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A village of southeast New York on the Hudson River north of New York City. Founded by the Dutch in the 17th century, it was the home of Washington Irving and the setting for many of his short stories. Population: 11,500.

 

 
 
(târ'ētoun) , village (1990 pop. 10,739), Westchester co., SE N.Y., a residential suburb of New York City, on the E bank of the Hudson opposite Nyack; settled in the 17th cent. by the Dutch, inc. 1870. It has several corporate headquarters, and its industries include food processing and the manufacture of laboratory instruments and heating equipment. Tarrytown is the eastern terminus of the Tappan Zee Bridge and is the seat of Marymount College of Fordham Univ. Of interest are Sunnyside, the home of Washington Irving; Sleepy Hollow cemetery, where Irving is buried; Philipsburg Manor (see Philipse Manor), an estate including a Dutch farmhouse (c.1683) and a restored operating gristmill; Lyndhurst (1838), a Gothic Revival mansion; and a Rockefeller estate.


 
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Wikipedia: Tarrytown, New York
Tarrytown, New York
Coordinates: 41°4′9″N 73°51′35″W / 41.06917, -73.85972
Country United States
State New York
County Westchester
Area
 - Village   sq mi (km²)
 - Land   sq mi ( km²)
 - Water   sq mi ( km²)
Elevation   ft ( m)
Population (2000)
 - Village
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Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 10591
Area code(s) 914
FIPS code 36-73176
GNIS feature ID 0967065

Tarrytown is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 11,090 at the 2000 census.

Main St - Tarrytown, NY
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Main St - Tarrytown, NY

The Village of Tarrytown is located in the northwest part of the Town of Greenburgh, New York.


Geography

Tarrytown is adjacent to the Hudson River, Sleepy Hollow of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" fame, and the Tappan Zee Bridge.

Tarrytown is located at 41°4′9″N, 73°51′35″W (41.069108, -73.859773)1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 14.7 km² (5.7 mi²). 7.7 km² (3.0 mi²) of it is land and 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²) of it (47.54%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 11,090 people, 4,533 households, and 2,765 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,436.9/km² (3,724.7/mi²). There were 4,688 housing units at an average density of 607.4/km² (1,574.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 77.44% White, 7.04% African American, 0.22% Native American, 6.49% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 5.29% from other races, and 3.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.17% of the population.

There were 4,533 households out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the village the population was spread out with 19.7% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 82.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $68,762, and the median income for a family was $82,445. Males had a median income of $61,699 versus $41,054 for females. The per capita income for the village was $39,472. About 1.8% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Tarrytown Metro North Train Station
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Tarrytown Metro North Train Station

Tarrytown has access to highways I-87 and I-287, and is the home of the New York State Thruway's Tappan Zee Bridge. I-87 continues south to New York City, while I-287 heads east.

Tarrytown is served by Metro North Commuter Rail service. Metro North trains go to New York City's Grand Central Terminal, and also go as far north as Poughkeepsie. Tarrytown is a major stop on the Hudson Line due to a large number of commuters crossing the Tappan Zee Bridge to catch express service to Manhattan. All weekend Hudson Line trains stop at Tarrytown.


Possible Merger

Sleepy Hollow Mayor Philip Zegarelli, in March 2007 met with Tarrytown Mayor Drew Fixell and district superintendent Dr. Howard Smith to discuss forming a blue ribbon panel that would explore the pros and cons of an intermunicipal agreement.

The two villages have shared a school district for 55 years. The villages already shared some services to lower their expenses, but the greatest reductions, however, especially in school and property taxes, would come from merging the two villages

The problem, Zegarelli said, is that each village has its own assessment role. “People complain about taxes overall. In particular, they’re talking about school taxes,” he said. “By definition it’s not equal. It’s very important to have a standardized assessment role.” Zegarelli, who led an unsuccessful attempt in the mid-1970s to disaffiliate Sleepy Hollow from the town of Mount Pleasant, continues to advocate for secession — Sleepy Hollow from Mount Pleasant and Tarrytown from Greenburgh — as another way to save money. “If the idea is to save money, why have two levels of government?” he asked. The town of Mount Pleasant blocked Sleepy Hollow’s effort to secede, largely because it did not want to lose tax revenue from General Motors, Zegarelli said.[1]


Points of interest

Economy

Tarrytown serves as the headquarters for the following businesses:

  • Aegis Mortgage Corporation
  • Crompton Corporation
  • Comview Corporation
  • Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics, North American Headquarters
  • Hitachi America, Ltd, Eastern Region Center
  • Hitachi Medical Corporation of America
  • Recovery National Corporation
  • MKR Group, Inc.
  • LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.
  • Kraft Foods
  • PGMS, a healthcare technology consulting firm.
  • Hudson Health Plan, nonprofit medicare facilitator.

Foot Notes

1. ^To Merge or Not to Merge by Andrea Kott, The Hudson Independent 04/30/07

External links

Coordinates: 41.069108° N 73.859773° W


 
 

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