Rye Brook, New York
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Rye Brook is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 8,602 according to the 2000 census.
| Rye Brook, New York |
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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | New York |
| County | Westchester County |
| Mayor | Lawrence Rand |
| Area | |
| - City | 3.5 sq. miles / 9.0 km² km² |
| - Land | 3.5 sq. miles / 9.0 km² km² |
| - Water | .29% km² |
| Population | |
| - City (2000) | 8,602 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Website: http://www.ryebrook.org | |
The Village of Rye Brook was established in 1982 and is in the Town of Rye.
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[edit] Geography
Rye Brook is located at (41.019767, -73.683419)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 9.0 km² (3.5 mi²). 9.0 km² (3.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.29% is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 8,602 people, 3,122 households, and 2,435 families residing in the village. The population density was 957.1/km² (2,479.0/mi²). There were 3,224 housing units at an average density of 358.7/km² (929.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.96% White, 1.03% African American, 0.21% Native American, 4.25% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.36% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.44% of the population.
There were 3,122 households out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the village the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $98,864, and the median income for a family was $111,287. Males had a median income of $75,712 versus $45,698 for females. The per capita income for the village was $48,617. About 1.8% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Tree City USA
Rye Brook has been designated as a "Tree City USA" for 11 years.
For more information visit:Tree City USA
[edit] Government
The village of Rye Brook is made up of a 5-member Board of Trustees, all volunteers. The mayor is Lawrence Rand. All boards of the village are made up of volunteers.
Trustees:
- Trustee Joan L. Feinstein
- Trustee Michael S. Brown
- Trustee Patricia Sanders Romano
- Trustee Paul S. Rosenberg
Rye Brook has its own Police and Fire Departments. The Fire Department is made up of one firehouse and the Port Chester Fire Department has a contract with the Village to respond to calls.
Village of Rye Brook Police Department Chief: Chief Greg Austin
[edit] Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation Superintendent: Robert Bertolacci
The Village uses 6 main parks:
- Pine Ridge Park: Contains 2 little league fields, 4 tennis courts, 2 basketball courts, and a playground. This park is located on the corner of Latonia Drive and Mohegan Lane.
- Garabaldi Park: Has 2 basketball courts, 1 tennis court, a little league field, and a playground. Garibaldi Park stands on Garibaldi Place opposite to the Anthony J. Posillipo Community Center.
- Harkness Park: This park contains 4 tennis courts and is the home of Blind Brook Tennis. Harkness lies next to Blind Brook High School.
- Rye Hills Park: This park, which is next to Crawford Park, has a walking trail, game tables, a basketball court, and a lookout towards the Long Island Sound
- Rye Brook-King Street Athletic Fields: This park contains a soccer/football/lacrosse/field hockey field and a softball field. These fields are made of Artificial turf, rather than traditional grass fields. These are the first artificial turf fields built in the village. Ground was broken for the project in the fall of 2005 and construction was completed in September 2006. The scoreboard and bathroom/storage facilities were completed in October 2006 These fields are located next to Blind Brook High School on King Street. Parking for the fields are at the High School and a stairway has been built as an accessway to the fields from the high school.
- Crawford Park is owned by The Town of Rye, though is within Rye Brook's boarders. The park is used for soccer, teeball, and softball by the village.
The Village has 2 alternative passive parks:
- Magnolia Park: This park has an open grass field.
- Rich Manor Park: This site is an open field and has views of the Blind Brook.
[edit] Schools
Within the village lie two school districts, the Port Chester School District and the Blind Brook School District.
Blind Brook High School, the only high school in the Blind Brook School District, ranked 88th in the Newsweek 2006 US High School rankings.
[edit] Local Newspapers
The Journal News and The Westmore News
[edit] Interesting Businesses
- Currently, Cadbury Schweppes makes its home in Rye Brook. Formerly, Kraft Foods and IBM had their headquarters in the village.
- Snapple is currently owned by Cadbury Schweppes and makes Rye Brook its headquarters.
- After the owners of 900 King Street invested $10 Million into the former "IBM" building, Cadbury Schweppes signed a 10-year lease to occupy about 135,000 square feet.[1]
- WRNN-TV, an independent television station reaching millions of households from New Jersey to Albany, New York calls Rye Brook home. They are located at 800 Westchester Avenue.
- Part of the Westchester County Airport is located in the northern part of the village.
[edit] Notable People
- Craig Bierko, actor, was born in Rye Brook.
- Jason Stein, author of "Hello Friend, My Name is Melvany", grew up in the village.
[edit] External links
- Blind Brook Public Schools
- Rye Brook official website
- InTown Westchester Magazine
- The Journal News, the local newspaper
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
