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Visitor spending in Westchester County reached $2.53 billion in 2025, growing faster than New York State as a whole. Separately, the county says film and TV production had $1.85 billion in economic impact. We look at what those numbers mean for local taxes and businesses, and the caveats behind them.

In This Episode
(0:00) Cold Open
(0:20) Deep Dive: Westchester's visitor and film economy
(4:15) What's Happening in Westchester: Thompson's Cider Mill's 50th season
(4:40) Close

Sources:
Westfair Communications, visitor spending study: https://westfaironline.com/economic-development/study-finds-increased-spending-by-visitors-to-westchester/
Westchester County, film and TV economic impact release: https://www.einpresswire.com/article/942254238/
Yonkers Times, Thompson's Cider Mill 50th season: https://yonkerstimes.com/thompsons-cider-mill-begins-its-50th-season-of-award-winning-ciders-sept-19/

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