The easy commute to Manhattan has always been a big draw in lower Westchester County, and thats particularly true in Eastchester, which boasts three train stations two in Tuckahoe alone another in Bronxville.

But theres plenty of reasons to stay in town. Eastchester and its two villages offer several small downtown areas made for strolling. Tuckahoe, again, has two one each near the Tuckahoe and Crestwood stations.

Bronxville also offers a comfortable downtown for walking. Pondfield Road features all fresco restaurants and both an independent book store, Coffee Shop and many more, that is always buzzing with conversation weekend nights.

The theatre around the block mixes blockbuster movies with independent and foreign films.

In the unincorporated area of town, businesses line Garth Road in the northwest corner, which runs into Scarsdale to the north.

Another shopping hub with nationally known stores Borders Books and Music, Old Navy, Trader Joes and others sits along Route 22 in Eastchester, along with one shopping center by Lord & Taylor.

The area developed in the 1890s and with many artists moving in, became a significant center for culture at the turn of the 20th century.

One of the towns jewels is Lake Isle Park, a former 116 acre private country club that the town bought in 1980. It offers residents of the town and its villages a golf course and swimming pools.The town calls itself the birthplace of the Bill of Rights and the small strip of stores at Mill Road  and Route 22 is called the Bill of Right Plaza.