Moving to Westchester County

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  • BPN in Westchester NY?

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    Nov 5, 2020

    Hi BPN - is anyone aware of something similar to BPN for Westchester County in NY (or parts of Westchester)?  We are considering a move and I'm trying to find some information on special education offerings in various school districts.  Thanks in advance!

    Nov 5, 2020

    Hi there,

    I grew up in Westchester County and it's a diverse and large county, with variations in school districts and their offerings depending on where in Westchester you plan to be.  I don't have personal experience with special education offerings there, but here is a website that might fit the bill; it's based in Westchester and covers a broader 3-county area in the Hudson Valley: http://parenttoparentnys.org/offices/hudson-valley/

    Good luck, it was an amazing place to grow up :)  

    Nov 11, 2020

    A friend who lives in New Rochelle with her two young kids recommended two Facebook groups you should check out: Bad Moms of Westchester, and Westchester Moms. She also said Suburban Jungle is a group that works with people to help them find the right town to move to. Good luck!

    Nov 11, 2020

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Moving to Westchester County -- please help!

Nov 2009

A friend of mine and her family are moving from the Bay area to the NYC area in two months and will likely be looking in the Westchester County area for a house, schools, etc. Since she doesn't have a lot of time to prepare, I wanted to see if any BPN folks have any advice/recommendations for her regarding:
- the best towns to live in
- private schools (Christian preferably, but open to others)
- realtors
- any other information that would be beneficial

Any and all advice is greatly appreciated! --helping a friend

I grew up in Westchester County (in the Town of Eastchester) but went to publc school so do not really have recommendations for Christian schools for your friend. It would help to know if your friend is planning on looking in upper or lower Westchester. I enjoyed growing up there, the proximity to NYC is great and there are some wonderful suburb towns to live in. maura

A good friend of mine in college grew up in Bronxville, which is a really nice town near Yonkers but is very commutable to (easy train trip). It is a very wealthy area, and her family was ''middle class'' (Anywhere else in the country they definitely would have been ''upper middle class'' but for maybe San Francisco!) It is a nice town, good community, fantastic public schools. (All AP classes were offered back in the day when really good schools offered a few...) The only downside was that her younger sister sometimes wished she could afford some of the clothes etc, that her classmates wore (but didn't we all at some point, pretty much everywhere?)... But, it seems to be a desirable location... Has a bit of the small town feel near the big city. hope that helps!