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Harrison, New York Harrison is a coterminus town/village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 24,154 at the 2000 census and estimated at 26,665 today. The municipality has a consolidated town/village government. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 17.4 square miles (45.0 km2), of which, 16.8 square miles (43.6 km2) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.5 km2) of it (3.22%) is water.The distance from Harrison Station to Grand Central Station in Midtown Manhattan is about 27 miles (43 km).Harrison is bordered by White Plains, Rye town, Rye city and Mamaroneck. The New England Thruway (I-95) runs through the town (without any interchanges) as well as the Cross Westchester Expressway and the Hutchinson River Parkway. In addition, I-684 passes through Harrison and ends at the Cross Westchester Expressway and the Hutchinson Parkway. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 24,154 people, 8,394 households, and 6,186 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,435.2 people per square mile (554.1/km2). There were 8,680 housing units at an average density of 515.8/sq mi (199.1/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 89.78% White, 1.43% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 5.44% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.59% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.70% of the population.There were 8,394 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.20.In the village the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the village was $100,681, and the median income for a family was $118,721. Males had a median income of $63,871 versus $41,581 for females. The per capita income for the village was $49,652. About 4.2% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over. Harrison is also known for its large Italian American population.The first European inhabitants of Harrison were most likely Quakers who settled in Purchase. Since then various religious communities have come to call Harrison home. Catholics worship either at St. Gregory the Great Church in Harrison or St. Anthony of Padua Church in West Harrison; Orthodox Christians at the Greek Orthodox Church of Our Savior ; and Episcopalians at All Saints Church in Harrison. Presbyterians also have a church in Harrison; as well as Jews who gather at the Young Israel of Harrison or Harrison Jewish Community Center. History According to a local legend, in 1695 John Harrison was given 24 hours to ride his horse around an area which would become his. Though this is up for debate, the town gets its name from him. The Horton Grist Mill was built, off today's Lake St. in West Harrison, sometime before theRevolutionary War. Merritt's Hill (on Lake St.) in West Harrison was the site of a battle during the Revolutionary War. On March 7, 1788, by an act of the New York State government, Harrison's Purchase became the Town of Harrison. During the 1830s,David Havilandsettled in Harrison producing the Haviland China which he sold in his store inNew York City, before returning toFrance. In 1848, the railroad began to carry passengers fromManhattantoConnecticutpassing through what is downtown Harrison. Harrisonites had toflag downthe train to get a ride. The station was built in 1870. In 1867 Benjamin Holladay purchased the land that is now Manhattanville College in Purchase. On the property is a Norman styleRoman Catholicchapel built for his wife. There is also Reid castle, once called the Ophir House, before renamed for a later purchaser. The castle would host the King and Queen ofSiamin the early 1930s. In 1929, theHutchinson River Parkwaywas extended to Harrison. In 2008,Fordham Universityopened its 'Westchester' campus in West Harrison on 32 landscaped acres with a stream and pond. Harrison, West Harrison, and Purchase Harrison, West Harrison, and Purchase are areas of the town/village of Harrison. Because the land was 'Harrison's Purchase' the two halves of the town are known as Harrison and Purchase. Harrison is the southern half, and Purchase is the northern half. The town is a sort of a figure-8 shape, and the skinny area connecting Harrison and Purchase is known as West Harrison. West Harrison is, ironically,[says who?] not any further west than the rest of the town. People who live in Purchase will answer 'Purchase' if you[who?] ask them where they are from (for the most part), however, Purchase is not actually any official differentiation from Harrison. Due to this, if one addressed mail to someone living in Purchase, it will arrive no matter if the town is labeled as Harrison or as Purchase. West Harrisonites would say 'Harrison' if one asks them where they are from (for the most part) and consider West Harrison to be an area if Harrison, rather than a town, contrary to the way people from purchase view purchase. To complicate the matter, the younger generation in the town right now refers to the whole place as Harrison, divided into Purchase, west Harrison, and 'downtown'; 'downtown pertaining to the area that is not Purchase and not west Harrison. To confuse matters further,[says who?] the majority of the area not in Purchase and not in West Harrison, that is known as 'downtown' is not downtown at all. A small portion of the are is a downtown with businesses and a few apartment buildings, which is the most southern part of 'downtown' and the majority of the area being winding hilly roads with large houses, completely not a 'downtown'. Because the downtown of 'downtown' is the furthest south area, many of the people from purchase travel to White Plains, which is much closer to their houses. White Plains has a very urban downtown area with high-rise buildings, several shopping malls, a large movie theatre, and a large variety of restaurants. Because of this, sometimes people from purchase refer to this, downtown White Plains, as simply 'downtown, which further confuses the matter.[says who?] Passidomo as Mayor and Town Supervisor John A. Passidomo (August 17, 1921 – March 2, 2005) was first elected Mayor in 1965 by only 67 votes. Re-elected eight times, he served until 1983 when he resigned to become Commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. (In his two and a half years at that job, he helped pass one of the nation's first seat-belt laws despite the law's unpopularity.)Harrison's Platinum Mile, that is, a string of corporate office parks along I-287 in the Purchase section of Harrison developed under Passidomo. The mayor played an instrumental role in attracting large corporations such as PepsiCo, MasterCard and Texaco. Purchase's attempt to secede from Harrison In the early 1970s under Passidomo's supervisorship, a group in the Purchase section of town, concerned about the town's over-development, attempted to incorporate as a village and thereby separate from the town of Harrison. Creatively, to avoid being served papers that would have begun the legal proceedings for Purchase to incorporate as a village, Passidomo entered his office through the fire escape. Passidomo then immediately saw to it that the town Harrison became a village while still remaining as a town, putting an end to the possibility of Purchase's secession since a village cannot legally be formed in another village.[citation needed] Areas within Harrison Purchaseis ahamletlocated in the northeastern portion of the town. Both theState University of New York at PurchaseandManhattanville Collegeare located in Purchase. West Harrison is a neighborhood in the northwest corner of Harrison, bounded by Silver Lake, the Brae Burn Golf Course, andI-287. It contains the Passidomo Veterans Memorial Park and Pool and the Leo Mintzer Center. West Harrison also contains the battle ground fromBattle of White Plainsfrom theRevolutionary War.Silver Lake is also the home of the notorious haunted road Buckout Road, where it is said to have been a home of witches, albinos, and slaughters. Greenwood Union Cemeteryis a cemetery shared by the City of Rye. Westchester Country Club Corporate headquarters Texaco's headquarters, a 750,000-square-foot (70,000 m2) building, was in Harrison. In 2002, after Chevron and Texaco merged, Chevron sold the former Texaco headquarters to Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley bought the building and the surrounding 107 acres (0.43 km2) for $42 million. Fire Department Harrison is protected by two all-volunteer and one combination fire districts : The Harrison Fire Department being the combination department, the West Harrison Fire Department, and the Purchase Fire Department being all volunteer. The total fire apparatus amount in the town/village is; three trucks, ten engines, three rescues, and many other special units. Notable natives and residents Lou Bender(1910–2009), pioneer player with theColumbia Lionsand in early pro basketball, who was later a successful trial attorney. Tex Fletcher(1909–1987), a singing cowboy with credits as a recording artist, Broadway and movie actor, night club performer, and radio and television personality. Bobby GonzalezFormer Men's basketball coach for theSeton Hall Pirates List of Supervisors/Mayors John Passidomo 1965 - 1983 Charles Balancia 1990-1994 Philip A. Marraccini (R) 1994 - 1998 Ronald Bianchi (D) 1998 - 2002 Stephen Malfitano (R) 2002 - 2008 Joan Walsh (D) 2008–present