The Village of Port Chester, part of the Town of Rye, has long enjoyed an exceptional location on the salty shore of Long Island Sound. Since 1660, the village has flourished in diversity. Once sheltering fishermen, farmers, shipbuilders and tradespeople, Port Chester´s present-day environs include quiet tree-lined residential neighborhoods, a charming downtown area, and co-ops and suburban apartments with all the pleasures of city living. The village´s two square miles shelter 24,000 residents and are governed by a paid Mayor and Board of Trustees. It rests convenient to White Plains. Port Chester offers ease in commutation and near proximity to abundant employment opportunities, to world-class shopping, fine hospitals and every urban amenity.
Educational and Cultural Facilities
The Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District provides a superior, wide-ranging curriculum for its four Elementary Schools, Middle School and twenty-acre-campus High School. Emphasis is on both academic and social advancement, parent involvement is significant and students score consistently high on standardized tests. Parochial school education is also available. Nearby in Purchase, the State University of New York, ManhattanvilleCollege and New YorkUniversity´s Stern School of Business offer graduate and undergraduate degrees. A 61,000-volume library, the Capitol Theater and the CastleCenter for the Arts further culturally enrich Port Chester.
Recreational Facilities
The village´s Recreational Department provides opportunities for organized sports and tennis, overseeing five parks, playgrounds and extensive recreational programs. Swim year-round at the YMCA, or relax in the summer sun on sandy Long Island Sound beaches at OaklandBeach and RyeTownPark.
Transportation
Port Chester is superbly situated for commutation, readily accesing Interstate Routes 95 and 287, the Merritt and Hutchinson River Parkways. Metro-North express trains arrive at New York´s Grand Central Station in just 39 minutes.