Briarcliff Manor, New York
Encyclopedia
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 2010 census, the village population was 7,867, over 93% of whom lived in the Town of Ossining.
The village motto is a Village between Two Rivers.
. It can also be accessed through Route 9
, Route 9A
, Route 100
, and the Saw Mill River Parkway
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 6.7 square miles (17.4 km²), of which 5.9 square miles (15.3 km²) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), or 11.24%, is water.
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 per square mile (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 Congregation Sons of Israel (CSI), Briarcliff Congregational Church, Scarborough Presbyterian, All Saints Episcopal, St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Holy Innocents Anglican, Faith Lutheran Brethren Church, and St Mary's Episcopal Church.
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.
in the Bronx to the Croton River
. The Philipses, who were loyal to the crown, lost their land after the American Revolution
.
In 1890, Walter W. Law bought his first 232 acre (0.93887152 km²) when he retired from W. & J. Sloan; he called this land Briarcliff Farm. He later owned 5000 acres (20.2 km²) and developed the village. It is said that "Manor" was added to the village's name after Law's friend Andrew Carnegie
jokingly referred to Law as the "Laird of Briarcliff Manor" and the name stuck.
along the Hudson River
that has a post office and train station on the Metro-North Hudson Line. Scarborough 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. Also in Scarborough is the Scarborough Presbyterian Church erected by Mrs. Elliott F. Shepard (a Vanderbilt) as a memorial to her late husband. Across the street from the large stone church is Sparta Cemetery, which contains the grave of "The Leatherman
", subject of a Pearl Jam
B-side of the same name.
, pizzeria, and other 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.
(ranked 94th nationally as a public school system) and is home to Briarcliff High School
. In 2005, Briarcliff Middle School was named a Blue Ribbon School.
and was the former home of Briarcliff College
.
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...
in the state of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. It is shared between the towns of Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant, New York
Mount Pleasant is a town in Westchester County, New York, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 43,724.-Geography:...
and Ossining
Ossining (town), New York
Ossining is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 37,674 at the 2010 census. It contains two villages, the Village of Ossining and part of Briarcliff Manor, the rest of which is located in the Town of Mount Pleasant....
, and lies entirely within the ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 10510. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 7,867, over 93% of whom lived in the Town of Ossining.
The village motto is a Village between Two Rivers.
Geography
Briarcliff Manor is located at 41°8′39"N 73°50′29"W (41.144033, -73.841340), 30 miles (48.3 km) north of Manhattan. It is accessed by one major highway, the Taconic State ParkwayTaconic State Parkway
The Taconic State Parkway , is a divided highway between Kensico Dam and Chatham, the longest parkway in the U.S. state of New York. It follows a generally northward route midway between the Hudson River and the Connecticut and Massachusetts state lines...
. It can also be accessed through Route 9
U.S. Route 9
U.S. Route 9 is a north–south United States highway in the states of Delaware, New Jersey, and New York in the United States. It is one of only two U.S. highways with a ferry connection ; the other being US 10. US 9 is signed east–west in Delaware and north–south on the rest of...
, Route 9A
New York State Route 9A
New York State Route 9A is a state highway in the vicinity of New York City, New York, United States. Its southern terminus is at the northern end of the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel in New York City, where it intersects with both Interstate 478 and FDR Drive. The northern terminus of...
, Route 100
New York State Route 100
New York State Route 100 is a major north–south state highway in Westchester County, New York, in the United States. It begins parallel to Interstate 87 at a junction with the Cross County Parkway in the city of Yonkers and runs through most of the length of the county via the city of...
, and the Saw Mill River Parkway
Saw Mill River Parkway
The Saw Mill River Parkway is a north–south parkway that extends for through Westchester County, New York, in the United States. It begins at the border between Westchester County and the Bronx, where it continues into New York City as the Henry Hudson Parkway, and heads generally...
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the village has a total area of 6.7 square miles (17.4 km²), of which 5.9 square miles (15.3 km²) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), or 11.24%, is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 7,696 people, 2,435 households, and 1,996 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,298.9 people per square mile (501.1/km²). There were 2,501 housing units at an average density of 422.1 per square mile (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
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 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 Congregation Sons of Israel (CSI), Briarcliff Congregational Church, Scarborough Presbyterian, All Saints Episcopal, St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Holy Innocents Anglican, Faith Lutheran Brethren Church, and St Mary's Episcopal Church.
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
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
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
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
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.
History
Briarcliff Manor was originally part of the vast land holdings of Dutchman Frederick Philipse, who owned the stretch of land spanning from Spuyten DuyvilSpuyten Duyvil Creek
Spuyten Duyvil Creek is a channel connecting the Hudson River to the Harlem River Ship Canal, and on to the Harlem River in New York City, separating the island of Manhattan from the Bronx and the rest of the mainland. The neighborhood named Spuyten Duyvil lies to the north of the creek.Spuyten...
in the Bronx to the Croton River
Croton River
The Croton River is a river in southern New York that begins where the East and West Branches of the Croton River meet a little way downstream from the Croton Falls Reservoir...
. The Philipses, who were loyal to the crown, lost their land after the American Revolution
American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
.
In 1890, Walter W. Law bought his first 232 acre (0.93887152 km²) when he retired from W. & J. Sloan; he called this land Briarcliff Farm. He later owned 5000 acres (20.2 km²) and developed the village. It is said that "Manor" was added to the village's name after Law's friend Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist, businessman, and entrepreneur who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century...
jokingly referred to Law as the "Laird of Briarcliff Manor" and the name stuck.
Neighborhoods
- The Tree Streets are a network of streets named after trees, such as Satinwood, Larch, and Oak. Some of the oldest houses in the town lie on these streets.
- North State Road is a street with apartment buildings, co-ops, single family homes and businesses.
- Sleepy Hollow Road is the road associated with the legend of Sleepy Hollow. Ichabod Farms, a house associated with the legend's protagonist, Ichabod CraneIchabod CraneIchabod Crane is a fictional character in Washington Irving's short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, first published in 1820.-Origin:...
, can be found on this road. - The Crossroads area consists of several streets named after local World War II veterans, including Schrade Road, Hazelton Circle, Matthes Road, and Dunn Lane.
- Downtown, 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 SchoolBriarcliff High SchoolBriarcliff High School is a public school in Briarcliff Manor, New York, USA, serving grades 9 through 12. It is the only high school in the Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District and is co-located with Briarcliff Middle School. The principal is Mr. James Kaishian and the assistant principal...
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 Avenue up to the 9A entrance and Horsechestnut are part of the village. - Long Hill Road stretches a long distance across Briarcliff and consists of Long Hill Road East and Long Hill Road West. This road connects to a variety of roads such as Scarborough Road, Tuttle Road, Elm Road
- Meadowbrook Farm is an area that falls under the postal and school systems of Briarcliff Manor but is not governed under the village, rather by the Town of Mount Pleasant. The area starts on the newer portion of Carleton Avenue from the Route 9A entrance (extended in the early 1980s), and ends where Carleton Avenue touches Old Chappaqua Road. The name of the streets in this area are Pea Pond Lane, Pine Hill Court, Briar Corners, Woodsford Bend, Fox Run Road, Stonington Drive, Stonington Heights, Patricia Lane, and Iron Ridge Oval.
- Hirst, also known as Hirst Road, is the highest point in Briarcliff and also has a connecting loop to it.
- Holly Place is one of the lowest points in Briarcliff Manor, connecting to Sleepy Holly Country Club. The roads connects into Long Hill Road.
Scarborough
Scarborough is a hamlet split between the villages of Briarcliff Manor and OssiningOssining (village), New York
Ossining is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 25,060 at the 2010 census. As a village, it is located in the Town of Ossining.-Geography:Ossining borders the eastern shores of the widest part of the Hudson River....
along the Hudson River
Hudson River
The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...
that has a post office and train station on the Metro-North Hudson Line. Scarborough is not incorporated in Briarcliff's School District. During the early 20th century families such as the Vanderbilts
Vanderbilt family
The Vanderbilt family is an American family of Dutch origin prominent during the Gilded Age. It started off with the shipping and railroad empires of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and expanded into various other areas of industry and philanthropy...
, Astors
Astor family
The Astor family is a Anglo-American business family of German descent notable for their prominence in business, society, and politics.-Founding family members:...
, and Rockefellers
Rockefeller family
The Rockefeller family , the Cleveland family of John D. Rockefeller and his brother William Rockefeller , is an American industrial, banking, and political family of German origin that made one of the world's largest private fortunes in the oil business during the late 19th and early 20th...
entertained guests on their "country" estates with sweeping river views in the Scarborough area. Also in Scarborough is the Scarborough Presbyterian Church erected by Mrs. Elliott F. Shepard (a Vanderbilt) as a memorial to her late husband. Across the street from the large stone church is Sparta Cemetery, which contains the grave of "The Leatherman
Leatherman (vagabond)
The Leatherman was a vagabond, famous for his handmade leather suit of clothes, who traveled a circuit between the Connecticut and the Hudson River from about 1856 to 1889...
", subject of a Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready...
B-side of the same name.
Chilmark
Chilmark is a residential community and shopping center that are on the northern end of Briarcliff. The shopping center includes a supermarket, Carvel ice cream store, Prescription Plus Pharmacy, Radio ShackRadio shack
Radio shack is a slang term for a room or structure for housing radio equipment.-History:In the early days of radio, equipment was experimental and home-built. The first radio transmitters used a noisy spark to generate radio waves and were often housed in a garage or shed. When radio was first...
, pizzeria, and other 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.
Education
The village is known for its award-winning school districtSchool district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
(ranked 94th nationally as a public school system) and is home to Briarcliff High School
Briarcliff High School
Briarcliff High School is a public school in Briarcliff Manor, New York, USA, serving grades 9 through 12. It is the only high school in the Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District and is co-located with Briarcliff Middle School. The principal is Mr. James Kaishian and the assistant principal...
. In 2005, Briarcliff Middle School was named a Blue Ribbon School.
Colleges and universities
Briarcliff Manor is home to a campus of Pace UniversityPace University
Pace University is an American private, co-educational, and comprehensive multi-campus university in the New York metropolitan area with campuses in New York City and Westchester County, New York.-Programs:...
and was the former home of Briarcliff College
Briarcliff College
Briarcliff College was a women's college located in the village of Briarcliff Manor in Westchester County, New York, near White Plains.Founded in the 1904, Briarcliff was a junior college until 1965, during the presidency of Charles E. Atkins, when it began awarding four-year Bachelor's degrees...
.
Points of interest
- Voted number 19 on CNN Money's "25 Top Earning Towns in the U.S."
- The late Brooke AstorBrooke AstorRoberta Brooke Astor was an American philanthropist and socialite who was the chairwoman of the Vincent Astor Foundation, which had been established by her third husband, Vincent Astor, son of John Jacob Astor IV and great-great grandson of America's first multi-millionaire, John Jacob...
's home Holly Hill is located in Briarcliff Manor. - The Edith Macy Conference CenterEdith Macy Conference CenterEdith Macy Conference Center is a conference and training facility owned by the Girl Scouts of the USA and is located in Briarcliff Manor, New York. The site has had four names: Camp Edith Macy - University In The Woods, Edith Macy Training School, Edith Macy Girl Scout National Center and since...
, an internationally important conference and training facility owned by the Girl Scouts of the USAGirl Scouts of the USAThe Girl Scouts of the United States of America is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. It describes itself as "the world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls". It was founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912 and was organized after Low...
(GSUSA), is in Briarcliff Manor. - Much of James PattersonJames PattersonJames B. Patterson is an American author of thriller novels, largely known for his series about American psychologist Alex Cross...
's 2005 novel Honeymoon takes place in Briarcliff Manor (where Patterson owns a house and lives for part of the year ). The village is described in detail (especially Pleasantville Road). There is also some reference to the nearby village of PleasantvillePleasantville, New YorkPleasantville is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 7,019 at the 2010 census. It is located in the town of Mount Pleasant. Pleasantville is home to a campus of Pace University and to the Jacob Burns Film Center...
. - Portions of the movies Super TroopersSuper TroopersSuper Troopers is a 2001 crime-comedy film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar, written by and starring the Broken Lizard comedy group . Marisa Coughlan, Daniel von Bargen and Brian Cox co-star while Lynda Carter has a cameo appearance...
, Private PartsPrivate Parts (1997 film)Private Parts is a 1997 American biographical comedy film produced by Ivan Reitman and released by Paramount Pictures. Written by Len Blum and Michael Kalesniko, the film is an adaptation of the 1993 best-selling book of the same name by radio personality Howard Stern, who stars as himself. It...
, and Bed of Roses were filmed in Briarcliff. - Part of the memorable and lengthy car chase scene in the movie "The Seven-UpsThe Seven-UpsThe Seven-Ups is a 1973 American film released by 20th Century Fox. It stars Roy Scheider as a renegade policeman who is the leader of The Seven-Ups, a police team who uses dirty, unorthodox tactics to snare their quarry on charges leading to prison sentences of seven years or more upon...
" was filmed in this area on the Taconic State ParkwayTaconic State ParkwayThe Taconic State Parkway , is a divided highway between Kensico Dam and Chatham, the longest parkway in the U.S. state of New York. It follows a generally northward route midway between the Hudson River and the Connecticut and Massachusetts state lines...
, notably the ending. - Portions of the movie American Gangster were filmed here, notably the large white mansion on Scarborough Road in Briarcliff. The more modest house portrayed in NC was also in town.
- Artie LangeArtie LangeArthur Steven "Artie" Lange, Jr. is an American actor, comedian and radio personality best known for his tenures with the The Howard Stern Show and the comedy sketch series MADtv....
, the sidekick of Howard Stern, got his start spinning records at 107.1 in Briarcliff Manor. - 107.1 WNRW (now WXPKWXPKWXPK, , is an adult album alternative rock radio station in White Plains, New York. The station is owned by Pamal Broadcasting and transmits from a tower in the Westchester County Correctional Facility with an ERP of 1.9 KW.-History:...
) broadcast from town gave Howard SternHoward SternHoward Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style...
his first paying radio job as an afternoon disc jockey (DJ) for $4/hour 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. Partial Citation "Howard Stern", 'Yahoo:movies", Retrieved on 2008-07-15. - Briarcliff is the site of the Trump National Golf Course (formerly Briar Hall Country Club), owned by the real-estate mogul Donald TrumpDonald TrumpDonald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...
.