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 10573, Neighborhood, Grill & Bar, Port Chester, Applebee’s restaurant, local schools, history, locations, about Applebee's Applebee's - Port Chester

914-253-5358 

Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar is located at 42 Westchester Avenue in Port Chester, NY 10573. Each Applebee’s restaurant reflects its local neighborhood. The decor conveys this theme with photographs and memorabilia highlighting hometown heroes, local schools and area history. Press Blue Button for more locations and more about Applebee's.

 10573 Davy Byrnes Restaurant

914-937-2106 

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 10573, Q Restaurant, Port Chester, Southern Barbeque, barbeque Q Barbeque Restaurant & Bar - Portchester

914-933-7427 

Q Restaurant & Bar is located at 112 North Main Street, Port Chester, NY 10573. Q Restaurant & Bar serves Southern Barbeque with a friendly and homey touch.

The word is: "The barbeque, coleslaw and other side dishes are mouth-watering good."

 Brazilian Food

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 10573, Copacabana, Copa, Brazilian Steakhouse, Port Chester, NY, Copacabana Steakhouse, Outdoor Dining, churrascaria, Westchester County, all you can eat, Rodizio style, authentic Brazilian cuisine, Live Brazilian jazz, Fabulous Brazilian meats Copacabana churrascaria "Brazilian Steakhouse"

914-939-6894 

Copacabana, also known as Copa, is a Brazilian Steakhouse, located at 29 North Main Street, Port Chester, NY 10573. Enjoy an evening out at Copacabana Steakhouse, an upscale churrascaria located in Westchester County. Specialties of this Brazilian Steakhouse include eleven kinds of meats that are slow roasted and perfectly seasoned. These savory cuts are presented on skewers and carved tableside at your request.

This "all you can eat" dinner, served Rodizio style, offers a salad bar, side dishes, and delicious meat cuts including: beef, pork, lamb, chicken, and Linguica (Brazilian sausage). The fresh and tasty salad bar includes: shrimp cocktail, sushi, pasta, reggiano, portobello mushrooms and more. When you're ready, just signal your servers and your "Meat Parade" begins.

At the Copa, you’ll experience authentic Brazilian cuisine, a warm inviting atmosphere and excellent service. Press Blue Button for menus, photos, and more about Copacabana, a Brazilian Steakhouse.

Features
Live Brazilian jazz Friday and Saturday nights
Inviting bar and lounge area
Outdoor dining

The word is: Fabulous Brazilian meats on skewers and great fun.

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 menus coffee shop cafe cafe latte baked goods breakfast Dunkin Donuts - Port Chester

914-939-8331 

Dunkin' Donuts sells donuts, coffee beverages, bagels, breakfast sandwiches and other baked goods. Press Blue Button for menus, and nutritional information.

 10573, Bread and Bakery, Cafe, bread, sandwiches, soups, salad, nutritional calculator, food tastes good, healthy alternative to fast food, Internet access available Panera Bread and Bakery Café

914-939-0079 

Panera Bread and Bakery Cafe is located at 10 Westchester Avenue, Port Chester NY 10573, Westchester County. Panera Bread serving bread "fresh from the oven" also serves sandwiches, soups, hand-tossed salad and more. Press Blue Button for nutritional calculator and plan your meal.

The word is: It's a chain, but the food tastes good, and is a healthy alternative to fast food burgers and fries; Internet access available.

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 10573, Chinese restaurant, take-out, Port Chester, Westchester NY Hosaigai Chinese

914-937-8337 

Hosaigai Chinese restaurant and take-out is located at 544 Willett Avenue in Port Chester, Westchester NY 10573.

 10573 New Wah Yuan Chinese

914-939-7776 

 10573 Panda II Chinese

914-939-4310 

 10573 Sichuan Pavilion

914-939-8889 

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 10573 Park Delicatessen

914-939-3217 

Park Delicatessen is located at 203 South Regent Street in Port Chester, NY 10573. Press Blue Button for Picnic menu, Breakfast & Lunch menu and more about Park Delicatessen.

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 10573 Caffe Del Monte

914-937-0108 

 10573 Café Guatemala "Lunch Buffet"

914-937-8537 

 10573 Port Chester Coach Diner

914-937-0008 

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 10573  menu  Caribbean French Asian Cajun American cuisines reviews menus Cafe Mirage

914-937-3497 
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Cafe Mirage is located at 531 North Main Street, Port Chester, NY 10573. "Chef/owner Dave Haggerty calls his menu a melting pot of Caribbean, French, Asian, Cajun, American cuisines."

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Open late: Monday thru Saturday until midnight

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 10573, Indian Food, Indian cuisine, Indian Restaurants, Indian Restaurants Port Chester Tandoori Taste of India

914-937-2727 

Tandoori Taste of India, serving Indian cuisine, is located at 163 North Main Street, Port Chester, NY 10573.

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 10573 cuisine menus Alba's Restaurant "Northern Italian"

914-937-2236 
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Alba's Restaurant, serving Northern Italian food, is located at 400 North Main Street, Port Chester, NY 10573. "Dine at Alba's Restaurant set in a converted old home and enjoy first-rate cuisine."

 10573, Italian cuisine, Port Chester, New York, neighborhood Italian restaurant Giorgio's

914-937-4906 
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Giorgio's, serving Italian cuisine, is located at 64 Merritt Street in Port Chester, New York 10573.

The word is: Very good food in this neighborhood Italian restaurant.

 10573 Southern Italian cuisine Italy menus Hostaria Mazzei

914-939-2727 
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Hostaria Mazzei, serving "Southern Italian cuisine", is located at 25 South Regent Street, Port Chester, NY 10573. The fare ranges from risottos to seafood as well as some hearty meat dishes. Press Blue Button for menus and more about Hostaria Mazzei.

 10573, Ristorante, modern Italian/Mediterranean cuisine, food is excellent Il Sogno Ristorante

914-937-7200 
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Il Sogno Ristorante, serving modern Italian/Mediterranean cuisine, is located at 316 Boston Post Road, Port Chester NY 10573, Westchester County.

The word is: Most agree the food is excellent, if they don't have what you want on the menu, they will make it for you.

 10573, restaurant, Italian food, Port Chester, Westchester NY,  Southern Italian food, good Marianacci's Restaurant

914-939-3450 
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Marianacci's, a restaurant serving Italian food, is located at 24 Sherman Street in Port Chester, Westchester NY 10573.

The word is: Southern Italian food that is consistently good.

 10573, Pizza, Italian dishes, Port Chester, Westchester NY Michael's

914-939-2241 

Michaels Pizza, serving Pizza and Italian dishes, is located at 125 Midland Avenue in Port Chester, Westchester NY 10573.

 10573, Italian cuisine, Port Chester, NY, Westchester County Nessa "Italian Cuisine"

914-939-0119 
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Nessa, serving Italian cuisine, is located at 325 North Main Street, Port Chester, NY 10573 in Westchester County. "There is something quite seductive about the smell of fresh basil. When you rub it onto your hands, the oils from the herb stay with you . . . A great piece of bread topped with our pesto, and paired with a great Italian Barollo is in our opinion what life is all about."

The word is: Good food but it can get too noisy.

 10573, Pasquale, Pasquale Ristorante, southern Italian,  Arthur Avenue, Port Chester Pasquale Ristorante II

914-934-7770 

Pasquale Ristorante II, serving Southern Italian "Grandma-style" cooking, is located at 2 Putnam Ave, Port Chester, NY 10573. Pasquale offers "The fabulous cuisine of Arthur Avenue in the Bronx".

 10573 Pasta Per Voi

914-937-3200 

 10573 family friendly small restaurant traditional Italian cuisine Piero's

914-937-2904 

Piero's is located at 44 South Regent Street, Port Chester, NY 10573. Piero's is a "family friendly" small restaurant serving good traditional Italian cuisine.

 10573 Pizza & Brew

914-937-2511 

 10573 Pizza Pasta & Things

914-939-8000 

 10573, classic and modern Italian cuisine, Pizza, food is great, Port Chester Italian,  amazing pizzas, great antipasti, wonderful pastas Tarry Lodge

914-939-3111 

Tarry Lodge, serving classic and modern Italian cuisine, and Pizza, is located at 18 Mill Street, Port Chester, NY 10573.

The word is: The food is great at this Port Chester Italian serving amazing pizzas, great antipasti and wonderful pastas; when the restaurant is full some complain of high noise level in the attractive main room, and parking may be difficult; but most agree they had a fantastic dining experience.

 10573 Pizza Italian food Villa Rustica "Pizzeria & Trattoria"

914-939-8888 

Villa Rustica "Pizzeria & Trattoria", serving Pizza and other Italian food, is located at 261 South Ridge Road, Rye Brook, NY 10573.

 10573 Villaggio Trattoria

914-937-6665 

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 10573 Coyote Flaco - Port Chester

914-937-6969 
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 10514, Mexican food, Chappaqua, NY, good Mexican food Don Emilio at Lobo's Café

914-238-2368 
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Don Emilio at Lobo's Café, serving Mexican food, is located at 57-59 King Street, Chappaqua, NY 10514.

The word is: Very good Mexican food.

 10573, restaurant, Mexican cuisine, Port Chester, NY El Tio

914-939-1494 

El Tio, a restaurant serving Mexican cuisine, is located at 143 Westchester Ave in Port Chester, NY 10573.

 10573, Restaurant and Bar, Mexican cuisine, The word is,  Authentic and delicious Mexican food Kiosco Café

914-933-0155 

Kiosko Restaurant and Bar, serving Mexican cuisine, is located at 220 Westchester Avenue, Port Chester NY 10573, Westchester County.

The word is: Authentic and delicious Mexican food.

 10573, Restaurant, Mexican food, Port Chester NY 10573, tacos are very good Los Gemelos

914-934-0372 

Los Gemelos Restaurant, serving Mexican food, is located at 167 Westchester Avenue, Port Chester NY 10573, Westchester County.

The word is: Most agree that the tacos are very good.

 10573 Tex-Mex Mary Ann's "Tex-Mex"

914-939-8700 
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Mary Ann's, serving Tex-Mex, is located at 275 Boston Post Road, Port Chester, NY 10573.

 10573 Rancho Grande

914-939-8125 

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 10573, Asian, Sushi Bar, Lounge, Asian Fusion cuisine, Port Chester, NY Euro Asian "Sushi Bar & Lounge"

914-937-3680 

Euro Asian Sushi Bar & Lounge, serving Asian Fusion cuisine, is located at 30 Westchester Ave, Port Chester, NY 10573.

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 10573, Restaurant, Peruvian food, Port Chester, NY, Westchester County Chavin Restaurant "Peruvian"

914-937-7917 
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Chavin Restaurant, serving Peruvian food, is located at 16 North Main Street, Port Chester, NY 10573 in Westchester County.

 10573, Restaurant, Peruvian cuisine, Port Chester, NY El Chalan

914-934-2244 

El Chalan Restaurant, serving Peruvian cuisine, is located at 45 Midland Avenue, Port Chester, NY 10573.

 10573, Restaurant, Peruvian food, Port Chester, NY El Festejo "Peruvian"

914-934-0247 

El Festejo Restaurant, serving Peruvian food, is located at 140 North Main Street, Port Chester, NY 10573.

 10573, Peruvian food, Port Chester, New York El Plebeyo "Peruvian"

914-690-2979 

El Plebeyo, serving Peruvian food, is located at 25 North Main Street, Port Chester, New York 10573.

 10573, Restaurant, Port Chester, Westchester NY, Peruvian cuisine, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil Inca & Gaucho "Peruvian & Argentinian"

914-939-2100 
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Inca & Gaucho Restaurant is located at 173 Westchester Avenue in Port Chester, Westchester NY 10573. "This restaurant is a combination of Peruvian cuisine with the parrillada of Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil."

 10573 Tapas Ceviches Bar Peruvian restaurant Patrias Restaurant "Tapas & Cerviches Bar"

914-937-0177 

Patrias Restaurant is located at 35½ Nort Main Street, Port Chester, NY 10573. Patrias offers a Tapas and Ceviches Bar.

 10573 family-style fresh Peruvian cuisine Pollo A La Brasa Misti Restaurant

914-939-9437 

Pollo A La Brasa Misti Restaurant, serving family-style fresh Peruvian cuisine, is located at 110 North Main Street, Port Chester, NY 10573.

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 10573 Antonios Antonio Antonio's Pizza

914-939-5137 

 10573, Pizza, pizzas, Italian food, Port Chester, NY Domino's Pizza

914-967-5070 

Domino’s Pizza, serving pizzas and more Italian food, is located at 262 Boston Post Road, Port Chester, NY 10573.

 10573 Frank's Pizzeria & Restaurant

914-939-8299 

 10573 Frankie & Louie's "Pizza & Restaurant"

914-939-0202 

 10573, Pizzeria, Pizza, Italian food, Port Chester, Westchester NY Marinin's Pizzeria

914-937-5120 

Marinin's Pizzeria, serving Pizza and Italian food, is located at 46 South Main Street in Port Chester, Westchester NY 10573.

 10573, Pizza, Italian dishes, Port Chester, Westchester NY Mirabellos "Pizza & Italian"

914-934-2900 

Mirabello's Pizza, serving Pizza and traditional Italian dishes, is located at 199 South Regent Street in Port Chester, Westchester NY 10573.

 10573, Restaurant, Pizza, Italian food, Port Chester, NY, Westchester County P & D Pizza Restaurant

914-939-8845 

P & D Pizza Restaurant, serving Pizza and Italian food, is located at 508 Westchester Avenue, Port Chester, NY 10573 in Westchester County.

 10573 Pizza & Brew

914-937-2511 

 10573 Railroad Pizza

914-939-0900 

 10573 T & J's Pizza & Pasta

914-939-4134 

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 10573 seafood cuisine menus Brisa Marina Bar & Grill Restaurant

914-934-9090 

Brisa Marina Bar & Grill Restaurant is located at 40 Grace Church Street, Port Chester, NY 10573. Brisa Marina Bar & Grill specializes in seafood and grilled entrees.

 10573 Lobster Great seafood Ebb Tide Seafood

914-939-4810 
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Ebb Tide Seafood & Lobster Shack is located at 1 Willett Ave, Port Chester, NY 10573. Enjoy seafood on the outdoor deck overlooking the Byram River, less than one mile from the Long Island Sound.

 10573 Hibachi-style chefs seafood and steakhouse Edo "Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse"

914-937-3333 
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Edo Japanese Steakhouse has two locations in Westchester County. Edo is located at 4787 Boston Post Road in Pelham Manor, NY and a new location at 140 Midland Ave in Port Chester, NY. "Our Hibachi-style chefs will make your evening fun & exciting as they cook your meal right in front of you."

 10573 F.I.S.H. "Mediterranean"

914-939-4227 
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Fox Island Seafood House, F.I.S.H., is located at 102 Fox Island Road in Port Chester, NY 10573. "F.I.S.H. is a funky, eye catching, innovative Mediterranean seafood house located on the shore of the Byram River. Dine on our open deck in season". Press Blue Button for menus and more about F.I.S.H.

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 10573, Copacabana, Copa, Brazilian Steakhouse, Port Chester, NY, Copacabana Steakhouse, Outdoor Dining, churrascaria, Westchester County, all you can eat, Rodizio style, authentic Brazilian cuisine, Live Brazilian jazz, Fabulous Brazilian meats Copacabana churrascaria "Brazilian Steakhouse"

914-939-6894 

Copacabana, also known as Copa, is a Brazilian Steakhouse, located at 29 North Main Street, Port Chester, NY 10573. Enjoy an evening out at Copacabana Steakhouse, an upscale churrascaria located in Westchester County. Specialties of this Brazilian Steakhouse include eleven kinds of meats that are slow roasted and perfectly seasoned. These savory cuts are presented on skewers and carved tableside at your request.

This "all you can eat" dinner, served Rodizio style, offers a salad bar, side dishes, and delicious meat cuts including: beef, pork, lamb, chicken, and Linguica (Brazilian sausage). The fresh and tasty salad bar includes: shrimp cocktail, sushi, pasta, reggiano, portobello mushrooms and more. When you're ready, just signal your servers and your "Meat Parade" begins.

At the Copa, you’ll experience authentic Brazilian cuisine, a warm inviting atmosphere and excellent service. Press Blue Button for menus, photos, and more about Copacabana, a Brazilian Steakhouse.

Features
Live Brazilian jazz Friday and Saturday nights
Inviting bar and lounge area
Outdoor dining

The word is: Fabulous Brazilian meats on skewers and great fun.

 10573 Remolinos "Columbian"

914-937-7456 

 10573 Rinconcito "Ecuadorian"

914-937-7343 

 10573, Restaurant, Latin-influenced cuisine, Live Latino and Jazz music, excellent rating by The New York Times, food well prepared and delicious Sonora "Nuevo Latino"

914-933-0200 

Sonora Restaurant, serving Latin-influenced cuisine, is located at 179 Rectory Street, Port Chester, New York 10573 in Westchester County.

Features
Live Latino and Jazz music

The word is: Sonora was awarded an "excellent" rating by The New York Times and most agree that the food is well prepared and delicious; also fun to watch guacamole being made tableside; enjoy the fabulous red sauce for the bread.

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 10573 Café Guatemala "Lunch Buffet"

914-937-8537 

 10573, Peruvian food, Port Chester, NY El Parral "Peruvian"

914-939-0409 

El Parral, serving Peruvian food, is located at 2 South Main Street, Port Chester, NY 10573.

 10573, Restaurant, Spanish food, Port Chester, New York El Tesoro "Spanish"

914-935-9440 

El Tesoro Restaurant, serving Spanish food, is located at 92 Purdy Avenue, Port Chester, New York 10573.

 10573, Salvadoran food, Port Chester, Westchester NY La Pupusa Loca "Salvadoran"

914-935-0767 

La Pupusa Loca, serving Salvadoran food, is located at 165 Westchester Avenue in Port Chester, Westchester NY 10573.

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 10573 The-Willett-House steaks seafood dining menus reviews Willett House

914-939-7500 

The Willett House, serving "cuts of beef as tender as soft bread", is located at 20 Willett Ave, Port Chester, NY 10573. The Willett House offers daily specials including steaks, fresh seafood and other offerings.

Port Chester - Restaurants

The Westchester County, NY list of restaurants in Port Chester serve the following cuisines:

    American Traditional
    BBQ - Barbecue
    Brazilian Food
    Café, Coffeehouse & Tea
    Chinese Food
    Deli & Bagel Shops
    Diners and Sandwich Shops
    Eclectic Cuisine
    Indian Cuisine
    Italian Food
    Mexican Food
    Pan Asian Food
    Peruvian Cuisine
    Pizza
    Seafood
    South American Food
    Spanish Cuisine
    Steak & Seafood

American Traditional Cuisine
What is Traditional American food? It's difficult to classify Traditional American food. We all associate Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, French Fries, and of course Apple Pie with American food - and how about Turkey and sweet potatoes on Thanksgiving.

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BBQ - Barbecue Cuisine
Barbecue, barbeque, bar-b-q, and BBQ all refer to a cooking method, an outdoor gathering with food, and often to any food cooked outdoors. Barbecue uses indirect heat and a slow process breaking down (often tough) cuts of meat into tender morsels.

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Chinese Food Cuisine
The Chinese believe that the preparation of food is an art. The art of cooking Chinese food can include dishes and food preparation techniques which are difficult to develop and may require the expertise of a chef with lots of experience.

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Indian Cuisine Cuisine
The unforgettable aroma of India is the fragrance of spices important to Indian food. The Indian cook has some twenty-five spices with which to mix the recognized combinations or "masalas" (a paste used in Indian food) basic to Indian cuisine.

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Italian Food Cuisine
Eating Italian food can offer a satisfying and healthy meal. Italian food is varied, abundant in selection, and unique to many of the 20 regions of Italy. Select a fine Italian restaurant from our list of Italian restaurants in Westchester.

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Mexican Food Cuisine
Mexican food varies by region. Recipes and ingredients from many countries such as Africa, South America, and France influenced Mexican food. Select from a list of many fine Mexican restaurants in Westchester County and the Hudson River Valley.

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Pizza Cuisine
Almost all Americans can relate to the mouth-watering experience of biting into a crusty and piping-hot pizza dripping with melted mozzarella and juicy tomato sauce Select your favorite Pizza restaurant from our list of Pizzarias.

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Port Chester
Westchester County
Hudson Valley

History of Port Chester
Wandering tribes of Mohegan Indians were the earliest inhabitants of the area known today as Rye Town and the Village of Port Chester. The first white settlers were a group of enterprising young men and women who came from the English colony of Connecticut in 1660. After land purchases from the Indians, negotiated mostly by Peter Disbrow, they settled on the island of "Manussing," for which they had paid "eight cotes and seven shirts fifteen fathom of womone." Although the land was part of the territory claimed by the Dutch, the defiant colonists drew up a proclamation in 1662 declaring allegiance to Charles of England. Through further treaties with the Indians, their combined holdings soon comprised all of what is now the City of Rye, Town of Rye, Harrison, White Plains and parts of Greenwich, North Castle and Mamaroneck. In 1665 the General Court of Connecticut merged the settlement under the name of Rye, in honor of a prominent family among the early colonists who has come from Rye, England.

For nearly one hundred years, Rye was disputed territory between New York and Connecticut, until finally, in 1788, the New York State legislature officially established the Town of Rye boundaries. The group of settlers moved outward from Manursing Island and eventually developed Peningo Neck (the present business section of the City of Rye) and "Saw Pit" as Port Chester was commonly called then. Saw Pit (also know as Saw Pits and Saw Pit Landing), was named for the saw-mill and boat building shop near the mouth of the Byram River where the community evolved. It was little more than a hamlet until near the Revolutionary War period. But with its good harbor and growing shipbuilding industry, the port became a natural outlet for farm produce from the surrounding countryside.

During the Revolutionary War, Saw Pit was an important military outpost. Both armies vied for possession of the port, and the village was nearly destroyed in the crossfire. In 1776, American General Israel Putnam used the Bush Homestead, in what is now John Lyon Park, as his headquarters. When the clamor of the Revolution settled, the area was rebuilt and its shipping and shipbuilding industries prospered. Before long it had become an important steamboat stop, the eastern "port of Westchester." The name Port Chester was adopted in 1837. On May 4, 1868, Port Chester was incorporated as a village with specified limits within the Town of Rye.

The decline in agriculture and shipping came during the latter half of the 19th century, with the establishment of major railroads. Gradually the community changed from a port and trading center to a manufacturing center. By 1950, Port Chester was among the leading factory towns in the Lower Hudson Valley. Many well-known corporations had headquarters or production centers in the village, including Life Savers, Empire Brush Works, Arnold Bread, Fruit of the Loom and Russell Burdsall Nut & Bolt Co. On evenings and weekends, Port Chester's downtown hummed with vitality, as residents of neighboring towns flocked to the village's stores and restaurants. During the 1970s, most of the factories began to move south or west. Like many other manufacturing communities in the Northeast, Port Chester struggled with a declining economic base. In 1984, Lifesavers shut down its North Main Street factory after 64 years, the last major manufacturer to leave the village.

Port Chester Today
Since then, Port Chester has revitalized itself with a growing retail and service economy. The restaurants in Port Chester are among the best in Westchester. Port Chester's downtown Restaurant Row is renowned throughout the region, offering cuisine from around the world in dozens of top-rated establishments. "The Waterfront at Port Chester" retail center has brought a multiplex movie theater to the Byram River shore, Costco Shoppers Warehouse, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Super Stop & Shop, Marshall's and several other stores. Port Chester's prodigious industrial growth during the first half of the 20th Century attracted large numbers of European immigrants, primarily from Italy, Germany, Poland and Ireland. Similarly, newcomers from Central and South America and the Caribbean have helped to fuel the village's recent revival. Latino-owned stores and restaurants have helped bring customers of all ethnic groups back to Main Street and Westchester Avenue.

"History and Port Chester Today" is sourced from Village of Port Chester, New York.

History And Antiquities
The following covers "History and Antiquities", a general collection of interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, and anecdotes about Westchester County and its towns. When reading the following, remember to keep in mind that this information has been written about two hundred years ago. Population statistics and events have not been revised to reflect current events and perspective. We think this adds to the historical flavor and interest of the writings, giving a different perspective on much of this information and written in an "older world" writing style. "Historical Collections of the State of New York, Published by S. Tuttle, 194 Chatham-Square, 1841

    Port Chester
    "Port Chester, first known as Saw Log Swamp and later as Saw Pit, was settled about 1650. Port Chester, post village, is on the New York and Connecticut turnpike, and west side of Byram River, which is here the boundary line of Connecticut and New York; it is pleasantly situated, and contains 3 churches, and about 100 dwellings. This place possesses a convenient landing for steamboats and sloops."

Excerpts from "New York, A Guide to the Empire State", Compiled by workers of the Writer's Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of New York, 1940 Albany

    "Port Chester, 0.3 m. (34 alt.,23,074 pop.), . . . Its factories produce candy, ammonia, nuts and bolts, furnaces, coal and gas ranges, soft drinks, and cartons.

    "The BUSH Homestead (open 9-4:30 Tues., Thurs., Sat.), Lyon Park overlooking King St., is a well-preserved Georgian Colonial house built shortly before the Revolution by Abraham Bush, a sea captain; it was the headquarters of General Israel Putnam, 1777-8. The original furniture has been preserved, including the bed and desk used by 'Old Put.'.

    "The Samuel Brown Home, Browndale Place, built in 1774 on the site of an earlier homestead, has been altered several times, notably by the addition of a wing. The interior walls, doors, and floors are unchanged.

    "The Brown Graveyard, at the rear of a vacant lot on Indian Road, a huddle of fallen tombstones among brambles, was the private burial ground of the Brown family from 1660 to 1900."

About Port Chester
Learn about attractions, things to do and places to see around the village of Port Chester, If you're looking for something to do this weekend, take the children to one of several parks in Port Chester. Port Chester parks offer many activities for children as well as adults. Kids can play at the playground; and on a hot summer day the kids will love the Water Spray Playground at Columbus Park. Columbus Park is 9.4-acres and is located east of Ryan Avenue, West of I-95 and North of Fox Island. Activities for kids includes a basketball court, two volleyball courts, and for younger children a large and a small play structure with small rock climbing wall. Columbus Park also offers a Water Spray Playground, open in the summer from 11 am to 7 pm.

If you enjoy antiquing, visit antique stores in and around Port Chester. If you're looking for a good movie in Port Chester, enjoy a night out at the movies; when its time to eat, select from one of the many excellent Port Chester Restaurants.

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