Village of Bronxville – James M. Palmer – Under Review – Delayed

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James M. Palmer

1. Freedom Of Information Compliance And Knowledge Ratings:

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Under Review – James Palmer has responded to our Bronxville Freedom of Information requests with….

“We are unable to respond to your request at this time. If the information you request is available, we will contact you within 20 business days.”

One of the Freedom of Information requests asked how much was the compensation for his taxpayer funded job.

Really?

LOL – Maybe James Palmer makes so much money off of the taxpayers that it takes him 20 days just to count it up.

2. Email Address For Filing FOI Requests

JPalmer@vobny.com

3, Mailing Address For Filing FOI Requests

Village Clerk
200 Pondfield Rd
Bronxville, NY 10708

4. Experience:

A graduate of St. Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont, with a degree in business administration and a minor in political science, Palmer earned his master’s degree at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at SUNY Albany.

While still in graduate school, Mr. Palmer entered professional local government management when he accepted a position with Schenectady County Manager Robert McEvoy, former manager for the Town of Rye and assistant city manager of Yonkers.

From Schenectady County, Palmer moved to the Village/Town of Mount Kisco, where he began his 20-year tenure working for the village manager, eventually assuming that position.

With Mount Kisco being one of only five coterminous village/towns in the State of New York, and the only one with separate assessing units, Mr. Palmer served as both village assessor and town assessor.

Mount Kisco, along with Scarsdale and Harrison, are the only three coterminous municipalities in Westchester.

In Bronxville, beyond the administrative aspects of the village administrator’s position, Palmer is involved in the many village projects currently in progress and soon to be initiated. His duties also include serving as the village clerk and the records management officer.

Mr. Palmer got the job after a lengthy search process that com-menced in February. At the end of the previous year, former Village Administrator Harold Porr announced his retirement after 10 years on the job.

The salary for this position is $170,000

Interim Bronxville Village Administrator Donald Marra, who is filling in, was also hired in March to lead the search for Mr. Porr’s replacement.

Soon after completing the administrative search in Bronxville, Mr. Marra was hired away to help the Village of Tuckahoe with its own search for a village administrator, a new position the village is creating.

Rye Brook’s assistant village administrator, David Burke, was eventually hired for the Tuckahoe position.

Mr. Palmer, who is a board member of the state’s City/County Management Association.

Mr. Palmer will remain a resident of Mount Kisco, where he lives with his wife Xann and five-year-old twin daughters Zoe and Siena.

Bronxville is a small village with many wealthy residents.

5. From The Village Website:

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Duties & Responsibilities

The Village Clerk is located on the main floor of Village Hall and is open Monday through Friday from 9AM to 4PM.

The Village Clerk is a public officer and custodian of all public records maintained by the Village. The primary responsibilities of the Village Clerk involve records management, coordination and supervision of Village Elections, and attendance at all official meetings of the Board of Trustees for recording official minutes of the meeting. The Village Clerk is appointed by the Village Board and serves a term of two (2) years. Clerks are not subject to term limits and may be reappointed at the expiration of a term.

The Vital Statistics office is also part of the Village Clerk’s office. The Registrar of Vital Records maintains and issues certified copies of birth and death records of the Village. These records are limited and pertain only to persons who were born in the Village of Bronxville or who actually died within the Village of Bronxville.

The Village Clerk is also the Freedom of Information Officer and processes all requests for records under the Freedom of Information Law.

Through the Village Clerk, Bronxville residents may obtain permanent or temporary handicapped parking permits. The clerk also issues local permits and licenses.

Email the Village Clerk/Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics

Staff Contacts

Name Title Phone
James M. Palmer JPalmer@vobny.com Administrator/Village Clerk 914-337-6500
Mary Ann Magliato mmagliato@vobny.com Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics 914-337-6500, x109
Margaret Parr mparr@vobny.com Registrar of Vital Statistics 914-337-6500, Ext 100

6. Media Reports / Related Pages

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MY HOMETOWN BRONXVILLE: James M. Palmer, Mt. Kisco Village Manager, Appointed Bronxville Village Administrator as of June 23

May 14, 2014:  The Bronxville Board of Trustees, in a unanimous vote at its May 12 meeting, affirmed the appointment of James M. Palmer, the current Mount Kisco village manager, as Bronxville village administrator effective June 23. Palmer will succeed Harold Porr, who retired from the position in March, and will assume responsibilities from Donald Marra, who has served as interim village administrator since Porr’s retirement.

Palmer comes to Bronxville with over 20 years of experience in Mount Kisco. Prior to becoming village manager, a position he has held for six years, Palmer served as assistant village manager and tax assessor. He also worked for the village as a building inspector and as human resources manager.

During Palmer’s tenure as village manager, he administered construction of a new village library and directed the conversion of village street lighting from incandescent to LED fixtures…..

Please Read More Here:

http://myhometownbronxville.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7007:james-m-palmer-mt-kisco-village-manager-appointed-bronxville-village-administrator-as-of-june-23&catid=5:bronxville-govt-hist&Itemid=5

YONKERS TRIBUNE: Park Avenue Construction Begins in Bronxville 

By Village Administrator JAMES M. PALMER

BRONXVILLE, NY — October 4, 2015 — As you may be aware, the Village has awarded a contract to have a portion of the Park Avenue brick road, between Wellington Circle and Tanglewylde Avenue, restored and to also add additional drainage down Tanglewylde Avenue, where it approaches Midland Avenue. The two month project will commence Monday, October 5, 2015, with the construction of the drainage work on Tanglewylde Avenue to be followed by the reconstruction of Park Avenue. As a result of this work, it will be necessary to have a limited amount of material and equipment stored along Tanglewylde Avenue and Park Avenue. It may also be necessary to have limited through traffic on Tanglewylde Avenue and Park Avenue during certain periods.

Please know that the Village will ensure that the Contractor, Tony Casale Inc., maintains the area in a neat and safe manner throughout the project and fully restores the area upon its completion.

Please do not hesitate to contact me directly should you have any additional questions regarding the project. I can be reached directly at 793-0721.

http://www.yonkerstribune.com/2015/10/park-avenue-construction-begins-in-bronxville-monday-october-5-2015-by-village-administrator-james-m-palmer

PATCH: Palmer Leaving Mount Kisco for Bronxville

Bronxville has hired James Palmer, currently the Village Manager of Mount Kisco, as its new Village Administrator, according to Bronxville Mayor Mary Marvin.

Here’s part of what Marvin wrote about him:

After a very deliberate process, we have chosen James (Jim) M. Palmer as our new Administrator.   Jim has been the Village Manager of Mount Kisco since 2006.  Prior to being elevated to Manager, Jim wore almost every hat in municipal government including the titles of Town and Village Clerk, Assessor, Building Inspector and Human Resources Manager.   In essence, Jim has sat in every seat of those he will be supervising.   

Jim dealt successfully with many of the issues that have also presented themselves here in Bronxville in recent years.  He guided the demolition and then construction of a new library…..

Please Read More Here:

http://patch.com/new-york/chappaqua/palmer-leaving-mount-kisco-for-bronxville

EXAMINER NEWS: Palmer To Leave Mount Kisco Village Manager’s Post

A chapter in Mount Kisco government will come to a close in June, when James Palmer, who has served as village manager for the past six years and has worked for the municipality for nearly two decades, will leave to become village administrator in Bronxville.

Palmer said it was a difficult decision to leave Mount Kisco, where he also lives. Bronxville is one of “a very few communities in Westchester that I would consider leaving for,” he said.

“First and foremost, I think of it always as an honor and a privilege to serve the community,” said Palmer, who starts his new job June 16.

Palmer said he did not actively seek a new job, but the Bronxville opening was “a unique opportunity that came up.” Bronxville is similar in many respects to Mount Kisco, with a vibrant downtown but with some challenges, such as empty storefronts that need to be filled.

He said he planned to continue living locally and take part in community activities after he moves on to his new job. Palmer currently earns a $159,500 salary in Mount Kisco.

Please Read More Here:

http://www.theexaminernews.com/palmer-to-leave-mount-kisco-village-managers-post/

DAILY VOICE: Mount Kisco Village Manager to Leave for Bronxville Post

Mount Kisco Village Manager James Palmer will leave his current post to become the village administrator in Bronxville, according to theexaminernews.com.

Palmer said he didn’t seek out the Bronxville position, but was was drawn to it because of the unique challenges it presents…..

Please Read More Here:

http://mtkisco.dailyvoice.com/news/mount-kisco-village-manager-to-leave-for-bronxville-post/447175/

Bronxville superintendent ‘search’ wastes money: Letter

Re “Bronxville school superintendent search begins,”

I know the school board President Denise Tormey to be a woman of great integrity and surely she means well by hiring an expensive firm to do a national search for a new superintendent.

Having taught in Bronxville for 22 years, however, I can say with 100 percent certainty that the money for the search firm would be much better spent on programs, staff or infrastructure.

This is because the new superintendent will most certainly be the current assistant superintendent, and every person who works in Bronxville knows this. The Bronxville community deserves more and can do better than a preordained successor, so please use the search wisely.

Jeff Zuckerman

Tuckahoe

http://www.lohud.com/story/opinion/readers/2016/07/05/bronxville-superintendent-search-wastes-money-letter/86548020/

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7. Notes

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About Bronxville, New York

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Bronxville is a suburban village in Westchester County, New York, located about 15 miles north of midtown Manhattan. It is part of the town of Eastchester. The village comprises 1 square mile (2.5 km2) of land in its entirety, approximately 20% of the town of Eastchester. As of the 2010 U.S. census, Bronxville had a population of 6,323. As of 2014, it was ranked 18th in the state in median income.

Millionaire real-estate and pharmaceutical mogul William Van Duzer Lawrence sparked the development of Bronxville as an affluent suburb of New York City with magnificent homes in a country-like setting. The area, once known as “Underhill’s Crossing”, became “Bronxville” when the village was formally established. The population grew in the second half of the 19th century when railroads allowed commuters from Westchester County to work in New York City. Lawrence’s influence can be seen throughout the community, including the historicLawrence Park neighborhood, the Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate Corporation, and Lawrence Hospital. John F Kennedy, the president of the United States, also resided here for a time.

The village was home to an arts colony in the early 20th century during which time many noteworthy houses by prominent and casual architects were built. After the Bronx River Parkway was completed in 1925, the Village expanded rapidly with the construction of several apartment buildings and townhouses much of it built by the Lawrence family. As of 1959, they continued to own or manage 97% of the rental market. In both rentals and ownership, the village discouraged and effectively prohibited Jewish residency, earning the name “The Holy Square Mile.”

The Gramatan Hotel on Sunset Hill was a residence hotel in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Gramatan was the name of the chief of the local Siwanoy Indian tribe that was centered in the Gramatan Rock area above Bronxville Station. Chief Gramatan sold the land to the settlers. The hotel was demolished in 1970, and a complex of townhouses was built on the site in 1980. 

Elizabeth Clift Bacon, General George Armstrong Custer‘s widow, lived in Bronxville, and her house still stands to this day.

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, located in the downtown area, was attended by the Kennedys when they were residents from 1929 to about 1936. In 1958 future-senator Ted Kennedy married Joan Bennett in St. Joseph’s Church. In 1960, the Village voted 5:1 for Nixon over Kennedy.

The US Post Office–Bronxville was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Other sites on the National Register are the Bronxville Women’s Club,Lawrence Park Historic District, and Masterton-Dusenberry House..

Bronxville’s 10708 ZIP code covers the village of Bronxville proper, plus Chester Heights and other sections of Eastchester, parts of Tuckahoe, and Lawrence Park West, Cedar Knolls, Armour Villa, and other sections of Yonkers. This brings the ZIP code’s population to 22,411 (2000 census), covering an area more than twice as large as the municipality of Bronxville itself and encompassing several notable institutions, such as Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers. In fact, there are more residents of Yonkers using a Bronxville mailing address than living in the village itself. The Bronxville Post Office serves residents of the village…..

Please Read More Here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronxville,_New_York

Zip code: 10708

Population: 6,403 (2013)

Colleges and Universities: Sarah Lawrence College, Concordia College

Bronxville Trivia

  • Bronxville has 2,300 addresses in the Village but over 10,000 people use Bronxville as their postal address.
  • In 1898, at the time of its incorporation as a Village, Bronxville had 300 citizens.
  • Sixty percent of our residents live in single-family homes and townhouses while 40 percent reside in apartments, co-ops and condominiums.
  • In the most recent census, ethnicity in the Village was 20 percent Irish, 11 percent Italian, 11 percent German and 10 percent English, with all other nationalities below double digits.
  • Per the same census, the Village has 3,358 female residents vs 3,060 male.
  • Twenty percent of the land in the Village is tax exempt.
  • The Bronx River was actually re-routed and the Village border changed to accommodate the construction of the Bronx River Parkway.
  • There are 1,356 parking meters in our Village and they all work. (Most days!)
  • The Village has over 70 acres of parkland.
  • The original soil at the Alfredo Fields, near Siwanoy Country Club, was sold and trucked to Queens for the World’s Fair in 1939.
  • Scout Field, both upper and lower, are Westchester County parkland with over 95 percent of the actual field areas in the cities of Yonkers and Mount Vernon.
  • Bronxville residents pay more in property taxes to Westchester County (approximately $8 million per year) than they do to run Village government.
  • With the exception of the Hasidic village of Kiryas Joel in Orange County, Bronxville is the only other community that is co-terminous with their school district and has the municipality issues both School and Village tax bills.
  • When United Water or Con Edison needs to do repairs underground, it is their responsibility to repave and repair the disrupted surfaces. Of late, repairs seem to take much longer because the work is now subcontracted out to different entities.
  • Homeowners are responsible for the care, maintenance and replacement of sidewalks abutting their property. The Village is responsible for road maintenance.
  • According to a Con Edison study, the cost to relocate the overhead electrical lines in Bronxville would be approximately $62 million. In addition, there would be a charge to connect individual homes which would average between $18,000–$25,000 per dwelling. If the overhead lines from the feeder substations that run through adjoining communities are not buried as well, Bronxville would still lose power if the lines are hit.
  • Crews from the Village Department of Public Works cannot remove tree branches or debris near a wire until Con Edison has determined the wire is not live and poses no danger.
  • Our police department offers many ancillary services to residents including:
    • security survey of homes or businesses to assess vulnerabilities and suggest ways to increase security
    • a vacant house check for residents on vacation
    • a key file service allowing homeowners to keep a key at the police department for emergencies
    • the assistance of officers who are certified infant seat technicians to inspect or install car seats

All of these services can be requested by calling the police desk at 914-337-0500.

  • As part of their duties, police officers report all non-working street lights. If a light remains out for several days, it means there is an electrical issue requiring assistance from Con Edison.
  • Kevlar police vests last only five years. Then the fibers start to decompose.
  • A 14-year-old providing alcohol to a 20-year-old can still be charged with the crime of providing alcohol to a minor.
  • The New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law sets the minimum speed of 30 mph for villages. It can be lowered only with evidence of exceptional circumstances such as a designated school zone or proof that an area has a history of multiple serious accidents caused by conditions particular to that stretch of road.
  • In 1960, villagers voted 5:1 for Richard Nixon over former resident John F. Kennedy
  • The Village has no County-owned roads and only one State road, Route 22. It is only Route 22 that cannot be repaved or upgraded by the Village’s capital plan. If you notice, the state built Route 22 in Bronxville with no catch basins adding to our flooding issues.
  • In 1934, 301 babies were born at Lawrence Hospital. Last year, the total reached over 2,500. Village government is responsible for the production of their birth certificates.
  • Palumbo Place is named for Joe Palumbo the long time Village Public Works Director. Leonard Morange Park, on the west side, is named after the first Village resident to die in service of our country in World War I.
  • Famous people who called the Village home included John F. Kennedy, Eddie Rickenbacker, Beat writer Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick, Elizabeth Custer, Jack Paar and Marvin Bower.

Village of Larchmont – Justin Datino – Under Review

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Justin Datino And Mayor Anne McAndrews

1. Freedom Of Information Compliance And Knowledge Ratings:

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Under Review: The new Village of Larchmont Clerk Justin Datino screwed up the responses to our freedom of Information requests, so we are going to give him a second chance.

Here is The Email Where We Asked Him To Try Again….

Date: Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: VOL Harrod FOIL #2 response letter 7-7-16
To: villageclerk@villageoflarchmont.org
Cc: administrator@villageoflarchmont.org, Steven Wrabel <SWrabel@mgslawyers.com>, ssomshekar@lohud.com, jfusco@lohud.com, dwilson3@lohud.com, mspillane@lohud.com, Fscandale@lohud.com, jfitzgib@lohud.com

Dear Justin Datino,

For the village of Larchmont’s new  $126,000 Administrator / Clerk Wiz Kid you sure are sloppy in replying to Freedom of Information requests for public documents.

Two of my FOILS you have not acknolwged and two other Foils dating as far back as June haven responded to with a boiler plate .pdf saying…..

You may expect a response detailing the extent to which your request will be granted or denied or notified if additional time is needed on or about {DATE}.

Justin where it says “{DATE}” you are supposed to mannually insert a date on this boiler plate response.

Could you please send me these boiler plate FOI forms again with the date included or better yet simply provide us with the public documents that most Westchester’s other town and village clerks have already supplied to the public interest FOIL Westchester project.

Normally we would be perturbed if a very highly compensated clerk responded in this manner, but I know that you are a little wet behind the ears so we will provide you with a little extra time to time to try again.

Also please respond to the other two FOIL requests that are just gathering dust on your desk, especially the one that seeks public documents on how much the single family homeowners of Larchmont are paying for your benefit and pension costs.l

hoping you get it right this time,

Brian Harrod

NY FOI – Website
https://nyfoi.org/

2. Email Address For Filing FOI Requests

villageclerk@villageoflarchmont.org

3, Mailing Address For Filing FOI Requests

Town Clerk
120 Larchmont Avenue
Larchmont, New York 10538

4. Experience:

From The Internet we learned that Justin Datino previously was Scarsdale’s deputy superintendent of public works.

Mr. Datino, who holds a master’s degree in public administration from SUNY Albany.

The village of Larchmont originally pursued the idea of hiring a village administrator in November 2014, when it hired Donald Marra, a former Dobbs Ferry mayor turned municipal consultant, for $15,000.

In the past, Mr. Marra helped the villages of Bronxville and Tuckahoe find village administrators, the latter of which recently created the administrator position for the first time as well.

Mr.Datino was initially paid a yearly salary of $126,500.

Mr. Datino currently resides in Elmsford

5. From The Village Website:

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Welcome to the Village Clerk’s website pages!  We serve the residents and businesses of the Village of Larchmont as well as the Village Board and various other volunteer Committees and Boards.

This office is the general information office for the Village.  We maintain the official records of meetings.  The Village Clerk is the Records Management Officer and Records Access Officer for public FOIL (Freedom of Information Law) requests.

Our office also handles the issuance of parking permits, handicapped parking permits and various otherlicenses/permits for the Village.

The Village Clerk’s Office is your link to the operations of Village government.  Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.

6. Media Reports / Related Pages

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Ideas for Re-Energizing Larchmont’s Downtown

Many building owners are listed as LLCs & the address is in care of a managing agent in NYC

Mamaroneck Avenue is bustling, in strong contrast to downtown Larchmont. Storefronts remain boarded up for months, even years.

The Larchmont-Mamaroneck Local Summit heard from four panelists last week who are concerned about this:  the Village of Larchmont Mayor Anne McAndrews, Village of Larchmont Administrator Justin Datino; Carolyn Fugere, Manager of the Larchmont office of Julia B Fee, Sotheby’s and Head of the Larchmont Chamber of Commerce; and Tiffany Smith, Co-founder of the Facebook group Love Larchmont 10538.….

Please Read More Here:

http://theloopny.com/ideas-for-re-energizing-larchmonts-downtown/ 

JOURNAL NEWS: Larchmont upholds teardown moratorium

…Before the board of trustees made its decision, KOSL challenged the legality of Larchmont’s moratorium in New York State Supreme Court. That ruling is still pending. McAndrews said the village has not yet been served with a court appeal.

“But that doesn’t mean it’s not coming,” she said.

Chiocchio and the developer did not return calls seeking comment.

What’s happening at 40 Ocean Ave. has become a village-wide trend that officials said needs to slow down. The village board approved a six-month moratorium in January that temporarily banned all pending and future applications for demolitions on and subdivisions of residential properties. During that time, village planning consultant Richard Preiss will review Larchmont’s zoning code.

Village Manager Justin Datino said there are two other pending projects, at 5 Thompson Place and 78 Shore Drive, that are impacted by the moratorium….

Please Read More Here:

http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/mamaroneck/2016/03/08/larchmont-upholds-moratorium/81485260/

LARCHMONT LEDGER: Rotary Club Features Anne McAndrews

Rotary Club Features Anne McAndrews

The Larchmont Rotary Club recently hosted Anne McAndrews, former Mayor of Larchmont, at their April 15th weekly luncheon at the Larchmont Yacht Club. McAndrews spoke of 3 initiatives that she was most proud of….

….The appointment of a Village Administrator was McAndrews third point.  Justin Datino, presently overseeing the computerization of several  Village functions, supervises the day to day operations of the village and also prepares the capital plans to assure the future needs of the Village are identified and adequately funded.

During the Q and A period which followed, the former Mayor smiled several times and pointed out that the question would require another full program to address properly…..

Please Read More Here:

http://larchmontledger.com/town1.html

WCBS – TV: Façade Collapses At Popular Larchmont Restaurant Tequila Sunrise

…As CBS2’s Matt Kozar reported, firefighters said the building had a fire several years ago and it damaged the roof. But they were also looking at whether the terra cotta roof was too heavy.

“In terms of ongoing random inspections, the buildings are inspected by the fire department for fire safety inspections annually, and I don’t have the record right now when that was last performed for the building,” said Larchmont Village Administrator Justin Datino.

Datino said more thorough building inspections do not happen unless work is being done that requires a permit.

Please Read More Here:

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/08/28/larchmont-facade-collapse/

7. Notes:

This Ratings Page Has Been Updated With Additional Information

About Larchmont, New York

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Larchmont is a village located within the Town of Mamaroneck in Westchester County, New York, approximately 18 miles northeast of Midtown Manhattan. The population of the village was 5,864 at the 2010 census.

In July 2005, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Larchmont 11th on its list of the 100 Best Places to Live in the United States.

Originally inhabited by the Siwanoy (an Algonquian tribe), Larchmont was discovered by the Dutch in 1614. In 1661, John Richbell, a merchant from Hampshire, England, traded a minimal amount of goods and trinkets with the Siwanoy in exchange for land that is today known as the Town of Mamaroneck. The purchase included three peninsulas of land that lay between the Mamaroneck River to the east, and Pelham Manor to the west. The east neck is now known as Orienta while the middle neck is what is now known as Larchmont Manor. The third neck was later sold and is now known as Davenport Neck in New Rochelle. The purchase was contested by Thomas Revell who, one month following Richbell’s purchase, bought the land from the Siwanoy at a higher price. Richbell petitioned Governor Stuyvesant, Director General of the Colonies of the New Netherland, and Richbell was issued the land patent in 1662. In 1664 Great Britain took control of the colonies and Richbell received an English title for his lands in 1668 whereupon he began to encourage settlement. In 1675 Richbell leased his “Middle Neck” to his brother however when he died in 1684 none of his original property remained in his name. In 1700, Samuel Palmer, who had been elected the Town’s first supervisor in 1697, obtained the original leases on the “Middle Neck”, and in 1722 the Palmer family obtained full title to the land which included what is now the Incorporated Village of Larchmont.

Larchmont’s oldest and most historic home, the “Manor House” on Elm Avenue, was built in 1797 by Peter Jay Munro. Munro was the nephew of John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, and was later adopted by Jay. At the beginning of the 19th Century, Munro was active in the abolitionist movement, helping to found the New York State Manumission Society, along with his uncle and Alexander Hamilton. In 1795 Munro had purchased much of the land owned by Samuel Palmer and by 1828 he owned all of the “Middle Neck” south of the Post Road and much of the land north of the Post Road as well. Munro later became a lawyer with Aaron Burr‘s law firm and built a home in Larchmont Manor known as the Manor House. Munro’s house faced towards the Boston Post Road (the back is now used as the front), which tended to generate a lot of dust in summer months. To combat this, his gardener imported a Scottish species of larch trees that were known to be fast growing. These were planted along the front of the property, eventually giving the village its name.

When Munro died in 1833, his son Henry inherited the property however he soon lost the property and it was sold at auction in 1845 to Edward knight Collins, owner of a steamship line. By the end of the Civil War in 1865, Collins had gone bankrupt and his estate was put up for auction and purchased by Thompson J.S. Flint. Flint divided the estate into building lots and called his development company the Larchmont Manor Company. Flint converted the Munro Mansion into an inn for prospective buyers and reserved some waterfront land for use as a park for the future residents of the Manor. After 1872 the area became a popular summer resort for wealthy New Yorkers. The arrival of the New York & New Haven Railroad replaced the stagecoach and steamboat as the main mode of transportation to and from New York City, making it much easier to commute and thus, modernizing travel which ultimately helped develop much of Westchester from farmland into suburbs by the 1900.

The New York legislature created Mamaroneck as a town in 1788, which includes a part of the Village of Mamaroneck, The Village of Larchmont, and the unincorporated area in the Town of Mamaroneck. This three part division occurred in the 1890s to meet the growing demand for municipal services which the town could not provide. At the time, a town was defined as only being able to provide basic government functions leaving residents of Larchmont in need of adequate water supply, sewage disposal, garbage collection, and police and fire protection. In 1891 the residents of Larchmont Manor obtained a charter from the legislature in which they incorporated that section of Town into a village. In order to comply with a law requiring incorporated villages to have at least 300 inhabitants per square mile, the boundaries of the newly incorporated Larchmont village were expanded beyond the Manor’s 288 acres (1.17 km2) to include land to its north and south of the railroad, and east to Weaver Street.

After the advent of the automobile, Larchmont quickly transitioned from a resort community into one of the earliest suburbs in the United States, catering to wealthy individuals commuting to and from New York City for work on a daily basis. Many of the Victorian “cottages” and a grand hotels (such as the Bevan House and Manor Inn) remain to this day, though these have been converted to other uses such as private residences. The Larchmont Yacht Club hosts an annual Race Week competition (2007 marked the 110th running of this event). It is adjacent to Manor Park, which was designed by Jeremiah Towle, an early summer resident of Larchmont Manor and an engineer. The Larchmont Shore Club (near the Larchmont Yacht Club) hosts an annual Swim Across America challenge, across Long Island Sound.

Larchmont and neighboring Mamaroneck and New Rochelle are noted for their significant French American populace…..

Please Read More Here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larchmont,_New_York

Zip code: 10538

 

Population: 5,951 (2013)