Editing White Plains, New York (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
====Highways====
[[File:Westchester County Airport.jpg|thumb|[[Westchester County Airport]]]]
The [[Cross-Westchester Expressway]], or [[Interstate 287|I-287]], runs through White Plains, connecting [[Tarrytown, New York|Tarrytown]] to [[Rye (city), New York|Rye]]. On its eastern end, I-287 meets [[Interstate 95|I-95]], the major commercial route along the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]]. At its western end, I-287 meets [[Interstate 87 (New York)|I-87]] and the [[New York State Thruway]] on its approach to the [[Tappan Zee Bridge (2017–present)|Tappan Zee Bridge]], which crosses the [[Hudson River]] into [[Rockland County]]. The bridge allows connections to Rockland, points [[Upstate New York|upstate]], and parts of northern [[New Jersey]]. Current highway works include pedestrian walkways over the highway, an extra lane on either side, and on/off ramps to help motor traffic and pedestrians. Vegetation removals have upset some in the community but it is reported that the area will be fixed and trees will be replanted when work on the highway comes to an end.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New York State Department of Transportation – I287 Highway / Cross Westchester Expressway Project |url=https://www.i287.info/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721205127/https://www.i287.info/ |archive-date=July 21, 2011 |access-date=April 4, 2011 |publisher=I287.info}}</ref> The [[Bronx River Parkway]], which runs north–south through White Plains, provides access south to New York City or north to the [[Kensico Dam|Kensico Circle]] in [[North Castle, New York|North Castle]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bronx River Parkway |url=http://www.nycroads.com/roads/bronx-river/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060208041755/http://www.nycroads.com/roads/bronx-river/ |archive-date=February 8, 2006 |access-date=July 6, 2018 |website=www.nycroads.com}}</ref>

====Air====
[[Westchester County Airport]] is located in [[Harrison, New York|Harrison]], about {{convert|7|mi|km}} northeast of downtown White Plains. Often the airlines and traveling public refer to Westchester County Airport as "White Plains." It serves as a minor hub for [[JetBlue Airways]], which offer regularly scheduled flights to several destinations in Florida. In addition, JetBlue began service from Westchester to [[Lynden Pindling International Airport|Nassau, Bahamas]] in November 2011. White Plains is also located within an hour's drive of two major New York City airports.
[[File:Train Station in the City of White Plains from Platform.jpg|thumb|upright|[[White Plains (Metro-North station)|White Plains Metro-North train station]]]]

====Rail====
Two [[Metro-North Railroad]] stations – the [[White Plains (Metro-North station)|White Plains station]], located downtown at Main Street and the Bronx River, and the [[North White Plains (Metro-North station)|North White Plains station]], provide daily train service to [[Grand Central Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]]. Both stations are on the [[Harlem Line]].

====Bus====
[[Bee-Line Bus System|Bee Line]] is Westchester County's public bus system and [[List of bus routes in Westchester County|several routes]] pass through White Plains offering local service to many surrounding communities. A few routes serve the [[Bronx]] and connect with the New York City subway. The main Bee Line hub in White Plains is the Trans-Center, adjacent to the Metro-North station. Other regional bus services that serve White Plains include the [[Lower Hudson Transit Link|Hudson Link]] to [[Rockland County]]; [[Leprechaun Lines]] to [[Poughkeepsie, New York|Poughkeepsie]]; [[Connecticut Transit Stamford|CT Transit's]] I-Bus to [[Stamford, Connecticut]]; as well as [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]], [[Trailways]] and [[Coach USA]] service to upstate New York and Long Island.

===Fire department===
[[File:Fire Dept. Headquarters - White Plains, NY.jpg|thumb|right|White Plains Fire Department headquarters]]
The city of White Plains is protected by professional firefighters of the City of White Plains Fire Bureau, part of the Department of Public Safety, but commonly referred to as the "fire department" (WPFD).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |title=City of White Plains Department of Public Safety |url=http://www.wppublicsafety.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028152823/http://www.wppublicsafety.com/ |archive-date=October 28, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref> The White Plains Fire Department is currently the seventh-largest fire department in the state of New York. The WPFD currently operates out of five fire stations located throughout the city, with each shift commanded by a deputy chief. The WPFD also operates a frontline fire apparatus fleet of five engines, three ladders, one rescue, and numerous other special, support, and reserve units.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |title=Fire Suppression |url=http://www.wppublicsafety.com/index.php/fire/fire-divisions/fire-suppression |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028152826/http://www.wppublicsafety.com/index.php/fire/fire-divisions/fire-suppression |archive-date=October 28, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |title=Unified Special Operations Command |url=http://www.wppublicsafety.com/index.php/fire/fire-divisions/usoc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120409134523/http://www.wppublicsafety.com/index.php/fire/fire-divisions/usoc |archive-date=April 9, 2012 |access-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=IAFF Local 274 |url=http://www.whiteplainsfire.org/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218134345/http://whiteplainsfire.org/ |archive-date=December 18, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref>