51-413: Eastchester may refer to: Eastchester (town), New York Eastchester, Bronx Eastchester (CDP), New York Eastchester High School Eastchester Bay East Chester, near Chester, Nova Scotia Eastchester Historical Society Eastchester Depot Eastchester–Dyre Avenue (IRT Dyre Avenue Line) East Chesterton Topics referred to by
102-625: A National Historic Site . Mount Vernon sites included on the National Register of Historic Places include: Mount Vernon is at 40°54′51″N 73°49′50″W / 40.914060°N 73.830507°W / 40.914060; -73.830507 (40.914060, −73.830507). It is the third-largest and the most densely populated city in Westchester County. According to the United States Census Bureau ,
153-418: A census-designated place also named Eastchester , which is the whole town of Eastchester excluding Bronxville and Tuckahoe. The town that is now called Eastchester began settlement in 1664 when ten families migrated from Fairfield, Connecticut . Thomas Pell , who at that time also owned the territory that is now New Rochelle and Pelham , granted a deed to the group to "settle down at Hutchinsons'," where
204-603: A village in 1853, and a city in 1892. Early development was driven by the New York Industrial Home Association No. 1, a home building cooperative organized to build homes for "tradesmen, employees, and other persons of small means". Mount Vernon takes its name from George Washington 's Mount Vernon plantation in Virginia , much as neighboring Wakefield (in the Bronx ) was named for
255-464: A commercial corridor which attracts residents from Mount Vernon, nearby communities in Westchester County and the Bronx a well as other locales. Most of the commercial development in this corridor has occurred since the 1980s. The area is still undergoing revitalization to encourage economic development within this 400-acre (1.6 km ) of land along and around the boulevard. Mount Vernon's North Side
306-512: A disagreement as to which entity would pay for the audit of the Urban Renewal Agency (URA), one of the city's agencies, and which auditing firm would perform the audit. Further clouding the city's financial condition is the prospect that it might have a repayment obligation to HUD in connection with grants previously awarded to the city On July 9, 2019, mayor Richard Thomas pleaded guilty to stealing campaign funds and lying to
357-441: A female householder with no husband present. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.27. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
408-407: A household in the town was $ 101,425, and the median income for a family was $ 137,663. Males had a median income of $ 71,420 versus $ 47,725 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 49,941. About 3.0% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over. On July 1, 2018, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated
459-522: A minister. Confirmation of their 1664 land patent was granted by Governor Richard Nicolls in 1666 after the occupation of the area by the English. A controversy arose in 1700 when the settlers signed a deed with the Native Americans . The tract of land involved was known as "Long Reach" because of its odd geographical makeup. The sites included are the present Bronxville , Tuckahoe , and
510-525: A section of northwest Mount Vernon . The dispute over the ownership of the land involved the towns of New Rochelle, Westchester and the Pell family. When a decision was reached in favor of Eastchester, England's Queen Anne granted a second patent in 1708. Eastchester was a farming community at the outbreak of the American Revolution . Although no major battles were fought here, as the heart of
561-498: A transition from a city of homes and small businesses to a city of regional commerce. Between 2000 and 2006, Mount Vernon's economy grew 20.5%, making it one of the fastest-growing cities in the New York metropolitan area. In January 2019, Moody withdrew its credit rating for Mount Vernon because of the city's failure to provide audited financial statements. The failure to prepare and deliver audited financial statements stemmed from
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#1732772174986612-541: Is also referred to as Vaccaro Park, as it was originally donated by Carmela Vaccaro the matriarch of one of the largest and longest standing families in Eastchester. The Anne Hutchinson School, another elementary school, was built in 1953, and additional classrooms constructed several years later. A primary wing was built at the Greenvale School in the 1950s. According to the United States Census Bureau ,
663-414: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Eastchester (town), New York Eastchester is a town in southern Westchester County, New York , United States. The population was over 34,641 at the 2020 United States census over 32,363 at the 2010 census. There are two villages within the town: Bronxville and Tuckahoe . The town contains
714-471: Is more urban, while north-side Mount Vernon is more residential. Mount Vernon's downtown business district is on the city's south side, which includes City Hall, Mount Vernon's main post office, Mount Vernon Public Library, office buildings, and other municipal establishments. The Mount Vernon area was first settled in 1664 by families from Connecticut as part of the Town of Eastchester . Mount Vernon became
765-421: Is one of the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in Westchester County. The northern part of the city consists of five neighborhoods: Chester Heights, Estate Manor/Aubyn Estates, Fleetwood, Huntswood, and Oakwood Heights. In Fleetwood, many large co-op buildings line the center of town, which is bisected by Gramatan Avenue. Mount Vernon's South Side, which abuts The Bronx , resembles New York City and includes
816-426: The 2010 United States Census , there were 67,292 people living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 61.3% Black, 18.5% White, 0.3% Native American, 1.8% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.4% from some other race and 2.5% from two or more races. 14.3% were Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the 2000 census , 68,381 people, 27,048 households, and 18,432 families resided in the city. The population density
867-608: The Bronx and Manhattan looked to Mount Vernon as a new " bedroom community " because of rising crime in New York City (a " white flight " factor contributed as well). As a result, Mount Vernon became divided in two by the New Haven Line railroad tracks of the Metro-North Railroad : North Side and South Side. The population south of the tracks became predominantly African-American, while that north of
918-650: The National Register of Historic Places . In 1899, the University system of New York State granted a charter to the Waverly Union School, located in present day Eastchester (called Upper Tuckahoe at the time), which housed grades kindergarten through twelve. This charter marks the beginnings of the Eastchester Union Free District. Waverly was the center of the Eastchester educational community, until Eastchester High School
969-483: The Neutral Ground it saw constant fighting for over 13 years, being harassed by both sides as well as by the cowboys and skinners (the guerrillas of the day). Eastchester's rural makeup began to change with the coming of the railroad in the 1840s. An area of 370 acres (1,500,000 m ) of land was incorporated as the village of Mount Vernon in 1853 by a group of New York businessmen; the village of Bronxville
1020-551: The State Board of Elections . Thomas was ordered to resign from office by September 30, 2019. The city council then appointed council president Andre Wallace as acting mayor. Thomas refused to resign from his post. Wallace then appointed Shawn Harris as new police commissioner. After arriving for work, Thomas ordered the Mount Vernon Police to arrest Harris for trespassing. Harris was released after an order from
1071-403: The Virginia plantation where Washington was born. In 1894, the voters of Mount Vernon participated in a referendum on whether to consolidate into a new " City of Greater New York ". The cities of Brooklyn (coterminous with Kings County ) and Long Island City , the western towns and villages of Queens County , and all of Richmond County (present day Staten Island) all voted to join with
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#17327721749861122-487: The poverty line . 12.7% of the population was 65 or older. Mount Vernon's three major employers are the Mount Vernon city school district with (1,021 employees), Michael Anthony Jewelers (712 employees), and Mount Vernon Hospital (700 employees). Mount Vernon has a large commercial sector, with industries such as electronics , engineering , high tech , historical metal restoration, and manufacturing mainly in
1173-633: The Gramatan Avenue and Fourth Avenue shopping district (known as "The Avenue" by locals ) and the Petrillo Plaza transit hub, and houses the city's central government. Downtown is in the same condition it was 40 years ago. It features the same mid-century architecture and format. Former mayor Clinton Young vowed to make Mount Vernon a new epicenter with a new central business district. His failed plans included establishing commercial office space and rezoning to allow high density development in
1224-458: The Southside section of the city. Mount Vernon also has an established Empire Zone for commercial and industrial use, in the southern portion of the city. The city limits contain a number of city parks large and small , and Willson's Woods Park , a 23-acre (93,000 m ) county-owned park. One of the oldest parks in the county system, Willson's Woods offers a wave pool, water slides, and
1275-575: The Westchester County District Attorney. Both Thomas and Wallace occupied offices in the city hall, with Thomas in the mayor's office, under the guard of the Mount Vernon Police. Finally, before a packed courtroom in White Plains, Judge Ecker made a decisive ruling that Thomas had actually vacated the office of mayor on July 8, that Wallace had automatically assumed the office at that time, and that Wallace would be
1326-639: The acting mayor of Mount Vernon until January 1, 2020. In March 2019, Mayor Richard Thomas called for the formation of the Mount Vernon Charter Revision Commission, suggesting the charter was antiquated, dating to the late 19th century. In August 2019, the Commission presented its final report which included four key proposed changes to the City's Charter: St. Paul's Church is a Mount Vernon attraction designated as
1377-410: The average family size was 3.09. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males. According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for
1428-526: The city has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11.4 km ), of which 0.015 square miles (0.04 km ), or 0.39%, is water. Mount Vernon is bordered by the village of Bronxville and city of New Rochelle to the north, by the town of Pelham and village of Pelham Manor to the east, by the Hutchinson River and the Eastchester and Wakefield sections of the Bronx to the south, and by
1479-594: The city of Yonkers and the Bronx River to the west. Mount Vernon's elevation at City Hall is about 235 feet (72 m) , reflecting its location between the Bronx River to the west and the Hutchinson River to the east. On a clear day, the Throgs Neck Bridge can be seen from 10 miles (20 km) away from many parts of the city, while at night, the bridge's lights can also be seen. The city's seal, created in 1892, depicts what were then considered
1530-566: The clubhouse of the Oak Ridge Country Club was converted into the present Town Hall, and the Wilmot School was torn down. The Cooper School, located in the northern end of town, was an elementary school built in the 1920s. It was demolished in 1980 and the land sold to a private housing developer. The original schoolyard lives on as Cooper Field, leased to the town of Eastchester at the rate of one dollar per year. The park
1581-494: The downtown, as well as affordable and market rate housing. Mount Vernon Heights' highly elevated terrain has earned the moniker "the rolling hills of homes". It is home to the city's commercial corridor, along Sandford Boulevard (6th Street). Vernon Hills has been reclaimed from the Village of Easchester that used it as the name the name as open mall shopping center. Sandford Blvd (6th Street)—also known as "Sandford Square"—is
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1632-615: The existing city (present day Manhattan and The Bronx ). However, the returns were so negative in Mount Vernon and the adjacent city of Yonkers that those two areas were not included in the consolidated city and remain independent to this day. The Mount Vernon Public Library, a gift to the city from Andrew Carnegie , opened in 1904 and is now part of the Westchester Library System , providing educational, cultural and computer services to county residents of all ages. The Mount Vernon Trust Company , opened in 1903. It
1683-618: The highest points in Mount Vernon: Trinity Place near Fourth Street, Vista Place at Barnes Avenue, and North 10th Avenue between Washington and Jefferson places. Since then, it was discovered that the city's highest elevation is on New York Route 22 , North Columbus Avenue, at the Bronxville line. Mount Vernon is typically divided into four major sections in four square miles: Downtown, Mount Vernon Heights, North Side, and South Side. Downtown Mount Vernon features
1734-425: The home of Anne Hutchinson had stood some twenty years before. The ten original families were shortly joined by another 26. Laws for the region were established the following year, in 1665, under an agreement called the "Eastchester Covenant". The covenant was a rare document for this period. It contained 26 provisions, including such items as education of children, disposition and upkeep of property, and support of
1785-532: The mayor of Mount Vernon; he served until 2007. Clinton I. Young, Jr. became the city's mayor on January 1, 2008. Four years later, on January 1, 2012, Ernest D. Davis became the 21st mayor of Mount Vernon. In 2013, Davis was investigated for failure to report rental income. In 2015, Richard Thomas defeated Davis in an upset victory in the September primary. in the November general election, Thomas received 71% of
1836-508: The neighborhoods Parkside, South Side and Vernon Park. Numerous industrial businesses are in Parkside, while the rest of South Side Mount Vernon features multi-family homes, apartment buildings, and commercial businesses. South Side Mount Vernon features notable city landmarks such as Brush Park, Hutchinson Field, the Boys and Girls Club , and St. Paul's Church National Historic Site . As of
1887-485: The north of the borough of the Bronx . As of the 2020 census , Mount Vernon had a population of 73,893, making it the 24th-largest municipality in the state and largest African-American majority city in the state . Mount Vernon has 12,898 Jamaicans with African and Indian descent that had immigrated from their homeland of Jamaica after the country gained its independence from Britain on August 6, 1962. Mount Vernon has two major sections. South-side Mount Vernon
1938-416: The population at 32,964. There were 12,748 households and the racial makeup was 79.3% non-Hispanic white , 1.9% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 8.0% Asian, 3.9% from two or more races , and 8.0% Hispanic or Latino of any race. 19.1% of the town was foreign-born and 24.1% spoke another language other than English at home. The median income from 2014-2018 was $ 120,867 and the per capita income
1989-541: The population is of Brazilian descent; Brazilians can be included in the African American , White , Multiracial and/or Latino categories. Similarly, a significant part of the Black and/or Latino population is of Caribbean origin. There were 27,048 households, of which 40.9% were married couples living together, 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.2% were non-families, and 28.0% had
2040-409: The population. There were 12,626 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and
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2142-399: The town has a total area of 5.0 square miles (13 km ), of which 4.9 square miles (13 km ) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km ), or 2.00%, is water. Village of Bronxville : Village of Tuckahoe : Eastchester , unincorporated hamlet: As of the census of 2000 , there were 31,318 people, 12,626 households, and 8,408 families residing in the town. The population density
2193-471: The tracks was largely white. At the height of this segregation in the 1970s, August Petrillo was mayor. When he died, Thomas E. Sharpe was elected mayor. Upon Sharpe's death in 1984, Carmella Iaboni took office as acting mayor until Ronald Blackwood was elected; Blackwood was the first Afro-Caribbean mayor of the city (as well as of any city in New York State). In 1996, Ernest D. Davis was elected
2244-588: The votes to become the mayor of Mount Vernon. In the subsequent 2019 election, Shawyn Patterson-Howard unseated the incumbent Mayor Thomas in a hotly contested June primary to become the new Democratic nominee and went on to capture 81% of the vote to defeat André Wallace (who had since been named Acting Mayor and ran as a Republican) in the general election in November to become the first black woman mayor of Mount Vernon (and of any city in Westchester County). Mount Vernon has in recent years undergone
2295-520: Was $ 74,393. 4.1% of the population lived below the poverty line in 2018. Eastchester Union Free School District serves a portion. Tuckahoe Union Free School District serves a portion Bronxville Union Free School District (one K-12 school) also serves a portion Private: Mount Vernon, New York Mount Vernon is a city in Westchester County, New York , United States. It is an inner suburb of New York City , immediately to
2346-419: Was 14,290.3 inhabitants per square mile (5,517.5/km ), with 28,558 housing units at an average density of 7,205.9 per square mile (2,782.2/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 59.58% African American , 28.63% White , 10.48% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 4.85% from other races , 4.44% from two or more races, 2.12% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , and 0.32% Native American . A significant proportion of
2397-404: Was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 47,128, and the median income for a family was $ 55,573. Males had a median income of $ 41,493 versus $ 37,871 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 24,827. 13.9% of the population and 11.8% of families were below
2448-412: Was 6,376.3 inhabitants per square mile (2,461.9/km ). There were 13,035 housing units at an average density of 2,653.9 per square mile (1,024.7/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 87.35% White , 5.80% Black or African American , 0.07% Native American , 3.85% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 1.40% from other races , and 1.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.48% of
2499-572: Was completed in 1927. Waverly continued to serve as an elementary school until 1983. In 1990, it was refurbished and opened as the Waverly Early Childhood Center. The Wilmot School near the corner of White Plains Road and Wilmot Road was a K-8 school that serviced the north end of town after 1909. When the Greenvale elementary school was erected in 1936, the Wilmot School was converted into Eastchester's Town Hall. In 1964,
2550-407: Was incorporated in 1898; and the village of Tuckahoe in 1903. Today, Eastchester is bounded by Scarsdale on the north, New Rochelle on the east, Yonkers on the west, and Mount Vernon on the south. The town covers approximately five square miles, including Bronxville and Tuckahoe. Babe Ruth was a member of Leewood Country Club. The Marble Schoolhouse and Tuckahoe High School are listed on
2601-489: Was the largest bank in Westchester County , with branches in the east and west sections of the city. During the 1960s, Mount Vernon was a divided city on the brink of a "northern style" segregation. Many African Americans from the southern United States migrated north and settled in the city of Mount Vernon for better job opportunities and educational advancements. At the same time, many white Americans from
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