About City of Harrison, New York

The Community

The town of Harrison is about 25 miles north of Manhattan and five miles east of White Plains.  Commuters are only a 32 minute express train ride to Grand Central Station.  Harrison is both a town and a village existing co-terminus.  The town was founded June 25, 1696, when a charter was given to John Harrison by King William III of England.  The village was incorporated in 1975.   Blending the best of town and country, Harrison is a predominantly residential town which quietly grants every modern amenity.  Within a carefully protected rural atmosphere of tree-lined streets, the relaxation of small-town living harmoniously coexists with Harrison’s “Platinum Mile,” the home of scores of major corporations such as MasterCard, IBM and PepsiCo.  Sophisticated employment opportunities and outstanding shopping and dining are also available in neighboring White Plains.

Harrison shelters a population of 26,504 within twenty-two square miles, the distance John Harrison could gallop on the day in 1696 when he bought the land from the Siwanoy Indians.  This area was to be called “Harrison’s Purchase,” and to this day a section of Harrison is called Purchase.  Its northern section, known as Purchase, has co-terminus status and a reputation as a privileged area of fine estate homes.