Westchester County Updates

Posted: December 10th, 2025 | Filed under: Out Of Town

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester in Yonkers:

Manhattan Landmarks, LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester, Yonkers, New York, March 4, 2018

MetLife Stadium Build, LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester, Yonkers, New York, March 4, 2018

Elsewhere in Yonkers, Trevor Park and the JFK Marina and Park just off the Glenwood Metro-North station:

Trevor Park, Yonkers, New York, September 16, 2021

Hudson River From JFK Marina and Park, Yonkers, New York, September 16, 2021

The Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, which traces the path of the original tunnel that brought water to New York City from reservoirs upstate, runs mostly uninterrupted for 41 miles from the city to Croton Gorge Park near Croton-on-Hudson. This section of trail is just south of the park:

Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, Croton-on-Hudson, New York, October 17, 2020

This is one of several stone ventilator shafts used to circulate air through the aqueduct:

Stone Ventilator Shaft, Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, Croton-on-Hudson, New York, October 17, 2020

At Croton Gorge Park, the nearly 300-foot-high New Croton Dam holds back the New Croton Reservoir behind it:

Croton Gorge Park, Croton-on-Hudson, New York, October 17, 2020

New Croton Dam, Croton Gorge Park, Croton-on-Hudson, New York, October 17, 2020

New Croton Dam, Croton Gorge Park, Croton-on-Hudson, New York, October 17, 2020

Turkey Mountain Nature Preserve near Yorktown Heights:

Turkey Mountain Nature Preserve, Yorktown Heights, New York, November 7, 2020

Turkey Mountain Nature Preserve, Yorktown Heights, New York, November 7, 2020

Hardscrabble Wilderness Area in Briarcliff Manor:

Hardscrabble Wilderness Area, Briarcliff Manor, New York, August 10, 2022

Hardscrabble Wilderness Area, Briarcliff Manor, New York, August 10, 2022

Sledding at Gedney Park near Millwood:

Gedney Park, Millwood, New York, January 7, 2024

Gedney Park, Millwood, New York, January 7, 2024

Gedney Park, Millwood, New York, January 7, 2024

Mount Kisco:

Chief Kisco, Bedford Road and Main Street, Mount Kisco, New York, January 29, 2025

Mt. Kisco Town Hall, 104 Main Street, Mount Kisco, New York, January 29, 2025

Mount Kisco From Mount Kisco Train Station, Mount Kisco, New York, January 29, 2025

The charming The Hamlet British Store right by the train station in Mount Kisco has tons of imported goodies:

Candy, The Hamlet British Store, Mount Kisco, New York, January 29, 2025

Cranberry Lake Preserve near the Kensico Reservoir and North White Plains:

Cranberry Lake, Cranberry Lake Preserve, North White Plains, New York, October 12, 2025

Cranberry Lake, Cranberry Lake Preserve, North White Plains, New York, October 12, 2025

Cranberry Lake Preserve, North White Plains, New York, October 12, 2025

Cranberry Lake Preserve, North White Plains, New York, October 12, 2025

Stone quarried from what is now Cranberry Lake Preserve built the dam which you can see at Kensico Dam Plaza:

Kensico Dam Plaza, 1 Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla, New York, October 12, 2025

Kensico Dam Plaza, 1 Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla, New York, October 12, 2025

“The Rising” is Westchester County’s 9/11 Memorial:

The Rising, Kensico Dam Plaza, 1 Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla, New York, October 12, 2025

The Rising, Kensico Dam Plaza, 1 Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla, New York, October 12, 2025

The Rising, Kensico Dam Plaza, 1 Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla, New York, October 12, 2025

Suffolk County Updates

Posted: December 9th, 2025 | Filed under: Out Of Town

Jungle Bob’s Reptile World:

Jungle Bob's Reptile World, 984 Middle Country Road, Selden, New York, February 12, 2021

Next door, “Our Place II,” with its promise of “warm beer, tasteless conversation and no food” is sadly now just “My Place Tavern”:

Our Place II, 990 Middle Country Road, Selden, New York, February 12, 2021

Riverhead‘s Long Island Aquarium:

Long Island Aquarium, Riverhead, New York, February 13, 2021

Long Island Aquarium, Riverhead, New York, February 13, 2021

Penguin Pavilion, Long Island Aquarium, Riverhead, New York, February 13, 2021

This was during the COVID era, when people were encouraged to limit travel to one’s own state. Face masks:

Face Masks, Taco Bout It, 40b East Main Street, Riverhead, New York, February 12, 2021

The Big Duck in nearby Flanders:

The Big Duck, New York State Route 24, Flanders, New York, February 13, 2021

Love Lane in Mattituck, coincidentally on Valentine’s Day:

Love Lane, Mattituck, New York, February 14, 2021

Nassau County Updates

Posted: December 5th, 2025 | Filed under: Out Of Town

Planting Fields from 2017:

Camellia Greenhouse, Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, Oyster Bay, New York, February 25, 2017

Greenhouse, Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, Oyster Bay, New York, February 25, 2017

Coe Hall, Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, Oyster Bay, New York, February 25, 2017

James M. Shuart Stadium on the campus of Hofstra University where we caught a Major League Lacrosse game back in 2017:

New York Lizards vs. Atlanta Blaze, James M. Shuart Stadium, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, July 13, 2017

William Cullen Bryant Preserve from 2018:

Nassau County Museum of Art, One Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor, New York, April 6, 2018

William Cullen Bryant Preserve, Roslyn Harbor, New York, April 6, 2018

Pacific Playground on the beach in Long Beach from 2021:

Pacific Playground, Shore Road and Pacific Boulevard, Long Beach, New York, December 12, 2021

Pacific Playground, Shore Road and Pacific Boulevard, Long Beach, New York, December 12, 2021

Lido Kosher Deli in Long Beach, same day in 2021:

Matzo Ball Soup, Lido Kosher Deli, Long Beach, New York, December 12, 2021

Clark Botanic Garden in Albertson, February 2022:

Clark Botanic Garden, Albertson, New York, February 6, 2022

Clark Botanic Garden, Albertson, New York, February 6, 2022

Denton House/McDonald’s in New Hyde Park, June 2022:

McDonald's/Denton House, 2045 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, New York, June 8, 2022

Freeport Water Taxi & Tours One-Hour Long Island Cruise from August 2022:

Freeport Water Taxi & Tours, 211 Woodcleft Avenue, Freeport, New York, August 6, 2022

Freeport Water Taxi & Tours One-Hour Long Island Cruise, Freeport, New York, August 6, 2022

Freeport Water Taxi & Tours One-Hour Long Island Cruise, Freeport, New York, August 6, 2022

African American Museum of Nassau County in Hempstead from August 2022:

African American Museum of Nassau County, 110 North Franklin Street, Hempstead, New York, August 17, 2022

African American Museum of Nassau County, Hempstead, New York, August 17, 2022