Rye

Also known as Rye, New York, Rye (city), New York, Rye, NY

city in Westchester County, New York, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New York
County: Westchester
Type: Council-Manager
Mayor: Josh Nathan
City manager: Brian Shea
City council: Members' List • Marion Anderson • James Ward • Josh Nathan • Jamie Jensen • Amy Kesavan • Keith Cunningham
Total: 20.02 sq mi (51.86 km )
Land: 5.85 sq mi (15.16 km )
Water: 14.17 sq mi (36.70 km )
Density: 2,835/sq mi (1,094.6/km )
Time zone: UTC−05:00 ( EST )
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Rye is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, within the New York City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, Rye had a population of 16,592. It received its charter as a city in 1942, making it the most recent such charter in the state. The city has an area of 5.85 square miles.

Rye is notable for its waterfront, and two National Historic Landmarks (NHLs). The first NHL is the Boston Post Road Historic District, designated in 1993. It is also the only National Historic Landmark District (NHLD) in Westchester County, and includes the Jay Estate, the childhood home and final resting place of John Jay, a Founding Father and the first Chief Justice of the United States, Marshlands Conservancy, Rye Golf Club, Lounsbury and the Jay Cemetery. The second NHL in Rye is Playland, a historic amusement park designated in 1987, which features one of the oldest wooden roller coasters in the Northeast, the Dragon Coaster.