Founder of I Live Here Westchester, covering the people, politics, and pulse of the county.
Jul 21, 2026
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Tuesday, July 21, 2026 | WMCHealth folded eight hospitals under one license — held by a Westchester-chartered corporation.
Jul 20, 2026
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Monday, July 20, 2026 | Westchester's median home price crossed $999,000 — and the county's answer was a task force.
Jul 17, 2026
Friday, July 17, 2026 | New York's new 75% nicotine pouch tax takes effect September 1, and it legally doesn't touch a single vape
Jul 16, 2026
Thursday, July 16, 2026 | Albany wants to keep a billion dollars that used to flow back to counties like Westchester.
Jul 15, 2026
Wednesday, July 15, 2026 | The county says it's spent half a billion dollars on housing since 2019 — here's what that actually bought.
Jul 14, 2026
Tuesday, July 14, 2026 | The county's $15 million sidewalk fix just broke ground — and it didn't start where you'd guess.
Jul 13, 2026
Monday, July 13, 2026 | One power decision knocked out sewage treatment for 22 towns and shut the Hudson River for a week.
Jul 11, 2026
Saturday, July 11, 2026 | This week the county approved 1,800 apartments. A developer who actually builds them says everyone is arguing about the wrong thing.
Jul 10, 2026
Friday, July 10, 2026 | The country says the office is dead. Westchester just posted its strongest leasing quarter in years, and the reason isn't what you'd guess.
Jul 9, 2026
Thursday, July 9, 2026 | The 2% tax cap doesn't cap your bill. When your town revalues, some assessments jump 50% to 100%.
Jul 8, 2026
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 | White Plains just backed $1.2 billion in downtown towers with $32.87 million in public incentives. Here is what taxpayers get.
Jul 7, 2026
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | Mount Vernon closed three schools to save $17M. The real savings came in near $7M.
Jul 6, 2026
Monday, July 6, 2026 | You're paying higher fares now, but the one-seat ride to Penn Station keeps moving further out.
Jul 3, 2026
Friday, July 3, 2026 | HPN moves 2.2 million passengers through a terminal capped at 240 every half hour. The renovation won’t touch the cap.
Jul 2, 2026
Thursday, July 2, 2026 | Barnes & Noble and Neiman Marcus are out. Wayfair and MINISO are in. The county’s retail map is being redrawn.
Jul 1, 2026
Wednesday, July 1, 2026 | A rule changes today, and tens of thousands of Hudson Valley residents wake up without health insurance.
Jun 30, 2026
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 | The deduction Washington capped in 2018 just jumped to $40,400. It expires in 2029, and the seat that decides its future is on your ballot.
Jun 29, 2026
Monday, June 29, 2026 | Closing Indian Point was supposed to lower your taxes. The school district it funded is now short $25 million.
Jun 26, 2026
Friday, June 26, 2026 | Westchester pays the highest property taxes in America — but the government you blame takes the smallest slice.
Jun 25, 2026
Thursday, June 25, 2026 | Federal nutrition cuts are landing in Westchester, and a $50,000 county check shows the strain.
Jun 24, 2026
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 | Playland's 98th season is also a test of whether Westchester can run its own amusement park.
Jun 23, 2026
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 | A new law lets Westchester homeowners strike discriminatory covenants from their deeds. Here's how.
Jun 22, 2026
Monday, June 22, 2026 | A few thousand voters will quietly pick who runs Westchester. Here's what's on the ballot.
Jun 19, 2026
Friday, June 19, 2026 | The World Cup is being played 12 miles away — and Westchester is less a bystander than a home team.
Jun 18, 2026
Thursday, June 18, 2026 | The hearings are done. The rent vote is four days away.
