Westmere, New York

About Westmere

Westmere, NY is a small unincorporated community located in eastern New York.

Westmere holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.17 square miles.

📰 Westmere News Today

• Westmere Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• David D. Sullivan Sr. Obituary Dec 31, 2025 - DeMarco-Stone Funeral Home DeMarco-Stone Funeral Home · Dec 31
• NY fire departments seeing soaring vehicle insurance costs, Hochul says while pushing reforms New York Post · Apr 17
• William C. Hynes, Jr. Obituary | Langan Funeral Home | Schoharie, NY Tribute Archive · Mar 30
• Westmere, New York Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Westmere Unique

• The only place in America named Westmere — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Westmere

• Athos Restaurant — greek
• Caffe Italia — italian
• Café Calabria — italian
• Crown Fried Chicken — chicken
• Mint
• Nirvana Indian Restaurant — indian
• Short and Stout — tea (café)
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Tacos Diablo — mexican
• Tara Kitchen — moroccan

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• 5 Wits · Arcade
• Artforms Gallery · Art gallery
• Dave & Buster's
• Space Adventure · Arcade
• The Arcade House · Arcade

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Westmere

• North Bethlehem Park reviews ★
• DiCaprio Park reviews ★
• MHLC · Nature reserve reviews ★
• McKownville Park reviews ★
• Nature Conservancy · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Nott Road Park reviews ★
• Pitch Pine Park reviews ★
• Westmere Trail · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Westmere

• FARNSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL
• GUILDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Westmere

🏘️ Nearby Communities