I Live Here Westchester NY

I Live Here Media

“I Live Here” is a hyperlocal podcast that explores the stories, people, and events shaping life in Westchester, NY. Each episode dives into what’s happening across our towns and neighborhoods—highlighting small businesses, community voices, local culture, and can’t-miss happenings. Whether you’ve lived here forever or just moved in, this podcast keeps you connected to the place you call home.

  1. 20h ago

    I Live Here Westchester | Linh Hoang: Flowers, Vietnamese Coffee, and a 135-Year-Old Bank in Tarrytown

    Send us Fan Mail Linh Hoang is opening Dahlia's Song in Tarrytown — a flower shop, Vietnamese café, and workshop space inside a 135-year-old former bank building on North Broadway. She grows over 400 dahlia varieties herself, including breeds that exist nowhere else, and she's building something Westchester has never quite seen before. In This Episode: (0:00) How a lifelong passion for flowers turned into a business (2:30) Finding and falling in love with the historic bank building (5:25) Growing 4,000+ dahlias across 400 varieties — and breeding originals (7:30) What Vietnamese coffee culture looks like at a table in Tarrytown (9:30) Thursday workshops: florals, watercolor, community, and kids (12:00) Competing against 1-800-Flowers with freshly cut, homegrown stems (13:20) Running seven businesses as a single mom — and why she's doing it (15:50) Opening end of June — how to follow the journey Follow Dahlia's Song on Instagram @dahliasong and visit dahliasong.com. Subscribe to The Westchester Brief at iliveherewestchester.com.1 Support the show I Live Here Westchester is a production of I Live Here Media. We spotlight the voices, visionaries, and stories that make Westchester County more than just a place to live—it’s a place to belong. Have a guest suggestion or want to partner with us? Email: jimjockle@iliveheremedia.com Website: www.iliveheremedia.com Follow us on Instagram: @iliveheremedia Subscribe, rate, and share to support local storytelling.

    19 min

  2. 21h ago

    The Westchester Brief | 06.16.26: No Rate Cut, and What It Costs You

    Send us Fan Mail The Federal Reserve meets June 16–17, and markets put the odds of holding rates steady at roughly 99% — no cut since December. For Westchester County, where the median single-family home now runs about $940,000, that means mortgages stay near 6.5% and the "wait for a cut" strategy gets more expensive. We translate the Fed's decision into the real monthly cost of buying a home here, and explain why the oil-price spike is part of why the cut isn't coming. In This Episode: (0:00) Why a Washington rate decision lands on your Westchester mortgage (0:25) The data: a ~99% chance of a hold, 6.5% mortgages, and a $500-a-month gap on the county's median home (4:20) Quick hit: Playland opens for its 98th season (5:00) Close Sources: CME FedWatch / CBS News / NerdWallet (June 2026 Fed outlook); Freddie Mac PMMS (30-year mortgage rate); Q1 2026 Westchester residential sales data (median price). Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or share the show with a neighbor. Tags: Westchester County, I Live Here Westchester, local news, mortgage rates, Federal Reserve, housing market, home buying Support the show I Live Here Westchester is a production of I Live Here Media. We spotlight the voices, visionaries, and stories that make Westchester County more than just a place to live—it’s a place to belong. Have a guest suggestion or want to partner with us? Email: jimjockle@iliveheremedia.com Website: www.iliveheremedia.com Follow us on Instagram: @iliveheremedia Subscribe, rate, and share to support local storytelling.

    4 min

  3. 1d ago

    The Westchester Brief | 06.15.26: 85,000 Homes and the Summer Oil Bet

    Send us Fan Mail About one in four Westchester County homes heats with oil — roughly 85,000 households — and this is the week they face a quiet but costly decision. Heating-oil pre-buy and cap-price contracts are sold in summer, and this year those households are pricing winter against the largest oil-supply disruption on record. We break down the numbers, why oil-heated homes get no state affordability backstop, and what to do before you lock a contract. In This Episode: (0:00) The summer oil decision facing 85,000 Westchester homes (0:20) The data: one in four homes on oil, NY heating oil at $4.10–$4.80, the Strait of Hormuz shock, and the NY HEAT delivered-fuels gap (4:30) Quick hit: early voting in the June 23 county primary begins June 13 (5:10) Close Sources: U.S. Census ACS (Westchester home-heating-fuel share); Win Climate / NY Renews, "NY HEAT and Energy Affordability in Westchester" (energy burden, delivered-fuel exclusion); NYSERDA Home Heating Oil prices; Westchester County Office of Consumer Protection (local gas/oil prices). Subscribe to our newsletter at iliveherewestchester.com. Tags: Westchester County, I Live Here Westchester, local news, heating oil, energy costs, NY HEAT, Hudson Valley Support the show I Live Here Westchester is a production of I Live Here Media. We spotlight the voices, visionaries, and stories that make Westchester County more than just a place to live—it’s a place to belong. Have a guest suggestion or want to partner with us? Email: jimjockle@iliveheremedia.com Website: www.iliveheremedia.com Follow us on Instagram: @iliveheremedia Subscribe, rate, and share to support local storytelling.

    4 min

  4. 4d ago

    The Friday Intel | 06.12.26: Westchester at One Million — Who's Coming and Where the Pressure Lands

    Send us Fan Mail Westchester County just crossed one million residents — the highest population ever recorded, with the largest single-year gain of any county in New York State, at a moment when 38 of the state's 62 counties are losing population. Today's Friday Intel breaks down the data underneath that milestone: where the growth is concentrated, what it is doing to housing prices, why the cities absorbing the most new residents are also the ones under the most fiscal stress, and what the population trajectory means for anyone buying, renting, or commuting in Westchester County right now. In This Episode: (0:00) Cold Open: 38 counties shrinking, Westchester growing (0:30) Intro and Context: The milestone and why the distribution matters (1:30) The Data: Where the growth is concentrated, what housing prices are doing (3:30) The Surprise: Growth is landing hardest in cities least equipped to absorb it (5:00) What This Means for You: Buyers, renters, and commuters (6:00) Close Sources: Census Bureau county-level population estimates; Westfair Communications Q1 2026 housing data; World Population Review 2026 projections. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or share with a neighbor. Westchester County, I Live Here Westchester, Friday Intel, local news, Westchester population, housing market, New Rochelle, Yonkers, White Plains, demographic data Support the show I Live Here Westchester is a production of I Live Here Media. We spotlight the voices, visionaries, and stories that make Westchester County more than just a place to live—it’s a place to belong. Have a guest suggestion or want to partner with us? Email: jimjockle@iliveheremedia.com Website: www.iliveheremedia.com Follow us on Instagram: @iliveheremedia Subscribe, rate, and share to support local storytelling.

    5 min

  5. 5d ago

    The Westchester Brief | 06.11.26: The Tuckahoe Festival Failure — Who Had a Plan?

    Send us Fan Mail A church carnival in Tuckahoe ended May 30 with three injured officers, a hospital transport, and police from multiple counties shutting the event down. Coverage has called it a teen takeover. Today's Westchester Brief asks the harder question: what was the event permit, what was the crowd management plan, and what institutional failure allowed a community institution to become a multi-county mobilization? This is a governance story, not a crime story — and the accountability gap in local coverage is exactly where The Westchester Brief should be. In This Episode: (0:00) What happened at the Tuckahoe festival on May 30 (1:00) Why the permitting process is the story — and where the public record is (2:00) The multi-county response: what it tells you about planning assumptions (3:00) Social media and crowd amplification: the structural problem for community events in 2026 (4:00) What Tuckahoe officials are now deciding — and what residents should demand (4:45) What's Happening in Westchester: Domestic Violence High Risk Team secures $1M grant for second year Subscribe on YouTube for the video version: youtube.com/@iliveherewestchester Westchester County, I Live Here Westchester, local news, Tuckahoe, public safety, event permitting, crowd management, community events, accountability journalism Support the show I Live Here Westchester is a production of I Live Here Media. We spotlight the voices, visionaries, and stories that make Westchester County more than just a place to live—it’s a place to belong. Have a guest suggestion or want to partner with us? Email: jimjockle@iliveheremedia.com Website: www.iliveheremedia.com Follow us on Instagram: @iliveheremedia Subscribe, rate, and share to support local storytelling.

    5 min

  6. 6d ago

    The Westchester Brief | 06.10.26: The Billion-Dollar Quantum Company in Elmsford

    Send us Fan Mail A Westchester-based company just hit a $1 billion valuation in quantum computing — one of the most strategically important technology sectors in the world — and almost no one in the county has heard of it. SEEQC, Inc. manufactures superconducting quantum chips in Elmsford, expanded its facility with a $3 million Empire State Development grant, and is closing a merger with Allegro Merger Corp. today. Today's episode covers what SEEQC actually does, why quantum hardware manufacturing is different from anything else in Westchester's economy, and what the Element 46 accelerator's tech trajectory says about where the county is heading. In This Episode: (0:00) SEEQC: What it is and why it matters (1:00) Quantum hardware vs. quantum software — the manufacturing layer that can't move (2:30) Why Elmsford? The state incentive and talent corridor story (3:30) Element 46 Demo Day: Westchester on the national tech calendar (4:30) What's Happening in Westchester: New York Blood Center Enterprises campus opens in Rye Subscribe on YouTube for the video version: youtube.com/@iliveherewestchester Westchester County, I Live Here Westchester, local news, SEEQC, quantum computing, Elmsford, tech economy, Element 46, Westchester business, Empire State Development Support the show I Live Here Westchester is a production of I Live Here Media. We spotlight the voices, visionaries, and stories that make Westchester County more than just a place to live—it’s a place to belong. Have a guest suggestion or want to partner with us? Email: jimjockle@iliveheremedia.com Website: www.iliveheremedia.com Follow us on Instagram: @iliveheremedia Subscribe, rate, and share to support local storytelling.

    5 min

  7. Jun 9

    The Westchester Brief | 06.9.26: The Gun Warning Law Nobody Is Watching Implement

    Send us Fan Mail The Westchester County Board of Legislators unanimously passed the Visual Gun Warning Law on June 2 — requiring licensed gun retailers to display graphic health warning imagery at the point of sale. Westchester is the second jurisdiction in the United States to enact this type of requirement. The vote is done. The implementation hasn't started. Today's episode covers what the law actually requires, what the county's Department of Health now has to design, what the First Amendment exposure looks like, and why a unanimous vote is only the beginning of this story. In This Episode: (0:00) What the Visual Gun Warning Law requires — and what it doesn't yet answer (1:00) The Department of Health's role: designing the imagery from scratch (2:30) What research says about graphic health warnings at point of sale (3:30) The First Amendment challenge: compelled speech and what courts have said (4:30) What's Happening in Westchester: Element 46 Demo Day, Westchester on national Tech Week calendar Subscribe on YouTube for the video version: youtube.com/@iliveherewestchester Westchester County, I Live Here Westchester, local news, gun safety, Visual Gun Warning Law, Westchester legislation, public health, firearms, Board of Legislators Support the show I Live Here Westchester is a production of I Live Here Media. We spotlight the voices, visionaries, and stories that make Westchester County more than just a place to live—it’s a place to belong. Have a guest suggestion or want to partner with us? Email: jimjockle@iliveheremedia.com Website: www.iliveheremedia.com Follow us on Instagram: @iliveheremedia Subscribe, rate, and share to support local storytelling.

    4 min

  8. Jun 8

    The Westchester Brief | 06.08.26: The Rent Vote Nobody Is Watching

    Send us Fan Mail On June 22, the Westchester County Rent Guidelines Board will vote on allowable rent increases for all rent-stabilized apartments in the county — leases running October 2026 through September 2027. Last year's approved rates were 2% for one-year leases and 3% for two-year leases. Landlords say those increases fell short of actual cost growth. Tenants say any increase is a burden in a county where workforce housing is already scarce. Today's episode breaks down how the board works, who controls it, and what is actually at stake for the tens of thousands of Westchester households in rent-stabilized units. In This Episode: (0:00) The June 22 vote and what it decides (1:00) How the Rent Guidelines Board is structured — and where the real power sits (2:30) The landlord argument: building costs outpaced last year's increases (3:30) The tenant argument: workforce housing in a county where rents already hit $3,000+ (4:30) What's Happening in Westchester: Summer season opens — Playland, Wine and Food Festival, Pride Subscribe to the I Live Here Westchester newsletter for the full story delivered weekly: iliveheremedia.com Westchester County, I Live Here Westchester, local news, rent stabilization, Westchester housing, Rent Guidelines Board, tenant rights, landlord, Yonkers Support the show I Live Here Westchester is a production of I Live Here Media. We spotlight the voices, visionaries, and stories that make Westchester County more than just a place to live—it’s a place to belong. Have a guest suggestion or want to partner with us? Email: jimjockle@iliveheremedia.com Website: www.iliveheremedia.com Follow us on Instagram: @iliveheremedia Subscribe, rate, and share to support local storytelling.

    5 min
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“I Live Here” is a hyperlocal podcast that explores the stories, people, and events shaping life in Westchester, NY. Each episode dives into what’s happening across our towns and neighborhoods—highlighting small businesses, community voices, local culture, and can’t-miss happenings. Whether you’ve lived here forever or just moved in, this podcast keeps you connected to the place you call home.

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  • Creator
    I Live Here Media
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    119
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 I Live Here Westchester NY
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