Briarcliff Manor, New York
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| Briarcliff Manor, New York | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Westchester |
| Area | |
| - Total | 6.7 sq mi (17.3 km²) |
| - Land | 5.9 sq mi (15.3 km²) |
| - Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km²) |
| Elevation | 249 ft (76 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 7,696 |
| - Density | 1,298.9/sq mi (501.5/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 10510 |
| Area code(s) | 914 |
| FIPS code | 36-08103 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0969912 |
Briarcliff Manor is a village in Westchester County in the state of New York. It is shared between the towns of Mount Pleasant and Ossining, and lies entirely within the ZIP code of 10510. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 7,696, over 93% of whom lived in the Town of Ossining. The town is known for its award-winning school district (ranked 94th nationally as a public school system) and is home to a campus of Pace University. It was also the former home of The King's College, as well as the former site of the exclusive Briarcliff Lodge (early 1900s). Briarcliff is the site of the Trump National Golf Course (formerly Briar Hall Country Club), owned by the real-estate mogul Donald Trump. The village motto is a Village between Two Rivers. In 2005, the Middle School was named a Blue Ribbon School.
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[edit] Geography
Briarcliff Manor is located at (41.144033, -73.841340)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.7 square miles (17.3 km²), of which, 5.9 square miles (15.4 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (1.9 km²) of it (11.24%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 7,696 people, 2,435 households, and 1,996 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,298.9 people per square mile (501.1/km²). There were 2,501 housing units at an average density of 422.1/sq mi (162.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 90.74% White, 1.73% African American, 0.05% Native American, 5.44% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.95% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.13% of the population. The village's houses of worship include Briarcliff Congregational Church, Scarborough Presbyterian, All Saints Episcopal, St. Theresa's, Holy Innocents Anglican, and Faith Lutheran Brethren Church. St Mary's Episcopal Church, Congregational Sons of Israel (CSI).
There were 2,435 households out of which 44.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.5% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the village the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $133,272, and the median income for a family was $157,607. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $61,208 for females. The per capita income for the village was $58,646. About 0.8% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] History
In 1890, Walter W. Law bought his first 232 acres when he retired from W. & J. Sloan; he called this land Briarcliff Farm. He later owned 5, 000 acres and developed it as Briarcliff Manor. The village is now located 30 miles north of Manhattan and is accessed by many major highways, including the Taconic State Parkway.
[edit] Neighborhoods
- The Tree Streets are a network of streets named after trees, such as Satinwood, Larch, & Oak. They are popular trick or treating sites for the local youth. Some of the oldest houses in the town lie on these streets, with the exception of Satinwood, the newest of the tree streets, which has the newest and biggest houses. This is with the exception of a refined farm house which although big, is one of the oldest houses in the town.
- North State Road is a street with apartment buildings, co-ops, single family homes and businesses. The Wyndcrest condominium development is in this area.
- The Crossroads area consists of several streets named after local World War II veterans including Schrade Road, Hazelton Circle, Matthes Road, and Dunn Lane. The area also includes Whitson Road, Fuller Road and a few others. Whitson and Schrade roads have an entrance to Neighborhood Park which has a baseball field, basketball hoop, and swings.
- Down Town, commonly referred to as Town, is the closest thing to a "main street" in Briarcliff Manor. Briarcliff's "main street" is Pleasantville Road. It is home to the Briarcliff Manor Police & Fire Department as well as a number of commercial establishments. Farther along the road are the Briarcliff High School and Briarcliff Middle School, though they are not technically in the village. The elementary school, Todd School, is located on Ingham Road, which intersects with Pleasantville Road. Todd Lane, the older portion of Carleton Ave up to the 9A entrance and Horsechestnut are part of the village.
- Long Hill Road stretches a long distance across Briarcliff. Many nice houses can be found on this road, as well as on the roads that branch off of it, such as Law Road, Elm Road,Tuttle, Ridgecrest Road, Holly Place, Cottonwood Lane, Hirst Road, and Cedar Drive East and West. Ridgecrest Road roads boasts incredible river views.
- Rosecliff is a development of similar houses in the south-west corner of Briarcliff Manor. The whole part of the complex was built in the "Wilderness". While a part of Briarcliff, it has a gate blocking its front entrance.
- Meadowbrook Farm is an area that falls under the postal and school systems of Briarcliff but is not governed under the village, rather by the Town of Mount Pleasant. The newer portion of Carleton Avenue(extended in the early 1980's) Pea Pond Lane, Patricia Lane, Pine Hill Court and Fox Run Road are some streets in this area.
- Hirst also known as Hirst Road is the tallest peak in Briarcliff and also has a connecting loop to it.
[edit] Other Significant Areas
- Scarborough is a hamlet almost entirely in Briarcliff Manor along the Hudson River that has a post office and train station on the Metro North Hudson Line. This is not incorporated in Briarcliff's School District. During the early 20th century families such as the Vanderbilts, Astors, and Rockefellers entertained guests on their "country" estates with sweeping river views in the Scarborough area. Location of Sparta Cemetery, next to the famous Scarborough Presbyterian Church, within which is the grave of "The Leather Man", subject of a Pearl Jam B-side of the same name.
- Chilmark is a residential community along with a shopping center that is on the northern end of Briarcliff. The shopping center includes a supermarket, Carvel ice cream store, Prescription Plus Pharmacy, Radio Shack, pizzeria, an independent video store, and other select stores. The name of the area comes from the castle-like Chilmark Mansion. Like Scarborough, Chilmark is not incorporated in Briarcliff's School District. Children from this neighborhood fall under the Ossining School District's jurisdiction.
- Both Chilmark and Scarborough enjoy the use of Briarcliff Manor Recreation.
[edit] Points of Interest
- The late Brooke Astor's home Holly Hill is located in Briarcliff Manor.
- The Edith Macy Conference Center, an internationally important conference and training facility owned by the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) is in Briarcliff Manor.
- Much of James Patterson's 2005 novel Honeymoon takes place in Briarcliff Manor (where Patterson owns a house and lives for part of the year[1]). Nora Sinclair is having one of multiple relationships with Connor Brown, a man who owns an 11,000 square foot Colonial in the village. The village is described in detail (especially Pleasantville Road). There is also some reference to the nearby village of Pleasantville.
- Portions of the movies "Super Troopers," "Private Parts," "Bed of Roses," were filmed in Briarcliff.[citation needed]
- Artie Lange, the sidekick of Howard Stern, got his start spinning records at 107.1 in Briarcliff Manor.[citation needed]
- Portions of the movie American Gangster filmed here, notably the mansion purchased by Frank Lucas located between Rt. 9 and Trump International Golf Course in the Scarborough section of town. The more modest house portrayed in NC was also in town.
- 107.1 WNRW (now WXPK) broadcast from town gave Howard Stern his first paying radio job as an afternoon disc jockey (DJ) and eventually took over several other duties, including both program and production directors. It was at WRNW that Stern realized that he would have to be funnier than normal DJs if he wanted to be a success. His first antics on the air included bizarre commercial spots complete with weird sound effects and off-color calls to the business owners. Stern lasted about two years at WRNW.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Briarcliff Manor Fire Department - Scarborough Engine Company
- Briarcliff Manor official website
- Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District website
- Ossining Union Free School District
- Briarcliff Manor: Rich in History and Sense of Community
- Edith Macy Conference Center
- Congregation Sons of Israel, Briarcliff, NY
- Rob Yasinac's webpage about The Leatherman
- Briarcliff Manor, New York is at coordinates Coordinates:
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