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'{{External links|date=February 2015}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Carmel, New York |native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |settlement_type = [[Town (New York)|Town]] |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = Carmel NY.png |imagesize = |image_caption = View of Carmel from [[U.S. Route 6 in New York|US 6]] |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_shield = <!-- Maps --> |image_map = Putnam County New York incorporated areas Carmel highlighted.svg |mapsize = |map_caption = Location of Carmel, New York |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |coordinates_region = US-NY |subdivision_type = [[List of countries|Country]] |subdivision_name = [[United States]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Political divisions of the United States|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[New York (state)|New York]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in New York|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Putnam County, New York|Putnam]] |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = 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= 46 |longEW = W |elevation_m = 197 |elevation_ft = 646 |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]](s) |postal_code = 10512 & 10541 |area_code = 845 |website = [http://www.carmelny.org/ www.carmelny.org] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 36-12529 |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 0978793 |footnotes = }} Yea, I be going hard like Jordan in Space Jam, I swear I need a Gatorade commercial, oh Dre Polo [ Bridge, Dre Polo] Im balling like Steph Curry with the left hand lay up Back to back, Kobe, Shaq, put me on the Lakers I'm to busy chasing mills, girl I'll call you later I'm all about my bills call me Tyrod Taylor [ Verse 1, Dre Polo] Put me in the game right now coach, ima get a ring like Brady Put me in the game right now coach, ima ball out like KD Shae in that black [ Intro, Dre Polo] Yea, I be going hard like Jordan in Space Jam, I swear I need a Gatorade commercial, oh Dre Polo [ Bridge, Dre Polo] Im balling like Steph Curry with the left hand lay up Back to back, Kobe, Shaq, put me on the Lakers I'm to busy chasing mills, girl I'll call you later I'm all about my bills call me Tyrod Taylor [ Verse 1, Dre Polo] Put me in the game right now coach, ima get a ring like Brady Put me in the game right now coach, ima ball out like KD Shae in that black Cedes Ima do it big like I'm eight feet And I ain't talking about headphones but ya girl let Dre beat [Chorus, Dre Polo] [Verse 2, Dre Polo] I said Mike Vick could of been the greatest But the world hate when black niggas make it But fuck that shit, Im rookie of the year, man I need the cover of sports illustrated Espn 4th quarter shit, I'm going for that win I might John Stark it when I'm at the garden, I'm James Harden, yall Jeremy Lin And I'm balling out like MJ You on the sideline watching him play All black like kinte, she wanna kick it no sinsei I say fuck rap nigga I been straight Do it big like Dekimbe Young Kobe, young Shaq, we going back to back, I make the rim brake [ Bridge Dre Polo] Im balling like Steph Curry with the left hand lay up Back to back, Kobe, Shaq, put me on the Lakers I'm to busy chasing mills, girl I'll call you later I'm all about my bills call me Tyrod Taylor [ Chorus, Dre Polo] Tyrod Taylor x2 I'm to busy chasing mills, girl I'll call you later Tyrod Taylor x2 I'm all about my bills call me Tyrod Taylor [ Verse 3, Dre Polo] I kill the pussy like OJ My old girl miss the old Dre Bill Belichick, Phil Jackson to this rapping call me Coack K On my Duke shit Young nigga high like I'm Snoop's kid And they don't wanna see a black man go undefeated, so I dab on em' Cam Newton Free Marketing, we the hardest click, come be apart of it And everthing I do, man I grind hard and put my heart in it Nigga and I started this That rapper weed is my starter kit Ima 90's baby Air Max's, see that jacket it's that Starter shit [ Bridge & Chorus, Dre Polo] [ Intro, Dre Polo] Yea, I be going hard like Jordan in Space Jam, I swear I need a Gatorade commercial, oh Dre Polo [ Bridge, Dre Polo] Im balling like Steph Curry with the left hand lay up Back to back, Kobe, Shaq, put me on the Lakers I'm to busy chasing mills, girl I'll call you later I'm all about my bills call me Tyrod Taylor [ Verse 1, Dre Polo] Put me in the game right now coach, ima get a ring like Brady Put me in the game right now coach, ima ball out like KD Shae in that black Cedes Ima do it big like I'm eight feet And I ain't talking about headphones but ya girl let Dre beat [Chorus, Dre Polo] [Verse 2, Dre Polo] I said Mike Vick could of been the greatest But the world hate when black niggas make it But fuck that shit, Im rookie of the year, man I need the cover of sports illustrated Espn 4th quarter shit, I'm going for that win I might John Stark it when I'm at the garden, I'm James Harden, yall Jeremy Lin And I'm balling out like MJ You on the sideline watching him play All black like kinte, she wanna kick it no sinsei I say fuck rap nigga I been straight Do it big like Dekimbe Young Kobe, young Shaq, we going back to back, I make the rim brake [ Bridge Dre Polo] Im balling like Steph Curry with the left hand lay up Back to back, Kobe, Shaq, put me on the Lakers I'm to busy chasing mills, girl I'll call you later I'm all about my bills call me Tyrod Taylor [ Chorus, Dre Polo] Tyrod Taylor x2 I'm to busy chasing mills, girl I'll call you later Tyrod Taylor x2 I'm all about my bills call me Tyrod Taylor [ Verse 3, Dre Polo] I kill the pussy like OJ My old girl miss the old Dre Bill Belichick, Phil Jackson to this rapping call me Coack K On my Duke shit Young nigga high like I'm Snoop's kid And they don't wanna see a black man go undefeated, so I dab on em' Cam Newton Free Marketing, we the hardest click, come be apart of it And everthing I do, man I grind hard and put my heart in it Nigga and I started this That rapper weed is my starter kit Ima 90's baby Air Max's, see that jacket it's that Starter shit [ Bridge & Chorus, Dre Polo] [[File:Carmel HS.JPG|thumb|Carmel High School]] ===Significant events=== * July 29, 1971 - A category 2 [[tornado]] {{convert|1.9|mi|km}} away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages. * September 1982 - June 1983 - [[Carmel High School (Carmel, New York)|Carmel High School]] Boys Track star Mike Stahr is ranked first in the USA for the mile run, losing only one high school track race during his junior and senior year. He set state records and was the Millrose mile winner two years in a row. * July 10, 1989 - A category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157&nbsp;mph) tornado {{convert|0.7|mi|km}} away from the Carmel town center traveled east across Fair Street near the King's Grant condos, injured five people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages. * August 22, 2000 - A 2.5 magnitude [[earthquake]] was felt. The epicenter was located approximately {{convert|2.5|mi|km}} northeast of the town of Carmel. People were awakened mainly because of the loud noise as if their oil burner had exploded or there was a truck collision on a road near their house. * [[September 11, 2001]] - eight Carmel residents died in the September 11 terrorist attacks: Police Officer Stephen Patrick Driscoll, Firefighter Daniel Harlin, Firefighter Thomas Joseph Kuveikis, Firefighter Robert Minara, George Paris of Cantor Fitzgerald, Firefighter Christopher Blackwell, David Fodor of Fiduciary Trust, and Firefighter George Cain. The town has a memorial dedicated at Spain-Cornerstone Park on the corner of Fair Street and Route 52. * 2002 - A scene for the [[Adam Sandler]] movie ''[[Mr. Deeds]]'' was filmed at the [[Wendy's]] in the Putnam Plaza. Although most of the scene was edited from the film, they do show the helicopter sitting in the parking lot in the movie. Wendy's burned to the ground in December 2006. It was recently rebuilt and reopened in September 2007. * December 2003 - The newly opened "Giggles" adult novelty store and [[head shop]] causes controversy due to the nature of its products and its proximity to the [[Reed Memorial Library]], but remains open. * 2006 - Carmel High School became the subject of news when there were altercations over football rivalries between students of Carmel and Mahopac. The events led to a few game cancellations, as many disagreements became bloody, and began to include adults as well as students. * April 27–28, 2007 - The town of Carmel hosted a two-day militia encampment along Lake Gleneida. The event celebrated the 230th anniversary of the heroism of [[Putnam County, New York|Putnam County's]] teenage [[Paul Revere]], [[Sybil Ludington]]. * September 13, 2008 - In downtown Carmel near the high school was a large fight between students of Carmel and Mahopac High School following a sporting event. Three people were injured. * November–December 2009 - Following a spike in violent fights and drug use, Carmel High School increased security measures and policies regarding in-school violence and illegal activity, noting that in addition to suspension/expulsion, students would also be subject to arrest. * June 14, 2010 - An unconfirmed threat of violence caused Carmel High School to be evacuated. The evacuation was in response to a possible threat of a student in possession of a weapon within the school. Authorities searched the school and all students exiting the building, no weapon was found.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lohud.com/article/201006150230/NEWS04/6150322 |title=Unconfirmed threat forces Carmel High School's early dismissal &#124; The Journal News |publisher=lohud.com |date=2010-06-15 |accessdate=2015-02-18}}</ref> * March 30, 2011 - A 40-year-old Mahopac resident, later identified as convicted bank robber John McCaffrey, was found dead by students in the Carmel High School baseball field dugout. McCaffrey had committed suicide by hanging, and had no connections to anyone in the school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newstimes.com/policereports/article/Carmel-dugout-death-ruled-suicide-1317168.php |title=Carmel dugout death ruled suicide |publisher=NewsTimes |date=2011-03-31 |accessdate=2015-02-18}}</ref> * March 14, 2012 - Police received calls claiming that there was a bomb in Carmel High School as well as hostages in a girl's bathroom. The call turned out to be a hoax, but nonetheless the school was searched by heavily armed police.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nackman |first=Barbara |url=http://www.lohud.com/article/20120314/NEWS/303140080/UPDATED-Police-search-Carmel-High-School-after-threat |title=News &#124; The Journal News |publisher=lohud.com |date=2012-03-14 |accessdate=2015-02-18}}</ref> ==Government== Carmel is governed by a [[town board]]. The Carmel [[Town Hall]] is located at 60 McAlpin Avenue in [[Mahopac, New York]]. Primary law enforcement services in Carmel are provided by the Carmel Police Department. ==Education== George Fischer Middle School is Carmel's primary Middle School. Built in 1963, it was named after a former school board member, George F. Fischer. It contains a large number of students (1,000+), and contains grades 5-8. It is notable for its music program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gfms.carmelschools.org/ |title=George Fischer Middle School - Homepage |publisher=Gfms.carmelschools.org |date=2015-02-13 |accessdate=2015-02-18}}</ref> Constructed in 1929, [[Carmel High School (Carmel, New York)|Carmel High School]], which serves 1,843 students, is located on Fair Street across the street from the post office in the heart of town. The school had three extensions, one in 1936 with money from the New Deal, one in 1969, and another in 1980. A fourth extension has been finished being built and was completed during the summer of 2007, the new wing fully opened in September 2007. The new wing holds brand new science classrooms and a new library. ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|40.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|36.1|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|4.6|sqmi|km2}} is water. The total area is 11.26% water. The south town line is the border of [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]], New York. The town is located approximately {{convert|50|mi}} north of [[New York City]] (measured from [[Central Park]]) and approximately {{convert|10|mi}} west of [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury]], [[Connecticut]]. ===Notable sites and organizations=== * [[Arms Acres]] is a 129-bed residential alcoholism and substance abuse treatment facility founded in 1982 by American philanthropist [[Winifred E. Lefferts|Winifred Arms]], situated on a {{convert|54|acre|m2|sing=on}} site also on Seminary Hill Road. * [[Carmel High School (Carmel, New York)|Carmel High School]] is the town's high school, part of the Carmel Central School District * [[Centennial Golf Club]] is a 27 hole championship course on {{convert|340|acre|km2}}, located on John Simpson Road. * [[Gilead Cemetery]] has marked gravestones dating back to 1766, and was a principal burying ground to the community throughout the nineteenth century, including that of [[Enoch Crosby]], a [[Revolutionary War]] soldier * Putnam County Park, a {{convert|200|acre|km2|sing=on}} haven with hiking trails, camp grounds and a lake for swimming and ice skating. * Putnam Hospital Center, which opened in 1964, is a 164-bed not-for-profit acute care hospital on Stoneleigh Avenue. * [[Reed Memorial Library]] was dedicated in 1914 and was built by Arrietta Crane Reed in memory of her late husband, William Belden Reed. It sits at the intersection of Routes 6 and 52. * [[Smalley's Inn & Restaurant]], originally built in 1852 by [[Colonel Thomas Taylor]], is located on Route 52 (Gleneida Avenue). * [[Town of Carmel Police Department]], is the town's local Police force, located on Mcalpin Ave. in [[Mahopac]] * 9/11 Memorial at Spain-Cornerstone Park on the corner of Fair Street and Route 52 dedicated to the eight Carmel residents who died in the World Trade Center terrorist attacks. ===Communities and locations in Carmel=== * '''Baldwin Place''' &ndash; A hamlet in the southwest corner of the town. * [[Carmel Hamlet, New York|'''Carmel''']] &ndash; A hamlet in the northeast corner of the town and home to the seat of Putnam County. * '''Carmel Hills''' &ndash; A hamlet south of Carmel village. * '''Crafts''' &ndash; once a hamlet of Carmel with its own Post Office, off of Drewville Road, south of [[U.S. Route 6 in New York|Route 6]], named after the Craft Family, descendants of Pilgrims. * '''Field Corners''' &ndash; * '''Hopkins Corners''' &ndash; * '''Houseman Corners''' &ndash; * [[Mahopac, New York|'''Mahopac''']] &ndash; A hamlet where the town government is located. * '''Mahopac Falls''' &ndash; A hamlet in the southwest corner of the town. * '''Mahopac Mines''' &ndash; Abandoned mines on the east side of town near the old Ames building. * '''Mahopac Point''' &ndash; The eastern-most section of Carmel * '''McLaughlin Acres''' &ndash; * '''Rock Hill Camp''' &ndash; A Girl Scout camp opened in 1922, located in Mahopac on Long Pond.<ref>[http://www.girlscoutswp.org/rockhill.html ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007144852/http://www.girlscoutswp.org/rockhill.html |date=October 7, 2011 }}</ref> * '''The Sedgewood Club''' &ndash; (Previously the Carmel Country Club) A private community with golf and tennis facilities near the Hamlet of Carmel, * '''Secor Corners''' &ndash; * '''Stillwater''' &ndash; A hamlet in the southwest corner of the town. * '''Tilly Foster''' &ndash; A hamlet southeast of Carmel village near the east town line ==Demographics== * Total Population: 33,196 * Males, 49.0%; Females - 51.0% * Median Age: 40.1 years * By Race ** White, 90.5%; ** Hispanic, 8.0%, ** Asian, 3.0%; ** Black or African American, 1.0%; ** Other Race, 2.7% * Average Household Size: 2.99 * Median Household Income: $105,406(2015<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=06000US3403524900&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C05000US34035%7C06000US3403524900&_street=&_county=carmel&_cityTown=carmel&_state=04000US36&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=060&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= ]{{dead link|date=February 2015}}</ref>) * Per Capita Income: $42,034 (2015) * High School Graduation Rate: 94.1% * College Graduation Rate: 42.1% Source: US Census <ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=06000US3607912529&_geoContext=01000US%7C86000US10512&_street=&_county=carmel&_cityTown=carmel&_state=04000US36&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= ]{{dead link|date=February 2015}}</ref> ==Elected officials== * Governor [[Andrew Cuomo]] elected 2011 * US Senator [[Charles Schumer]] elected 1999 * US Senator [[Kirsten Gillibrand]] elected 2009 * Congressman [[Sean Patrick Maloney]] elected 2013 * State Senator [[Gregory R. Ball]] elected 2011 * Assemblyman [[Steve Katz (politician)|Steve Katz]] elected 2011 * County Executive Mary Ellen Odell elected 2011 * County Legislator [[Daniel G. Birmingham]], 2004-:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.putnamcountyny.com/legislature/dist/dist7.html |title=Legislator Dan Birmingham |publisher=Putnamcountyny.com |accessdate=18 February 2015}}</ref> * County Legislator Carl L. Albano:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.putnamcountyny.com/legislature/dist/dist5.html |title=Legislator Carl L. Albano |publisher=Putnamcountyny.com |accessdate=18 February 2015}}</ref> * County Legislator Dini Lobue, elected 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.putnamcountyny.com/legislature/dist/dist8.html |title=Legislator Dini LoBue |publisher=Putnamcountyny.com |accessdate=18 February 2015}}</ref> * County Legislator Anthony DiCarlo, elected 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.putnamcountyny.com/legislature/dist/dist9.html |title=Legislator Anthony DiCarto |publisher=Putnamcountyny.com |accessdate=18 February 2015}}</ref> * Town Supervisor Kenneth Schmitt, 2010–13 * Town Councilman Frank D. Lombardi, 2010-13<ref name="townofcarmel.com">[http://www.carmelny.org/town_council.html ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309011116/http://www.carmelny.org/town_council.html |date=March 9, 2012 }}</ref> * Town Councilwoman Suzanne McDonough, 2010-13<ref name="townofcarmel.com"/> * Town Councilman John D. Lupinacci, elected 2012<ref name="townofcarmel.com"/> * Town Councilman Jonathan Schneider, elected 2012<ref name="townofcarmel.com"/> ==Notable people== * [[Dave Fleming]] ("Mr. Mahopac"), professional baseball player (pitcher) * [[Lou Albano]] ("Captain Lou"), professional wrestler/manager * [[William Francis Bailey]], [[Wisconsin]] politician and judge * [[Leo Burmester]], stage and television actor * [[Jim Ryan (reporter)|Jim Ryan]], former ''[[Good Day New York]]'' anchor * [[Sabrina Vega]], USA Gymnastics Senior National Team member * [[Ryan Kelly (basketball)|Ryan Kelly]], professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers * [[Michael Gray (actor)|Michael Gray]], actor famous for the 1970s TV show ''Shazam!'' ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category|Carmel, New York}} * [http://www.carmelny.org Town of Carmel official website] * [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/put-carmal-ny.htm History of Carmel, NY] * [http://www.carmelny.org/police.html Town of Carmel Police Department] * [http://www.carmelfireny.com Carmel Fire Department] * [http://www.mahopacvfd.com/ Mahopac Fire Department] * [http://www.mahopacfallsvfd.com/ Mahopac Fall Fire Department] * [http://www.carmelvac.net/ Carmel Volunteer Ambulance Corps] * [http://www.carmellibrary.org/ Reed Memorial Library (Carmel)] * [http://www.mahopaclibrary.org/ Mahopac Library] * [http://www.mahopaccarmelchamber.com/ Greater Mahopac-Carmel Chamber of Commerce] {{Putnam County, New York}} {{New York}} [[Category:Towns in New York]] [[Category:County seats in New York]] [[Category:Towns in Putnam County, New York]]'