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NYC and Westchester are apple and oranges, important not to conflate. If you live in NYC, GW is accessible from anywhere in Manhattan (wide paths on both east and west side of island), and once u cross the bridge riding possibilities are endless in Jersey and New York, following routes on or off 9W. Also the GW renovation project is expected to be completed later this year with new ramps on both NY and Jersey sides, and North sidewalk will be exclusive to bikes....making crossing the GW even more hassle free. Westchester is beautiful, but it is suburban, and in most places sprawl-like. There are many "bike paths" to ride on, but I find that the suburban sprawl makes riding on streets/roads a bit more stop and go, and suburban traffic is less predictable, compared to the more wide open spaces on west side of Hudson (and also NYC streets)....IME. If you choose Westchester, the new bike path on renovated Tappan Zee Bridge is great and makes getting to west side of Hudson a breeze. Happy to chat off line if you need more info on NYC and region, riding.
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