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Village in New York, United States

 

Village in New York, United States

Brookville, New York

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Brookville, New York
Village
Incorporated Village of Brookville
The DuPont-Guest Estate, one of Brookville's best-known landmarks
Official Seal of Brookville
Location in Nassau County and the state of New York
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Coordinates: 40°48′55″N 73°34′12″W / 40.81528°N 73.57000°W / 40.81528; -73.57000Country United StatesState New YorkCountyNassauTownOyster BayIncorporated1931Government

 • MayorDaniel H. Serota • Deputy MayorCaroline BazziniArea

3.96 sq mi (10.25 km²) • Land3.95 sq mi (10.22 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)Elevation

236 ft (72 m)Population

2,939 • Density744.62/sq mi (287.46/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP Codes

Area codes516, 363FIPS code36-10132GNIS feature ID0944887Websitewww.villageofbrookville.com

Brookville is a village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 2,939 at the time of the 2020 census.^[2]

The geographic Village of Brookville was formed in two stages. When the village was incorporated in 1931, it consisted of a long, narrow tract of land that was centered along Cedar Swamp Road (NY 107). In the 1950s, the northern portion of the unincorporated area then known as Wheatley Hills was annexed and incorporated into the village, approximately doubling the village's area to its present 2,650 acres (1,070 ha).^[3]

When the Town of Oyster Bay purchased what is now Brookville from the Matinecocks in the mid-17th century, the area was known as Suco's Wigwam. Most pioneers were English, many of them Quakers. They were soon joined by Dutch settlers from western Long Island, who called the surrounding area Wolver Hollow, apparently because wolves gathered at spring-fed Shoo Brook to drink. For most of the 19th century, the village was called Tappentown after a prominent family. Brookville became the preferred name after the Civil War and was used on 1873 maps.^[4][5]

Brookville's two centuries as a farm and woodland backwater changed quickly in the early 20th century as wealthy New Yorkers built lavish mansions in the area. By the mid-1920s, there were 22 estates, part of the emergence of Nassau's North Shore Gold Coast. One was Broadhollow, the 108-acre (0.44 km²) spread of attorney-banker-diplomat Winthrop W. Aldrich, which had a 40-room manor house. The second owner of Broadhollow was Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr., who at one point was president of the Belmont and Pimlico racetracks. Marjorie Merriweather Post, daughter of cereal creator Charles William Post, and her husband Edward Francis Hutton, the famous financier, built a lavish 70-room mansion on 178 acres (0.72 km²) called Hillwood.^[5]

In 1931, estate owners banded together to win village incorporation to head off what they saw as undesirable residential and commercial development in other parts of Nassau County. The first Mayor was W. Deering Howe. In 1947, the Post estate was sold to Long Island University for its C. W. Post campus. The campus is noted as the home of the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts. Also in Brookville is the DeSeversky Conference Center of the New York Institute of Technology. The center was formerly Templeton, mansion of socialite and businessman Winston Guest. Templeton was later used as one of the settings for the Dudley Moore film Arthur.^[5]

The Chapelle de St. Martin de Sayssuel, also known as the St. Joan of Arc Chapel where Joan of Arc prayed prior to engaging the English, was moved from France to Brookville in the early 20th century. It was acquired by Gertrude Hill Gavin, daughter of James J. Hill, the American railroad magnate. The chapel was dismantled stone by stone and imported from France to her Brookville estate in 1926. The chapel is now located at Marquette University in Wisconsin.^[5]

The Brookville Reformed Church, one of the oldest existing church congregations in the country, calls Brookville its home. The Brookville Church was founded by 17th century Dutch settlers.^[5]

The James Preserve is a nature preserve in Old Brookville and is the only tract of land showing the natural appearance of the village before development. Although it is in Old Brookville, it is connected to Greenvale.^{[citation needed]}

In 2009, BusinessWeek dubbed Brookville the wealthiest town in America.^[6]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10 km²), all land.^[7]

The village lost territory to the adjacent Incorporated Village of East Hills between the 1960 census and the 1970 census.^[8][9]

As of the census^[11] of 2000, there were 2,126 people, 631 households, and 569 families residing in the village. The population density was 530.5 inhabitants per square mile (204.8/km²). There were 648 housing units at an average density of 161.7 per square mile (62.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 89.75% White, 1.16% African American, 3.16% Asian, 0.56% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.68% of the population.

There were 631 households, out of which 49.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.9% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.8% were non-families. 7.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.35 and the average family size was 3.49.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 32.8% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was in excess of $200,000 – as was the median income for a family. Males had a median income of over $100,000 versus $60,238 for females. The per capita income for the village was $84,375. None of families or the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 or those age 65 or over.

In 2009, Brookville topped BusinessWeek's list of America's 25 wealthiest towns based on average income and net worth.^[6]

As of August 2021, the Mayor of Brookville is Daniel H. Serota, the Deputy Mayor is Caroline Z. Bazzini, and the Village Trustees are Caroline Z. Bazzini, John A. Burns, Edward J. Chesnik, and Robert D. Spina.^[12]

The village is protected by the Brookville Police Department, which was established in 2022.^[13]

Brookville is primarily served by the Jericho Union Free School District, though portions are served by the Locust Valley Central School District.^[14]

The Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School is also located within the village.^[14]

Half of the New York Institute of Technology's 1,050-acre (420 ha) Old Westbury campus is located in the Village of Brookville.^[15]

The village is also the home of LIU Post, which is the largest campus of the private Long Island University system.^[14]

• Winthrop W. Aldrich, U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom.^[16]
• Marc Anthony, singer.^[17]
• Arthur Scott Burden, president of Burden Iron Works.^{[citation needed]}
• Joseph E. Davies, second U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union.^{[citation needed]}
• Angie Dickinson, actress.^{[citation needed]}
• Alfred I. du Pont, inventor, philanthropist.^{[citation needed]}
• Prince Felix and the Royal Family of Luxembourg.^{[citation needed]}
• C. Z. Guest, socialite.^{[citation needed]}
• Frederick Edward Guest, British Cabinet minister.^{[citation needed]}
• Edward Francis Hutton, co-founder, E. F. Hutton & Co.^{[citation needed]}
• Mary McFadden, fashion designer, writer.^{[citation needed]}
• Dina Merrill, actress.^{[citation needed]}
• Marjorie Merriweather Post, philanthropist.^[5]
• Cynthia Roche, socialite.^{[citation needed]}
• Diego Suarez, garden designer.^{[citation needed]}
• Percy Uris, real estate investor/builder.^{[citation needed]}
• Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr., owner of the Belmont and Pimlico racetracks.^[5]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brookville, New York.

• Official website
• Pictures of Brookville's Historic Estates
• Brookville Church
• Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Resurrection
• Village Residents Party, a political action committee
• Brookville Taxpayers Association, Inc., a civic association

Long Island Rail Road station in Nassau County, New York

 

Hicksville
Hicksville station in March 2019
General information
Location	Newbridge Road and West Barclay Street Hicksville, New York
Coordinates	40°46′02″N 73°31′43″W / 40.767101°N 73.528686°W / 40.767101; -73.528686
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Main Line Port Jefferson Branch
Distance	24.8 mi (39.9 km) from Long Island City[1]
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	Nassau Inter-County Express: n20H, n22, n24, n48, n49, n78, n79, n80
Construction
Parking	Yes; Town of Oyster Bay permits and private parking garages
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	HVL
Fare zone	7
History
Opened	March 1, 1837
Rebuilt	1873, 1909, 1962, 2014–2018
Electrified	October 19, 1970 750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
2012–14	21,924 per weekday[2]
Rank	3 out of 126
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Westbury toward Penn Station, Grand Central or Long Island City   Port Jefferson Branch   Syosset toward Huntington or Port Jefferson Mineola toward Penn Station or Grand Central   Ronkonkoma Branch   Bethpage toward Ronkonkoma Mineola toward Penn Station or Long Island City   Montauk Branch limited service   Babylon toward Montauk
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Westbury toward Long Island City or Penn Station   Main Line   Grumman toward Greenport Terminus   Wading River Branch   Landia toward Wading River Former services

Preceding station	Amtrak			Following station
Jamaica toward Norfolk, Newport News or Roanoke		Northeast Regional		Ronkonkoma Terminus

Location

Hicksville is a commuter rail station on the Main Line and Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, located in Hicksville, New York. It is the busiest station east of Jamaica, Penn Station, and Grand Central Madison by combined weekday/weekend ridership.

The station is located at Newbride Road (NY 106) and West Barclay Street. It has two island platforms and three tracks. It is wheelchair accessible, with an elevator to each platform from street level. It is served by eight Nassau Inter-County Express routes and two cab services on the ground level of the station.

Hicksville station's first depot opened on March 1, 1837, and it served as the temporary terminus of the LIRR.^[3] Both the station and the eponymous hamlet were established by Valentine Hicks – the son of an abolitionist preacher who also briefly served as President of the LIRR.^[3]

In 1841, the Main Line was extended east from Hicksville to Farmingdale, after a delay caused by the depression that had begun with the Panic of 1837.^[3]

In 1854, the station gained a line known as the Hicksville and Syosset Railroad that later became the Port Jefferson Branch of the LIRR.^[3] Ten years later, on July 15, 1864, Hicksville's first depot burned down. A second depot opened in September 1873, and was moved to a private location in 1909. The third depot opened on October 30, 1909, and was razed in November 1962 as the current elevated structure was being built.^[3][4][5] The elevated station opened on September 12, 1964.^[3][5][6]

In 1965, an eagle sculpture from the original Penn Station, which had recently been demolished, was moved to the Hicksville station. The sculpture was subsequently installed in the station's parking lot, where it remains standing today.^[3][7]

In October 1970, third-rail electrification on the Main Line was extended from Mineola through Hicksville to Huntington^[8] thereby introducing direct electric train service to Penn Station (Hicksville customers had previously been required to change trains at Jamaica).^[8] The first electric train to serve the Hicksville station ran on October 19th of that year.^[8]

On October 30, 1979, the MTA took over control of the station's escalators from the Hicksville Escalator District – a special district responsible for maintaining and paying for the escalators at the station; the controversial district was dissolved upon this transfer of ownership.^[9]

The station underwent a full renovation beginning in early 2014.^[10] The $121 million renovation included replacing station platforms, escalators, elevators, waiting rooms, canopies, and lighting. Security cameras were also added during the renovation.^[10] Construction was estimated to last through 2017, and was expected to be completed by August 2018.^[10][11][12] Platform A was the first platform to be rebuilt, reopening in September 2017.^[13] The electrical substation at Hicksville station will be replaced as part of the Main Line third track project.^[14] The rehabilitation project was officially completed in September 2018.

Generally, Platform A serves westbound trains and Platform B serves eastbound trains. Track 2 operates with the flow of rush hour, handling westbound trains in the morning and eastbound trains in the evening, though some westbound trains will use Platform B. Most Montauk Branch trains pass through the station without stopping. East of the station, the Port Jefferson Branch splits from the Main Line at DIVIDE Interlocking.

P Platform level	Track 1	←      Port Jefferson Branch toward Grand Central Madison, Long Island City, or Penn Station (Westbury) ←      Ronkonkoma Branch toward Grand Central Madison or Penn Station (Mineola)
	Platform A, island platform
	Track 2	←      Port Jefferson Branch toward Grand Central Madison, Long Island City, or Penn Station (Westbury) ←      Port Jefferson Branch toward Huntington or Port Jefferson (Syosset) → ←      Ronkonkoma Branch AM rush hours toward Grand Central Madison or Penn Station (Mineola) ←      Ronkonkoma Branch toward Farmingdale or Ronkonkoma (Bethpage) → ←      Montauk Branch AM rush hours toward Long Island City (Mineola) ←      Montauk Branch PM rush hours toward Patchogue or Montauk (Babylon) →
	Platform B, island platform
	Track 3	←      Port Jefferson Branch toward Huntington or Port Jefferson (Syosset) → ←      Ronkonkoma Branch toward Farmingdale or Ronkonkoma (Bethpage) → ←      Montauk Branch PM rush hours toward Patchogue or Montauk (Babylon) →
G	Ground level	Exit/entrance, parking, buses

In January 2025, it was officially announced that a new Long Island branch of Amtrak's Northeast Regional, running east to Ronkonkoma via the LIRR's Main Line, would serve the Hicksville Station, with an intermediate stop at Jamaica east of Penn Station.^[15] The year prior, Amtrak conducted a study of the new service through a $500 million federal grant.^[16] As of January 2025, Amtrak service is anticipated to begin in 2028.^[15]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
Hicksville (LIRR station) (category)

• Hicksville – LIRR
• Hicksville LIRR timetable
• Steve Lynch's LIRR Maps, Photos, Charts, etc. (TrainsAreFun.com)
  • Hicksville Station History
  • 1962 Reconstruction Pamphlet; Pages 1, 2, 3, and 4
• DIVIDE Interlocking (The LIRR Today)
• Newbridge Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View