Purchase

Purchase

Purchase, New York is a hamlet of the town of Harrison, in Westchester County. Its ZIP code is 10577. Its name is derived from Harrison's purchase, for Harrison could have as much land as he could ride in one day. Purchase is home to State University of New York at Purchase, Manhattanville College and the Westchester County Airport. In 1967 200 residents stated support for a plan to incorporate Purchase so corporations could not build in the community. In response, officials from the Town of Harrison put forward plans to try to become a city in an attempt to stop Purchase from seceding from...
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County:Westchester County
State:New York
Also known as:Purchase, New York

Colleges and universities in Purchase

Long Island University-Westchester Campus
Long Island University-Westchester Campus

Famous residents of Purchase

George Stephanopoulos
George Stephanopoulos
Author, TV Actor, Film Actor

George Robert Stephanopoulos is an American television journalist and a former political advisor. Stephanopoulos rose to early prominence as a...
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Airports in or near Purchase

Stewart International Airport
Stewart International Airport
Airport code:SWF
Sikorsky Memorial Airport
Sikorsky Memorial Airport
Airport code:BDR
LaGuardia Airport
LaGuardia Airport
Airport code:LGA
Long Island MacArthur Airport
Long Island MacArthur Airport
Airport code:ISP

U.S. state

New York
New York
Population:340,120 (1790)

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. New York is the 27th most extensive, the 3rd most populous, and the 7th most densely populated of the 50 United States. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border with Rhode Island east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces...
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