Irvington (Then and Now)

Catalog Record: A glimpse of Irvington then and now, 1870-1970 | Hathi Trust Digital Library

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Catalog Record: A glimpse of Irvington then and now, | Hathi Trust Digital Library

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I think he runs a great business.. I will say that his service dept could use some upgrading with regards to customer service.. For every females, there were For every females age 18 and over, there were As of , according to the Town of Greenburgh's assessor's office, the village had 1, single-family homes, as well as homes for two families, 12 for three families and an additional multi-families buildings, both co-ops and condos and some rentals. Legend Hollow, the village's one housing development, was constructed in the s and has 69 large houses on lots of a half acre or larger. As of , there were approximately 1, single-family homes in the village, as well as mutli-family homes.

Although Irvington primarily consists of single family homes, there are eight condominium complexs, 13 cooperative ones and 17 apartment buildings, totally almost 1, units altogether. In , the village began a program to make affordable housing available to the public.

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According to press materials, the development has been approved by the village. The cost of housing in Irvington was pushed upwards by Greenburgh's town-wide re-evaluation of property values, which was initiated in Although Irvington is still a suburban "bedroom community", with a large number of people commuting into New York City to work, there are also several notable businesses and institutions located in the village, such as:. Irvington is one of six incorporated villages that lie within the town of Greenburgh. Two of the Trustees are elected in odd-numbered years with the Mayor, and the other two in even-numbered years.

Each year, the Mayor appoints one of the Trustees to be Deputy Mayor. A paid Village Administrator is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the village, assisted by a Clerk-Treasurer. The administration is divided into eleven departments: In addition, the Mayor and Board of Trustees are assisted in the governance of the village by a number of voluntary boards and committees:.

Irvington is protected by its own person police department, along with a volunteer fire department and volunteer ambulance corps, all of which are located on Main Street. Irvington's government communicates with the village's citizens through a newsletter, e-mail notifications and the village website.

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The controversial Irvington mayoral election was held on March 15, , but was not decided until October 27, The race between Republican incumbent Dennis P. Flood and Democratic challenger Erin Malloy ended up being decided "by lots", as required by New York state law when a village election is tied votes for each candidate. The count that took place on election night gave Flood a one-vote lead.

Turning to two unopened absentee ballots , the board found that one was for Flood, resulting in a tie. The other absentee ballot was not opened as the name on the envelope did not match any names on the voter-registration list.

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Morton, who had registered to vote as Susan Brenner Morton, stepped forward three days later and demanded that her vote for Malloy be counted. For several months afterward, various suits, motions, and appeals were filed in state courts. To comply with state law, the village had to use random lots to decide the winner. State law does not specify the method of drawing lots, so the village opted to draw quarters from a bag.

Eight quarters were used. Four had a bald eagle on the back and represented Malloy. Flood was represented by four quarters with the Statue of Liberty on the back. Flood was then sworn in for his sixth two-year term as mayor of Irvington. Months later, to complicate the situation even more, it was learned that an Irvington resident who has two houses and was registered to vote in both Irvington and a Long Island suburb, inadvertently broke the law by voting in both elections, although his intent was to cancel his Irvington voter registration. He was an adamant supporter of Flood.

Erin Malloy was elected mayor in the election of , but resigned in to spend more time with her injured daughter.

Irvington is one of 83 communities in New York State which are being considered by the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority for the installation of a microgrid system, which would run under Main Street. In the initial phase, the Board of Trustees is in discussion with a possible technology provider. There are no current community microgrids in New York. Stern purchased the property from Augustus C.

Richards in the late nineteenth century. In the high school, the mean SAT scores were for "evidence-based reading and writing" and in math, compared to and for the state. News ranked the high school as 45 in New York state, and in the country, which won it a gold medal for being in the top nationally. Abbott School Located in Irvington, but not part of the regular public school district, was the Abbott School, which served homeless, neglected, abused, or developmentally disabled boys in grades 2 through 9.

The students came both from the residential Abbott House, where the school was located, and as day students from community schools in Westchester County, Rockland County , and New York City. The school graduated its last class in Currently, Abbott House operates a number of programs to support children and families with challenging circumstances. Ursula's Learning Center in Mount Kisco , moved into the vacant building.

There are no colleges totally within Irvington, although part of the campus of Mercy College , founded in , is located there, while the majority is just over the southern border in Dobbs Ferry , very close to Irvington's Ardsley-on-Hudson train station, which is sub-labelled "Mercy College". In , Mary F.

Bennett founded Bennett College in the village, but in it moved to Millbrook in Dutchess County. It later became a campus of Fordham University , but closed in Columbia University maintains its Nevis Laboratories in Irvington, along with an agricultural research center and offices of Columbia University Press. Irvington has four Christian churches.

Barnabas Episcopal , are clustered together on Broadway, just north of Main Street. The Jewish community of Irvington is served by three nearby synagogues: Irvington itself features a "chavruah," or member-led Jewish congregation that follows in the conservative tradition, known as Rosh Pinah Chavruah of the Rivertowns.

Irvington is home to a number of members of the Unification Church , including several high-ranking families. There are several Church-owned estates and buildings located in Irvington and in the neighboring village of Tarrytown.

Reverend Sun Myung Moon , the founder and, until his death in , the spiritual leader of the church, had a large private estate of From to , Irvington's daily newspaper was the Tarrytown Daily News. In the s, s and s, the village was also served by the Irvington Gazette , a weekly newspaper which was published on Aqueduct Street. From to the present, the Rivertowns Enterprise , a weekly newspaper, has reported on local government, schools, sports, arts and business in Irvington as well as Ardsley , Dobbs Ferry , and Hastings-on-Hudson.

Additionally, the Hudson Independent , a monthly free newspaper begun in , [88] serves Irvington, Sleepy Hollow , and Tarrytown , an area also covered by the River Journal , an online news site. Irvington is home to a number of historic landmarks and an historic district. In , the village Board of Trustees passed local legislation which sought "the protection and enhancement" of landmarks and historic sites.

The law will be enforced by an Architectural Review Board which will designate "sites, structures, buildings, markers and objects" that "cannot be duplicated or otherwise replaced" and that are "illustrative of the growth and development of our nation, our state and our Village and that are of particular historic or aesthetic value to Irvington. The Cosmopolitan Building, from an advertisement for Cosmopolitan magazine, c.

East Irvington Public School building. This boundary being consistent with the original 's layout of Dearman, later renamed Irvington-on-Hudson. Portions of Main St. Charming, quiet, green, with a darling Main Street, stunning river views, [and] a burgeoning dining scene All in all, a great mix. It shows teachers posing on the steps and students seated on and in front of the stone porch. Visit his blog to learn more and to view recital programs.

Pennsylvania Street that guided owners on the recreation of their missing porch trim. So here is my question: Have any readers ever received old photographs or documents of your house from previous occupants?

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