The village of Port Chester provides residents with a small town atmosphere and an abundance of nearby conveniences and cultural offerings including historic sites, performing arts venues, lush gardens and world class shopping and dining. In addition, the waterfront and city train access are only a few minutes away. So much is at your fingertips when you live in Port Chester!

Shopping

The Waterfront at Port Chester

Hospitals

The Greenwich Hospital

Closest Major Highways

I-287

I-95

Parks/Outdoor Activities

Crawford Park

Riverbank State Park

Roberto Clemente State Park

Central Park Zoo

Bronx Zoo

Sports

Picnics

Hiking

Fishing

Camping

Colleges/Universities

Colgate University - 265 miles

Columbia University - 31 miles

Cornell University - 227 miles

Fordham University, Bronx - 17 miles

Fordham University, New York City - 31 miles

Juilliard School - 31 miles

New York University - 30 miles

Pace University - 17 miles

Syracuse University - 284 miles

University of Rochester - 365 miles

Vassar College - 70 miles

Schools

John F. Kennedy Magnet School

King Street School

Park Avenue School

Port Chester Middle School

Port Chester Senior High School

Thomas A. Edison School

Services and Important Numbers

Transportation

Port Authority Bus Terminal - 212-564-8484

Grayline Bus - 212-397-2620

Greyhound 1-800-231-2222

Metro North Railroad 212-532-4900

New Jersey Transit - 1-800-772-2222

New York City Transit 718-330-1234

New York Waterway Ferry Service 1-800-533-3779

Westchester County Bee Line System 914-813-7777

Amtrak 1-800-872-7245

Information

Port Chester Public Library 914-939-6710

New York State Library Public Services Information & Reference 518-474-5355

Airports

JFK International Airport

LaGuardia Airport

Newark Liberty International Airport

New York Fun Facts
•New York was the first state to preserve a historic site (Washington's Headquarters at Newburgh), establish a state park (Niagara Reservation) and declare land forever wild (Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserves)

•The Catskills are the home of the legend Rip Van Winkle, brown trout and flycasting
•Uncle Sam was a meatpacker from Troy, New York and his caricature later came to personify the United States
•The first railroad in America ran between Albany and Schenectady, for a total distance of 11 miles

•The Statue of Liberty with its famous inscription, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free" was the first symbol of America's mission

•New York was the first capital of the new nation where President George Washington was inaugurated on April 30, 1789

•Broadway is one of the world's longest streets at 150 miles, the official name of this street is Highway 9
•Central Park covers a larger area than the principality of Monaco