Seniors Enjoy Rye

Rye is young, in fact, it is the youngest city in New York State. No other city has been chartered anywhere in New York State since 1942. Rye, on Long Island Sound, borders on Connecticut at the gateway of New England. Just to let senior readers know, Rye is quite upscale.

Coldwell Banker found Rye to rank #3 for expensive homes in the entire nation. It was also selected in the top ten places to live in the state. Mega-Mansions are in abundance in Rye. Senior visitors can gain perspective with MyRye.com, a web site with observations about Rye.

New York City is only 25 miles away and a full one-third of working residents commute to work. Rye’s remarkable natural endowments include a protected harbor along Long Island Sound, a variety of landscapes, tree-lined streets, and winding brooks, all helping to make Rye an attractive city.

In the US News and World Ranking of High Schools, Rye High School was ranked #2 in New York State of Public High Schools (this is excluding Charter Schools.)

Seniors Enjoy Historic Amusement Park

Rye Playland, The Westchester Country Club, The Jay Heritage Center (A National Historic Landmark) and Balsam Massage are major drawing cards for not only the locals but senior visitors as well.

Playland is an historic amusement park and designated a National Historic Landmark and features one of the oldest wooden roller coasters in the Northeast called the Dragon Coaster. If you are “into coasters,” you might get a thrill on the Dragon.

For you gourmet folks, I was impressed with La Panetière and the Aurora, both upscale, great menus and nicely decorated. Senior visitors will find some great seafood restaurants.

Young Town, Long History

Young town, yes, however there are several sites on the National Register of Historic Places. The Historical Society also owns a former inn/tavern built in 1730, the Square House, which it operates as a museum.  A public inn for nearly a century, it housed such distinguished stagecoach riders as George Washington, John Adams, and General Lafayette. It later became Rye’s first post office and from 1904 till 1964 served as Village Hall, then City Hall.

In 1665, Connecticut merged several settlements under the name of Rye after Rye, England. Today, the Town of Rye is a unique blend of the old and the new, retaining its traditional atmosphere of tranquil village life as well as many historic landmarks that bind it to its three-hundred year history.

Rye started off as a small settlement on Manursing Island, then developed Poningo Neck, which now is the business section of the City of Rye, and the Saw Pit, which now is Port Chester on the Byram River, with paths leading to various parts of the town.

In the harbor you will find awesome yachts… Rye is home to the American Yacht Club. jeb