New City, New York
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New City, New York | |
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Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Rockland |
Area | |
• Total | 16.3 sq mi (42.2 km2) |
• Land | 15.6 sq mi (40.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
Elevation | 157 ft (48 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 34,038 |
• Density | 2,181.6/sq mi (842.3/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. The area is located north of Bardonia; northeast Nanuet; east of New Hempstead and New Square; southeast of Mount Ivy; south of Garnerville; southwest of Haverstraw; west, straight across Lake Deforest, of Congers; and northwest, diagonally across Lake Deforest, of Valley Cottage.
New City's population was 34,038 at the time of the 2000 census, making it one of the most populated CDP/hamlet in the state of New York.
New City is the county seat of Rockland CountyTemplate:GR 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.
Geography
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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 Bronx in New York City.
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, lakes, and streams. While undeveloped land for development is scarce, a few small farms still dot the landscape now shared with golf courses, homes and businesses.
Neighborhoods
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.
- North New City: The North side of the hamlet is bordered to the north by Garnerville and Haverstraw and the Town of Ramapo Ramapo to the west.
- 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.
- Downtown New City: the downtown area is a largely retail, business, and commercial corridor although there are still several residential houses and apartment buildings.
- 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 and West Nyack form the southern border of town.
- 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.
Demographics
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.
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.
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.
Revitalization
The Town of Clarkstown has plans to revitalize the 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.
Historical populations[1] | |
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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 [2]. |
Historical markers
- Collyer Farm Pond & New City Park - Collyer Road & Lake Drive.
- H. R. Stevens House - 234 Congers Road.
- The Jacob Blauvelt House, 20 Zukor Road.
- Rockland County Court House, 1 South Main Street.
- Martinus Hogenkamp Cemetery, South Little Tor Road.
Landmarks and places of interest
- 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.
- 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.
- Dutch Garden - Designed by Mary Mowbray Clarke, a West Nyack native, in 1933-34 as memorial to county's early settlers, and 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 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 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.
- English Church and Schoolhouse
- H. R. Stevens House - 234 Congers Road
- The Historical Society of Rockland County, 20 Zukor Road.
- 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.
- 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
- New City Library - 220 North Main Street
- The New Hempstead Church, 484 New Hempstead Road., The first English-speaking church established in the county, organized by English settlers from Hempstead, Long Island in 1734 who wish to have services in English rather than Dutch as in the Reformed Church.
- Saint Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church - Celebrated 100 years in November 2007
- 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.
- 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.
Notable people from New City
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- Maxwell Anderson - Playwright; long-time resident. One member of an informal artists' colony on South Mountain Road
- Skylar Astin - Broadway Performer - Spring Awakening. Actor - Hamlet 2
- 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
- Keith Bulluck - Tennessee Titans All-Pro Linebacker
- Will Cunnane - Minor League pitcher for the Memphis Redbirds, has played for the Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, and Chicago Cubs
- Lotte Lenya - Actress-singer.
- Mike Mullin - Professional Bowler
- Adam Rodriguez - Detective Eric Delko from CBS's hit crime-drama CSI: Miami.
- Sam Rosen - Announcer for the New York Rangers and NFL on FOX
- Philip Rosenthal - Executive Producer, "Everybody Loves Raymond"
- Adam Schein - NFL talkshow host for Sirius radio, writer for Foxsports.com, and fill-in host on WFAN, New York
- Brad Schreiber - Writer, lived in New City as a boy, prior to moving to California
- 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.
- Randi Weingarten - Current President, United Federation of Teachers
- Adolph Zukor - Founder of Paramount Pictures, donated land for Zukor Park