THE WESTCHESTER ALTERNATIVE

PLACES TO GO


This wasoriginally a place to list things like coffee shops, but there are also whole towns that have character and are worth checking out. Check out a music store, and get a cup of coffee or something!!!

kafe haus
Slave to the grind in bronxville.
Bronxville might be known for being a bit "snooty", but it actually began as an art community. And with the marjorly hippie-dippie Sarah Lawrence college right up the hill, and a bit of flavor from a few europen au pairs, this local coffe shop can have some character.

Nyack
Not exactly Greenwich Village, but it's right across the Tappan Zee and seems to go with a more free-spitited flow than most places on the east side of the bridge.

S.U.N.Y Purchase
Purchase is amazing. There isn't even a real town, but the college is one of the cooler ones around. Everything's on the campus. It's a great place to go and just hang out. They used to have movie nights, but there's always a cool vibe happening. There's a bus that goes there from White Plains, and they now charge a few bucks to park for the day. As a public university, it has always been an open campus for people in the community, but you never know about rules for that kind of thing thses days!

New Paltz
Ulster County used to be considered "upstate", but since more and more people commute to the city from Poughkeepsie and beyond, we've got to mention it! S.U.N.Y New Paltz is known for being a bit of a punk rock hippie school like Purchase, but it's bigger, and there's an actual town!

Woodstock
Where it all started! Well, where it was supposed to start, anyway. This freakalicious little town a little north of New Paltz was where the original concert of 1969 was supposed to happen, but local residents "came to their senses", and the concert was moved to Max Yasgur's farm in Bethel, New York about an hour and a half away from the city in Sullivan County. Woodstock still retains its original hippness, and you can still pick up some tie-dyed candles, if you go for that sort of thing.

Rosendale
Right between New Paltz and Woodstock, this seems to have become an artsy little town a little above New Paltz. We haven't been up there for a bit, so who knows if there's anything to actually do, but if you're in the area, it might be worth having a look!


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