Bronxville?

[Anonymous]

Can you tell me what it's like to live there? Is it one of the top towns?

[Anonymous]

Extremely wealthy, society kind of place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Extremely wealthy, society kind of place.

Does it feel rich? Is it a good place for kids?

[Anonymous]

I have several friends who live in Bronxville and know the town fairly well. It seems idyllic - cute town, great school, easy commute - but hearing my friends’ stories it sounds like a nightmare socially. It’s very small and everyone knows one another’s business. If you or your kids don’t fit in you will have no other outlet. The people I know who grew up there fit the mold of snobby preppies who don’t really like to mix with people who are not like them. And yes, you need to be rich to live there.

[Anonymous]

It has a very WASPy feeling, if that's what you are getting at. And not wannabe-WASP like some CT towns, but actual, true, WASP.

My friend is Jewish and works in a hedge fund and he says a lot of Jewish people working in finance or law partners, even though they could afford to live there, still feel uncomfortable and left out there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have several friends who live in Bronxville and know the town fairly well. It seems idyllic - cute town, great school, easy commute - but hearing my friends’ stories it sounds like a nightmare socially. It’s very small and everyone knows one another’s business. If you or your kids don’t fit in you will have no other outlet. The people I know who grew up there fit the mold of snobby preppies who don’t really like to mix with people who are not like them. And yes, you need to be rich to live there.

Yeah the actual town is tiny and everyone walks around and knows each other and is up in each others' business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It has a very WASPy feeling, if that's what you are getting at. And not wannabe-WASP like some CT towns, but actual, true, WASP.

My friend is Jewish and works in a hedge fund and he says a lot of Jewish people working in finance or law partners, even though they could afford to live there, still feel uncomfortable and left out there.

Scarsdale has a large Jewish population and is right up the road. Probably a better choice for someone looking to be part of an active Jewish community.

The town of Bronxville is lovely. I wouldn’t mind living there if I could afford it. Something to watch out for in that area is “zip code” vs being in the town for services. There are houses with a “Bronxville zip code” that are really in Yonkers for schools and services. If you have school age kids, that’s especially important to watch for. A lot of NY has that issue, including Scarsdale as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It has a very WASPy feeling, if that's what you are getting at. And not wannabe-WASP like some CT towns, but actual, true, WASP.

My friend is Jewish and works in a hedge fund and he says a lot of Jewish people working in finance or law partners, even though they could afford to live there, still feel uncomfortable and left out there.

Then why do they live there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It has a very WASPy feeling, if that's what you are getting at. And not wannabe-WASP like some CT towns, but actual, true, WASP.

My friend is Jewish and works in a hedge fund and he says a lot of Jewish people working in finance or law partners, even though they could afford to live there, still feel uncomfortable and left out there.

Then why do they live there?

They don’t stay. They leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It has a very WASPy feeling, if that's what you are getting at. And not wannabe-WASP like some CT towns, but actual, true, WASP.

My friend is Jewish and works in a hedge fund and he says a lot of Jewish people working in finance or law partners, even though they could afford to live there, still feel uncomfortable and left out there.

Then why do they live there?

They don’t stay. They leave.

Apparently not, if they're still hanging around

[Anonymous]

Is there not a jail in Bronxville?

[Anonymous]

Bronxville is a lovely small town. It’s small, high-end, very quaint, and wealthy. As another poster mentioned, if you’re Jewish, there are probably other towns with a better Jewish community and culture. I doubt discrimination still happens there openly, there but it strikes me as an old school, waspy place- but a beautiful place to live.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Extremely wealthy, society kind of place.

Does it feel rich? Is it a good place for kids?

It feels old school. Its like being in a 1950s wealthy suburb, as opposed to a studio McGee development of new construction McMansions. It’s charming and waspy feeling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bronxville is a lovely small town. It’s small, high-end, very quaint, and wealthy. As another poster mentioned, if you’re Jewish, there are probably other towns with a better Jewish community and culture. I doubt discrimination still happens there openly, there but it strikes me as an old school, waspy place- but a beautiful place to live.

Old school and waspy conflict with a beautiful place to live.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bronxville is a lovely small town. It’s small, high-end, very quaint, and wealthy. As another poster mentioned, if you’re Jewish, there are probably other towns with a better Jewish community and culture. I doubt discrimination still happens there openly, there but it strikes me as an old school, waspy place- but a beautiful place to live.

Old school and waspy conflict with a beautiful place to live.

I have no idea what you're trying to say. Bronxville is gorgeous. And yes, it is a wasp town. Probably only Rye is waspier. And Rye is also gorgeous. You really have to hand it to the wasps, they knew how to build gorgeous suburbs.