Tuckahoe (village), New York

For the Suffolk County hamlet, see Tuckahoe, Suffolk County, New York.

Tuckahoe, New York
Village
Location of Tuckahoe (village), New York
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Westchester
Government
• Mayor	Steve Ecklond
Area
• Total	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
• Land	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	112 ft (34 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	6,486
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	10707
Area code	914
FIPS code	36-75583
GNIS feature ID	0967924

Commercial District near Crestwood Train Station

Tuckahoe is a village in the town of Eastchester in Westchester County, New York, United States. One-and-a-half miles long and three-fourths of a mile wide, with the Bronx River serving as its western boundary, the Village of Tuckahoe is approximately sixteen miles north of midtown Manhattan in Southern Westchester County.. As of the 2010 census, the village's population was 6,486.

The village can be reached by the Metro-North railroad system. The Tuckahoe and Crestwood stations are 32 minutes and 34 minutes from New York City's Grand Central Terminal, respectively.

History

The name “Tuckahoe”, meaning “it is globular”, was a general term used by the Native Americans of the region when describing various bulbous roots which were used as food. Throughout the 1700's and 1800's, Tuckahoe was a rural, minor community which was part of the larger town of East Chester. It wasn't until the early nineteenth century that Tuckahoe first became a semi-prominent part of the New York Metropolitan Area upon the discovery of rich marble deposits by Alexander Masterson. In 1821 the town's first marble quarry was opened and the quarries produced heavily for almost a century. The extremely high quality of "Tuckahoe Marble" was in great demand, quickly transforming the once quiet village into the "marble capital of the world". Tuckahoe Marble was used in the construction of the U.S. Capital Building, the Government Printing Office, and The General Post Office in Washington D.C., as well as the main branch of the New York Public Library, and Grace Episcopal Church, The Custom House, and St. Patrick's Cathedral, in New York City. Locally: Immaculate Conception Church (Winter Hill Road); Samuel Fee building (Main Street), and the various sections of Eastchester where the stone walls surroun-ding some of the older homes are of "Tuckahoe Marble."

Geography

Tuckahoe village is located at 40°57′11″N 73°49′25″W (40.953110, -73.823609), which is the lower, central section of Westchester County. Tuckahoe is bordered by the village of Bronxville to its south and the unincorporated portion of the town of Eastchester to the north and east. The Bronx River separates it from the Crestwood section of Yonkers to its west. Easily accessible roadways include the Bronx River Parkway, White Plains Road (Route 22), the Major Deegan Expressway (I-87), the Hutchinson River Parkway, and the Cross County Parkway.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,211 people, 2,627 households, and 1,626 families residing in the village. The population density was 10,188.8 people per square mile (3,931.3/km²). There were 2,729 housing units at an average density of 4,476.8 per square mile (1,727.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 73.98% White, 10.11% African American, 0.10% Native American, 9.76% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.48% from other races, and 2.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.84% of the population.

There were 2,627 households out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $60,744, and the median income for a family was $78,188. Males had a median income of $56,217 versus $41,077 for females. The per capita income for the village was $31,819. About 5.7% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

Tuckahoe Marble

Description sign monument at Tuckahoe Quarry

Main article: Westchester marble

In 1818, after high-quality white marble was found, the Tuckahoe Marble Quarry opened and soon became a major producer of marble for the world. This high quality white marble was discovered near the Bronx River and was used in many famous buildings and monuments.

Tuckahoe renaissance

Beginning in the early 2000s, Tuckahoe has enjoyed an influx of investor capital which has resulted in the redevelopment of many of its former commercial and industrial areas. Several previous and current projects include the conversion of a former Revlon factory to the high-end Rivervue Apartment Complex (located on the corner of Lake Avenue and Main Street), and the new construction of residential, retail and medical office properties along the Main Street corridor. The updated and refurbished Tuckahoe railroad station is now a Starbucks. The original Tuckahoe Village Hall, built in 1911, is now home to the Generoso Pope Foundation. Additional residential construction is occurring at the former site of Westcon on Main Street, and additional construction/redevelopment is expected in the downtown section of Crestwood as well. In 2011, Growlers Beer Bistro opened, replacing the abandoned New York Central Railroad substation originally constructed in 1906.

In popular culture

• The Norman Lear comedy Maude (1972-1978) starring Bea Arthur was set in Tuckahoe.
• In the J. D. Salinger novel Franny and Zooey, Beatrice "Boo Boo" Glass Tannenbaum is referred to as a Tuckahoe homemaker.

External links

• Village of Tuckahoe official website
• Tuckahoe Government-Access Television (GATV) cable TV channel
• Town of Eastchester