initiatives will create new jobs and businesses, while protecting one of Westchester’s most attractive attributes.

The Waterfronts

There are a host of projects under construction or under development along the Hudson River shoreline. For example, a joint venture between Ginsburg Development Companies and Cappelli Enterprises of Valhalla is moving forward on its $78 million Harbor Square development. At press time all approvals have been secured

to begin construction of the project on the Ossining waterfront. The project will feature 150 condos in a seven-story building along with a separate building that will offer 10,000 square feet of commercial space. Sales will begin in the spring of 2008. Further south, one of the most important development projects in the history of the Hudson River in Westchester County is moving forward. Lighthouse Landing, a major $1 billion mixed-use project to be built at the former General Motors plant in the Village of Sleepy Hollow is in the final stages of the environmental review process. Designated developer Roseland Property Group of Short Hills has proposed to build more than 1,200 units of housing as well as some retail, office space and a hotel at the 94.5-acre site. The plan, as proposed, would earmark a large tract of land at the site for open space and public access to the Hudson River. Roseland is partnering on the project with General Motors Corp. In the years ahead, county and local officials agree, these initiatives will create new jobs and businesses, while at the same time protecting one of Westchester’s most attractive attributes.

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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Rendering of courtyard at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. which is expanding in the Town of Greenburgh

ollowing months of negotiations, BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. broke ground in April, 2007, on the long awaited $145 million 360,000-square-foot biotech expansion in Greenburgh. It will be Westchester County’s largest new commercial headquarters/research construction project in decades, and will receive a comprehensive benefit package including a $4 million grant from Empire State Development, $2 million in sales tax abatements from the County of Westchester Industrial Development Agency, and a 10-year PILOT with the Town of Greenburgh. A total of 194,000 square feet of space will serve as the headquarters for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The new construction will involve the development of three interconnected laboratory and office buildings to be built on a 66-acre vacant parcel adjacent to the existing 777 and 765 Old Saw Mill River Road buildings at the Landmark at Eastview complex. The new project will bring the development to more than one million square feet of research and office space. Regeneron, which will receive the grant from Empire State Development directly, has been a key retention project of both the Industrial Development Agency and Empire State Development. The pharmaceutical firm, which began operations at the Landmark property with four employees in 1988, will be consolidating operations from multiple properties at the complex into its new space, which will become home for its 450 workers. Construction of the core and shell of the three buildings is expected to be complete by the summer of 2008. Regeneron’s office and lab space is projected to be ready for occupancy by early 2009.

A BioMed Realty official related that the firm expects the more than 160,000 square feet of speculative space to be filled with new biotech firms as well as through “organic growth” from the other 14 tenants at the complex. “We are very excited at the prospect of moving into a new, customized, state-of-the-art facility that will allow us to consolidate our business operations and increase efficiencies,” said Leonard S. Schleifer, M.D., Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Regeneron. “We remain committed to Westchester County and New York State and thank them for their commitment to expanding the biotechnology industry in the region.” Westchester County Executive Andy Spano said that the expansion of the Landmark at Eastview was crucial not just for Westchester’s biotech community, but all of New York state. The county has one of the highest numbers of biotech workers in the state and “this project will just jump start that to another level.” “An investment of this scale and scope just confirms that Westchester is still a hot location for scientific research and development,” Spano said. “Regeneron has been a key player in the county for years, and we’re pleased they want to expand. BioMed’s commitment to build more space will allow other companies to do the same.”

“An investment of this scale and scope just conﬁrms that Westchester is still a hot location for scientiﬁc research and development.”

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CASE STUDY:

Cooperation

Hudson RiverWalk

fﬁcials from Westchester County and Yonkers were on hand for a Aug. 23, 2007 press conference held at the JFK Marina in Yonkers to announce a plan by County Executive Andy Spano to have the county provide $7.5 million in funding to assist in redeveloping the JFK Marina as well as open up other sections of the city’s Hudson River waterfront for public access. The initiative dovetails with ongoing efforts by the city to improve the area. The improvement projects are part of a county-municipal effort to develop “RiverWalk,” a pedestrian walkway that will stretch from the Riverdale section of the Bronx, through Yonkers, all the way to the Putnam County line north of Peekskill. RiverWalk, when completed, will cover more than 46 miles of Hudson River shoreline. The JFK Marina is adjacent to the Hudson River Museum and on the campus of Riverside High School, a school specializing in environmental studies. Spano explained that the county-funded portion of the plan would include a “Hudson River Amphitheatre” to be built into the hillside in the city’s Trevor Park. The facility will feature outdoor performance space seating for up to 350 people. The county would also share in the cost of constructing a new 150-car parking structure and pay for the rehabilitation of parts of JFK Memorial Drive to provide improved access to the marina. A portion of the county funding will also go toward developing sections of RiverWalk in Yonkers to facilitate public access to the river. The completion of the marina redevelopment program, including the opening of the amphitheatre, is expected in 2009. Yonkers Mayor Phil Amicone said the city will develop a new picnic pavilion with barbeque area, a spray/play park, restrooms and a boat launch for canoes and kayaks. Work on the barbeque area and gazebo is currently underway. The city is also drawing up plans for a 125- to a 150-slip public boat marina nearby. “In the not too distant future, Yonkers and other Westchester residents will be able to walk or bike from the Bronx all the way to Hastings along Yonkers’ Hudson River waterfront,” Mayor Amicone said. “That’s because the County Executive and I share a vision for a continuous esplanade that will run the length of the Hudson through Westchester County and all its river towns. Today’s announcement is a huge step forward toward realizing that vision and I want to thank the county for its commitment to the people of Yonkers.’’ Also on hand at the press event were other city ofﬁcials, County Legislator Ken Jenkins who pushed for the funding initiative and City Council Majority Leader Patricia McDow, who said, “I feel as if I have died and went to heaven. This is no longer talk, but reality.” “We all want one thing—a vital, bustling waterfront where the public has access to open space along the river, a place that attracts tourism and with it economic development dollars that will make for a stronger city and county,’’ added County Executive Spano. Funding for the county’s share of the waterfront redevelopment project would be drawn down from the county’s capital budget. Funds for the RiverWalk improvements are expected to come from the county’s Legacy Program, a $15 million fund created by Spano 10 years ago to encourage the creation of open space and recreational facilities countywide.

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CASE STUDIES:

Incentives

Soundview Preparatory School/

RCS / White Plains

Yorktown Heights At press time Soundview Preparatory School, an independent not-for-profit co-ed school for grades six through 12, was preparing to relocate from leased space in Mount Kisco to its new campus at 370 Underhill Ave. in Yorktown Heights. The acquisition and renovation of existing buildings on the property was made possible by $3.3 million in bond financing provided by the Westchester County Industrial Development Agency back in April 2007. Millie Jasper, public relations coordinator for Soundview Preparatory School, said the school was hoping to move into its new facilities by the end of 2007. The IDA financing was earmarked for the acquisition, renovation and equipping of the buildings on the 13-acre property in Yorktown Heights. The Underhill Ave. property is an historic landmark that was the homestead of 17th Century English settler Captain John Underhill. For a time the property was used by the Underhill family as a dairy farm and most recently served as a multi-denominational spiritual retreat venue known as the “Gilbert Beaver Farm and Conference Center.” On the website announcement of the new campus purchase, Soundview Headmaster Glyn Hearn said “This move carries Soundview to a new level. The school will finally be housed in a location worthy of its mission and of its place in the community of independent schools.” The school, which currently has 70 students, first opened its doors at St. John’s Church in Pleasantville in 1989. Since then it operated out of space in Pocantico Hills and later at 272 North Bedford Road in Mount Kisco.

RCS, a radio broadcast software provider, considered a number of sites in Stamford, CT, but decided to keep its world headquarters operations in White Plains, relocating from 12 Water St. to space encompassing the entire seventh floor and part of the second floor at 445 Hamilton Ave. In total, the firm now leases about 30,000 square feet of space at the downtown White Plains property and employs about 100 workers. Worldwide, the firm — a wholly owned subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. — has 22 offices and approximately 450 employees. Philippe Generali, president and CEO of RCS, said the incentives they received from Westchester government got them to stay here. Bruce Rothman, corporate managing director of Studley, who represented RCS in the 15-year lease transaction, noted that “RCS wanted to remain in downtown White Plains because its employees enjoy the luxury of being in a growing and thriving city with its many shops, restaurants, hotels and other types of entertainment.” Westchester’s IDA approved an application for the company to receive approximately $110,000 in sales tax exemptions in connection with its $2.4 million construction project to fit-up the new space at White Plains Plaza. “We had tremendous cooperation, in particular from Salvatore Carrera, the director of the Office of Economic Development/Real Estate, and Louis Kirven of the Empire State Development Corp., (now Commissioner of Finance and Development for the City of Yonkers) who worked diligently to ensure RCS would receive a sizable and comprehensive incentive package,” Rothman stated when the lease deal was signed.

55 Bank Street / White Plains

Photo File, Inc. / Mount Kisco

The Westchester IDA has granted preliminary approval to more than $45.5 million in incentives (real estate, sales tax and mortgage tax exemptions) in connection with LCOR Inc.’s planned 55 Bank Street project in downtown White Plains. The project, now in the approval process in the City of White Plains, would involve the acquisition of the 2.3-acre parcel that is currently a City of White Plains parking lot and the construction and development of 538 units of rental housing (including 108 units of affordable housing) in two 24-story towers atop six stories of at-grade parking. Peter Gilpatric, senior vice president in LCOR’s New York City ofﬁce, noted that his ﬁrm was selected by the City of White Plains as the designated developer for the parcel based on an Request for Proposals issued in 2006. Construction on the $250 million project could begin by the spring of 2008. In 2001, the IDA granted incentives for LCOR’s Bank Street Commons high-rise development, located near the White Plains train station. That 501-unit development is now almost fully leased. Its new project at 55 Bank Street is adjacent to Bank Street Commons.

Thanks to help provided by Westchester County’s Office of Economic Development and its IDA, when Yonkersheadquartered Photo File needed to consolidate its operations into one facility, it was able to remain in Westchester County. Photo File, which holds multiple sports league- and entertainment-related licenses for photo printing and imagebased products, went before the county’s IDA in January 2007 and received sales tax exemptions in connection with its move to 333 North Bedford Ave. in Mount Kisco. Chuck Singer, CEO of Photo File, said the firm planned to relocate its headquarters staff in Yonkers as well as operations from a facility in New Jersey to 42,848 square feet of space at the Mount Kisco building. The new property will be its corporate headquarters, providing manufacturing and general office space, as well as serving as a distribution center. The lease is a major expansion for the firm, which had occupied about 13,000 square feet in Yonkers. The firm expects to have between 55 to 60 workers at its new building by year end. “We were looking at all possibilities, including out of county and out of state in New Jersey and Connecticut,” Singer said, before deciding on expanding operations longterm in Westchester County.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE • 47

Major Westchester Construction Projects 2000—2007* PROJECT NAME/ ADDRESS

PROJECT VALUE, TYPE AND DATE

PROJECT DIMENSIONS

DEVELOPER

Trump Plaza of New Rochelle Huguenot Street

$250 Million • 30-Story Condo

140,000 s/f Retail • 187 Condos

Louis Cappelli Donald Trump

LeCount Square

$500 Million Retail/Hotel/Residential/Open Space

1.05 Million s/f Total • 200,000 s/f Retail • 450,000 s/f Hotel/Ofﬁce 400,000 s/f Residential • 1 Acre Open Space

Louis Cappelli

Echo Bay Redevelopment Main Street & Echo Avenue

$500 Million Mixed Use Long Island Sound Waterfront

26 Acres • Residential, Retail, Ofﬁce and Open Space

Forest City Residential

New Rochelle Transit Center Hugenot Street

$20.5 Million Inter Modal Transit Center 2004

Bus and Rail Depot • 920 Space Parking Garage/Cab Stand/Rental Car Outlet

City of New Rochelle/State of New York/Federal Transit Administration

Church & Division Street Redevelopment

$175 Million Downtown Mixed Use Residential/Retail/Parking

373 Condos • 44,000 s/f Retail • 722-Car Garage • 88 Surface Spaces 1.5 Acres for Outdoor Farmers Market

Simone Development

M Squared – Old Lowe’s Theatre Main and Huguenot Streets

$75 Million Mixed Use Rental/Retail

160 Rental Units • 6,000 s/f • Retail • 20 Stories

M Squared Development

Avalon on the Sound

$100 Million/Rental Apartments

412 Apartments • 9,800 s/f Retail • 648-Space Parking Garage

Avalon Bay Communities

Avalon on the Sound East Division Street

$228 Million Downtown Mixed Use

588 Apartments/ 39 Stories • 7,400 s/f Retail • 392-Space Garage

Avalon Bay Communities

College of New Rochelle GFA Wellness Center

$28 Million

65,000 s/f

College of New Rochelle

Monroe College/West Hall

$15 Million Residence Hall 2008

70,000 s/f • 250-Room Dormitory/Cafeteria/Classrooms

Monroe College

Monroe College/Alison Hall

$10 Million Residence Hall 2004

50,000 s/f • 200-Room Dormitory • 6-Story Glass Tower/Student Center/Bookstore

Monroe College

Iona College/Hynes Athletic Center

$14 Million Athletic Center 2005

3,000 s/f • Cardio Center • Three Multi Purpose Courts/Hall of Fame

Iona College

Iona College/Ryan Library Addition

$13 Million Library Expansion 2009

14,000 s/f

Iona College

Iona College Student Union Robert V. Lapenta Building

$12 Million 2005

41,000 s/f

Iona College

$145 Million Life Sciences Headquarters and Laboratories

363,000 s/f Total Bio Medical Space with 194,000 s/f in 3 Connected Buildings for Regeneron and the Rest for Additional Tenants

Bio Med Realty Trust

1,400 Housing Units • 6,500 Seat Minor League Baseball Park Saw Mill River Day-Lighting • New Hudson River Walk

Struever, Fidelco, Cappelli - SFC

NEW ROCHELLE

GREENBURGH Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown

YONKERS Phase I: River Park Center Cacace Center Carnagie Hotel Palisades Point & Larkin Plaza

Proposed $1.5 Billion • 3 million s/f Retail, Residential, Ofﬁce, Entertainment, Hotel Anticipated Approvals 2008

Ridge Hill

$600 Million • 80 Acres Retail, Hotel, Ofﬁce & Residential Completion 2009

1.3 Million s/f Total • 1,000 Housing Units • 160,000 s/f Ofﬁce

Forest City Ratner

Cross County Shopping Center

$250 Million Retail Center Expansion and Renovation Completion 2009

1 Million s/f in Place - Add 254,000 s/f Retail & 5-Story Parking Structure

Macerich Management

Yonkers Raceway Gaming Arcade

$240 Million Video Gaming Arcade 100-Acre Horse Raceway 2007

5,500 Video Lottery Games & Restaurants

Rooney Family/ Empire City/ New York Lottery

Hudson Park at Yonkers

$ 60 Million Residential/Retail 2004

266 Housing Units • 18,000 s/f Retail

Collins Development

Hudson Park II at Yonkers

$106 Million Residential Completion 2008

306 Luxury Housing Units

Collins Development

66 Main Street Lofts

$45 Million Residential/Retail Completion 2008

170 Luxury Housing Units • 30,000 s/f Retail

Main Street Lofts Yonkers LLC

River Club

$125 Million Housing • 5 Acres Completion 2010

353 Luxury Housing Units

Ginsburg Development

Velocity at Greystone

$24 Million Housing Completion 2010

79 Luxury Condos

Remi Development

1,350 Housing Units • 50,000 s/f Ofﬁce • 40,000 s/f Retail

Point Street Associates

Point Street Landing

Proposed $1 Billion Residential/Ofﬁce/Retail Anticipated Approvals 2009

Marriott Residence Inn

$31 Million Extended Stay Hotel Completion 2009

144 Rooms

Yonkers Lodging Partners

Hampton Inn

$24 Million Hotel Completion 2009

144 Rooms

FSD Yonkers Hotel LLC

Station Plaza 2 Main Street

$12.5 Million Ofﬁce/Retail 2006

60,000 s/f Ofﬁce • 10,000 s/f Retail

Homes for America Holding

Commuter Ferry Service to Manhattan

$6 Million 2007

Commuter Ferry Service from the City Pier at the Foot of Main Street

LMDC, Port Authority and City of Yonkers

Metro 92 Main Street

$14 Million Loft Style Residential

40 Loft-Style Dwelling Units • 15,000 s/f Retail

92 Buena Vista Ave , LLC

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PROJECT NAME/ ADDRESS

PROJECT VALUE, TYPE AND DATE

PROJECT DIMENSIONS

DEVELOPER

Riverfront Library/ Board of Education

$60 Million 2002

200,000 s/f • Combined Library • Bd of Education Main Ofﬁce including 425- Seat Auditorium and Meeting Rooms

National Development Council for the City of Yonkers

Trolley Barn

$13 million 45,000 s/f Residential/Retail 2007

40 Loft-Style Residential Dwelling Units

Metro Partners

Train Station Restorations

$43 Million 2004

Rehabilitation of 4 Hudson Line Train Stations in Yonkers

MTA

Esplanade Park

$13 Million 2002

A Quarter-Mile First Phase of 4.5 miles of Hudson Riverfront

City of Yonkers

$14 Million 2001

116,000 s/f • Four-Story • Ofﬁce and Laboratory Space

nValley Technology Center, Inc.

City Center Main and Mamaroneck Avenues

$325 Million Residential/Retail/Entertainment/Parking 2004

500,000 s/f Retail • 2,300-Car Garage • 600 Condos, Lofts, Apartments • Community Theatre

Cappelli Enterprises Donald Trump

Renaissance Square 221 Main Street

$500 Million Residential/Hotel/Ofﬁce/Parking/Retail 2007

890,000 s/f • Two 44-Story Towers • 150,000 s/f Ofﬁce • 10,000 s/f Retail 1,000-Car Garage • 195-Room Hotel • 370 Condos

Cappelli Enterprises Donald Trump

The Pinnacle 250 Main Street

$100 Million Luxury Condo/Apartment Tower 2007

140 Luxury Condos – 52 Affordable • 23-Story Building

Ginsburg Development

Avalon White Plains 27 Barker Avenue

$155 Million Residential Rental 2008

393 Units • 14-Story Tower of Rental Apartments and Townhomes

AvalonBay Communities

North Street Community

$150 Million Redevelopment of Former Hospital

335 Age-Restricted Residences • 112-Bed Assisted Living • Renovation of 80,000 s/f Medical Building

North Street Community LLC

Windsor Terrace

$50 Million Residential 2007

71 Condo Units • 11-Story Building

Clayton Park LLC

Clayton Park Canﬁeld Avenue

$50 Million Residential 2003

260 Rental Apartments

Clayton Park LLC

Jefferson Place 300 Mamaroneck Avenue

$90 Million - Mixed Use 2005

281 Rental Apartments • 40 Townhouses • 435-Car Garage • 4,000 s/f Retail

JPI Corp.of Texas

Bank Street Commons Bank and Main Street

$137 Million Residential 2003

500 Rental Apartments

LCOR/Robert Martin

Fortunoff Bloomingdale Road

$92 Million Retail/Parking 2003

185,000 s/f Multi-Tenant High-End Retail • Garage

Fortunoff Organization

Stop N Shop Complex Westchester Avenue

$12 Million Retail/Parking/Government 2002

320,000 s/f • 66,000 s/f Food Market • 750-Car Garage City Public Works Garage

Pepe Organization

Berkeley College Church Street

$2 Million - Academic Business School 2002

34,000 s/f Dormitory

Berkeley College

Pace University North Broadway

$15 Million - Academic 2001

28,000 s/f Judicial Training

Pace University

nValley Technology Center

WHITE PLAINS

MT. VERNON Sandford Boulevard

$50 Million Retail

285,000 s/f Shopping Center

G&S Development

Levister Towers

$50 Million Housing

500 Apartments

Sheldrake Organization

The Hartley

$16 Million Housing

45 Condo Units

Ling Ping Ltd.

Vista at Fleetwood

$27 Million Housing

70 Condo Units

Equine Properties

Grace Towers

$40 Million Housing

133 Affordable Units

Grace Plaza, LLC

Grace Plaza

$16 Million Senior Housing

83 Affordable Units

Grace Plaza, LLC

$78 Million - Mixed Use Hudson Waterfront 2005

180 Housing Units • 14,000 s/f Retail • 375-Car Parking Garage

Cappelli Enterprises

$80 Million Luxury Condos 2006

50 Acres • 140 Luxury Condos • Health Club/Amenities

Cappelli Enterprises

$30 Million Riverfront Condos

20 High-End Townhomes

Bridge Street Properties

$55 Million Elder Care Expansion

Add 82,450 Sq. Ft. • Total 230,000 s/f.

$200 Million Luxury Condos/Class A Ofﬁce

348 Condos • Three Homes • Club House • 150,000 s/f Class A Ofﬁce

Summit Development/Greenﬁeld Partners – Norwalk, Ct.

$45 Million Ofﬁce Building

186,000 s/f Class A Ofﬁce Building

Bill Eichengrun

OSSINING Harbor Square

YORKTOWN Barger Brook Manor

IRVINGTON Bridge Street

DOBBS FERRY St. Cabrini Nursing Home

NEW CASTLE Chappaqua Crossing at the Reader’s Digest Property

PEEKSKILL The Hudson View

*Important Note: This list is based on multiple reference sources and may possess different numbers and totals due to the changing nature of development proposals and ﬁnal land use approvals.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE • 49

Westchester’s Economy

A Labor Market Perspective by Frank Surdey Labor Economist, New York State Department of Labor, Hudson Valley Regional Ofﬁce

Current labor market indicators point to a vibrant local economy. Recent population, labor force and job trends paint a favorable picture of the Westchester economic landscape. Relatively healthy rates of population, labor force and job growth – combined with a highly diversiﬁed and educated workforce – provide a fertile environment for continued economic growth. One of the most signiﬁcant labor market indicators is the unemployment rate. Westchester’s jobless rate is consistently below state and national averages. Using comparable data dating back to 1990, the county’s jobless rate has been below that of New York State and the United States every year through 2006. In 2006, the latest annual average data available, Westchester’s 3.7% jobless rate was well below the state’s 4.5%, and the nation’s 4.6% rate.

Expanding Job Base Concentrated in High Value Service-Providing Industries From 2003 to 2006, private sector employment in Westchester County expanded 9,900, or 2.9 percent, for a total of 348,900. The county’s growth rate was on par with comparable statewide performance. Over the same period, government payrolls edged down 600, or 1.0 percent, to 63,300. The fastest area of job growth — with approximately 5,000 new jobs created over the 3-year period — was in the highly paid Financial and Insurance and the Management of Companies industries. Finance and Insurance payrolls soared by 3,500 positions, or 19.6%, with an average wage of $111,651 in 2006. Management of Companies pay rosters jumped 1,500, or 18.6%, with pay averaging $209,299. In the goods-producing sector, Construction employment expanded 1,300 or 5.1%, reﬂecting a healthy economy, infrastructure upgrades and population growth.

Labor Force and Population Continue to Grow The latest statistics for Westchester County indicate that both the labor force and population are growing at a healthy pace. In 2006, the county’s total labor force reached a record high of 486,600, marking the eleventh consecutive year of growth. From 1995 to 2006, Westchester’s labor force expanded 47,100, or 10.7%, exceeding the comparable 8.2% gain for New York State. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the latest population estimates show the county’s population is increasing at a rate well above the state’s. In 2006, Westchester’s population stood at 949,400, an increase of 25,900 — 2.8% above the population recorded in the 2000 Census, and signiﬁcantly above the comparable 1.7% growth rate for New York State. In addition, the size of the county’s high school graduation class is expected to advance signiﬁcantly, according to estimates of the New York State Education Departments’ Research Unit. Projections show the number of high school graduates in Westchester rising consistently — from approximately 8,700 in 2003 to 11,300 in 2013, an increase of 30 percent, compared to a projected 5 percent gain for the state. 50 • WESTCHESTER COUNTY

Diversified Local Economy A review of Westchester County’s industrial mix, as well as the distribution of jobs by size of firm, indicates that the local economy is not overly dependent on specific industries or large businesses. Approximately 85 percent of all jobs in Westchester County are in the private sector. Among the eighteen broad industry categories for which data is segregated — from the goodsproducing Manufacturing and Construction sectors to Finance, Professional and Accommodation Services — the largest employment sectors are Health Care and Social Assistance (14.7% of all jobs) and Retail Trade (11.8%). These industries are typically the most sizable employment sectors in a labor market, as well as for New York State (14.1% and 10.4%, respectively). But in the remaining 16 industries, no one category comprised 6 percent or more of the total job count. Analyzing private sector employment among the nearly 35,000 businesses in Westchester County by size of firm in 2005, shows jobs to be fairly evenly scattered among all different cohorts. The highest concentration of jobs is in firms with 20–49 employees(16.5% of all

Westchester’s Economy A Labor Market Perspective

private jobs) while the lowest share is in firms with 0–3 employees (7.9%). Larger firms with 200–499 employees comprised 14.6% of all private jobs, while firms with 500 or more workers employed 13.5%. All other-sized firms — 4–9, 10–19, 50–99, and 100–199 — each employed 11 to 12 percent of the job base.

Highly Educated and Highly Mobile Workforce Westchester County’s location just north of New York City contributes to a residential population with strong levels of educational attainment and a high level of commutation, both into and out of the county. According to the Census Bureau’s 2005 American Community Survey, over 45 percent of Westchester’s adult population (25 and over) possessed a bachelor’s degree or higher — substantially above the 27 percent with the same attainment for the United States. This reflects the fact that nearly half (48%) of the employed residents of Westchester work in management and professional occupations, with nearly another quarter (24%) in sales and office occupations. These white collar positions typically require higher levels of education. The largest industries to employ working Westchester residents include Education, Health and Social Services (26%), Professional, Scientific, Management and Administrative Services (14%) and Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (11%). Data from the American Community Survey indicate that the average commute time for Westchester residents was 31.4 minutes — over 6 minutes higher than the national average. But a detailed review of commutation (the relationship between where people live and work) indicates Westchester is part of a larger multi-state New York City Metropolitan Area economy. According to the 2000 Census, 37 out of every 100 residents of Westchester work outside the county, with the largest share in New York City (27.7%). Other significant destinations for county workers include Connecticut (4.5%), other Hudson Valley counties (2.2%) and New Jersey (1.5%). Among those persons working in Westchester – two-thirds of the jobholders resided in the county, while 13.0 percent commuted from the Hudson Valley counties, 12.0 percent from New York City, 5.0 percent from Connecticut and 1.7 percent from New Jersey.

High Performance Industry Clusters Industry cluster analysis is an important tool for understanding the dynamics of a regional economy.

The Empire State Development Corporation has identified and defined sixteen industry clusters in New York State. Cluster industries export services and products to customers outside their home market, helping to generate income and employment in the local economy. All cluster industries combined comprise approximately one-third of the total jobs in the labor market. From 2000 to 2005, Westchester’s four largest clusters expanded by employment and payroll at a rate above that of New York State. These “high performance” clusters and their job trend during the first half of decade include: Front Office and Producer Services, 28,000 jobs — up 4.8%; Financial Services, 17,800 jobs — up 11.9%; Travel and Tourism, 11,800 jobs — up 1.3%; and Distribution, 11,300 jobs — up 7.2%. With the exception of Travel and Tourism, wages in these clusters were significantly above the average for the county. Two other smaller clusters also gained jobs at a rate above New York State’s from 2000–2005. Employment in Back Office and Outsourcing soared 48.2% to 7,000, while Miscellaneous Manufacturing jumped 24.9%, to 800.

Interstate Workforce Collaboration In an effort to develop a regional, integrated approach to further grow the economy, a team of workforce, business, economic development, educational and political officials from Westchester and Fairfield counties have successfully planned an interstate “Talent for Growth” initiative. The initiative was awarded a 3-year, $5 million U.S. Department of Labor Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) grant in June 2007. This WIRED collaboration seeks to create a world-class workforce system responsive to the region’s economic needs, with particular emphasis placed on high performance industry clusters. The Westchester-Fairfield “Talent for Growth” initiatives will focus on creating: • a talent-development system linking education, workforce and economic development partners with regional businesses; • a pipeline of skilled workers to support targeted core industries and innovation intensive industry sectors; • improve mobility of workers and communication systems; • a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.

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Westchester’s Economy A Labor Market Perspective

Distribution of Jobs by Major Industry Westchester County: 2006 Annual Average Westchester County Industry Category

Employment % of Total

Total, all industries 412,200 PRIVATE SECTOR 348,900 Manufacturing 18,400 Construction 25,700 Agriculture and Mining 400 Utilities 3,100 Wholesale Trade 16,500 Retail Trade 48,600 Transportation and Warehousing 11,500 Information 13,000 Finance and Insurance 21,600 Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 9,700 Professional and Technical Services 24,100 Management of Companies 9,300 Administrative and Waste Services 20,700 Educational Services 14,000 Health Care and Social Assistance 60,600 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 8,300 Accommodation and Food Services 21,600 Other Services & Unclassiﬁed 21,700 GOVERNMENT 63,300

Job Trends By Major Industry Category Westchester County, 2003 – 2006

New York State Employment

% of Total

100.0% 84.6% 4.5% 6.2% 0.1% 0.8% 4.0% 11.8%

8,424,600 7,006,400 564,900 335,400 26,900 38,800 351,800 877,800

100.0% 83.2% 6.7% 4.0% 0.3% 0.5% 4.2% 10.4%

2.8% 3.2% 5.2%

225,800 266,700 538,100

2.7% 3.2% 6.4%

2.4%

183,600

2.2%

5.9% 2.2%

549,900 126,600

6.5% 1.5%

5.0% 3.4%

425,400 273,600

5.0% 3.2%

14.7%

1,184,500

14.1%

2.0%

132,800

1.6%

5.2% 5.3% 15.4%

542,500 36,600 1,418,200

6.4% 4.3% 16.8%

Industry Category

Employment 2006 2003

Total, all industries 412,200 PRIVATE SECTOR 348,900 Manufacturing 18,400 Construction 25,700 Utilities 3,100 Wholesale Trade 16,500 Retail Trade 48,600 Transportation and Warehousing 11,500 Information 13,000 Finance and Insurance 21,600 Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 9,700 Professional and Technical Services 24,100 Management of Companies 9,300 Administrative and Waste Services 20,700 Educational Services 14,000 Health Care and Social Assistance 60,600 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 8,300 Accommodation and Food Services 21,600 Other Services 19,600 GOVERNMENT 63,300

Change: 2003–2006 Net Percent

Average Wage 2006

402,900 339,000 20,000 24,400 3,300 17,000 46,900

9,300 9,900 -2,600 1,300 -200 -400 1,700

2.3% 2.9% -13.0% 5.1% -7.2% -2.5% 3.6%

$58,523 58,402 93,561 58,701 99,595 80,512 30,611

10,000 14,000 18,100

1,600 -1,000 3,500

15.6% -7.2% 19.6%

45,376 78,867 111,651

9,300

400

4.1%

58,123

24,600 7,800

-400 1,500

-1.6% 18.6%

84,862 209,299

21,100 13,200

-400 900

-2.0% 6.7%

37,291 43,036

58,200

2,400

4.0%

45,009

9,300

-1,000

-10.3%

31,966

21,100 18,400 64,000

400 1,100 -600

2.1% 6.2% -1.0%

21,701 28,674 59,190

Source: New York State Department of Labor, Division of Research and Statistics

Largest Job Producers Westchester County, 2003–2006 Industry Sector Finance and Insurance Health Care and Social Assistance Retail Trade Transportation and Warehousing Management of Companies Construction Other Services Educational Services (Private) Real Estate, Rental and Leasing Accommodation and Food Services

Net Job Gain 3,500 2,400 1,700 1,600 1,500 1,300 1,100 900 400 400

Growth Rate 19.6% 4.0% 3.6% 15.6% 18.6% 5.1% 6.2% 6.7% 4.1% 2.0%

Average Wage 2006 $111,651 45,009 30,611 45,376 209,299 58,701 28,674 43,036 58,123 21,701

Source: New York State Department of Labor, Division of Research and Statistics

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Number of Private Sector Jobs By Employment-Size of Firm Westchester County, 2005 Employment Size of Firm Total 0-3 4-9 10 - 19 20 - 49 50 - 99 100 - 199 200 - 499 500 or more

# of Jobs 339,414 26,664 40,907 37,522 55,965 41,803 41,225 49,547 45,781

% of Total 100.0% 7.9% 12.1% 11.1% 16.5% 12.3% 12.1% 14.6% 13.5%

Source: New York State Department of Labor, Division of Research and Statistics

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More than 3,390 miles of state and local highways unroll through Westchester County. Interstate 95 (the New England Thruway) runs through southern Westchester into Connecticut, and Interstate 87 (the New York/Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway) runs parallel with the Hudson River and connects Westchester to New York City, and upstate New York and Montreal, Ontario, Canada. The Cross Westchester Expressway (I-287), the major east-west route connecting the county with New Jersey on the other side of the Tappan Zee Bridge, is nicknamed “The Platinum Mile” since so many corporate headquarters are located along the highway. It carries upwards of 120,000 vehicles per day from the New York State Thruway (I-87) east to I-684, and more than 80,000 vehicles per day from I-684 east to the New England Thruway. Interstate 684, a major highway running north to south, connects many of Westchester’s northern and central suburbs before continuing into neighboring Putnam County. The interstate highway runs northeast to central New England and southwest to Pennsylvania. Westchester is also home to six scenic intra-county parkways, all connecting with interstate highways that allow commuters to enjoy safe and convenient transport to their destinations. When it was completed in 1925, the Bronx River Parkway was the ﬁrst modern, multi-lane limited-access parkway in North America. In the months of May, June, September and October, a seven-mile stretch of the Bronx River Parkway from Exit 4 (Scarsdale Road) in Tuckahoe north to Exit 22 (County Center) in White Plains closes to automobile trafﬁc each Sunday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. During those times, the Westchester County Parks Department runs “Bicycle Sundays” along this stretch of the parkway. Westchester County is connected to New York City by a number of major parkways, the Hutchinson River Parkway, the Saw Mill River Parkway, the Sprain Brook Parkway and the Bronx River Parkway. In addition, the Taconic State Parkway serves as the gateway north to Albany and the Cross County Parkway runs between the Saw Mill and the

Hutchinson parkways. The New York State Department of Transportation has undertaken more than a dozen major road improvement projects in Westchester County over the last decade, further improving the commute within the county as well as to and from neighboring regions.

$Commute-n-Save$ The Westchester Smart Commute Program can help employers take advantage of the Federal Commuter Choice Program. It explains how employers can give a new federal pre-tax benefit to those employees currently using public transit buses, trains, ferries and vanpools and encourage other employees to take advantage of this benefit that is an attractive alternative to driving to work alone – a real choice. Visit SmartCommute on the internet to find out more about this and other effective programs: www.westchestergov. com/smartcommute

Rail Service MTA’s Metro-North Railroad, the second largest commuter railroad in the United States, carries approximately 265,000 passengers each weekday. A subsidiary of New York State’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Metro-North was founded in 1983 when the MTA assumed control of Conrail commuter operations in the states of New York and Connecticut. Metro-North’s three lines — Harlem, Hudson and New Haven — offer service to and from Grand Central Station in Manhattan. While the Hudson line runs parallel to the Hudson River from Yonkers to Poughkeepsie, the Harlem Line runs through the center of the county, parallel to the Bronx River and Saw Mill River parkways. Finally, the New Haven Line, in the east, travels the length of Westchester’s Long Island Sound shore. The commuting time to Grand Central from White Plains, the seat of Westchester County government, is only about 35 minutes, a major reason that people working in New York City ﬁnd Westchester such a convenient and attractive place to call home. Another added convenience is the fact that Metro-North trains run every 15 minutes during rush hours, with the railroad known for offering the most efﬁcient, non-polluting form of available transportation. Metro-North has responded to customer needs by adjusting train schedules to better service the growing number of commuters residing in Westchester County. As part of this effort, the MTA continues ongoing collaboration and work with regional planners and business groups to create a railroad system that is even more accessible to Westchester residents. MTA is working to maintain a high level of service in mature markets with relatively stable populations by lengthening trains to accommodate ridership growth, splitting existing trains when

required, adding trains in select sub-markets and by reducing travel times. In less densely populated, but growing areas, MTA is increasing the frequency of trains, adding more express service and eliminating connections, and Metro-North continues investing in upgrades at stations throughout Westchester County. Westchester is also served by Amtrak, the nation’s long distance passenger railroad, with the station in New Rochelle providing connections to Amtrak’s Boston-Washington Northeast corridor line, which includes Metroliner service. The Hudson Line’s Yonkers and Croton-Harmon stations have links that allow passengers to travel to upstate New York and Montreal, and to Chicago and other western destinations.

Westchester County Bus Service A network of fixed route and Para-Transit service, managed by the Westchester County Department of Transportation, gives depth and breadth to MTA’s regional transit system. Working through an innovative public-private partnership approach, the Westchester County DOT owns vehicles and maintenance facilities, while contracting out operations. The Bee-Line bus system, carrying more than 90,000 riders daily, operates on 63 fixed routes. There are more than 3,000 Bee-Line bus stops in and around Westchester County. The efficient and effective bus fleet includes local transit services, commuter railroad station feeders, reverse commute distributor shuttles, and commuter express service. The county’s Para-Transit system, provides countywide transportation access, offers flexible-demand scheduling to handicapped riders who otherwise would not be able to use public transportation. The county has gone farther, supplementing its fixed route system by providing local communities and not-for-profit organizations with

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Westchester County Airport has joined the select group of travel hubs offering a Registered Traveler program. The program is geared to business travelers, but is open to everyone who wants a faster and more convenient way to get to their plane. The program is being run by Clear, the largest registered traveler provider operating at U.S. airports. Travelers can begin the application process online at www.ﬂyclear.com. Once their ﬁngerprints and iris images are captured and their identity documents (passports and driver’s licenses) are scanned, the information is submitted to the Transportation Security Administration. Upon approval, passengers will be issued a Clear biometric identity card and be able to pass quickly through designated security “fast lanes.”

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shuttle vans to provide transportation services where it is not financially feasible to do so using the Bee Line. While working closely with local governments, institutions and not-forprofit organizations, the county has been able to provide equipment to make service possible in areas where previously none existed. The Bee-Line System also operates a network of shuttle services that link major employment centers within Westchester County to selected MTA Metro-North Railroad stations and bus transfer points. Several shuttle loops connect corporate park employment sites in the area of the I-287/CrossWestchester Expressway Corridor with MTA Metro-North’s White Plains, North White Plains and Tarrytown railroad stations. The Smart Commute Program, an awardwinning program developed by the Westchester County Department of Transportation, encourages employers and their employees, building owners and their tenants to employ various strategies to help increase the use of transit and reduce drive-alone commuting. Under the Smart Commute Program, information on existing transit services and assistance with the best route and schedule coordination, as well as commute alternatives, such as ride sharing, are provided to employers and employees. Employers and building owners who are enrolled in the program receive free commuting benefits for employees, tenants, and others traveling to their location, including: transportation information fairs; a Commute-n-Save Program that gets employees to work using pre-tax salary dollars and saves employers on payroll related taxes; and commuting information racks and transportation information kits.

Funding for the Smart Commute Program is provided by Westchester County, the New York State Department of Transportation, and the federal government under CMAQ — Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality — to reduce trafﬁc congestion and air pollution in order to enhance the quality of life in the county by encouraging alternatives to driving to work alone. For more information or to enroll in Westchester’s Smart Commute Program, call (914) 995-4444 or click to www.westchestergov.com/smartcommute/. Commuters interested in ridesharing can contact MetroPool, which offers free commuter services for employers and commuters. The programs, which are supported by the New York and Connecticut departments of transportation, include customized mobility plans for employers, ride matching (including carpool, vanpool and shuttle formation), a guaranteed ride program, commuter information centers, company relocation services and more. For information, call MetroPool’s Westchester representative at (914) 9936474. The MTA offers monthly commuter discounts and special family fares for children on Metro-North, as well as reduced fares for rail and bus connections through their Uniticket Program. The Bee-Line offers passengers Bargain Books, monthly Passports, and Ticket Books and monthly Golden Passport for discounts on the BxM4C .

The Airports Westchester County Airport, originally built as a defense satellite base for New York City, is centrally located in Harrison, at exit 2 off Interstate 684, making it close to one of the largest concentrations of corporate headquarters in the world. The airport, owned by the county, is a full-service facility that provides airline and charter passenger services, passenger terminal services, corporate and other general-aviation flying, and aircraft maintenance and storage facilities. The airport is noted for its service of corporate fleets operating out of the 700-acre facility. According to the National Business Aviation Association Inc., a Washington, DC-based notfor-profit corporation that represents the avia-

tion interests of more than 7,000 companies that own or operate general aviation aircraft, facilities like Westchester County Airport are critical to the success of corporate jet owners. “The ability to use smaller, less-congested air-

With major air carriers, specialized small cargo ﬁrms, and extensive rail freight service near at hand, goods and people move swiftly to and from Westchester County.

ports located closer to one’s ﬁnal destination is a vital part of the utility and ﬂexibility of general aviation aircraft. In fact, most operators of business aircraft prefer to use these socalled reliever airports in major metropolitan areas instead of airline hubs whenever possible,” the NBAA stated. At New York’s major commercial service airports – Liberty, LaGuardia and Kennedy – general aviation comprises only about three percent of the total operations because most business aircraft operators utilize alternative airports – including Westchester County – the NBAA said. Within the past decade, Westchester County Airport has also become more attractive to passengers because of the construction of an $11 million enclosed three-level, parking garage, and a $22 million, 44,000-square-foot terminal and operations center. Passenger volume has been rising, with more than 500,000 passengers using the airport in 2006. Westchester County Airport, is considered a vital force in the local community, employing over 1,500 people and providing an economic impact of more than $600 million annually. Many companies have cited easy access to the airport as an overriding factor in the decision to locate or expand in Westchester.

Major airlines using Westchester County Airport include Air Canada, American, Delta Express, Northwest, United, US Airways, and Continental Express, which schedule nonstop flights to more than a dozen major U.S. cities and connections to scores of others. In 2007, Jet Blue began flying out of WCA, offering daily flights to Florida destinations. Business travelers in Westchester County are also well served, both on international and domestic flights, by the proximity of four international airports — LaGuardia, JFK, Liberty and Stewart — all within an hour’s drive from most parts of the county. Stewart was taken over by the New York Port Authority in 2007 and is on its way to becoming a full-fledged regional transportation hub, expected to eventually handle 3 million passengers a year.

Freight Trafﬁc Westchester County is an ideal spot from which to transport, ship or move cargo due to the number of major national air cargo companies and overnight delivery couriers operating facilities at the four nearby airports. Major air passenger carriers and specialized small cargo ﬁrms also provide cargo service, while the county offers excellent rail-freight service, providing the tri-state area with direct links to Boston, Washington, D.C. and Chicago by utilizing over 14,000 miles of rail line. The New York Port Authority, with vast ocean-freight port facilities for international shipping, allows convenient access from Westchester because of the county’s outstanding ground transportation network. Such accessibility to national and international destinations is of crucial importance in today’s global economy, with the result that an ever-increasing number of businesses regard Westchester as an ideal location to serve all their commercial and industrial transportation needs.

Westchester County Airport is consistently adding amenities to better accommodate its growing number of passengers. WCA has instituted a new cell phone waiting area for passengers geting a ride to or from the airport. Motorists meeting arriving passengers can wait there until passengers call to say they are ready to be picked up at terminal curbside. The area has an electronic sign giving airline arrival times. Airlink, inaugurated in 2007, is a bus service between downtown White Plains and the airport. AirLink service departs from the White Plains Metro-North Railroad Station and the White Plains Bus Terminal for the airport approximately every 30 minutes, weekdays between 6:35 a.m. and 9:06 p.m. Buses from the airport depart on a similar schedule between 7:36 a.m. and 9:36 p.m. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE • 57

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in White Plains. Other examples • Teachers in Westchester THERE ARE 120 PRIVATE SCHOOLS of such schools are the Frenchschools have an average 12 years of in Westchester County, providing instruction American School of New York, experience and about 45 percent from pre-K through high school. The National located in Mamaroneck, and of them hold a doctorate or a Center for Education Statistics provides the Keio Academy, a Japanese master’s degree with 30 or more high school in Purchase, both of credit hours towards a doctorate. details about them on the web at: which reﬂect the increasing global Competitive salaries attract the best nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch business and resident population and help keep them here, resulting now living in Westchester County. in low turnover and a continuity of Good education serves to create a ﬂexible labor force able excellence. to meet the shifting challenges of 21st century business. • Many school districts are committed to robust bilingual The county’s colleges and universities have stepped up their programs to accommodate the diverse cultural backgrounds already considerable efforts to be responsive to the needs of of the communities they serve. the local business community, developing new professional School districts in Westchester have been hailed for being programs and accreditation tracks. on the leading edge in initiating innovative educational In technology, healthcare, business administration, programs, including launching magnet schools, Parent Choice programs and alternative education programs. This even the culinary arts, Westchester’s institutions of higher has all been made possible by the unbeatable combination education are attentive to real world concerns. In 2006, of parents, teachers, administrators, and leaders from both IBM and Pace University announced a joint program to help increase information technology skills among students government and business working together to implement in an effort to drive innovation in Westchester businesses. ground-breaking education measures. The county is also heralded for the large proportion of Westchester Community College continued its commitment to the needs of the local work force by partnering with students who go on to college after high school. The most CVS Pharmacies to develop a new program in pharmacy recent statistics show 92.2 percent of Westchester’s high technology. From language skill development for recent school students going on to institutions of higher education. immigrants, to computer skills for physicians, Westchester’s The county is also known for its excellent private and higher education institutions stand by business for increased parochial elementary and secondary schools, which includes opportunity. such culturally oriented institutions as the German School

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171 White Plains Road, Bronxville, NY 914-337-9300 • concordia-ny.edu

Berkeley College, a co-educational college specializing in business, has a campus in the heart of White Plains and four other locations in New York and New Jersey. Established in 1931, Berkeley College maintains an enrollment of approximately 4,500 students in its baccalaureate and associate degree programs in ﬁelds like accounting, marketing, management, international business, e-business, paralegal studies, and fashion marketing and management. The college offers day, evening, and weekend courses and operates year-round, which gives students the option of earning their bachelor’s degree in as little as three years or an associate degree in 18 months. Berkeley College works closely with many of the leading businesses in Westchester County and throughout the metropolitan area to place students in internships and permanent positions.

Concordia College, founded in 1881, is a four-year coeducational liberal arts college ranked in the top tier of Northern Comprehensive Colleges by US News & World Report. Located on a 33-acre campus in Bronxville, it enrolls about 725 undergraduate students. The college, an institution of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, welcomes students of all faiths. The principal educational programs are education, business, social work, English/ communication, social science, biology and liberal studies. Concordia offers a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Business Administration, providing a “real-world education” in all aspects of business, with a strong emphasis in the management of people in today’s global economy. Graduates of this program are prepared to work as managers, vice presidents, entrepreneurs, ﬁnancial advisors, human resources managers, and more.

The College of New Rochelle 29 Castle Place, New Rochelle, NY 914-654-5000 • cnr.edu

The College of New Rochelle, founded by the Order of St. Ursula in 1904, was the first Catholic college for women in New York State. It offers students undergraduate and graduate programs in liberal arts and professionally oriented fields of study, with approximately 6,800 students at six campuses and four schools. The School of Arts and Sciences continues the tradition of enrolling women only. The other three schools – the School of Nursing, founded in 1976, the School of New Resources, founded in 1972 for adult learners, and the Graduate School, which opened in 1969 – are co-educational. In addition to the main campus, the School of New Resources maintains five branch campuses including the Co-op City campus, the DC 37 campus, the John Cardinal O’Connor campus in the South Bronx, the Brooklyn campus and the Rosa Parks campus in Harlem.

The College of Westchester 3325 Central Park Ave, White Plains, NY 914-831-0200 • cw.edu

The College of Westchester, formerly the Westchester Business Institute, is a co-educational collegiate business and technological institute in White Plains. It offers careeroriented business and computer-related programs to nearly 1,000 students, with associate degrees and certiﬁcates given in 12 of the top 20 fastest growing careers. The college maintains “Professional Partnerships” with corporations such as Microsoft, CISCO, and CVS Pharmacy that prepare students for real-world employment at an expert level in industry and technology.

Iona College 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 800-231-IONA • iona.edu

Iona College in New Rochelle is among the top schools in the North according to U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges 2008” ranking. Founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, Iona College is a private, coeducational institution offering undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science and business administration, as well as Master of Arts, Master of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous postgraduate certiﬁcate programs. The college offers courses in more than 120 subject areas at its campuses in New Rochelle and Rockland County. Its enrollment includes approximately 3,450 undergraduates and 800 graduate students. The college’s Hagan School of Business offers a Fast ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE • 63

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Track MBA program that shaves 10 months off the length of traditional MBA programs by offering courses in a sequence that guarantees a speedy graduation. Students in the program will typically complete their MBA in 12 -15 months rather than the usual two years. There are six areas of MBA specialization including ﬁnance, management, marketing, human resource management, information systems and, starting in 2008, accounting.

Long Island University (Westchester Graduate Campus) 737 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY 914-831-2700 • liu.edu/westchester Long Island University’s Westchester Graduate Campus, established in 1975, is located on the campus of Purchase College (SUNY). The school has awarded more than 3,000 masters degrees to graduates in more than 20 programs since its inception. There are currently about 300 students enrolled either as degree-seeking students or as non-degree students taking courses to further personal or professional horizons. Classes are offered in the evenings and on Saturdays to accommodate the schedules of working adults and midcareer professionals. The “rapid completion” MBA program can be completed in 28 months, owing to the intensive 8week semesters and innovative cohort schedule. LIU now offers an MBA Post Master’s Advanced Certiﬁcate designed to provide MBA graduates the opportunity to acquire additional expertise in either ﬁnance or management.

Manhattanville College 2900 Purchase St., Purchase NY 914-323-5464 • manhattanville.edu

Manhattanville College in Purchase is an independent, coeducational liberal arts college serving a diverse population of more than 1,200 full-time undergraduate and 1,000 part-time graduate students. At the undergraduate level, Manhattanville offers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Science degrees. The School of Graduate and Professional Studies offers the following programs: Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, Master of Arts in Writing, Master of Science in Leadership and Strategic Management, Master of Science in Organizational Management and Human Resource Development, Master of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications, Master of Science in International Management, Master of Science in Sport Business Management and Graduate Certiﬁcate in Nonproﬁt Leadership. 64 • WESTCHESTER COUNTY

Mercy College 555 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY 800-MERCY-NY • mercy.edu

Mercy College is based in Dobbs Ferry, but has facilities at 13 locations throughout Westchester and New York City, offering a wide range of courses, and allowing students to attend classes in White Plains, Yorktown, Yonkers, and Mount Vernon. Students have a choice of more than 90 undergraduate and graduate degree programs ranging from accounting to veterinary technology. The school also offers cooperative education, an honors program, Spanish and Korean bilingual programs, and English as a Second Language. The Master’s in Business Administration program has more than ten specializations, which qualiﬁes as the most specializations offered in any MBA program in Westchester

Monroe College 434 Main St., New Rochelle, NY 914-632-5400 • monroecollege.edu

Monroe College, founded in 1933 as the Monroe School of Business, has grown over the years to become one of New York’s leading business technology and professional studies schools. It has a combined enrollment of more than 6,800 students at the main campus in the Bronx and the branch campus in New Rochelle. Monroe offers both associate (A.A.S.) and bachelor’s (B.B.A.) degrees in accounting, business administration, hospitality and tourism management, health ofﬁce associate, computer information systems, and computerized ofﬁce technologies, and recently received approval to offer associate’s degrees. The Monroe College Culinary Arts Center opened its doors in 2006 as home to Monroe’s rapidly expanding Culinary Arts program. The newly formed King Graduate School of Business began offering classes towards the MBA in 2006.

New York Medical College 95 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, NY 914-594-4000 • nymc.edu

New York Medical College, one of the nation’s largest private health sciences universities, awards advanced degrees to students who are preparing for careers in medicine, science and the health professions. It has approximately 1,660 students in three schools on its Valhalla campus. There are 760 students in the School of Medicine, which confers the M.D. degree, 650 in the School of Public Health, which offers doctorate degrees and Master of Public Health

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and Master of Science degrees, and 250 in the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences, which offers doctorate and Master of Science degrees. The university has 1,350 full-time faculty members and 1,450 part-time and voluntary faculty who teach, conduct research and provide patient care at 28 hospital afﬁliates. The afﬁliated hospitals include large urban medical centers, small suburban hospitals and technologically advanced regional tertiary care facilities. The only academic biomedical research institution between New York City and Albany, the university is engaged in numerous research and other sponsored programs, notably in the areas of cardiovascular disease, cancer, neurosciences, molecular genetics, infectious diseases and primary care.

Pace University 861 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY 1 Martine Ave., White Plains, NY 800-874-PACE • pace.edu

Pace University, founded in 1906 as a business school, has grown to a multicultural, diverse institution with campuses in New York City and Westchester County. Nearly 13,500 students are enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs. Pace offers a wide range of academic and professional programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels in six colleges and schools: the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, the Lubin School of Business, the School of Computer Science and Information Systems, the School of Education, the School of Law and the Lienhard School of Nursing. In Westchester, the university has campuses in White Plains and Pleasantville. In White Plains, the Lubin School of Business offers the MBA and M.S. in business and the School of Computer Science offers advanced degrees in computer information and telecommunications, as well as a Doctor of Professional Studies in computing. It also serves as the site of the nationally ranked Pace University Law School. In addition, masters’ degrees and advanced graduate certiﬁcates in environmental science, counseling, education, and nursing are awarded at the Pleasantville campus. The recently appointed president of Pace, Stephen J. Friedman, told the Westchester Business Journal “In many respects, our connection with the business community both in New York and Westchester is, I think, one of the most important aspects of the school,” noting that Pace students perform internships at many companies in Westchester and the metropolitan region. “It’s that kind of relationship with the business community that’s been at the center of this university and is very important to us,” he said.

Polytechnic University 40 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne, NY 914-323-2000 • poly.edu/west

Polytechnic University, the nation’s second oldest private engineering university, was founded in 1854 in Brooklyn. Today, it has an enrollment of more than 2,800 at campuses in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Long Island, and Westchester County. The Westchester Graduate Center in Hawthorne serves scientists, engineers, managers, and others working in hightechnology companies in the lower Hudson Valley, southern Connecticut, and northern New Jersey. The center offers advanced degree programs in chemistry, computer science, electrical engineering, management, telecommunication networks and information systems engineering. Polytechnic’s graduate division has a strong reputation for innovation and relevance. It is currently offering new graduate programs in management of technology, information systems engineering and cyber security. The MSIS Program is tailored to provide students with the requisite management, business, strategic, and technical skills needed to help their companies apply information systems technology more efﬁciently and effectively.

SUNY Purchase College 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY 914-251-6000 • purchase.edu

Purchase College, located on a 500-acre campus 30 miles from New York City, is part of the 64-campus State University of New York system. It has an enrollment of more than 4,000 graduate and undergraduate students. The institution was designed to combine conservatory training in the visual and performing arts with liberal arts and sciences programs. The School of Liberal Arts & Sciences, dedicated to academic training with an emphasis on interdisciplinary learning, offers students small classes, an atmosphere that encourages critical thinking and creativity, and numerous opportunities for independent study, internships and overseas study. Professional training programs in the performing and visual arts allow students to work side-byside with faculty in a master-apprentice relationship. The college is one of the anchors of the community, offering year-round lectures and performance at the Performing Arts Center on campus. The nationally renowned Neuberger Museum of Art, the eighth largest college museum in the country, is acclaimed for its permanent collections and highly praised changing art exhibitions. The School of Continuing Education and Professional Development, dedicated to the concept of lifelong learning, offers ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE • 65

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a wide variety of educational opportunities throughout the year, ranging from one-day non-credit courses to fullsemester undergraduate courses.

Sarah Lawrence College 1 Mead Way, Bronxville, NY 914-337-0700 • sarahlawrence.edu

Sarah Lawrence College, originally founded in 1926 and co-educational since 1968, is located on a 40-acre English Tudor-style campus on the border of Bronxville and Yonkers. The college offers a unique graduate and undergraduate liberal arts education, with a special concentration on the performing and creative arts. Known for providing personalized education, the college has a highly regarded seminar/conference system, which combines seminars of 15 or fewer students with private tutorials every other week. It has a total enrollment of about 1,600. Sarah Lawrence College also serves as an integral part of the surrounding community by offering summer study sessions and many concerts, lectures, and other campus events open to the public.

SUNY Empire State College (Hudson Valley Center) 200 North Central Ave., Hartsdale, NY 914-948-6206 • esc.edu/hudsonvalley

SUNY Empire State College – Hudson Valley Center was designed with the needs of the non-traditional student in mind. Founded in 1971, the college offers ﬂexible degree programs in the arts and sciences through guided independent study, distance learning, cross registration and study groups, as well as credit earned through college-level life learning. Its Hudson Valley campuses are located in Hartsdale, New City, Middletown and Highland.

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Westchester Community College 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, NY 9914-606-6600 • sunywcc.edu

Westchester Community College (WCC), the county’s largest educational institution, was founded in 1946 as the New York State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences in White Plains. Today, it is located on a 218-acre campus in Valhalla. With an enrollment of about 12,000 full- and parttime college credit students and about 9,000 continuing education students, it hosts one of the largest continuing education divisions in the State University of New York system. The two-year community college offers more than 40 associate degrees plus a number of one-year certificates in a variety of career fields. The college offers study in disciplines such as business, communications, computer and information systems, engineering technologies, food service, nursing and the performing arts. Classes are held on the main campus in Valhalla and at extension sites in New Rochelle, Mount Vernon, Yonkers, Shrub Oak, Mahopac, Ossining, Tuckahoe, Port Chester and Peekskill. In 2007, WCC broke ground for the Gateway Center, a new 70,000-square-foot buildng that will become the new home for the college’s business programs and Professional Development Center, which provides customized workforce training to local companies and their employees, both on campus and onsite. The Business Council of Westchester and Westchester Community College have recently partnered to launch an Executive Level program in The Academy for Entrepreneurial Excellence specifically geared for business owners that are experiencing high growth. County Executive Andy Spano and Westchester Community College President Joseph N. Hankin at the Gateway groundbreaking.

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The county is convenient to get to and easy to get around in, but we like to think visitors ﬂock here because we have so much to offer.

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Kykuit, the country villa of ﬁnancier John D. Rockefeller, is a magNiﬁcent six-story stone house on a scenic hilltop overlooking the Hudson River. It has become one of the county’s premier tourist attractions.

estchester County draws the lion’s share, nearly 60%, of all visitors and tourists to the Hudson Valley Region. Yes, the county is convenient to get to and easy to get around in, but we like to think visitors ﬂock here because we have so much to offer. With its pastoral landscapes and big city amenities, Westchester County offers a taste of many worlds. The county is nestled between the northern edge of New York City, the southern border of Putnam County and the western boundary of Connecticut. It is ﬂanked by two major waterways: The majestic Hudson River to the west and Long Island Sound to the southeast. Vibrant water communities, rich in history and recreational opportunities, line both shores. The county has a total area of 500 square miles, including 67 square miles of water, spanning a total of 45 cities, towns and villages. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE • 67

To assist professionals and business executives, a 40-page Meeting Planners Guide for Westchester County is available from the Westchester County Office of Tourism. It provides a comprehensive listing of hotels and conference centers, as well as firms known for offering superior support for business meetings. For further information, call the Westchester County Office of Tourism at (800) 833-9282 or link to www.westchestertourism.com.

Speckled with hills and valleys, and dotted with lakes and reservoirs, Westchester soars from sea level at the banks of the Hudson to 980 feet above sea level in Mountain Lakes Park near the Connecticut state line. It offers a diverse landscape — geographically, demographically, economically and culturally. Westchester has it all, from museums and performing arts venues to major conference centers and upscale shopping malls. It is home to a multitude of major corporations and, in many cities and towns, is less than a 30-minute express train ride from Manhattan. There are dozens of signiﬁcant and beautiful historical sites and many sprawling county-owned parks where one can be immersed in nature and active in sport. Visitors can take a Hudson River cruise, enjoy a night out at the Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford, and tour some of the most stunning historical sites in the nation. With all it has to offer, Westchester County is an ideal business and recreation destination – the perfect place for an extended vacation or weekend getaway. Business travellers are welcomed to Westchester with open arms. The county boasts several major conference centers offering state-of-the-

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art facilities for business and corporate meetings, including the Edith Macy Conference Center in Briarcliff and the Doral Arrowwood facility in Rye Brook. Tarrytown House, formerly the Dolce Tarrytown House Executive Conference Center, was the ﬁrst commercial conference center in the United States when it opened in 1964. The new Sheraton Tarrytown, which is the ofﬁcial prototype for the Sheraton chain’s future hotel design, celebrated its grand opening in April, 2007. The newest hotel addition on the horizon is the Ritz-Carlton, Westchester, in White Plains. Two sleek, 44-story towers already dazzle the suburban skyline and, starting in early 2008, the 118-room hotel will provide guests with sophisticated elegance and legendary service.

ook us over. The following pages offer an introduction to the many pleasures to be found in Westchester County by leisure and business travelers alike. See the sites, play in the parks, and enjoy a good meal. You’re bound to be back.

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Sunnyside, in Tarrytown, was home to Washington Irving, author of the American classics The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. Filled with Irving’s books, furnishings and other bits of memorabilia, it is open to the public. Costumed performers portray Irving and one of his nieces at a celebration of his birthday before the formal doors (below).

Historic Sites BEDFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM Bedford Village Green, Rte. 22, Bedford. 914-234-9751. Buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries include the Bedford Courthouse Museum, a oneroom schoolhouse, a post ofﬁce and a general store. Nearby are Historical Hall, once a Methodist church, and the Old Burying Grounds.

JACOB PURDY HOUSE 60 Park Ave., White Plains. 914-682-8426. This circa 1720 soldier’s home, the oldest structure in White Plains, became Washington’s base during the Battle of White Plains. Open by appointment only. JOHN JAY HOMESTEAD 400 Rte. 22, Katonah. 914-232-5651. The

60-room Federal style mansion, once home to New York State’s second governor and his family, is set on extensive grounds with a walled garden, a herb garden, and a farm museum housed in a barn. KYKUIT Pocantico Hills, Sleepy Hollow. 914-631-9491. Several

BUSH HOMESTEAD 479 King St., Port Chester. 914-939-8918. This

early 18th-century stone farmhouse served as General Putnam’s headquarters during the Revolutionary War. CUDNER-HYATT HOUSE 937 Post Rd., Scarsdale. 914-723-1744. The

1734 clapboard-sided house was home to the Cudners for 100 years, and then to the Hyatts until 1972. Complete with 19th century furnishings and tools, the house demonstrates how typical farming families lived. The 1828 Quaker Meeting House on the property features changing historical and art exhibits. HORACE GREELEY HOUSE 100 King St., Chappaqua. 914-238-

4666. This Victorian house, now the home of the New Castle Historical Society, was the country retreat of the progressive editor of the NY Tribune, the 19th-century’s most inﬂuential newspaper. JAY HERITAGE CENTER 210 Boston Post Rd., Rye. 914-698-9275.

Situated on the site of the farm where Founding Father John Jay grew up, the Greek Revival Peter Augustus Jay House, built in 1838, and the Classical Revival carriage house from 1907 are open for guided tours.

generations of Rockefellers summered at this Classical Revival mansion, furnished with antiques and ﬁne art. Extensive formal gardens overlooking the Hudson include pergolas, terraces, temples, pools, fountains, statuary and dozens of contemporary sculptures by artists like Moore, Giacometti, and Calder. The coach barn contains vintage carriages and cars. LYNDHURST 635

S. Broadway, Tarrytown. 914-631-4481. Designed by Andrew Jackson Davis, this 1838 Gothic Revival mansion with its beautifully furnished rooms was once home to railroad magnate Jay Gould. The Romantic-style estate has sweeping lawns, specimen trees, river views, a rose garden, a fern garden and a majestic (though glassless) conservatory.

OLD DUTCH CHURCH AND BURYING GROUND 42 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow. 914-631-1123. This simple 17th-century church with its wooden pulpit and sounding board canopy still offers services in the summer months, and is believed to be the oldest church in New York State to do so. PHILIPSBURG MANOR Rte. 9, Sleepy Hollow. 914-631-3992. The 1720 stone manor, which contains furnishings from the period, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE • 69

complex that includes a stagecoach stop, a Quaker meeting house, a one-room schoolhouse and a blacksmith shop. SQUARE HOUSE MUSEUM 1 Purchase St., Rye. 914-

967-7588. Rye Historical Society’s headquarters, Square House, in the mid-18th century, was an inn and tavern that once housed generals Washington and Lafayette. Historical exhibits and a research library. ST. PAUL’S CHURCH 897 S. Columbus Ave., Mount Vernon. 914-667-4116. This restored Georgian vernacular-style church, with its old burial ground, served as a hospital during the Revolutionary War. It is now a National Historic Site offering exhibits on local history. STEPPING STONES 62 Oak Rd., Katonah. 914232-4822. Now a museum, this former home of Alcoholics Anonymous founder Bill Wilson and his wife, Lois (who founded AlAnon), looks much as it did when the couple lived there. The grounds are also open to visitors. Call to schedule.

Philipsburg Manor in Sleepy Hollow, a 300+ year-old restored Dutch farmhouse, recreates the colonial era. Daily tours are available of the stone manor house and gristmill, which originally served as a farm and trading center in the 18th century.

One of the stunning Chagall stained glass windows that let shine a special light on tiny Union Church of Pocantico Hills in Sleepy Hollow.

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sits on a milling, farming and trading complex that was part of the vast estate owned by Frederick Philipse. Costumed guides demonstrate weaving, spinning and Colonial farming methods. There are also a tenant farmhouse, heritage breeds of farm animals, a water-powered grist mill, and a Slaves’ Garden.

SUNNYSIDE West Sunnyside Lane, Rte. 9, Tarrytown. 914-591-8763. Washington Irving’s picturesque, wisteria-draped cottage has a Spanish tower, gables and a lovely river view. Grounds laid out in the Romantic style include scenic trails and a recreation of Irving’s overﬂowing kitchen garden.

PHILIPSE MANOR HALL 29 Warburton Ave., Yonkers. 914-965-4027. This Georgian mansion, now a National Historic Landmark, was once home to landowner Frederick Philipse III, one of the wealthiest men in colonial America. The house has more recently been used as Yonkers’ City Hall. Exhibits focus on local history and artifacts, and American portraiture.

THOMAS PAINE COTTAGE 20 Sicard Ave. New Rochelle,

SHERWOOD HOUSE 340 Tuckahoe Rd., Yonkers. 914965-0401. Yonkers’ ﬁrst physician once had his home practice in this mid-18th century tenant farmhouse. Costumed guides lead tours through rooms complete with furniture of the period.

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SLEEPY HOLLOW CEMETERY 540 North Broadway, Sleepy Hollow. 914-631-0081. Among the famous buried here are Washington Irving, William Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie, who share a ﬁnal resting place with 70 Revolutionary War soldiers.

VAN CORTLANDT MANOR 525 South Riverside Ave.,

SMITH’S TAVERN 440 Bedford Rd., Armonk. 914-273-4510. The 1797 tavern, a militia headquarters during the Revolutionary war, is part of an educational

914-633-1776. The historical site includes artifacts from Thomas Paine’s time there (including a cast iron stove given to Paine by Benjamin Franklin). Rooms are furnished to reflect life in the 18th and 19th centuries and exhibits depict the history of New Rochelle. Also on the grounds is a one-room schoolhouse from 1836. Rd. off Rte. 448, Sleepy Hollow. 914-631-8200. This tiny church features ten lovely stained glass windows by artists Henri Matisse and Marc Chagall. Croton-on-Hudson. 914-271-8981. An 18thcentury manor, with its Georgian and Federal furnishings and a fine collection of American decorative arts, was once home to the State’s first lieutenant governor. Also on the property are a tenant farmer’s house and a tavern. Gardens feature the varieties of plants the Colonials grew for food and remedies. WASHINGTON’S HEADQUARTERS MUSEUM AT MILLER HOUSE 140 Virginia Rd., N. White Plains. 914-949-1236. Colonial artifacts and furniture used by the great general himself can be found at this historic farmhouse, which served as his headquarters during the Battle of White Plains.

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More than 40 works of contemporary sculpture by such artists as Henry Moore, Auguste Rodin and Louise Nevelson are set amid fountains, lakes and gardens on the 160 park-like acres of the Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Garden at PepsiCo world headquarters in Purchase.

Cultural & Performing Arts BENDHEIM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 999 Wilmot Rd., Scarsdale. 914-

PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS 1008 Brown St., Peekskill. 914-

472-3300 ext. 403. This small theater with wheelchair accessibility presents theater, music, ﬁlm, lectures, children’s programs and special events including staged readings of new plays.

739-2333. This restored 1930s movie palace with its original 2,000-bulb marquee now hosts theater, music, dance, ﬁlm, art exhibitions and educational programs. First-run ﬁlms daily.

CARAMOOR CENTER FOR MUSIC AND THE ARTS 149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah. 914-232-5035. Caramoor, a lavish 50-room Mediterranean-style house ﬁlled with treasures from around the world, is now a museum. Its grounds, which cover about 100 acres, include a sunken garden, a butterﬂy garden, a tapestry hedge and a Cedar Walk, and are the site of several events, most notably the 8-week-long Caramoor International Music Festival. EMELIN THEATRE 153 Library Lane, Mamaroneck. 914-698-0098.

Top music performers – folk, jazz, blues, bluegrass, classical and cabaret crooners – as well as dance, theater and children’s entertainment are presented in this 280-seat performing arts center. THE JACOB BURNS FILM CENTER 364 Manville Rd., Pleasantville. 914747-5555. The circa 1925 Spanish Mission-style building was one of Westchester’s ﬁrst movie theaters. Now restored, it shows independent, classic, contemporary and documentary ﬁlms. Also festivals, lectures, and educational programs. IRVINGTON TOWN HALL THEATER 85 Main St., Irvington. 914-591-

6602. The Classical Revival–style theater, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, presents musicals, children’s programs and theatrical performances.

PELHAM ART CENTER 155 Fifth Ave., Pelham. 914-738-2525. Art classes for both adults and children, plus a gallery with changing exhibits. PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase. 914-251-6200. With ﬁve theaters presenting over 70 performances a year in dance, jazz, theater, and classical music, this is the largest regional performing arts center between New York City and Canada. There are also family events, and a cafe, too. RYE ARTS CENTER 51 Milton Rd., Rye. 914-967-0700. Gallery ex-

hibits, theatrical and musical performances and classes in many areas of art, music and the performing arts. SCHOOLHOUSE THEATER 3 Owens Rd., Croton Falls. 914-277-8477.

Works by award-winning playwrights are presented in this former schoolhouse, as well as special events like comedy nights and readings from well-known writers and performers. TARRYTOWN MUSIC HALL 13 Main St., Tarrytown. 914-631-3390. Folk, blues, jazz and classical music from big-name artists are presented in this beautiful 1885 National Landmark building. Also children’s performances and musical theater. WESTCHESTER BROADWAY DINNER THEATER 1 Broadway Plaza, Elmsford.

NORTHERN WESTCHESTER CENTER FOR THE ARTS 272 North Bedford Rd.,

Mount Kisco. 914-241-6922. Changing art exhibits and performances in dance, drama, and music. Creative writing classes, theater workshops.

914-592-2222. Broadway-caliber theatrical and musical productions and dinner, all in one. WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE 75

Grasslands Rd., Valhalla. 914-606-6567. Music, dance, theatrical events and a ﬁlm series. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE • 71

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artists as Georgia O’Keefe, Edward Hopper and Milton Avery, and features both ancient and modern art, including photographs. On the grounds, sculptures include those by Andy Goldsworthy and Henry Moore. Concerts, lectures, workshops.

Place, White Plains. 888-977-2250. A cultural anchor in the new City Center, this 417-seat theater presents plays, dance and musical performances as well as children’s theater. STAGE 1974 Commerce St., Yorktown Heights. 914-962-0606. A 600seat theater presenting professional musicals and plays, classical music concerts, opera, dance, and children’s events.

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Museums & Galleries CASTLE GALLERY College of New Rochelle.

29 Castle Place, New Rochelle. 914-6545423. Fine and decorative arts exhibits in a Victorian castle.

25 Cropsey Lane, Hastings-on-Hudson. 914-4787990. The gallery houses one of the largest collections of Hudson River artist Jasper Cropsey’s works as well as offering exhibits of contemporary painters. Visitors can also tour Cropsey’s former home, Everest, nearby. By appointment.

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STONE BARNS CENTER FOR FOOD & AGRICULTURE Pocantico Hills. 914366-6200. A working farm supplies the victuals to the award-winning Blue Hill restaurant on a former Rockefeller property. Guided walks through 80 acres of gardens, pastures and woods, viewing planting ﬁelds, greenhouses, and farm animals.

CHILDREN’S ART GALLERY Theodore D. Young Community Center,

32 Manhattan Ave., White Plains. 914-682-1574. Rotating exhibits of artwork by children. DONALD M. KENDALL SCULPTURE GARDEN PepsiCo World Headquarters, 700 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase. 914-253-2001. More than 40 works of contemporary sculpture by such artists as Henry Moore, Auguste Rodin and Louise Nevelson are set amid fountains, lakes and gardens on 160 parklike acres designed by noted landscape designer Russell Page. HAMMOND MUSEUM & JAPANESE STROLL GARDEN 28 Deveau Rd., North Salem. 914-669-5033. Museum exhibits focus on art and nature; the delightful three-acre stroll garden is laid out in the traditional Japanese style. There’s also a cafe on the nicely planted terrace. Special events. HUDSON RIVER MUSEUM 511 Warburton Ave., Yonkers. 914-963-

4550. The museum includes the Andrus Planetarium and Glenview Mansion, a beautifully restored Victorian house. Exhibits highlight American art, history and science. Hudson Riverama, a permanent exhibit, explores the life of the river with a scale model and interactive exhibits. The colorful museum gift shop was designed by artist Red Grooms.

OSSINING HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM 196 Croton

Avenue, Ossining. 914-941-0001. Maps, photographs, antiques, and artifacts that pertain to local history are housed in the circa 1872 Austin House.

OSSINING URBAN CULTURAL PARK MUSEUM Joseph G. Caputo Community Center, 95 Broadway, Ossining. 914-941-3189. Exhibits are “Up the River: Sing Sing Prison,” which includes a replica of a cell circa 1825 and a modern cell; and “Down the River: The Old Croton Aqueduct,” which details the building, in 1843, of the 40 mile aqueduct, then an engineering marvel. PEEKSKILL MUSEUM 124 Union Ave., Peekskill. 914-736-0473. Located in the Herrick House, designed by noted architect William R. Mead, the museum’s exhibits highlight Peekskill’s history and include tools and products from local foundries, Revolutionary War artifacts, and Victorian clothing and furnishings. Outside is the cannon used to ﬁre on the British ship “Vulture.” PEEKSKILL ARTISTS DISTRICT Except where noted, galleries are located on Division Street: Driftwood Gallery (914-788-4650); Flat Iron Gallery (914-734-1894); Hudson Valley Inst. for Art and Photographic Resources (914-734-1111); The Material Woman Studio (914-734-7329); One Station Plaza (914-7361053); Westchester Art Workshop Gallery (914-734-4680); Paramount Upper Gallery, Brown Street (914-739-2333). RIVER GALLERY 39 Main St., Irvington. 800-387-9119. Works of contemporary Hudson Valley artists in all media.

HUDSON VALLEY CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART 1701 Main St., Peekskill.

SOMERS MUSEUM OF THE EARLY AMERICAN CIRCUS Rtes. 100 and 102,

914-788-7166. This 12,000-square-foot gallery, which opened in 2004, features contemporary works in various mediums from well known artists as well as from emerging new talent.

Somers. 914-277-4977. Permanent and changing exhibits on the circus are housed in the Elephant Hotel, a one-time stagestop built by 19th-century Somers resident Hachaliah Bailey, who bought the African elephant that triggered the notion of traveling menageries.

KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART Rte. 22, Katonah. 914-232-9555. Focusing on the visual arts, this non-collecting institution offers changing exhibits from many cultures and periods. There are also lectures, a sculpture garden, and children’s workshops. NEUBERGER MUSEUM OF ART Purchase College,

735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase. 914251-6100. Changing exhibits of contemporary and African art. The permanent collection includes works by such 72 • WESTCHESTER COUNTY

TRAILSIDE NATURE MUSEUM Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Rtes. 35 and 121, Cross River. 914-864-7322. Exhibits on natural history and American Indians. Also bird walks on the reservation. YORKTOWN MUSEUM 1974 Commerce St., Yorktown Heights. 914962-2970. Exhibits include rooms furnished in 18th-century style, trains, dollhouse miniatures, and an environmental exhibit on the lives of the Mohegan Indians. Resources for genealogical research available.

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• Westchester County Parks and Recreation: www.westchestergov.com/Parks/

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• History of Westchester: www.westchestergov.com/history/ • Hudson River Towns: A consortium of 13 municipalities along the east bank of the Hudson River, including Peekskill, Cortlandt, Buchanan, Croton-on-Hudson, Town and Village of Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, Irvington, Dobbs Ferry, Hastings-on-Hudson, Yonkers and Historic Hudson Valley (914) 232-6583 or www.hudsonriver.com/rivertowns/

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• Westchester Arts Network A coalition of seven major cultural institutions in Westchester — the Neuberger; Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah; Historic Hudson Valley; The Hudson River Museum in Yonkers; Katonah Museum of Art in Katonah; Lyndhurst in Tarrytown and The Performing Arts Center in Purchase. (914) 251-6160 or www.artsnetwork.org

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A SELECTION OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY MEETING PLACES GUEST ROOMS

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Hilton Rye Town 699 Westchester Avenue Rye Brook, NY 10573 (914) 939-6300

446

32,000

10,000

Holiday Inn 1 Holiday Inn Drive Mount Kisco, NY 10549 (914) 241-2600

122

5,039

15,000

Hyatt Summerﬁeld Suites 101 Corporate Park Drive White Plains, NY 10604 (914) 251-9700

159

2,388

La Quinta Inns & Suites

140

4,584

30,000

La Quinta Inns & Suites — Elmsford 540 Saw Mill River Road Elmsford, NY 10523 (914) 592-3300

101

3,888

Radisson Hotel One Radison Plaza New Rochelle, NY 10801 (914) 576-3700

130

6,400

103

2,510

1,274

Ramada Inn 125 Tuckahoe Road Yonkers, NY 10710 (914) 476-3800

347

18,500

1,274

Renaissance Westchester 80 West Red Oak Lane White Plains, NY 10604 (914) 694-5400

124

4,780

3,769

Residence Inn by Marriott 35 LeCount Place New Rochelle, NY 10801 (914) 636-7888

134

784

17,200

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The IBM Learning Center 20 Old Post Road, Armonk, NY 10504 (914) 499-2000 Tarrytown House Estate & Conference Center 49 East Sunnyside Lane Tarrytown, NY 10951 (914) 591-8200 HOTEL PROPERTIES The Castle at Tarrytown 400 Benedict Ave. Tarrytown, NY 10591 (914) 524-6366

The Comfort Inn & Suites 20 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne, NY 10532 (914) 592-8600

Courtyard by Marriott 631 Midland Avenue Rye, NY 10580 (914) 921-1110

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The county provides a rare blend of city sophistication and suburban simplicity, with easy access to internationally renowned art and entertainment, as well as acres of parks and green spaces.

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Quality of Life

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t’s difﬁcult to deﬁne, but easy to understand. “Quality of life” (QOL) boils down to those not-quite-intangibles that contribute to joy and satisfaction on a daily basis. Quality of life is enhanced by the experience of living in a true community — with a sense of safety — where there are opportunities for personal enrichment. Recreational amenities and cultural opportunities, healthcare, educational, and residential options, all of these contribute to the sense of an area’s QOL. Westchester has a long-established reputation as an area offering high quality living. The county provides a rare blend of city sophistication and suburban simplicity, with easy access to internationally renowned art and entertainment as well as acres of parks and green spaces. Fine educational and healthcare systems and a wide array of housing options round out the picture. “Westchester’s quality of life works for business,” says County Executive Andy Spano. “It is ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE • 75

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has appointed Itzhak Perlman as Artistic Director, beginning with the 2008-2009 season. “An artist of Mr. Perlman’s caliber is a great gift to our audience and the entire Westchester community, and a ﬁtting complement to the world-class ensemble that is the Westchester Philharmonic,” said Neil Aaron, president of the orchestra’s Board of Directors. Perlman will set the artistic direction and conduct the Philharmonic at three of its ﬁve programs for each of the next three seasons. His debut performance as leader of the orchestra is set for Saturday, October 11, 2008. Perlman also will perform occasionally as a soloist.

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our strongest business asset.” It just makes it easier for companies to attract and retain good employees who are looking for an attractive place to work and raise their families. Business executives frequently cite Westchester’s QOL as an important factor in making their business location decisions. Nokia executives have said it was one of the top reasons for relocating key operations from global headquarters in Finland and US headquarters in Texas to a new 300-worker corporate ofﬁce in Harrison. QOL was high on the list of reasons for Cadbury Schweppes to set up operations in Rye Brook when it blended its White Plainsbased Snapple Beverage Group and Stamford-based Mott’s Inc. into one integrated company. “Maintaining the quality of life is the best way to insure the continued growth and development of the county’s economy,” Spano said. To that end, the county has undertaken a host of initiatives to protect open space, including an ongoing effort to increase public access along the Hudson River and Long Island Sound shorelines. A prime component is the Hudson RiverWalk, which will protect a total of 165 acres along the Hudson River shoreline in Westchester County. The RiverWalk will run for 46

miles from the border with Putnam County on the north to the City of New York on the south. The project is a partnership between the county, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Historic Hudson Valley. Westchester County is not known as a lowcost housing market, but it is a place with a wealth of housing options. Whether you long for the quiet pace of a quaint village, crave high-gloss urban energy, or absolutely require a river view, you’ll ﬁnd a setting that suits you in Westchester.

A stroll along the Hudson RiverWalk in Irvington.

Riders in Somers, sailors in Port Chester, and golfers at Trump National in Briarcliff or public courses everywhere, enjoy the outdoors.

About 35 percent of Westchester residents are renters, in either single-family homes or apartments. In the last several years a number of rental complexes have been developed, especially in re-energized downtowns and in the “luxury” range, where high quality rentals provide significantly better values than those found in New York City. The fast pace of development in recent years has put a solid inventory of condominiums, in all price ranges, on the market. Condos are proving popular with younger singles as well as older empty nesters, and the newer offerings reflect their varying tastes. Home-hunters can find SOHO-like open-plan loft living, complete with high ceilings and original wooden floors in reconfigured commercial buildings, or opt for amenity-laden luxury condominium communities. As for the single-family homes or town house-styled units that most Westchester residents opt for, a number of prominent real estate firms known for high-quality developments continue building in Westchester County. These include Ginsburg Development Corporation of Valhalla, Toll Brothers, and Spectrum Communities of Valhalla. All three firms have produced award-winning projects in the past. When considering a move to Westchester, employers and employees also factor in the county’s top school system and higher education institutions, health services, and well-maintained highways and mass transit. Westchester’s educational institutions attract top students who contribute to the county’s quality workforce, and its health care facilities offer excellent services that attract top physicians from around the world. As for transportation, New York State and Westchester County put a premium on capital improvements to the roads, highways, bridges, and mass transportation services that make movement from place to place both quick and easy.

beneﬁt a host of worthwhile area charities. The Westchester sporting scene also boasts the annual Yonkers Marathon (the second oldest marathon in America) each April. The Westchester County Center offers a full agenda of programs year-round, ranging from High School Slam-Dunk Basketball tournaments and volleyball championships to the grunts of professional WWE RAW wrestling Other professional teams in the area include the NHL’s New York Islanders, which occupy the Nassau Coliseum on nearby Long Island, the Giants, and Jets of the NFL, the NHL’s New Jersey Devils, and the NBA’s New Jersey Nets, who play their home games in the Meadowlands complex just across the George Washington Bridge. And the stadiums of the “Subway Series” championship teams of the New York Yankees and Mets are within an hour’s drive. Outdoor fun is an integral part of the county’s formula for good living. Westchester currently boasts upwards of 50 golf courses (six public courses are operated by the county) and a number of other private golf course communities are currently under construction. All totaled, more than 23,000 acres of county parkland offer opportunities for recreational activities as diverse as ﬁshing and cross-country skiing, not to mention swimming, biking, horseback riding or just taking a stroll. The county Department of Parks, Recreation, and Conservation operates a countywide trailway system. Westchester County maintains three major trailways, one of which parallels the Bronx River Parkway, another of which runs on what used to be the right-of-way for the Putnam Division of the New York Central Railroad, and the third of which runs 12 miles between Briarcliff and Peekskill. A fourth major trailway, the Old Croton Aqueduct, is a state park.

Sports and Recreation

Arts, Music and Museums

While county residents need only take a short drive to attend professional sporting events in New York City and New Jersey, Westchester County is a regular stop for several major sports, such as golf and tennis. For example, the county plays host regularly to the PGA Barclay Classic at the Westchester Country Club in Rye. In 2007, the Barclay was the lead-off event in pursuit of the FedEx Cup. These events draw thousands of spectators and

Westchester’s museum, music, and art scene makes its own exceptional contribution to quality of life, allowing residents to participate in a host of workshops and other programs and attend music festivals and other cultural events. The Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, the county’s oldest and largest such facility, has a range of exhibitions focusing on 19th- and 20th-century art, history and science. Its permanent collection includes 19th-century paintings ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE • 77

Musicals enliven the Westchester Broadway Theater

The Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville is a nonproﬁt cultural arts center dedicated to presenting the best of independent, documentary and world cinema. Not least of its pleasures are the opening nights and special events that frequently draw a glittering array of stars, writers, and directors to speak about their work.

of the Hudson River School. In addition, the museum is home to the Andrus Planetarium, the only facility of its kind in Westchester. The museum ranks among top then county tourist destinations. The Neuberger Museum of Art in Purchase boasts an extensive collection of 20th-century European and American art. Also in Purchase is the Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens, located at the Anderson Road world headquarters of PepsiCo, Inc. The 40-piece outdoor collection includes works by such masters as Rodin, Henry Moore and Alexander Calder. The Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden in North Salem provides a unique venue. Here, visitors will ﬁnd a place of natural beauty and tranquility joined with more formal art exhibitions, concerts, and special events that allow appreciation of aspects of Eastern and Western culture. The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in Peekskill, is a relative newcomer to the scene, having opened to the public in 2004. In

a converted warehouse space, works of known modern masters rub shoulders with cuttingedge works that enrich the visitors’ understanding of contemporary art, its contexts, and its relationship to social issues

The Performing Arts Westchester County is home to a host of theater groups and dance companies, four local orchestras, and seven choral societies, all of which perform regularly. An important yearround performing arts center is located on the campus of Purchase College (State University of New York), where in addition to student productions, internationally acclaimed artists appear in programs of dance, theater, and music showcases. At the world-renowned Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah, a beautiful mansion and Spanish-style gardens lends a continental backdrop to the annual Caramoor Summer Music Festivals. For the nine weeks

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Shopping & Dining Westchester is a mecca for the discriminating diner and dedicated shopper alike. Though the glitter of Manhattan is close by, county restaurants, malls, and shops provide the highest quality near at hand when the mood strikes for a jaunt in your own backyard. From modest cafes to elegant and adventurous purveyors of four-star cuisine, about 1,400 eateries feed Westchesterites, ac-

Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah

between late-June and mid-August, world-famous performers from classical music and jazz artists headline at the estate’s two splendid performance spaces, the Venetian Theater and the Spanish Courtyard. A third performance center, the Music Room of the Caramoor mansion, is the venue each spring for the Great Artists program, a delightful series of concerts by acclaimed performers. Caramoor also stages concerts, lectures and readings. The Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford — the longest-running, year-round professional Equity theatre in New York State — features live concerts and shows as well as Broadway produced hits from the Great White Way and ﬁne dining.

The Westchester Arts Council Westchester Arts Council, the county’s link between the arts, business and culture, was established in 1965 as a private, not-for-proﬁt program organization. It is the county’s designated arts council and the largest of its kind in New York State. In partnership with Westchester County government, municipal governments, and business and community leaders, the Arts Council works to weave the arts

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cording to their tastes. The New York Times reviews Westchester restaurants on a weekly basis, and the Zagat Survey ranks more than 500 establishments.

Every town and village sports its unique boutiques. However, among the more popular county facilities for power-shoppers are The Westchester and the Galleria Mall in downtown White Plains, the Cross County Shopping Center in Yonkers, the Cortlandt Town Center and the Jefferson Valley Mall. Westchester also boasts an impressive mix of quality retailers such as Bloomingdale’s, Lord & Taylor, Nordstrom, Macy’s, and Neiman Marcus. In 2003, Fortunoff opened its ﬁrst store in Westchester County in downtown White Plains. The county is also studded with warehouse clubs such as Priceclub/Costco and Sam’s Club, discount department stores like Target and unusual stores like Connecticut-based Stew Leonard’s, a world-famous superstore in Yonkers specializing in farm-fresh produce. The City Center retail/entertainment mega-complex in White Plains provides 495,000 square feet of restaurants and retail stores. Another destination entertainment complex is New Roc City, a 500,000-square-foot family entertainment center in the heart of downtown New Rochelle. The facility features an 18-screen cinema, a game room, an ice skating rink, and a tower ride that propels riders more than 200 feet into the air.

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“State-of-the-art” is the norm in Westchester, where a robust and modern system offers residents a full range of health care… close to home.

tate-of-the-art hospitals, world-renowned physicians and innovative treatments and programs are the norm for health care in Westchester County. Hospitals countywide are equipped with the most up-to-date technology and techniques, including advanced emergency and trauma care, specialized intensive care units for infants and the elderly, and exceptional diagnostic centers featuring Computer Axial Tomography (CAT) Scan and Magnetic Resonance Imagining (MRI) equipment. New York Medical College in Valhalla, which provides comprehensive training for physicians, is one of the most renowned medical schools in the United States. Westchester’s hospitals and physicians maintain afﬁliations with leading academic medical centers in Manhattan, including New York Presbyterian, Mount Sinai-NYU and Memorial Sloan Kettering. Today, more than half of our hospitals are designated “Stroke Centers,” with specially trained staff and equipment at the ready to deliver the time-crucial care needed to survive stroke and minimize its effects. Responding to residents’ health needs and economic realities, county hospitals have steadily upgraded their services while streamlining health care delivery to reduce costs through centralized network associations. The result has been a more stable, and robust health care system that gives Westchester residents a full range of care that’s close to home. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE • 81

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STAT Flight Twenty-four hours a day, 7 days a week, STAT Flight air and ground services are on call to respond to accident scenes, or carry out critical transfers between hospitals. (STAT is short for Stabilization, Treatment and Transport). Two highly trained helicopter teams, comprised of certiﬁed critical care ﬂight nurses, veteran pilots and experienced paramedics, are based at Westchester Medical Center and in nearby Orange County. The helicopters and a ground crew (dispatched when air transport isn’t possible) rapidly transport patients to WMC’s awaiting trauma team and Emergency Department. 82 • WESTCHESTER COUNTY

WESTCHESTER’S HOSPITALS Westchester hospitals, providing residents with easy access to quality health care services, offer a variety of both general and specialized treatment for the entire county.

Westchester Medical Center 95 Grasslands Road , Valhalla, NY 914-493-7000 • www.wcmc.com

Westchester Medical Center (WMC) is the premiere regional advanced-care resource, providing the highest level emergency room care and treatment for adults and children in every medical specialty. It serves more than 3.5 million people annually in the seven-county Hudson Valley region, northern New Jersey and lower Connecticut. WMC maintains the only Level One Trauma Center between Manhattan and Albany in a new, technologically advanced 36,000-square-foot facility. The Joel A. Halpern Regional Trauma and Burn Center provides patients access to the most advanced diagnostics and treatment options, including the only burn center between New York City and the Canadian border. It has three trauma rooms, including one especially designed for pediatric patients, a 17-bed Trauma Intensive Care Unit, dedicated operating rooms and an Imaging Center. Nationally recognized for its medical research

and clinical care, Westchester Medical Center has more than 1,000 beds in four major facilities — the University Hospital, Behavioral Health Center, Taylor Care Center and Institute for Human Development. An affiliate of New York Medical College, Westchester Medical Center is home to the leading kidney transplant program in New York and one of only ﬁve liver transplant programs in the state. Surgeons have performed more than 200 liver transplants and more than 1,500 kidney transplants, more than any other hospital statewide. In July, 2007, WMC surgeons performed the ﬁrst combined heart-kidney transplant to be attempted in the Hudson Valley region. In 2004, the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center was opened. It is the only all-specialty children’s hospital in the region, offering patients access to a wide range of pediatric specialists, as well as neonatal intensive care, pediatric intensive care, and a specialized high-risk obstetrics center. The medical center has one of the most highly regarded cardiology and cardiac surgery programs on the east coast. As the only comprehensive cardiac program in the region, it includes all types

of surgical, invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic techniques including heart transplant, ventricular assist devices, angioplasty, stent placement, cardiac pacemakers, coronary brachytherapy and gene therapy. More than 1.5 million procedures have been performed. The Arlin Cancer Institute offers a range of cancer therapies, including bone marrow and stem cell transplants, and the Neurosciences Center provides neurosurgical and neurological care. The Neurosciences Center is known for its “knifeless” brain surgery, comprehensive epilepsy program and the region’s only specialized stroke center. WMC’s hospital-based “medevac” helicopter service, STAT Flight, can respond in minutes to accident scenes as well as carry victims to other regional hospitals.

Greenwich Hospital 5 Perryridge Road, Greenwich, CT 203-863-3000 • www.greenhosp.org Hudson Valley Hospital Center has embarked on a major expansion that will add

Just over the border in Fairfield County, 133,000 square feet of space and all private rooms. State-of-the-art clinical CT., Greenwich Hospital is a 174-bed commutechnology will be enhanced by the carefully designed therapeutic environment. nity hospital, serving lower Fairfield County, Connecticut, and Westchester County. It is a major academic affiliate of Yale University Founded in 1889 and significantly expanded in 1993, the School of Medicine and a member of the Yale New Haven hospital currently employs 350 physicians in 43 specialties. It Health System. boasts excellent inpatient care in both medical and surgical units, Since opening in 1903, Greenwich Hospital has evolved into an intensive care unit, a progressive care unit and a maternity a progressive medical center and teaching institution with an department with a neonatal intensive care unit. Its Women’s internal medicine residency. The hospital represents all medical Pavilion for Birthing features designer-decorated private rooms specialties and offers a wide range of medical, surgical, diagnoswith full bath and has the only labor rooms in the region with tic and wellness programs. whirlpool tubs for pain management and birthing. In the fall of 1999, Greenwich Hospital opened a new, Hudson Valley Hospital Center operates a full-service “no350,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility that serves as a modwait” 24-hour emergency department that treats more than el in advanced health care design. The new Greenwich Hospital 33,000 patients a year. Its PromptCare service fast-tracks paoffers far more comfort and convenience for patients and visitorstients with minor emergencies. It recently enhanced its radioland greater efficiency for its staff. While most services are offered ogy department by adding new Advanced Imaging Magnetic in the new hospital, the old hospital building still provides cerResonance Imaging (MRI) equipment and an ultra-modern tain medical services. Greenwich Hospital’s Sherman and Gloria CAT scanner that permits radiologists to see nodules or lesions H. Cohen Pavilion, across the street on Lafayette Place, has its in the lungs that are too small to be visualized by standard chest own convenient underground parking for patients and houses X-rays. In 2007, HVHC added digital mammography to its arthe Bendheim Cancer Center and the Healthy Living Center. senal of diagnostic imaging capabilities, significantly reducing The hospital’s Home Care and Hospice offices and Greenwich the time patients spend in the diagnostic imaging department, Health at Greenwich Hospital, the facility’s community wellness as well as reducing the need for repeat exams. department, is located at 25 Valley Drive.

Hudson Valley Hospital Center 1980 Crompond Road, Cortlandt Manor, NY 914-737-9000 • www.hvhc.org

Hudson Valley Hospital Center in Cortlandt Manor is a 128-bed community hospital offering state-of-the-art diagnostic treatment, education, and preventive services. The hospital has broken ground on a major renovation project that will add 133,000 square feet to the facility, expanding the hospital by 80 percent. The hospital plans to replace the existing patient rooms with private rooms with individual baths and expand the emergency department to increase capacity.

Lawrence Hospital Center 55 Palmer Avenue, Bronxville, NY 914-787-1000 • www.lawrencehealth.org

Lawrence Hospital Center, a 291-bed acute care facility in Bronxville, treats some 35,000 patients annually in its recently expanded, ultra-modern emergency room. Now a New York State-designated Stroke Center, Lawrence has a highly skilled and dedicated stroke team that’s on standby 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Lawrence’s Center for Advanced Surgery, , is the Westchester site for the highly successful obesity-surgery program at New York-Presbyterian, Columbia University. It offers the latest techECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE • 83

niques in bariatric surgery, using a minimally invasive approach. The hospital’s Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Room uses the latest state-of-the-art Mammotome Breast Biopsy System for a minimally invasive, image-guided procedure that can be performed in less than one hour under a local anesthetic, requires no sutures and minimizes discomfort to the patient.

Mount Vernon Hospital 12 North Seventh Avenue, Mt. Vernon, NY 914-664-8000 • www.mtvernonhospital.org

The Mount Vernon Hospital (MVH) is a 228-bed facility offering in-patient, critical care, and ambulatory services. Founded in 1851, it afﬁliated with Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester (SSMC) in 1997. The hospital is equipped with 32 specialty clinics, as well as a Family Health and Wellness Center and a Chronic Wound Treatment and Hyperbaric Medicine Center, the largest service of its type in the northeast. It attracts chronic wound patients from all over the country as well as individuals at risk for amputation due to traumatic injury. The hospital is also a center of excellence for the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases and one of only three in the Westchester County recognized as a qualiﬁed emergency psychiatric unit. In 2006, MVH was designated a New York State Stroke Center. MVH has been systematically enriching its diagnostic capabilities. In 2004, the hospital added a multi-slice CT, in 2005 enhanced ultrasound, in 2006 a nuclear camera, and in 2007 created an MRI Suite, giving Mount Vernon residents access to

MRI capabilities right in their own neighborhood.

Northern Westchester Hospital Center 400 East Main Street, Mount Kisco, NY (914) 666-1200 • www.nwhc.net

Northern Westchester Hospital Center (NWHC) is a 233bed facility in Mount Kisco that offers state-of-the-art care in a community setting. With private rooms, dedicated clinical staff, and more than 500 physicians, NWHC offers a complete range of diagnostic, medical, and surgical services. Special ser vices at NWHC include the Institute for Neurosciences - Center for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery; the Interventional Radiology suite; a breast health program with certiﬁed mammography, breast ultrasound services and stereotactic breast biopsy; the Institute of Aesthetic Surgery and Medicine; the Center for Sleep Medicine and a Level IÎI Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). A recent afﬁliation with New York-Presbyterian Health care System helps NWH provide care for increasingly complex clinical problems in the patient’s own community, and gives physicians access to clinical trials and the latest research, as well as facilitates referral of patients in need of the most sophisticated interventions. NWHC opened a Center for Health & Healing in response to the community’s interest in combining traditional medical care with complementary treatments. The outpatient center is staffed by a physician, nurse, licensed personnel and other practitioners to provide complementary therapies such as acupuncture, aro-

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Phelps Memorial Hospital Center 701 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY (914) 366-3000 • www.phelpshospital.org

Phelps Memorial Hospital Center is a 235-bed acute care hospital committed to providing outstanding medical and mental health care in a safe, modern environment, using advanced medical techniques. The first Westchester clinical affiliate of The Mount Sinai Hospital, Phelps has been a member of Mount Sinai-NYU Health, a New York regional network of 26 hospitals and 16 long-term care facilities, since 1993. This affiliation gives Phelps physicians A new 100,000 square-foot Medical Services Building is a key part of Phelps and their patients access to specialized treatment, Memorial Hospital Center’s $50 million master plan for expansion. teaching and research from Mount Sinai Hospital. Phelps became an affiliated member of the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System in 2005. That partnerCenter for Children & Young Adults. A state-of-the art ship links Phelps with some of the finest hospitals and medical Emergency Department in the works will triple existing space schools in the country and allows participation in innovative when completed. quality and patient safety programs. Phelps is also Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s exSaint Joseph’s Medical Center clusive location in Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties. MSKCC’s radiation therapy center on Phelps’ campus has the 127 South Broadway, Yonkers, NY newest generation of radiotherapy equipment, enabling MSK (914) 378-7000 • www.saintjosephs.org physicians to perform external radiation therapy procedures that Saint Joseph’s Medical Center operates a 194-bed acute care were formerly only available at their main center in New York hospital, 200-bed nursing home, satellite programs, and a wide City. range of services to meet the health care needs of all ages from Phelps has long been recognized for its specialty in orthochildren to the elderly. The Catholic health care facility, founded pedics. The hospital’s joint replacement program specializes in in 1888 by the Sisters of Charity, has more than 250 physicians hip and knee replacements, and it is one of a limited number of from almost every medical specialty. It provides primary care for institutions where selected patients can have both knees and hips families, an ever-increasing continuum of care for older adults, replaced simultaneously. inpatient and outpatient mental health care and surgical techThe Department of Hyperbaric Medicine at Phelps maintains niques including lithotripsy for treatment of kidney stones and the largest hyperbaric chamber in the northeast, designed to renal dialysis. Saint Joseph’s was one of the first hospitals in the treat patients with hard to heal wounds, skin ulcers, radiation state to offer Toshiba’s 64-slice CT scanner, the most advanced damage from cancer treatment, and other conditions that benCT scanner on the market and now maintains on-site Magnetic efit from enhanced oxygenation. Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Spiral CT Scan. Phelps is currently embarked on an ambitious expansion and In 2004, Saint Joseph’s completed a major expansion modernization program. In September 2007, a new 100,000and renovation project which resulted in a state-of-the-art square-foot Medical Service Building was officially opened to Emergency Room and the addition of a dedicated Radiology house the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Department, Suite to expedite diagnosis and treatment and help reduce waitthe Wound Healing Institute, and the Diabetes and Endocrine

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Sound Shore Medical Center (SSMC) of Westchester in New Rochelle is the largest private teaching hospital in Westchester County and an affiliate of both Westchester Medical Center and St. John’s Riverside Hospital New York Medical College. It has 326 acute, 50 rehabilitation and 100 extended care beds; 550 affiliated physicians; 637 Andrus Pavilion • 967 North Broadway, Yonkers, NY nurses and allied health professionals; and a support staff of 783. 914-964-4444 • www.riversidehealth.org It serves more than 85,000 people each year. St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers, the first hospital It is part of the Sound Shore Health System (SSHS), one established in Westchester County, has been providing quality of the largest private health care systems between New York heath care to communities in southern Westchester since 1869. City and Albany, which consists of Sound Shore Medical Center The 407-bed hospital has a staff of some 300 physicians who of Westchester, The Mount Vernon Hospital, The Dorothea represent almost every medical and surgical specialty and utilize Hopfer School of Nursing, Sound Shore Extended Care and the latest state-of-the-art technology. Rehabilitation Center and Visiting Nurse Association of Hudson St. John’s specializes in maternity, cardiac care and rehabilitaValley. tion, minimally invasive surgery, pediatrics, diabetes and wound The Medical Center offers a residency program in Internal care, and through its merger with Yonkers General Hospital Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Anesthesiology and Pathology. in 2001, alcohol and substance abuse and HIV services. The Patients receive both primary and acute care through the dehospital also runs the Cochran School of Nursing in Yonkers, partments of Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology which is affiliated with Mercy College and offers an accredited and Pediatrics. It recently launched a new collaborative program two-year program. with the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) of Hudson Valley The hospital recently opened a state-of-the-art endoscopy that brings physicians into the home. The Physician Home Visit suite for the detection of colorectal cancer and other gastroinProgram aims to provide health care for older adults and those testinal disorders. who are homebound. In the past five years, the hospital has seen emergency room SSMC’s Emergency Department, one of the largest and busivisits jump more than 30 percent. To meet growing demand, est in Westchester County, is also a designated Level II Trauma it has increased the ER staff, added 28 beds, and established Center, serving more than 35,500 patients each year. In 2006, a task force to study new ways the hospital was designated to free up more beds. In addia New York State Stroke tion, it expanded its Fast Track Center. program, which provides nonAlso located at the Center urgent patients with emergenis The Gladys and Murray cy care, 16 hours a day, seven Goldstein Cancer Center, a days a week. Breast Center, Renal Dialysis St. John’s Riverside Treatment Center, a Cardiac Hospital, consisting of the Rehabilitation Center and Andrus and ParkCare (formera cer tified Home Health ly Yonkers General Hospital) Agency, as well as physical Pavilions, is part of Riverside medicine and rehabilitation Health Care System, Inc., and speech and hearing serwhich includes the Michael vices. N. Malotz Skilled Nursing The Helen and Michael P a v i l i o n , Va l e n t i n e L a n e Schaf fer Extended Care Family Practice, and Park Center, a 150-bed skilled nursCentral Sports Medicine & ing facility, is located on the Rehabilitation. grounds of the medical center, In July of 2002, St. John’s serving patients needing 24Riverside Hospital acquired hour care. SSMC, providing the Community Hospital at Holistic Nursing Services in Dobbs Ferry, a 50-bed health collaboration with the College care facility. The hospital proof New Rochelle, has the only vides general acute inpatient, hospital-based training prooutpatient, and emergency gram in Acupuncture and medical and surgical care for Oriental Medicine, working patients. Community Hospital, in partnership with the Mercy White Plains Hospital Center has broken ground for its new which opened in 1893, serves College Graduate Program Flanzer Center for Emergencies and Critical Care. Scheduled the Town of Greenburg, as in Acupuncture and Oriental for completion in 2009, the facility—which includes a special well as Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Medicine. pediatric center—will be able to treat 60,000 patients per year. Hartsdale, Hastings, Irvington, and Tarrytown. 86 • WESTCHESTER COUNTY

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White Plains Hospital Center (WPHC), founded in 1893, is a member of the Stellaris Health Network. WPHC admits more than 17,000 patients a year, currently treats over 40,000 patients in its emergency room, and became the county’s first designated Stroke Center in 2005. In May, 2007 WPHC broke ground for a new $9.5 million, two-story Emergency Department (ED) that will be more than double the size of the current ED. Children will be treated in the new Kylie and Louis R. Cappelli Pediatric Emergency Center, where there will be a waiting area designed to provide a nurturing, reduced-stress environment. The ED will include a Fast Track section for patients who need less urgent care. It will include its own X-ray machine, reception area and waiting room. The William and Sylvia Silberstein Neonatal and Maternity Center, which opened in 2001, is a state-of-the-art facility occupying 30,000 square feet of the sixth floor of the hospital, providing capacity for over 2,500 births annually. WPHC is also the home of the Westchester Orthopedic Institute and features a satellite Women’s Imaging Center in Rye Brook, which is home to the Aurora Breast MRI – the first one of its kind in New York. WPHC is the home of the Dickstein Cancer Treatment Center, the largest freestanding cancer treatment facility in the county. The Hospital Center’s cancer program won the Outstanding Achievement Award for 2006 from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. It was one of just 31 cancer centers nationwide, and the only one in Westchester and the New York metro area, to be recognized for the prestigious award that year.

fessions. The university shares its campus with one of its two academic medical center partners, Westchester County Medical Center, and Saint Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center, based in New York City. The School of Medicine, founded in 1860, has a longstanding reputation for producing superior clinicians, both generalists and specialists. The Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences educates future researchers and teachers, and prepares seniorlevel scientists and technicians to work in academia and industry. The School of Public Health offers graduate programs in public health and health science disciplines. Programs include physical therapy, international health, speech-language pathology, health services management and policy, health promotion and health quantitative sciences. Westchester County is also home to a regional office of Lighthouse International in White Plains. The Lighthouse is the world’s leader in vision rehabilitation, offering both group and individual programs for the visually impaired. The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains is a free standing, private rehabilitation hospital, and a leader in the ﬁeld of medical rehabilitation. It has been afﬁliated with The New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical College since 1968 and is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations & Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. It provides inpatient and outpatient care to persons with a broad range of neurological, musculoskeletal, cardiac, and pulmonary disabilities caused by disease or injury.

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Specialized Facilities Westchester County’s general hospitals, with more than 3,500 beds, are complimented by several professional, specialized facilities throughout the region. One prominent example is the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Veterans Administration Hospital, located in Montrose, which serves veterans. The Blythedale Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, founded in 1892, specializes in rehabilitation therapy for children, while St. Vincent’s Hospital, located in Harrison, is recognized as one of the major psychiatric hospitals on the East Coast. The New York Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell Medical Center, situated in White Plains, is the region’s largest psychiatric facility and widely renowned for its excellent treatment programs. The New York Medical College is one of the nation’s largest private health sciences universities. It comprises three schools: a School of Medicine, conferring the M.D. degree, and two graduate schools, the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences and the School of Public Health, which offer master of sciences, master of public health and doctoral degrees in 39 program areas. Located in Valhalla, with an enrollment exceeding 1,500 students, the college is dedicated to educating and preparing individuals for careers in the medical, science and health pro-

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