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Can anyone tell me what the property tax rate is in these cities/towns: Greenburgh, New Rochelle, and White Plains? It's so hard to find a straight answer online.
@@dorianjones7824 I can tell you. however, each town and city has a different rate. Then there are school taxes. What town or city did you want to know about?
@fundinghomes I was looking at land in New Rochelle and in Greenburgh. The section of Greenburgh is an unincorporated section, I believe. It has a White Plains address. I'm trying to get an idea of what the taxes are like in those areas. I've learned that NY taxes are much more difficult to break down than NJ taxes like I'm used to.
You did a great/impressive job promoting NR. To be very honest, the downtown is horrible compared to similar size cities in the South ( North Carolina or Florida). You have all these new " box/generic" apartment buildings yet the street life is very depressing - no vibrancy. No great restaurants or quaint stores to shop. You also have tons of tacky/gaudy street murals - enough already! They have been working on that bridge near the railroad for over 5 years now .
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When I grew up in Yonkers, the pier was the tallest structure around. The rest were factories, Otis Elevator, my grandfather's restaurant on what once was an island jetting out into the road, near the Post Office - they have since erased it for the new shops. We went to the pier every day, or nearly, to look at the waves hit the docks. In the summer, there was a ferry that took you to New Jersey's Palisades for the day - lots of fun. I think, if memory serves, the fare was a nickel. I could be wrong, though. Off Getty Square is the street going to Bell Place - there was a wonderful art gallery there where you could sell your paintings. Well, I'm glad to see they've built it up. But I miss the way the old Getty Square looked. There was the fruit and vegetable store that had a man stand outside and yell, "Come get your fresh fruits and vegetables," and then he would rattle off sale prices. There was a man with a monkey and organ - an organ grinder, they called him, and the monkey held a tin cup into which you were expected to drop a few coins for the music. And then there was the old white mare who use to pull the hot dog wagon, and we would gather round for fresh hot dogs and sauerkraut. It was very colorful back then in the 1960s.. I did go back - it is still nice, the square looks like a small town from South America now, but the flavor is modern and no longer holds the old world charm. Too many grand buildings were torn down, including the magnificent Carnegie Library, to make way for strip mall imitations. No class. No charm. Just steel and glass - tasteless. I wish everybody had a taste of the old colorful Getty Square.
White Plains has the fastest meter maids I've encountered. You don't pay meter quickly you will get a ticket. What else do you think about parking in White Plains could be better?
What happened to the exit tax that you have to pay if you have a home in Yonkers and you sell it? That for every little thing you need a permit. That the roads need so much repairs. The infrastructure is bad.
Fact check: Yonkers was the 4th largest city in the state, when I lived there in the 60s and 70s. It later fell to #6. Today, it’s back up to the # 4 spot … not #2.
I've lived in Yonkers my whole life except for a 20 year stint where I lived in the Bronx with a boyfriend in the 90's and early 2000's. One commenter on here mentioned bike riding. That's the only part I miss about living the the Bronx. We used to ride to Orchard Beach just about every day. Growing up in Yonkers in the 70's and 80's were the best experience and memories I have. The neighbourhood was full of kids to play with and with little adult supervision we found tons of things to do. We were never bored.
Yonkers is kind of funny . You can go from near seven figure homes to poverty and government housing in a matter of a a few street signs . Parts can be very unsafe. A running joke with locals is to stay away from streets named after trees - oak , elm , walnut , birtch , beetch, maple .
I grew up in the Park Hill area living for a time on the corner of Maple and Oak Street in the 50-60’s and attended local public schools. At that time crime in that area was extremely low or nonexistent. Over time crime began to be an issue in not only that area but though out all of south west Yonkers. Government instability and the ensuing financial crisis led to a reduction of services and State oversight. The resistance to the placement of affordable housing in east Yonkers and the ensuing litigation drained the city of desperately needed federal,state and local resources. While I’d like to think things have changed for the better over time but I don’t live there and therefore cannot accurately comment.
Born and raised in New Rochelle. Been there since the 80s. Recently moved down south because New Rochelle has become overrun with gangs, crime and drugs addiction. Its really a sad place to be. I couldn't walk to the store without seeing homeless addicts and drunk Mexican dudes stumbling in the streets all day every day. You've been warned.
Hey my friend, I don't know if you remember, but I commented on your video on Yonkers regarding transportation. I don't know if you know, but Amtrak serves New Rochelle as well with THRU train service as far north to Boston or as far south as Virginia. Hope this helps. Also, good video and good luck.
Hello, I have been enjoying your content on Westchester County, you are very thorough and insightful on each area. I may have to reach out to you shortly thank you
Great video of the best things in Yonkers but it's not as great as you pretend it to be. I'm sure the gangs are still there and one of the main reasons I moved my family out of there.
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