I Live Here Westchester NY

“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.

I Live Here Westchester NY is a news podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 168 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #170

  The Westchester Brief | 08.20.26: 51% More Clients, 0.7% More Money

  Aug 20, 20265 minS1

  Send us Fan Mail Hope's Door, Westchester County's domestic violence provider, served 51% more clients this year and received a 0.7% funding increase. Both numbers come from the same year and the same state grant program. This episode traces the arithmetic. New York's Office of Victim Services issued tentative Victim Assistance grant awards this cycle: 316 applicants requested $313.1 million against $126.5 million available, a gap of roughly $187 million. Then it follows the consequence into Westchester County's own budget, where mandated human services is already one of four drivers pushing county spending over plan. In This Episode (0:00) Two numbers that don't belong in the same sentence (0:30) The statewide pool: 316 applicants, $313.1 million requested, $126.5 million available (1:40) Hope's Door, and what Executive Director CarlLa Horton said (2:30) The regional pattern in Orange and Dutchess counties (3:15) Why a nonprofit shortfall becomes a county expense (4:15) What's still unpublished, and what happens next (5:30) Quick hit: 23 Emmy nominations for series filmed in Westchester Sources: News 12 Westchester, reporting by Blaise Gomez, August 13, 2026, on New York domestic violence agencies and state funding. News 12 Westchester, August 11, 2026, on Westchester County's second-quarter budget projection and Budget Director Larry Soule's comments on expenditure drivers. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, or share this with a neighbor. 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.

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  Episode #169

  The Westchester Brief | 08.19.26: 575 Cameras, Still No Answer

  Aug 19, 20265 minS1

  Send us Fan Mail In May this show covered a Westchester County surveillance program nobody voted on. In June, four legal organizations sued to shut it down. Two months later, the county has said almost nothing, and that silence is the story. Umemoto v. Westchester County Police Department was filed June 9 in State Supreme Court in Westchester County. The complaint describes 575 automated license plate reader cameras across 37 municipalities, roughly 1.6 billion plate scans, and data sharing with more than 50 outside agencies including ICE. The central claim is not privacy but authorization: the complaint alleges the county built the network without a Board of Legislators vote. The county says the complaint contains legal and factual errors, and has not said which ones. In This Episode (0:00) What we reported in May, and what changed in June (0:35) The case, the plaintiffs' counsel, and what the complaint alleges (2:10) The four municipalities named so far (2:40) Why this is an authorization case, not a privacy case (3:30) The county's June 25 response, and the silence since (4:30) The vendor and the contract value nobody has published (5:10) Senate Bill S963 and what it would require (5:50) Quick hit: first West Nile-positive mosquitoes of the season, in Rye Sources: Knight First Amendment Institute and the Policing Project at NYU School of Law case pages for Umemoto v. Westchester County Police Department, Index No. 65935/2026. The Examiner News, June 10 and June 25, 2026. Fortune, June 11, 2026. Insurance Journal via the Associated Press, June 12, 2026. New York State Senate bill tracker, S963. Westchester County Department of Health via Patch, Daily Voice and Mid Hudson News on West Nile surveillance. Subscribe to the newsletter at www.iliveheremedia.com. 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.

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  Episode #168

  The Westchester Brief | 08.18.26: Who Gets Screened in Your School

  Aug 18, 20265 minS1

  Send us Fan Mail Most parents in Westchester County assume the person serving lunch in a school cafeteria was screened differently than the person teaching math. Under New York State law, that assumption is wrong, and the rule is stronger than most people think. This episode walks through what Education Law section 305 subdivision 30, the SAVE Law, and Part 87 of the Commissioner's Regulations actually require: fingerprint clearance turns on employment longer than 5 days and direct contact with students under 21, not on job title. With more than 40 school districts in Westchester County and no county-level audit of district screening policy, the open question is application, not statute. In This Episode (0:00) The assumption most parents have, and why it's wrong (0:30) Education Law 305(30), Part 87, and the three-condition test (2:00) Why job title isn't in the rule (3:00) Where the real gap is: the 5-day threshold, agency staffing, and who audits (4:20) Assembly bill A8902 and what it would change (5:00) Three questions to ask your district in writing (5:50) Quick hit: Meadows of Briarcliff advances in Mount Pleasant Sources: New York State Education Department fingerprinting reference materials, updated July 15, 2026. NYSED field memorandum on required fingerprinting, September 25, 2024. New York State Senate bill tracker, A8902 and S8425. The Examiner News on the Mount Pleasant Planning Board vote. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, or share this with a neighbor who has kids in a Westchester district. 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.

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  Episode #167

  The Westchester Brief | 08.17.26: Two Towns Rezone Their Dead Retail

  Aug 17, 20264 minS1

  Send us Fan Mail Two Westchester County municipalities voted the same week to let empty retail space become something else. On August 5 the White Plains Common Council amended its zoning ordinance so roughly 90,000 square feet under the former Walmart at 275 Main Street can become self-storage. The same week, the Yorktown Town Board opened Jefferson Valley Mall to craft breweries, amusement centers, indoor recreation and trampoline parks. No member of the public spoke at the Yorktown hearing. This episode looks at what those two votes do to the commercial tax base, and why the difference lands on the residential roll. In This Episode (0:00) Two towns, one week, the same conclusion (0:20) White Plains: the 275 Main Street zoning amendment and the September 8 hearing (2:00) Yorktown: Jefferson Valley Mall and Supervisor Ed Lachterman on the record (2:45) Why a use change moves your tax bill (4:15) The counterargument for adaptive reuse (5:15) Quick hit: Harbor Island and Surf Club beaches closed for bacteria Sources: Westfair Communications, reporting by Peter Katz, on the White Plains zoning amendment. Yonkers Times, reporting by Dan Murphy, on the Yorktown Town Board vote. News 12 Westchester on the Mamaroneck and New Rochelle beach closures. Subscribe to the newsletter at www.iliveheremedia.com. 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.

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  Episode #166

  The Friday Intel | 08.14.26: 637 Prescriptions, 400 Deaths

  Aug 14, 20265 minS1

  Send us Fan Mail New York's Medical Aid in Dying Act took effect August 5, making New York the 13th state to authorize the practice. This episode skips the ethics debate and looks at the data instead. In Oregon last year, doctors wrote 637 prescriptions and 400 people died from taking them, meaning more than 200 people completed every step of the process and then never used the medication. New Jersey's five-year record suggests the law will reach one or two Westchester County residents in its first year. And New York has deliberately declined to maintain any registry of participating providers, which means a terminally ill Westchester family has no list to look up and no referral line to call. In This Episode (0:00) Cold open, a law with no directory (0:30) Intro and context, what took effect August 5 (1:30) The Data, the eligibility rules, the self-administration requirement, and the missing registry (3:30) The Surprise, 637 prescriptions, 400 deaths, and what that gap means (4:30) What This Means For You, who to ask and the Hawthorne case (5:00) Close Sources NYS Department of Health, Medical Aid in Dying law announcement and FAQ, August 5, 2026 Oregon Health Authority, 2025 Death with Dignity Act report, April 2, 2026 New Jersey Monitor, August 28, 2024 Spectrum News, August 5, 2026 America Magazine, July 31, 2026 Courthouse News Service, August 5, 2026 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or share with a neighbor. 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.

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