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[[Image:Syracuse Westcott.jpg|thumb|350px|Westcott Street during the annual Westcott Street Cultural Fair in September 2004]]

'''Westcott''' is a neighborhood in [[Syracuse, New York]] near [[Syracuse University]]. The neighborhood is seen as the cultural neighborhood of Syracuse, with several boutiques selling hip clothing and accessories. It is also a very diverse community, with many of its residents being wealthy Syracuse University students, many international, and others being more lower-income permanent residents. Westcott Street is the main retail street of the neighborhood, and it features many international restaurants and cultural stores. There is also Westcott Cinema, which often plays non-mainstream, independent films. Once a year the neighborhood is also home to the Westcott Street Cultural Fair.

Westcott is also home to [[Thornden Park]], one of the largest parks in Syracuse.