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White Plains, New York
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White Plains is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 53,077, but a July 1, 2002 Census estimate put the city's population at 55,394. It is the county seat of Westchester CountyGR6.
Sometimes referred to as the "WP," White Plains is perhaps the most significant of the edge cities that have developed outside of New York City. While the city itself dates to the colonial period, since the mid-1980s it has experienced a tremendous commercial and residential boom. By the late 1990s and Early 2000s, many major corporations that had headquarters in New York City ended up moving to White Plains. The construction of the Galleria at White Plains ushered in a period of new construction downtown and on the Westchester Avenue (NY Route 119) corridor, including a series of skyscrapers, department stores and apartments. In the past ten years, development has continued as the city has become the leading retail and office center in Westchester County. A new courthouse for the Southern District of New York opened in 1998. An infusion of immigrants (largely from Mexico) and urban professionals drawn by the city's close commuting distance to midtown Manhattan (30 minutes by express train) has lent White Plains a cosmopolitan air in recent years.
The city's permanent population has experienced a growth spurt since 2000 as a number of high-end apartment towers have been constructed. The City Center development, opened in 2004, features two skyscrapers, One City Place and Trump Tower above 600,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space with commanding views of the lower Hudson Valley. The project also provided White Plains with some of the most prestigious addresses in Westchester County.
