is both a Town and Village in Westchester County , New York , United States postal code 10583. It is a northern suburb of New York City . As of the 2000 census, its population was 17,823. With a median household income of $219,317, Scarsdale is second on Money Magazine 's 25 top-earning towns. {Link without Title}
Scarsdale has elected to operate as a village government even though the 'Village of Scarsdale' is coterminous with the 'Town of Scarsdale.' It is one of several villages in the state that have a similar governmental situation (see: Description Of Town In N.Y. State ).
According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 17.2 Km&2 (6.6 Mi&2 ). 17.2 km&2 (6.6 mi&2) of it is land and 0.15% is water.
The Neighborhood s in Scarsdale (and the names of its elementary schools) include:
- Edgewood
- Fox Meadow
- Greenacres
- Heathcote
- Quaker Ridge
As of the Census of 2000, there were 17,823 people, 5,662 households, and 4,993 families residing in the village. The Population Density was 1,036.4/km&2 (2,685.7/mi&2). There were 5,795 housing units at an average density of 337.0/km&2 (873.2/mi&2).
There were 5,662 households out of which 51.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.8% were Married Couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.8% were non-families. 10.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the village the population was spread out with 32.8% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $182,792, and the median income for a family was $200,000+. Males had a median income of $100,000+ versus $62,319 for females. The Per Capita Income for the village was $89,907. About 1.7% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.
The Scarsdale Post Office on Chase Road is #88002428 on the National Register of Historic Places.
Neighborhoods outside the Village of Scarsdale but still wholly or partially in the Scarsdale ZIP code (10583), and thus include residences and businesses with a "Scarsdale, NY 10583" mailing address, include:
- Beech Hill (City of Yonkers)
- Edgemont (Town of Greenburgh)
- Garth Road (mostly in the Town of Eastchester)
- Green Knolls (Town of Eastchester)
- Greenvale (Town of Eastchester)
- North End of Eastchester
- Wilmot (City of New Rochelle)
- Wilmot Woods (City of New Rochelle)
The population of the Scarsdale ZIP code is more than twice that of Scarsdale proper.
A 2002 Forbes article includes 10583 on a list of about 200 "ZIP codes where the 2002 median home price was above $500,000 and where there were more than 10 homes sold during the year." The median home in 10583 sold for $717,500. It thus ranked 71st, slightly outranking the Beverly Hills 90211 and 90212. However, the famous Beverly Hills 90210 ZIP code ranked 24th, with a median home sale price of $1,042,500.
People associated with Scarsdale include:
- '' Liza Minnelli '', singer and actress, lived in Scarsdale with her mother, Judy Garland and attended Scarsdale High School. She also toured Europe and Israel in an SHS production of ''The Diary of Anne Frank''. {Link without Title}
- '' Susan Lucci '', born in Scarsdale and the star of soap TV series '' All My Children '' as well as many other notable films and television shows. {Link without Title}
- '' Aaron Sorkin '', writer and creator of the TV series '' Sports Night '' and '' The West Wing ''. Raised in Scarsdale.[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0815070/bio]
- '' Yoko Ono '', singer. Her family moved to Scarsdale in the early 1950s; she later joined them from Japan. {Link without Title}
- '' Linda McCartney '' (Linda Eastman), actress, writer, cinematographer, producer, photographer, and wife of Beatles star Paul McCartney, went to Scarsdale High School {Link without Title}
- '' Bruce Beck '', television sportscaster for WNBC-TV . {Link without Title}
- '' David Stern '', commissioner of NBA . {Link without Title}
- '' Bryan Reynolds '', critical theorist, playwright, graduated SHS in 1983.
- '' Aaron Brown '', former host of NewsNight With Aaron Brown on the television network CNN {Link without Title}
- '' Will Hawkins '', Singer - Songwriter and Playwright attended SHS from 1981 until 1985. {Link without Title}
- '' Nina Totenberg '', NPR legal correspondent. (SHS graduate) {Link without Title}
- '' Eve Ensler '', dramatist. Raised in Scarsdale, attended SHS.
- '' L B Fisher '', born in Scarsdale and acted on popular shows such as Felecity, ER, Boston Public. {Link without Title}
- '' Rupert Holmes '', successful Composer and Writer resides in Scarsdale. {Link without Title}
- '' Dorothy Dalton '', silent-film actress. {Link without Title}
- '' Bill Pankow '', film editor of "The Black Dahlia," "Assault of Precinct 13," "Paid In Full," etc. {Link without Title}
- '' Huma Shah '', singer and actress who toured Europe and is a self-taught bagpipe player.
- '' Lisa Donovan '', (LisaNova) YouTube celebrity and current featured cast member of MadTV, graduated from SHS in 1998. {Link without Title}
- Mitchell W. Rose Inventor of the File-A-Pack backpack. In 2005, Mr. Rose was "fustrated" with his lack of organization. In an effort to curb his developing organizational issues, Mr. Rose imagined a device that could hold all of his books and papers. With that idea in mind, the backpack was invented. This invention is now being marketed to school-supply chains. Mr. Rose currently resides in Heathcote with his dog, Babka.
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- Nicholas Kristof Journalist and Columnist for The New York Times , and twice the winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Most recent Pulitzer Prize was in 2006 for his columns regarding the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.[http://www.print2webcorp.com/news/whiteplains/ScarsdaleMagazine/20060501/p59.asp] [http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061213/CUSTOM02/612130316/1282]
- '' Sheryl WuDunn '', Journalist and Columnist for The New York Times. She is married to Nicholas Kristof, also of Scarsdale. {Link without Title}
- '' James Fenimore Cooper '', Writer (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851). Author of many classic books, including The Spy and Last of the Mohicans.
- '' Gish Jen '' (pseudonym of Lillian Jen), novelist. Born in Scarsdale, 1956 . A thinly disguised version of Scarsdale is a subject of some of her works. {Link without Title}
- '' Harold Krents '' (1944-1987), lawyer, whose life story inspired the drama '' Butterflies Are Free ''. Author of ''To Race the Wind.'' (SHS graduate) {Link without Title}
- '' G. Adrienne Lopez '', Attorney , Author and Film Producer resided with her family in Scarsdale for two decades. Author of To Love, Honor and Betray: The Secret Life of Suburban Housewives. Executive Producer of award-winning film Dirty Laundry (2005). [http://www.dirtylaundrythemovie.com
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- Andrew Ross Sorkin, business reporter for the New York times and editor of the online Dealbook, is a 1995 SHS Graduate
- '' Gerald B. Appel '', leading authority on Nephrology , known for his celebrity patients and his television appearances.
- '' Emily Barringer '' (1876–1961), the world's first female ambulance surgeon and the first woman to secure a surgical residency, was born in town.
- '' Dr. Dave '', Dr. Dre's white cousin
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- '' Anthony Avellino '', professor of Neuro Science Univ. of Washington. World acclaimed pediatric neurosurgeon studied under Ben Carson at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore and was involved with the separation of several sets of conjoined twins in the 1990s grew up on Garth Road.
- '' Anil K. Lalwani '', Mendik Foundation Professor of Otolaryngology and Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology at New York University's Medical School. Pediatric Otolaryngologist placing cochlear implants in children as young as 9 months old.
- "William Glendon", at law , argued the Pentagon Papers case before the Supreme Court of the United States of America on behalf of The Washington Post.
- '' Gregory DePalma '', Gambino Crime Family Capo . {Link without Title}
- '' Benjamin Siegel '', Gangster and Las Vegas resort builder. He owned a house in Scarsdale from 1929 on; he was increasingly absent in later years but his family continued to live there. {Link without Title}
- '' Robert Hanssen '', Soviet spy, lived at 150 Webster Road in Scarsdale from 1978 until 1981; his children attended IHM. His wife told the FBI that he had had dealings with Moscow during that time; all according to Adrian Havill, 2002, ''The Spy Who Stayed Out in the Cold: The Secret Life of FBI Double Agent Robert Hanssen,'' p. 56. St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-98629-7.
- '' Jeffrey A. Hoffman '' Ph.D., astronaut. Born in Brooklyn but "considers Scarsdale to be his hometown", see bio at NASA website. (SHS graduate)
- '' Joseph Capecci '', Scientist, Architect, Dean- CCNY , holder of several US patents critical in the evolution of nuclear weapons, NASA consultant during the space race has resided in Scarsdale since 1970.
- '' Ivan Sutherland '', Computer Graphics pioneer. (SHS graduate)
- '' Marc Porosoff '', Scientist, researching Vycor membranes gas separations. Chemical Engineer at the Johns Hopkins University (SHS graduate)
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- Seinfeld - Kramer is accidentally rewarded with a Tony Award for the fictional musical "Scarsdale Surprise", supposedly based on the Scarsdale Diet doctor murder. {Link without Title}
- Friends - Ross mentions having children with Rachel and moving to Scarsdale because the schools are good.
- Will And Grace - In the episode, "Secrets and Lays," Karen Walker says: "Stan had to take his kids to Scarsdale to see their real mother. What was her name? Wait a minute it'll come to me... 'Stan, take the kids to see that bitch ... Cathy!' Cathy."
- Gossip Girl - Aaron's hometown.
- Taxi - Tony Danza's character, Tony Banta, attempts to adopt a young boy from a wealthy foster family in Scarsdale in several episodes.
- Clarissa Explains It All - School set and school exterior in opening credits of teen comedy series, starring Melissa Joan Heart, is based on Scarsdale High School.
- Star Trek Voyager - Mentioned in the episode Death Wish .
- Late Night With Conan O'Brien - On the thirteenth anniversary of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", the show is "Bar Mitzvahed" and Scarsdale is cited as the home of Temple Emanuel, the fictional temple of the fictional Rabbi Grossman, who performs the Bar Mitzvah ceremony.
- Entourage - The Director of Queens Boulevard grew up in Scarsdale.
- Mr. Show - One sketch involves a black-influenced, white singing duo named Three Times One Minus One being introduced as "coming straight outta Scarsdale!" a la "straight outta Compton". The joke here being that Scarsdale, unlike Compton, is an all-white neighborhood.
- The Dick Van Dyke Show - Even though Rob and Laura say that they live on Bonnie Meadow Rd, New Rochelle , Meadow Rd actually has a Scarsdale PO box. It is one of the many areas surrounding Scarsdale that have Scarsdale PO boxes. Bonnie Meadow Rd, though, is in fact located in New Rochelle.
- Rent - The main character, Mark, makes two references to Scarsdale as his hometown. Scarsdale is mentioned within the song "Tango: Maureen," the following exchange takes place (included in the movie soundtrack recording)
:MARK: Where'd you learn to tango?
:JOANNE: With the French Ambassador's daughter in her dorm room at Miss Porter's. And you?
:MARK: With Nanette Himmelfarb, the Rabbi's daughter, at the Scarsdale Jewish Community Center .
As well as in the song, "Voice Mail #3"
:MARK's MOTHER: Mark, its the wicked witch of the west, your mother, happy new year from Scarsdale. We're all impressed that the riot footage made the nightly news. Even your father says, 'mazel tov.' Honey, call him. Love mom.
- Guys And Dolls - A Broadway man chides a woman's marital aspirations by saying "You have wished yourself a Scarsdale Galahad, a breakfast-eating, Brooks Brothers, type." The lyric is reportedly a reference to Lee Eastman (father of Linda Eastman ), who was an attorney who represented the show's producer, Loesser, and other people in show business.
- How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying - Mentioned as the town where the main character's girlfriend wishes to live.
- WP (White Plains) - Matisyahu raps about Westchester NY
- The Duck Pond-located near Edgemont High School, this pond freezes over in the winter, allowing for residents to skate on the ice.
- The World War Two Memorial-located in the center of the village, this memorial honors residents of Scarsdale who lost their lives during WWII.
- Cemetery at St. James the Less Episcopal Church. In the crypt in this seminary is a secret room where southern slaves were hidden on their journey to Canada in the "Underground Railroad" which was active during the American Civil War. Also in this cemetery are the remains of unknown slaves of the era.
- Scarsdale Teen Center Incorporated (colloquially known as "Out of Bounds!") - located on 862 Scarsdale Ave
- Butler Woods-a stretch of woods wedged between Fox Meadow Road and the Bronx River Parkway, the Butler Woods are a popular spot for joggers, dog walkers, high school drinkers, and local children.
- Red Maple Swamp-another popular spot for dog walkers and joggers, the Red Maple Swamp is an impressive piece of swampland in the Greenacres neighborhood of Scarsdale, bisecting Valley Road into two separate sections.
- The Rock of Perth. Located in the original stone wall which surrounded a farm on the edge of the Foxmeadow neighborhood, the Rock of Perth was brought to America by Caleb Heathcote one of the early settlers of Scarsdale. This rock was taken from his ancestral home in England and placed in the wall. The wall runs behind residences which face both Overhill Road and Lockwood Road.
- The Scarsdale Platform Tennis Club. Scarsdale is the birthplace of Platform Tennis , and this club is the first of its type in the world.
Scarsdale Town Pool will be the swimming venue for the 2007 Empire State Games {Link without Title} .
Scarsdale is home to the Scarsdale Concours , an annual auto show for charity.
What the New York Times termed a "homecoming bacchanal" made regional news in 2002 and sent five students to the hospital with acute alcohol poisoning. Reportedly scores of students arrived drunk at the dance, some so drunk that they vomited in the principal's wastebasket and passed out on his floor. Twenty-eight of them received suspensions. ''The Times'' said the incident evoked "soul-searching" in "this iconic suburb, which prides itself on giving children every advantage." A student was quoted as saying "We are supposed to be Scarsdale, the rich people, the good people, the studious." Principal John Klemme told student government leaders that "the world is taking a perverse pleasure in Scarsdale's humiliation" and challenged them to "reclaim your school, with violence if necessary." {Link without Title} {Link without Title}
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