Suffern, New York
Suffern, New York | ||
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Village | ||
FIPS code 36-71894 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 2391161 | |
Website | www |
Suffern is a
History
"The Point of the Mountains" or "Sidman's Clove" were names used before the American Revolution to designate the present village of Suffern. The area originally was inhabited by the Ramapough, a tribe of Munsee, who were a division of the Lenape tribe. Upon Sidman's death, this land passed into the hands of his son-in-law, John Smith, who sold it to John Suffern.
The village of Suffern was founded in 1796. John Suffern, first Rockland County judge, 1798–1806, settled near the base of the
This history has been recognized by the town. Suffern is a stop on the
Rochambeau made encampment with his 5,000 soldiers in Suffern on August 25, 1781, on his way to Yorktown, and again on September 13, 1782, as he retraced his steps to New York.[6] An historical marker on the Washington Avenue side of the Lafayette Theatre identifies this site of "Rochambeau's Encampment 1781–1782". The National Park Service has installed a wayside panel near the gazebo in Suffern to commemorate Rochambeau's encampment in Suffern. At the time of the encampment, this site was directly across the road from village founder John Suffern's home and tavern where the Count de Rochambeau stayed.[6] Based on an 1860 painting of John Suffern's home that showed the well in the side yard, his home would have been in at the area of Licata Insurance. The well is in the basement of the furniture store.
During the war, Commander-in-Chief General Washington and his regiment made camp in the village several times. Lafayette Avenue, the main street of Suffern, is named in honor of Revolutionary War hero Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, better known as the
Other guests who took advantage of Suffern's hospitality included
From Suffern to
The first railroad line across Rockland County, the
In 1897, Avon Products, known then as California Perfume Company, built a 3,000-square-foot (280 m2) laboratory in Suffern. By 1971 the lab had been expanded into the 323,000-square-foot (30,000 m2) Avon Suffern Research and Development facility. In late 2005, construction was finished on a state-of-the art, 225,000-square-foot (20,900 m2) facility that would become Avon's global hub for research and development. The new building was constructed on the same site as their previous R&D facility, which was demolished for site parking.
In 2023, Avon sold to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals to be used for Research & Development Laboratories[7]
In 1916, what would become New York State Route 59, which reached from Nyack to Spring Valley in 1915, was extended to Suffern and Ramapo Hamlet.
In 1924, the Lafayette Theatre, named for the Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de Lafayette, opened its doors.
In 1972, the
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 1.42%, is water.
Suffern is designated as a gateway to the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area.[9]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1900 | 1,619 | — | |
1910 | 2,663 | 64.5% | |
1920 | 3,154 | 18.4% | |
1930 | 3,757 | 19.1% | |
1940 | 3,768 | 0.3% | |
1950 | 4,010 | 6.4% | |
1960 | 5,094 | 27.0% | |
1970 | 8,273 | 62.4% | |
1980 | 10,794 | 30.5% | |
1990 | 11,055 | 2.4% | |
2000 | 11,006 | −0.4% | |
2010 | 10,723 | −2.6% | |
2020 | 11,441 | 6.7% | |
As of the census
There were 4,634 households, out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% 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 3.00.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.1% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $59,754, and the median income for a family was $74,937. Males had a median income of $46,959 versus $36,093 for females. The per capita income for the village was $29,208. About 3.5% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
Avon's Global Research and Development facility is located in Suffern, employing 350 scientists and technicians in developing cosmetics.[18]
Arts and culture
Historical markers
- Rochambeau Encampment, Lafayette and Washington avenues
- Soldier's Monument, also known as Washington Ave. Monument, Washington and Lafayette avenues (NRHP)
- Suffern's Depot, 1 Erie Plaza
- Suffern Grammar School, 41 Wayne Avenue
- Suffern's Sacred Heart Parish, 129 Lafayette Avenue
- Suffern's Tavern Site, Washington and Lafayette avenues – Suffern's tavern sheltered many Continental Army officers, including Gen. Washington and Aaron Burr, commander of the troops guarding the Ramapo Pass. Torn down about 1856.
Landmarks and places of interest
- Brooklands Park – Lake Road – Site of Brooklands, home of Daniel Carter Beard, a founder of Boy Scouts of America.[19]
- Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area – Suffern is a designated gateway to the HRVNHA.
- Lafayette Theatre – 97 Lafayette Avenue. Rockland's only surviving movie palace, opened in 1924, and having a renovated 1931 Wurlitzer pipe organ installed by the American Theatre Organ Society in 1992.
- Suffern Free Library – 210 Lafayette Avenue. The Ramapo Room contains historical books, clippings and photographs of western Ramapo.
- Suffern Railroad Museum – 1 Erie Plaza
- Suffern Village Museum – 61 Washington Avenue – Exhibits relating to the history of Suffern and the Ramapo area. Includes displays relating to American Indians, original Avon products, nearby iron mines, and Dan Beard, one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America. Traveling Trunk program is available for classroom use.
- , on the northern edge of the village's downtown business district. (NRHP)
- Washington Avenue Soldier's Monument and Triangle – Washington Avenue (NRHP)
- Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Wayside Panel near gazebo
Government
Suffern's government is headed by a mayor, Michael Curley. The mayor presides over a village board consisting of four trustees. The village is represented in the United States House of Representatives by Mike Lawler. In state government, it is represented by Senator Bill Weber and Assemblyman Karl Brabenec. Suffern is an incorporated village within the town of Ramapo, with Michael Specht serving as town supervisor.
Education
Suffern Middle School is the
The village is home to Richard P. Connor Elementary School, also part of SCSD. Viola Elementary School is located in the neighboring CDP of Viola. High school students are zoned to Suffern High School.
In 2013, Cherry Lane Elementary School, located in the neighboring
Rockland Community College, part of the SUNY system, is located just outside the village limits.
Media
- The Irishman was filmed in Suffern.[23]
- Parts of Manifest were filmed near Soldier's Monument and the Lafayette Theatre.[24]
- Suffern was the fictional setting for Aidan's country house in the HBO TV Show Sex And The City, Season 4, Episode 57, "Sex and the Country"
Infrastructure
Transportation
U.S. Route 202, New York State Route 59, Interstate 287, and Interstate 87, also known as the New York State Thruway, go through Suffern.
Notable people
- Nicholas Allard (born 1952), dean and president of Brooklyn Law School
- Dave Annable (born 1979), actor, best known for playing the role of Justin Walker in ABC's Brothers & Sisters
- Daniel Carter Beard (1850–1941), a founder of Boy Scouts of America[26]
- Jay Beckenstein, of jazz fusion group Spyro Gyra, built his recording studio, BearTracks Studios, in Suffern
- Christina Bianco, actress and viral video star
- Mike Bodker, mayor of Johns Creek, Georgia
- Ralph Borsodi, economist and social critic who moved to Suffern in 1920 and eventually founded the School of Living nearby
- NFL Pro Bowlmiddle linebacker
- Chris Caffery, guitarist for Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra, now solo artist
- Otis H. Cutler (1866–1922), businessman and politician
- Wings and TV drama Private Practice
- Tyne Daly, actress, best known for TV dramas Cagney & Lacey and Judging Amy
- Peter Daszak, British zoologist
- MLB interim manager with the Houston Astros
- Charles E. Gannon, author and game designer
- Ryan Grant, former NFL running back
- Dan Gurewitch, comedy writer and actor, best known for CollegeHumor
- Valerie Harper, actress, best known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off Rhoda
- Pat Hingle (1924–2009), actor
- Joe Lockhart, White House press secretary under President Bill Clinton
- Thomas Meehan, Tony Award-winning author of Annie and The Producers
- Jean Muir, actress
- Tommy Murphy, Major League Baseball player
- C.J. Nitkowski, left-handed pitcher who played for 10 Major League Baseball clubs
- Michelle Pantoliano, anchor for Naked News
- Carole Radziwill, author, journalist, and star of Real Housewives of New York City
- Ida Mary Barry Ryan (1854-1917), philanthropist
- Margaret Salmon, award-winning filmmaker artist
- Claudio Sanchez, graphic novelist and lead singer-guitarist for Coheed and Cambria
- Marty Springstead (1937–2012), American League baseball umpire[27]
- America's Got Talent[28]
- AL Rookie of the Year, and former manager of the Colorado Rockies[29]
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- ^ "2020 Census Redistricting Data: Suffern village; New York". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Washington-Rochambeau National Historic Trail". National Park Service. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route". W3R-US. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ a b Suffern, Carolyn (September 23, 2010). "John Suffern, of Suffern, NY" (PDF). The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 15, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Purchases Avon in Suffern For $38.875 Million, To be Used For Research & Development Laboratories
- ^ "School of the Holy Child, Suffern, New York".
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- ^ Cacioppo, Nancy (November 3, 2002). "Boy Scout founder's estate become Brooklands Park". The Journal News. White Plains.
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- ^ "Map and Directions". Suffern Central School District. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
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- ^ Roberts, Karen. "De Niro movie 'The Irishman' filming in Suffern", The Journal News, September 21, 2017. Accessed March 19, 2019. "De Niro movie 'The Irishman' filming in Suffern"
- ^ Suburbarazzi. "CBS series filming in Suffern Oct. 18", The Journal News, October 18, 2018. Accessed March 19, 2019. "CBS series filming in Suffern Oct. 18"
- ^ Holden, Stephen. "Leaping Slowly From Theater to Cabaret", The New York Times, September 1, 1989. Accessed September 26, 2017. "'Instead of the Beatles and the Stones, I grew up listening to Ethel Merman and Mary Martin. And because I was only 30 miles away from the city, in Suffern, N.Y., it seemed natural that I go to New York City after high school.'"
- TimesLedger, June 30, 2014. Accessed September 26, 2017. "He was born in Kentucky and later moved to New York City, living in Flushing, where he founded the Sons of Daniel Boone, before he moved to Suffern, N.Y."
- ^ Anderson, Dave. "Opinions From Some Umpires in Exile", The New York Times, April 8, 1979. Accessed September 26, 2017. "They were sitting around after dinner in Marty Springstead's home in Suffern, N.Y., between Yankee Stadium picketing assignments."
- ^ Croke, Karen. "Grace VanderWaal won 'AGT' one year ago, Sept. 14, 2016", The Journal News, September 14, 2017. Accessed September 26, 2017. "One year ago tonight, Grace VanderWaal, a talented but then unknown middle school student from Suffern, won the biggest prize of her then young life: The $1 million grand prize on America's Got Talent."
- ^ Armstrong, Kevin. "Colorado manager Walt Weiss, raised in Suffern, living the mile-high life with Rockies", New York Daily News, May 11, 2013. Accessed September 26, 2017. "Durability was always a point of pride for Weiss as baseball carried him to all four corners of the country. Born in Tuxedo, N.Y., and raised in neighboring Suffern, 35 miles north of Manhattan, he reported to the home dugout inside parks from Pocatello, Idaho, to Huntsville, Ala., to Tacoma, Wash., to Oakland, Miami and Atlanta."