I Live Here Westchester NY
“I Live Here” is a hyperlocal podcast that explores the stories, people, and events shaping life in Westchester, NY. Each episode dives into what’s happening across our towns and neighborhoods—highlighting small businesses, community voices, local culture, and can’t-miss happenings. Whether you’ve lived here forever or just moved in, this podcast keeps you connected to the place you call home.
Episodes
181 episodes
The Westchester Brief | 09.08.26: 1,299 New Units, a 21,000-Unit Gap
Westchester County says it needs 21,000 more housing units, but the confirmed development pipeline under construction right now covers only a fraction of that gap. Jim breaks down the math behind four projects in Port Chester, Yonkers, and Ossi...
The Westchester Brief | 09.07.26: Westchester Silent on ICE Agreement
New York banned local police from cooperating with ICE under 287(g) agreements starting August 25, 2026, but no Westchester department has said whether it ever held one. We break down the new Office of Immigrant Trust's enforcement letters and ...
The Friday Intel | 09.04.26: We Checked 45 Westchester School Districts. Only 3 Gave Us a Straight Answer.
This week, every public school district in Westchester County, plus both regional BOCES, faced a brand-new deadline: publish, for the first time ever, exactly how many students were disciplined for cellphone use last year, and whether that disc...
The Westchester Brief | 09.03.26: SNAP Cut Hits Westchester
Starting October 1, Washington's share of SNAP administrative costs drops from 50 percent to 25 percent, and New York public radio has named Westchester one of the hardest-hit counties in the state — with an estimated $4.5 million cost shift th...
The Westchester Brief | 09.02.26: Eight Hospitals, One License
Westchester Medical Center Health Network quietly unified eight hospitals — including Westchester Medical Center itself — under a single operating license on July 15. The network says nothing changes for patients. Nobody outside WMCHealth has i...
The Westchester Brief | 09.01.26: A Veteran and a Hidden Camera
A hidden camera in a Marine veteran's room at the New York State Veterans Home in Montrose allegedly caught a certified nursing assistant abusing him — leading to a felony arrest, a firing, and a demand from five state lawmakers for an investig...
The Westchester Brief | 08.31.26: The $197.7M Gap Is Now $9.4M
The county cut 180 jobs and raised property taxes to close a $197.7 million budget gap. Six months later, Westchester's own midyear forecast puts that gap at $9.4 million — and county officials haven't explained why the numbers moved so much, o...
The Friday Intel | 08.21.26: $700,000 or $5.9 Million
Two apartment projects hit milestones in Westchester County this month. Both sit beside a Metro-North station. Both were announced as affordable. One cost about $700,000 for every income-restricted apartment it will produce. The other cost abou...
The Westchester Brief | 08.20.26: 51% More Clients, 0.7% More Money
Hope's Door, Westchester County's domestic violence provider, served 51% more clients this year and received a 0.7% funding increase. Both numbers come from the same year and the same state grant program.This episode traces th...
The Westchester Brief | 08.19.26: 575 Cameras, Still No Answer
In May this show covered a Westchester County surveillance program nobody voted on. In June, four legal organizations sued to shut it down. Two months later, the county has said almost nothing, and that silence is the story.Um...
School Readiness, Rebuilt | Katarina Soares & Kamila Omarova
In Irvington, two occupational therapists are asking Westchester County parents to rethink what "ready for kindergarten" actually means. Katarina Soares and Kamila Omarova, co-founders of Rooted Kids Inc., explain why regulation, coordination, ...
The Westchester Brief | 08.18.26: Who Gets Screened in Your School
Most parents in Westchester County assume the person serving lunch in a school cafeteria was screened differently than the person teaching math. Under New York State law, that assumption is wrong, and the rule is stronger than most people think...
The Westchester Brief | 08.17.26: Two Towns Rezone Their Dead Retail
Two Westchester County municipalities voted the same week to let empty retail space become something else. On August 5 the White Plains Common Council amended its zoning ordinance so roughly 90,000 square feet under the former Walmart at 275 Ma...
The Friday Intel | 08.14.26: 637 Prescriptions, 400 Deaths
New York's Medical Aid in Dying Act took effect August 5, making New York the 13th state to authorize the practice. This episode skips the ethics debate and looks at the data instead. In Oregon last year, doctors wrote 637 prescriptions and 400...
The Westchester Brief | 08.13.26: 4 Million Gallons. Or 16,290.
On August 3 the Mamaroneck Sanitary Sewer District plant discharged into Long Island Sound. New York's first public report said 4 million gallons. The correction filed the next day said 16,290, a factor of 245 inside the notification system res...
The Westchester Brief | 08.12.26: The $18M Everyone Calls a Subsidy
New York State's first Housing Acceleration Fund project closed on financing in Westchester County, at North White Plains, directly across from the Metro-North station. It is $178 million, 296 apartments, 30 of them affordable. This episode goe...
The Westchester Brief | 08.11.26: The Hearing Almost Nobody Knows About
Westchester County is proposing to expand the Bee-Line student fare benefit to four trips a day, seven days a week, with a card valid for 12 months instead of just the school year. The public hearing is Thursday, August 13 at 5:30 p.m. This epi...
The Westchester Brief | 08.10.26: $30M in County Funding, One Condition
More than $30 million in federal FEMA and Homeland Security funding for Westchester County is now conditioned on changes to New York State election law. This episode separates what is actually in the court record from what is the county's own c...
The Friday Intel | 08.07.26: What's Really Swimming Near You, Not Just on Shark Week
Shark Week just wrapped on Discovery — but the real shark story this summer is happening in Westchester County's own backyard, from Rockaway Beach to Long Island Sound. This week, The Friday Intel breaks down what's genuinely new (a record run ...
The Westchester Brief | 08.06.26: Three Cities, Three Bets on What a Downtown Should Be
Yonkers just broke ground on a $185 million mixed-use project and landed Wayfair's first New York store. White Plains just approved a 12-unit luxury condo building instead of another tower. New Rochelle is still building toward a waterfront dis...
The Westchester Brief | 08.05.26: School Bus Cameras Cut Violations 24% — and Paid For Themselves
Westchester County's AI-powered school bus stop-arm camera program cut illegal passing citations by nearly 24% year over year, from 17,867 to 13,621, while generating $1.34 million in citation revenue for the county. This episode breaks down ho...
The Westchester Brief | 08.03.26: The Fed's Rate Hold Has a Hidden Warning
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on July 29 — but three governors dissented in favor of a hike, the most dissent on a single Fed decision since 1993. This episode breaks down what that means for a Westchester County home buyer, re...
The Friday Intel | 07.31.26: The $800M That Beat the Tornado to Rye Brook
A confirmed tornado, a flash flood, and a sinkhole all hit Westchester County within 48 hours this month. This week's Friday Intel runs the actual numbers — how rare Westchester tornadoes really are, and why the MTA's $800 million Hudson Line f...
The Westchester Brief | 07.30.26: The Bagel Shop That Closed Without a Word
Village Square Bagels served Larchmont, New York, for roughly 30 years before closing quietly this year with no public explanation. This episode looks at what a small business closure like this says about Westchester County's economy, set again...
The Westchester Brief | 07.29.26: The 28% That Decides NY-17
New York's 17th congressional district has already beaten two sitting members of Congress. This episode covers Cait Conley's primary win over the district's unaffiliated-voter math in an interview with this show, her contrast with Republican in...