Stamford is a nearly 40 square mile coastal community along Connecticut’s Long Island Sound shoreline. Incorporated in 1893, the city was originally founded by Native Americans as Rippowam and deeded to English settlers who renamed it after a town in Lincolnshire, England in 1640. Stamford is located 25 miles northeast of New York City in...

Armonk is a hamlet within the Town of New Castle in New York’s Westchester County. Located in the scenic Hudson Valley, the hamlet was originally inhabited by Siwanoy Native Americans and later English settlers. Armonk’s historic Smith Tavern served as militia headquarters during the American Revolution, much of which saw action in the important Battle...

Nestled in the southeast corner of Putnam County, the village of Brewster was founded in 1894 and is called the “Hub of the Harlem Valley.” This historic community – named for landowners Walter and James Brewster – is just an hour north of New York City and home to more than 2,000 residents who are...

Teaneck is a New Jersey township of just under 40,000 residents in central Bergen County. Incorporated in 1895, the township was established as a quiet farming community of Dutch settlers. From 1930 to 1950, the area grew rapidly as zoning and long-term economic development took hold. The township – Bergen County’s second most populated –...

The historic Village of Tarrytown rests on the Hudson River’s eastern shore, connecting Westchester County with upstate New York via the Tappan Zee Bridge. Originally inhabited by Weckquaesgeek Native Americans, the village later became home to Dutch settlers, before many prominent industrial leaders, including John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil president John Archbold, built large...

Just over the George Washington Bridge from New York City, the borough of Fort Lee served as an important military location during the Revolutionary War and is named for General Charles Lee, who aided in the defense of New York City during the war. More than a century later, Fort Lee became “the Birthplace of...

The City of Peekskill is situated along the Hudson River in New York’s Westchester County. Like much of the county, the area was originally inhabited by Lenape Native Americans and later the Dutch, who called it “Peeck’s Kil,” a term derived from the Dutch words for “stream.” The community later served as an important manufacturing...

A thriving metropolis along the banks of the Hackensack River, the City of Hackensack welcomes a diverse assortment of people and businesses in the distant shadows of the New York City skyline. The area was originally home to Lenni Lenape Native Americans, a highly respected Algonquian sect. The City’s name, however, is taken from the...

SSI attorney Gabe Hermann is proud to serve New Rochelle and its surrounding areas. Nicknamed the “Queen City of Sound,” New Rochelle is a large suburban community nestled on the banks of the Long Island Sound. More than 77,000 residents call this area just two miles north of New York City home. This makes it...

Yorktown is a hamlet of over 36,000 residents located on the northern border of Westchester County, situated between Cortlandt, Somers and New Castle. The earliest inhabitants of the almost 40 square mile town were Native Americans of the Osceola, Amawalk, Kitchawan and Mohegan tribes, while much of what is now Yorktown later served as a...

Nestled in the banks of the Hudson River, Yonkers is New York’s fourth largest city with almost 196,000 people calling it home. The city—Westchester’s oldest—is named after an early Dutch settler who erected a sawmill in what is now Yonkers in the late 1640s. Landmarks include the century-old Yonkers Raceway and expansive Hudson River Museum....

Mount Kisco is a bucolic Westchester County village and town of almost 10,000 inhabitants. Founded as Kirbyville and New Castle Corners in 1850, the area’s present name comes from the 623-foot hill northwest of town as well as the Native American word kiskamenahook, which means “settlement near a brook.” The peaceful 3.25 square mile community...

One of Westchester County’s oldest settlements, the idyllic Town of Mamaroneck began as a thriving farming, fishing, lumbering, and milling center and today is a suburban home to more than 27,000 residents, many of whom commute to New York City and Stamford, Connecticut. The community was founded at the mouth of the Mamaroneck River in...

Nestled just a few miles east of the Hudson River in southern Westchester County, White Plains, New York, is a city of more than 57,000 residents that continues to grow thanks in part to its relatively low cost of living and convenient location near New York City. Originally settled by the Weckquaeskeck Native American people...

Scarsdale is a quaint, 6.5 square mile village just south of White Plains in New York’s Westchester County. Once a country manor home for English royalty, the village has grown from less than 300 inhabitants in 1790 to more than 17,000 today. Notable residents include James Fenimore Cooper, whose novel The Spy is set in...