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'''New City''' is a [[ |
'''New City''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York (state)#Hamlet|hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]] in the town of [[Clarkstown, New York|Clarkstown]], [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States, part of the [[New York Metropolitan Area]]. A suburb of [[New York City]], the hamlet is located {{convert|18|mi}} north of the city at its closest point, [[Riverdale, Bronx]]. Within Rockland County, New City is located north of [[Bardonia, New York|Bardonia]], northeast of [[Nanuet, New York|Nanuet]], east of [[New Square, New York|New Square]] and [[New Hempstead, New York|New Hempstead]], south of [[Garnerville, New York|Garnerville]] and the [[Haverstraw (village), New York|village of Haverstraw]], and west of [[Congers, New York|Congers]] (across [[Lake DeForest]]). New City's population was 35,101 at the 2020 census,<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): New City CDP, New York| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=February 7, 2012}}</ref> making it the 14th most populous CDP/hamlet in the state of New York.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Age Groups and Sex: 2010 - State – Place (GCT-P2): New York| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=February 7, 2012}}</ref> |
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New City is the [[county seat]], seat of the town of Clarkstown and the location of the [[Clarkstown Police Department]], Rockland County Sheriff's office and corrections facility. The downtown area is one of the main business districts in the county. The [[ZIP code]] of New City is 10956. |
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==History== |
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New City is the [[county seat]] of [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County]]{{GR|6}} and the location of the Clarkstown Police Department. It is also the most populated community in [[Rockland County]]. The [[ZIP Code]] of New City is 10956. |
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Before the Revolutionary War, the land that would later become known as New City was inhabited mostly by [[Lenape|Lenni Lenape]] American Indians. The Dutch were the first Europeans to settle in the area. [[Orange County, New York|Orange County]] was established in 1683 as one of the first 12 counties in [[Province of New York]], which included present day [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County]]. In 1780, Major [[John André]] and [[Josh Hett Smith]] stopped at Coe's Tavern, located on what is now the corner of New Hempstead Road and Route 45.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.lakelucille.com/times/archive.htm| title=Back to History| access-date=November 13, 2014| archive-date=July 25, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725165432/http://www.lakelucille.com/times/archive.htm| url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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New City was formed in 1798, when Rockland County was incorporated as a separate county from the south-easternmost portion of Orange County. With the formation of a new county, there were needs for a new [[county seat]]. The central location of New City was a convenient location for a county seat, since travel in 1798 was difficult, and the existing main towns in the county were not centrally located. At the time, the Squadron Cavalry of [[New York City]] had a summer encampment of what is now the busy streets of Squadron Boulevard and Cavalry Drive, hence how these streets were named. The community got its name because the founding fathers envisioned a "new" city when forming the new county seat.<ref name="rockfordgroup.com">{{cite web| url=http://www.rockfordgroup.com/nc/history.html| title=A Brief History of New City| publisher=The Rockford Group, Inc.| access-date=November 19, 2015| archive-date=March 4, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201258/http://www.rockfordgroup.com/nc/history.html| url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Geography== |
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New City is located at {{coord|41|8|44|N|73|59|42|W|city}} (41.145495, -73.994901).{{GR|1}} |
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Other than county and town government, the early downtown area consisted mainly of small retail shops in what was mainly an agricultural area. There was also a county fairgrounds and racetrack located on the Route 304 and Congers Road intersection.<ref name="rockfordgroup.com"/> |
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New City is accessible from major Rockland arteries providing rapid access to [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], as well as [[Westchester County, New York]], [[Manhattan]], and the [[The Bronx|Bronx]] in [[New York City]]. |
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In 1918, [[Paramount Pictures]] founder [[Adolph Zukor]] moved to New City where he bought 300 acres of land from [[Lawrence Abraham]] which already had a large house, a swimming pool, and a 9-hole golf course on the property. Two years later, in 1920, Zukor bought 500 more acres from Abraham and built multiple additions including a night house, guest house, greenhouses, garages, and more. He also hired [[A.W. Tillinghast]] to build an 18-hole championship golf course on the property. The land is now currently known as [[Paramount Country Club]].<ref>Club History - A Man, a Need and a Vision., Paramount Country Club.</ref> Zukor Park, located just south of the country club, is also named after the producer.<ref>{{cite book|last=Trager|first=James|title=The people's chronology: a year-by-year record of human events from prehistory to the present|year=1979|publisher=Holt, Rinehart and Winston|location=Austin, Texas, United States|pages=823}}</ref> Zukor's property attracted a large number of artistic people to the area; including [[Maxwell Anderson]], [[Henry Varnum Poor (designer)|Henry Varnum Poor]], [[Norman Lloyd]], [[Kurt Weill]], [[Martha MacGuffie]], [[Lotte Lenya]], [[John Houseman]] and more who all lived on [[South Mountain Road]] and formed an [[artist colony]] there. |
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New City has experienced rapid development yielding a wealthy stable tax base. Despite booming development, many of its residential areas have remained tranquil and comprise wooded acres, winding roads, stone walls, trees, [[lake]]s, and [[stream]]s. While undeveloped land for development is scarce, a few small [[farm]]s still dot the landscape now shared with [[golf course]]s, homes and businesses. |
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[[Rockland County Courthouse and Dutch Gardens|Dutch Gardens]], the oldest remaining park in the county, was built in 1934 by Italian artisans, known for its unique patterned brickwork. It was designed by [[West Nyack, New York|West Nyack]] native Mary Mowbray-Clark. It was honored as the 1934 Garden of the Year by ''Better Homes and Gardens'' Magazine. It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1991. Located just south of the courthouse in the downtown area, it is still one of the most commonly visited parks in Rockland County today.<ref name="rockfordgroup.com"/> |
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==Neighborhoods== |
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New City remained rural in character until the 1950s, when the idea of post-World War II suburbia, as well as the opening of the [[Tappan Zee Bridge (1955–2017)|Tappan Zee Bridge]] and [[Palisades Interstate Parkway]], made traveling between New York City and Rockland County faster, and easier. Many former New York City residents migrated to Rockland, which transformed New City from a quiet rural community to a busy populated suburb of New York City. Along with residential development, business development increased rapidly as well. The downtown area became home to many banks, retail, and real-estate companies; as well as restaurants, shops, a movie theater, bars, and many other forms of entertainment. Certain parts of the town, such as South Mountain Road and Lake Lucille, have been preserved, and remain quiet, wooded, historic old-wealth neighborhoods. |
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New City's neighborhoods are generally referred to as being "North" or "South", with New Hempstead Road as the traditional dividing line. This can also applies to the hamlet's High Schools; those residing "north" attend Clarkstown North, and those "south" attend Clarkstown South. |
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==Geography== |
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*'''North New City''': The North side of the hamlet is bordered to the north by [[Garnerville, New York|Garnerville]] and [[Haverstraw (village), New York|Haverstraw]] and the Town of Ramapo [[Ramapo, New York|Ramapo]] to the west. |
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New City is accessible from major Rockland arteries providing rapid access to [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]], [[Manhattan]], and [[the Bronx]] in New York City. |
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Neighborhoods include [[New City Condominiums, New City, New York|New City Condominiums]] and [[South Mountain Road]]. |
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**North New City is generally affluent. Established neighborhoods include the Dells, Dellwood Park, and Lake Lucille. Further east, near the Congers Road causeway over Lake DeForest, there exists a very diverse style of housing, from cape cods and bi-levels to newer mini-mansions in Camelot. |
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*'''[[Downtown New City]]''': the downtown area is a largely retail, business, and commercial corridor although there are still several residential houses and apartment buildings. |
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*'''South New City''': Though not generally referred to as "south" this area encompasses a wide area of the hamlet south of New Hempstead Road. Germonds Road and the Clarkstown hamlets of [[Bardonia, New York|Bardonia]] and [[West Nyack, New York|West Nyack]] form the southern border of town. |
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**Like much of New City, housing is generally suburban in style and affluent. There is diversity in the housing stock, ranging from '''New City Park''', a large older neighborhood that remains mostly middle class, to more recently developed neighborhoods and the large executive homes near Lake DeForest and Strawtown Road. |
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As of the 2000 census, there were 34,038 people, 11,030 households, and 9,496 families residing in the CDP. New City is 15.6 mi² in area. The population density was 842.4/km² (2,181.6/mi²). There were 11,161 housing units at an average density of 715.3/sq mi (276.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.09% White, 4.67% African American, 0.08% Native American, 6.99% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.81% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.87% of the population. There were 11,030 households out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.1% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.9% were non-families. 11.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.27. |
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In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males. |
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The median income for a household in the CDP was $92,261, and the median income for a family was $99,761. Males had a median income of $62,234 versus $43,028 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $37,519. About 1.7% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over. |
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==Revitalization== |
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The [[Clarkstown, New York|Town of Clarkstown]] has plans to revitalize the [[Downtown New City|downtown area]] by adding more benches to the sidewalks, re-designing street lights and signs, and widening the sidewalks to give a more urban style look. |
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! colspan=2 align="left"| <small>* Source document from [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County]], not [[United States Census Bureau|Census Bureau]]. Document |
! colspan=2 align="left"| <small>* Source document from [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County]], not [[United States Census Bureau|Census Bureau]]. Document.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070928084045/http://www.rocklandcounty.org/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref></small> |
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As of the 2000 census, there were 34,038 people, 11,030 households, and 9,496 families residing in the CDP. New City is 15.6 mi<sup>2</sup> in area. The population density was {{convert|842.4|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 11,161 housing units at an average density of {{convert|715.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.09% White, 4.67% African American, 0.08% Native American, 6.99% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.81% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.87% of the population. There were 11,030 households, out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.1% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.9% were non-families. 11.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.27. |
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In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males. |
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As of a 2007 estimate,<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US3650100&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US36%7C05000US36119%7C06000US3611932413&_street=&_county=new+city&_cityTown=new+city&_state=04000US36&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= | archive-url=https://archive.today/20200210231800/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US3650100&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US36%7C05000US36119%7C06000US3611932413&_street=&_county=new+city&_cityTown=new+city&_state=04000US36&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= | url-status=dead | archive-date=2020-02-10 | title=American FactFinder - Community Facts }}</ref> the racial makeup for the town was now 78.4% Non-Hispanic White, 4.7% African American or Black, <1% Native American, 9.1% Asian, <1% Pacific Islander, 1.4% other races, and 0.5% multi-racial. Hispanic or Latino of any race was now 7.4% of the population. The median income for a household in the CDP was $117,734 and the median income for a family was $128,200. Males had a median income of $62,234 versus $43,028 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $37,519. About 2.2% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US3650100&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=new+city&_cityTown=new+city&_state=04000US36&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= | archive-url=https://archive.today/20200211180324/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US3650100&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=new+city&_cityTown=new+city&_state=04000US36&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= | url-status=dead | archive-date=2020-02-11 | title=American FactFinder - Community Facts }}</ref> |
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==Arts and culture== |
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===Historical markers=== |
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* Collyer Farm Pond and New City Park |
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* [[H. R. Stevens House]] |
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* [[Blauvelt House (New City, New York)|Blauvelt House]] |
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* [[Rockland County Courthouse and Dutch Gardens]] |
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* Martinus Hogenkamp Cemetery |
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* One Germonds |
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===Landmarks and places of interest=== |
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==Historical markers== |
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[[File:HR Stevens House, New City, NY.jpg|thumb|H.R. Stevens House]] |
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*Collyer Farm Pond & New City Park - Collyer Road & Lake Drive. |
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[[File:NewCitylibrary 2008.jpg|thumb|New City Library]] |
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*H. R. Stevens House - 234 Congers Road. |
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*The Jacob Blauvelt House, 20 Zukor Road. |
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*Rockland County Court House, 1 South Main Street. |
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*Martinus Hogenkamp Cemetery, South Little Tor Road. |
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* [[Rockland County Courthouse and Dutch Gardens|Dutch Garden]] – Designed by [[Mary Horgan Mowbray-Clarke]], a [[West Nyack, New York|West Nyack]] native, in 1933–34 as memorial to the county's early settlers, it won "Garden of the Year" from ''[[Better Homes and Gardens (magazine)|Better Home and Gardens]]'' magazine in 1935. Master craftsman Biaglo Gugliuzzo of [[Garnerville, New York|Garnerville]] created walks and latticed walls of [[Haverstraw (village), New York|Haverstraw]] brick. Still standing is the Tea House, with carvings of mountains, windmills and other serene symbols representing aspects of Dutch-American history, others of motifs popular in the 1930s – [[Popeye]], the Baker Cocoa and [[Old Dutch Cleanser]] maids. Over the years, it served as a site for weddings and for concerts. Folk singer [[Burl Ives]] once performed there and [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] visited the garden.{{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} Markers on site. It is now a county park with a beautiful display of flowering [[bulb]]s in spring. ([[National Register of Historic Places listings in Rockland County, New York|NRHP]]) |
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* [[H. R. Stevens House]] – 234 Congers Road (NRHP) |
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*Coe's Tavern - Formerly at northeast corner of Route 45 & New Hempstead Road - On two occasions Continental Army troops encamped here. Maj. Tallmadge and his dragoons halted here when taking Joshua Heft Smith and Mjr. John Andre from West Point to Tappan in 1780. |
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* [[High Tor State Park|High Tor Mountain]]. The highest peak of the Palisades Range. The Southern base is in New City. The peak is in [[Haverstraw (village), New York|Haverstraw]]. |
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*Cropsey Farm, 230 Little Tor Road - This is one of the five remaining vegetable and fruit farms in Rockland County. The farmhouse and its twin, China Echo farmhouse were built of native red sandstone around 1769 by the Blauvelt brothers and is one of the oldest existing barns in the county. |
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* [[Blauvelt House (New City, New York)|Jacob Blauvelt Farmhouse]], 20 Zukor Road – A farmhouse of Dutch colonial style built 1882. Contains an open fireplace for cooking demonstrations. The {{convert|4|acre|m2|adj=on}} site also has a museum, [[herb garden]] and nature trail. (NRHP) |
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*Dutch Garden - Designed by Mary Mowbray Clarke, a [[West Nyack, New York|West Nyack]] native, in 1933-34 as memorial to county's early settlers, and won "Garden of the Year" from ''[[Better Homes and Gardens (magazine)|Better Home and Gardens]]'' magazine in 1935. Master craftsman Biaglo Gugliuzzo of [[Garnerville, New York|Garnerville]] created walks and latticed walls of [[Haverstraw (village), New York|Haverstraw]] brick. Still standing is Tea House with carvings of mountains, windmills and other serene symbols representing aspects of Dutch-American history, others of motifs popular in 1930's - Popeye, the Baker Cocoa and Old Dutch Cleanser maids. Over the years, it served as a site for weddings and for concerts. It has been said that [[Folk music|folk]] [[singer]] [[Burl Ives]] once performed there and that [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] visited the garden. Markers on site. Now a county park with beautiful display of flowering bulbs in spring. |
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* New City Library – 220 North Main Street |
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* [[Peter DePew House]] – 101 Old Route 304 (NRHP) |
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*The Historical Society of Rockland County, 20 Zukor Road. |
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*The Jacob Blauvelt Farmhouse, 20 Zukor Road. - A farmhouse of Dutch colonial style built 1882. Contains an open fireplace for cooking demonstrations. The four-acre site also has a museum, herb garden and nature trail. |
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*Law Enforcement Museum - The walls of the county Sheriff’s Department are lined with photos and interesting memorabilia about enforcement in Rockland County, New York City and around the nation |
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*New City Library - 220 North Main Street |
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*The New Hempstead Church, 484 New Hempstead Road., The first English-speaking church established in the county, organized by English settlers from [[Town of Hempstead, New York|Hempstead, Long Island]] in 1734 who wish to have services in [[English language|English]] rather than [[Dutch language|Dutch]] as in the Reformed Church. |
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*Saint Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church - Celebrated 100 years in November 2007 |
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*Van Houten Gardens - 241 S. Little Tor Road - Formerly part of the Cropsey Farm. Across the road is a Dutch sandstone house, built around 1769 and owned by the Cropsey family since 1893. |
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*Delwood Country Club hosts The Kennedy Funding Invitational(http://www.thekennedyfundinginvitational.com/), an unofficial tennis tournament that raises money for breast cancer. Notable players that participated include tennis legends [[Pete Sampras]] and [[John McEnroe]]. The tournament also attracted top players such as [[Dudi Sela]], [[Sam Querrey]], [[Michael Russell]], [[Justin Gimelstob]], [[Amer Delic]], [[Bobby Reynolds]], [[Kevin Kim]], [[Noam Okun]]. |
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* [[Keith Bulluck]], American football player |
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* [[Tracy Wolfson]], sportscaster |
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*[[Maxwell Anderson]] - Playwright; long-time resident. One member of an informal artists' colony on [[South Mountain Road]] |
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* [[Adam Schein]], sportscaster |
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*[[Skylar Astin]] - Broadway Performer - Spring Awakening. Actor - [[Hamlet 2]] |
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* [[Adam Rodriguez]], actor, screenwriter and director |
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*[[Barry Bostwick]] - Actor from TV's [[Spin City]] and the movie [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]], living until 2005 in farmhouse once owned by [[Maxwell Anderson]] |
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* [[Skylar Astin]], actor |
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*[[Keith Bulluck]] - [[Tennessee Titans]] All-Pro [[Linebacker]] |
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* [[Corey Baker (baseball)|Corey Baker]] (born 1989), baseball pitcher |
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*[[Will Cunnane]] - Minor League pitcher for the [[Memphis Redbirds]], has played for the [[Atlanta Braves]], [[San Diego Padres]], [[Milwaukee Brewers]], and [[Chicago Cubs]] |
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* [[Julie Buxbaum]], author<ref>{{Cite web|title=Julie Buxbaum|url=https://www.firstdraftpod.com/episode-transcripts/2020/9/8/julie-buxbaum|access-date=2021-08-16|website=First Draft With Sarah Enni|date=June 7, 2016 |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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*[[Lotte Lenya]] - Actress-singer. |
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* [[John Masters]], author |
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*[[Mike Mullin]] - Professional Bowler |
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* [[Thomas Morahan]] (1931–2010), New York [[New York State Senate|State Senator]] and [[New York State Assembly|State Assemblyman]] |
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*[[Adam Rodriguez]] - Detective Eric Delko from [[CBS]]'s hit crime-drama [[CSI: Miami]]. |
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* [[Hayden Panettiere]], actress |
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*[[Sam Rosen (sportscaster)|Sam Rosen]] - Announcer for the [[New York Rangers]] and [[NFL on FOX]] |
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* [[Henry Varnum Poor (designer)|Henry Varnum Poor]] (1888–1970), architect, painter, sculptor, [[mural]]ist, and [[pottery|potter]]. Designed the [[Henry Varnum Poor House]] in New City. |
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*[[Philip Rosenthal]] - Executive Producer, "[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]" |
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* [[Hugo Robus]], sculptor<ref>{{cite news |title=Sculptor Hugo Robus Of New City Is Dead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/491092457/?terms=%22Hugo%2BRobus%22 |access-date=November 19, 2018 |work=The Record |location=Hackensack, New Jersey |date=January 15, 1964|page=54|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|url-access=registration }}</ref> |
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*[[Adam Schein]] - NFL talkshow host for [[Sirius]] radio, writer for Foxsports.com, and fill-in host on [[WFAN]], New York |
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* [[Sam Rosen (sportscaster)|Sam Rosen]], sportscaster |
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*[[Brad Schreiber]] - Writer, lived in New City as a boy, prior to moving to California |
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* [[Philip Rosenthal|Phil Rosenthal]], TV writer and producer. Creator of [[Everybody Loves Raymond]] |
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*[[Kurt Weill]] - German-American theatre composer, lived in New City from time of naturalization until death. He is buried at Mount Repose Cemetery in [[Haverstraw (village), New York]] beside his wife Lotte Lenya. |
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* [[Jordan Rudess]], [[Musical keyboard|keyboard]] player for [[Dream Theater]] |
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*[[Randi Weingarten]] - Current President, [[United Federation of Teachers]] |
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* [[William Sloane (writer)|William Sloane]], publisher and writer of fantasy and science fiction literature |
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*[[Adolph Zukor]] - Founder of [[Paramount Pictures]], donated land for Zukor Park |
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*[http://www.ziprockland.com ZipRockland.com A website dedicted to everything Rockland County including New City] |
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*[http://www.newcityfire.org/ New City Fire Department] |
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New City, New York | |
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 Rockland County Court House in New City | |
 Location in Rockland County and the state of New York. | |
| Coordinates: 41°8′44″N 73°59′42″W / 41.14556°N 73.99500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Rockland |
| Town | Clarkstown |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.25 sq mi (42.10 km2) |
| • Land | 15.46 sq mi (40.05 km2) |
| • Water | 0.79 sq mi (2.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 157 ft (48 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 34,135 |
| • Density | 2,207.67/sq mi (852.38/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 10956 |
| Area code | 845 |
| FIPS code | 36-50100 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0958400 |
New City is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York, United States, part of the New York Metropolitan Area. A suburb of New York City, the hamlet is located 18 miles (29 km) north of the city at its closest point, Riverdale, Bronx. Within Rockland County, New City is located north of Bardonia, northeast of Nanuet, east of New Square and New Hempstead, south of Garnerville and the village of Haverstraw, and west of Congers (across Lake DeForest). New City's population was 35,101 at the 2020 census,[2] making it the 14th most populous CDP/hamlet in the state of New York.[3]
New City is the county seat, seat of the town of Clarkstown and the location of the Clarkstown Police Department, Rockland County Sheriff's office and corrections facility. The downtown area is one of the main business districts in the county. The ZIP code of New City is 10956.
History
[edit]Before the Revolutionary War, the land that would later become known as New City was inhabited mostly by Lenni Lenape American Indians. The Dutch were the first Europeans to settle in the area. Orange County was established in 1683 as one of the first 12 counties in Province of New York, which included present day Rockland County. In 1780, Major John André and Josh Hett Smith stopped at Coe's Tavern, located on what is now the corner of New Hempstead Road and Route 45.[4]
New City was formed in 1798, when Rockland County was incorporated as a separate county from the south-easternmost portion of Orange County. With the formation of a new county, there were needs for a new county seat. The central location of New City was a convenient location for a county seat, since travel in 1798 was difficult, and the existing main towns in the county were not centrally located. At the time, the Squadron Cavalry of New York City had a summer encampment of what is now the busy streets of Squadron Boulevard and Cavalry Drive, hence how these streets were named. The community got its name because the founding fathers envisioned a "new" city when forming the new county seat.[5]
Other than county and town government, the early downtown area consisted mainly of small retail shops in what was mainly an agricultural area. There was also a county fairgrounds and racetrack located on the Route 304 and Congers Road intersection.[5]
In 1918, Paramount Pictures founder Adolph Zukor moved to New City where he bought 300 acres of land from Lawrence Abraham which already had a large house, a swimming pool, and a 9-hole golf course on the property. Two years later, in 1920, Zukor bought 500 more acres from Abraham and built multiple additions including a night house, guest house, greenhouses, garages, and more. He also hired A.W. Tillinghast to build an 18-hole championship golf course on the property. The land is now currently known as Paramount Country Club.[6] Zukor Park, located just south of the country club, is also named after the producer.[7] Zukor's property attracted a large number of artistic people to the area; including Maxwell Anderson, Henry Varnum Poor, Norman Lloyd, Kurt Weill, Martha MacGuffie, Lotte Lenya, John Houseman and more who all lived on South Mountain Road and formed an artist colony there.
Dutch Gardens, the oldest remaining park in the county, was built in 1934 by Italian artisans, known for its unique patterned brickwork. It was designed by West Nyack native Mary Mowbray-Clark. It was honored as the 1934 Garden of the Year by Better Homes and Gardens Magazine. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Located just south of the courthouse in the downtown area, it is still one of the most commonly visited parks in Rockland County today.[5]
New City remained rural in character until the 1950s, when the idea of post-World War II suburbia, as well as the opening of the Tappan Zee Bridge and Palisades Interstate Parkway, made traveling between New York City and Rockland County faster, and easier. Many former New York City residents migrated to Rockland, which transformed New City from a quiet rural community to a busy populated suburb of New York City. Along with residential development, business development increased rapidly as well. The downtown area became home to many banks, retail, and real-estate companies; as well as restaurants, shops, a movie theater, bars, and many other forms of entertainment. Certain parts of the town, such as South Mountain Road and Lake Lucille, have been preserved, and remain quiet, wooded, historic old-wealth neighborhoods.
Geography
[edit]New City is accessible from major Rockland arteries providing rapid access to Bergen County, New Jersey, Westchester County, Manhattan, and the Bronx in New York City.
Neighborhoods include New City Condominiums and South Mountain Road.
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 34,135 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
| Historical populations [9] | |
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| Census year |
Population |
| 1940 | 1,000* |
| 1950 | 1,000* |
| 1960 | 4,000* |
| 1970 | 27,300* |
| 1980 | 35,859 |
| 1990 | 33,673 |
| 2000 | 34,038 |
| * Source document from Rockland County, not Census Bureau. Document.[10] | |
As of the 2000 census, there were 34,038 people, 11,030 households, and 9,496 families residing in the CDP. New City is 15.6 mi2 in area. The population density was 842.4 people/km2 (2,182 people/sq mi). There were 11,161 housing units at an average density of 715.3 units per square mile (276.2 units/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.09% White, 4.67% African American, 0.08% Native American, 6.99% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.81% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.87% of the population. There were 11,030 households, out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.1% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.9% were non-families. 11.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.
As of a 2007 estimate,[11] the racial makeup for the town was now 78.4% Non-Hispanic White, 4.7% African American or Black, <1% Native American, 9.1% Asian, <1% Pacific Islander, 1.4% other races, and 0.5% multi-racial. Hispanic or Latino of any race was now 7.4% of the population. The median income for a household in the CDP was $117,734 and the median income for a family was $128,200. Males had a median income of $62,234 versus $43,028 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $37,519. About 2.2% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line in 2007.[12]
Arts and culture
[edit]Historical markers
[edit]- Collyer Farm Pond and New City Park
- H. R. Stevens House
- Blauvelt House
- Rockland County Courthouse and Dutch Gardens
- Martinus Hogenkamp Cemetery
- One Germonds
Landmarks and places of interest
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- Dutch Garden – Designed by Mary Horgan Mowbray-Clarke, a West Nyack native, in 1933–34 as memorial to the county's early settlers, it won "Garden of the Year" from Better Home and Gardens magazine in 1935. Master craftsman Biaglo Gugliuzzo of Garnerville created walks and latticed walls of Haverstraw brick. Still standing is the Tea House, with carvings of mountains, windmills and other serene symbols representing aspects of Dutch-American history, others of motifs popular in the 1930s – Popeye, the Baker Cocoa and Old Dutch Cleanser maids. Over the years, it served as a site for weddings and for concerts. Folk singer Burl Ives once performed there and Eleanor Roosevelt visited the garden.[citation needed] Markers on site. It is now a county park with a beautiful display of flowering bulbs in spring. (NRHP)
- H. R. Stevens House – 234 Congers Road (NRHP)
- High Tor Mountain. The highest peak of the Palisades Range. The Southern base is in New City. The peak is in Haverstraw.
- Jacob Blauvelt Farmhouse, 20 Zukor Road – A farmhouse of Dutch colonial style built 1882. Contains an open fireplace for cooking demonstrations. The 4-acre (16,000 m2) site also has a museum, herb garden and nature trail. (NRHP)
- New City Library – 220 North Main Street
- Peter DePew House – 101 Old Route 304 (NRHP)
- South Mountain Road – A winding, two-lane historic road.
Notable people
[edit]- Keith Bulluck, American football player
- Tracy Wolfson, sportscaster
- Adam Schein, sportscaster
- Adam Rodriguez, actor, screenwriter and director
- Skylar Astin, actor
- Corey Baker (born 1989), baseball pitcher
- Julie Buxbaum, author[13]
- John Masters, author
- Thomas Morahan (1931–2010), New York State Senator and State Assemblyman
- Hayden Panettiere, actress
- Henry Varnum Poor (1888–1970), architect, painter, sculptor, muralist, and potter. Designed the Henry Varnum Poor House in New City.
- Hugo Robus, sculptor[14]
- Sam Rosen, sportscaster
- Phil Rosenthal, TV writer and producer. Creator of Everybody Loves Raymond
- Jordan Rudess, keyboard player for Dream Theater
- William Sloane, publisher and writer of fantasy and science fiction literature
References
[edit]- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): New City CDP, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ^ "Age Groups and Sex: 2010 - State – Place (GCT-P2): New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ^ "Back to History". Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ a b c "A Brief History of New City". The Rockford Group, Inc. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
- ^ Club History - A Man, a Need and a Vision., Paramount Country Club.
- ^ Trager, James (1979). The people's chronology: a year-by-year record of human events from prehistory to the present. Austin, Texas, United States: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. p. 823.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990". Archived from the original on March 14, 2007.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20070928084045/http://www.rocklandcounty.org/ [bare URL]
- ^ "American FactFinder - Community Facts". Archived from the original on February 10, 2020.
- ^ "American FactFinder - Community Facts". Archived from the original on February 11, 2020.
- ^ "Julie Buxbaum". First Draft With Sarah Enni. June 7, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "Sculptor Hugo Robus Of New City Is Dead". The Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. January 15, 1964. p. 54. Retrieved November 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for New City.
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