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Briarcliff Manor Real Estate Report

A single family home at 925 Long Hill Road in Briarcliff Manor is listed at $1,525,000.

Check out the details of this listing:

•  Type: Single Family Home
•  MLS ID: 4637004
•  4967 Square Feet
•  1.00 acres
•  Built in 1960
•  6 Bedrooms
•  4 Bathrooms
•  1 Half Bath
•  Estimated Taxes: $53,925
•  School District: Briarcliff Manor

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Briarcliff Roundup provides the latest community news written by award-winning local reporters. columnists and bloggers.

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Tom Nevin Is Striving Daily To Create A Club That Members Can Be Proud Of At Sleepy Hollow Country Club

Tom Nevin has managed Clubs all over the East Coast, most recently at Hope Valley Country Club in Durham North Carolina and Trump National Golf Club in Virginia before settling into Sleepy Hollow Country Club in March of 2014. Mr. Nevin worked for Restaurant Associates right out of college. He spent six years with Restaurant Associates and worked at five different locations, one of which included the West Side Tennis Club (Forest Hills, New York). After Restaurant Associates he worked for the Waldorf Astoria Hotel as a Catering Sales Manager. In 2000 he began his first day as a Club Manager at Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, Connecticut. Sleepy Hollow Country Club was founded in 1911 by embers of some of the nation’s most prominent families, including the Rockefellers, the Vanderbilts and the Harrimans. Hallmarks of Gilded Age wealth and power remain to this day in the form of an imposing stone entry gate and a palatial clubhouse riginally designed by Stanford White as a private mansion. The club’s current membership includes several Rockefellers as well as the best-selling author James Patterson  Sleepy Hollow clearly one of the most spectacular locations in the country. When you offer an elegant Vanderbilt Estate with bucolic views of the Hudson River it is very easy to attract well healed members.  C.B. Macdonald and his partner designed and oversaw construction of the original 9 hole course in the summer of 1911. Later in the 1920s, the course was expanded with another 18 hole course. The signature 16th hole is a challenging par three which overlooks the Hudson River. The 5th hole also has great river views, and on the 18th, the Club House Mansion rises in front of you.  The country club received Reader's Digest "America's Best New Course" and "Best New Remodel" awards in 2008. In 2011 Golf Week recognized the Sleepy Hollow Country Club as one of "America's Top Classic Courses." There's also a Golf Shop and a Golf Learning Center on the grounds. For non-golfers, riding lessons with a professional horse-trainer are available through the Riding Academy. There's a 40-horse stable, 2 indoor and 2 outdoor riding arenas, and miles of equestrian trails in neighboring Rockefeller State Park Preserve. There are many other sporting activities to enjoy at the Sleepy Hollow Country Club. Facilities include 10 tennis courts, 3 squash courts, adult and kid sized swimming pools, 2 paddle courts, and Trap & Skeet shooting. If you are they type to wonder or care about a place's unique history in the world, then please, read below. If not, feel free to skip!  In the early 1890s, Elliot Fitch Shepard, a prominent lawyer and influential citizen, purchased this land high above the Hudson River in what's now called Briarcliff Manor.   Shepard and his wife, Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt, begin construction of the 75 room,  Italian Villa overlooking the Hudson River valley and called their estate Woodlea.   Before construction completed in 1893, Shepard died un-expectantly while doctors removed a bladder stone. Margaret oversaw the remainder of the project, but later sold their Woodlea estate to William Rockefeller and Franklin Vanderlip in 1910.   The very next year, in 1911, William Rockefeller, his  John Jacob Astor IV, (who died on the Titanic in 1912), Cornelius Vanderbilt III, and others, founded the Sleepy Hollow Country Club. Needless to say, with such a roster of founding fathers, the place soon became a hub for the leaders of society, for people of wealth and influence.  Today, the Sleepy Hollow Country Club, continues to attract the leaders of business and social life - captains of industry on wall street, best-selling authors, and the "Gatsbys". And of course, it is one hell of a course to play on!  With a $100,000 initiation fees, a "members only" sign at the gate, and a parking lot that resembles a stable of collector cars there are many club stereotypes that flourish in the area. Common folk joke that all members are worth over fifty million. Everyone has at least two houses other than the one they live in. Everyone owns a horse and rides it either there or at another barn. The idea of vacationing is never anything short of a private yacht or a private plane. Skiing locally means out west and skiing far away is in Europe. The men golf on the nicest course in westchester, daily, then come in to the clubhouse have a bottle of scotch and a cigar and meet the family for dinner. An idea of a "bad day" on the golf course is 2 over par. The local rumors are that the kids from sleepy hollow are brats whose response to most things is "do you know who my father is". The kids here dont have to do anything for themselves because they know that they can always live off daddys money. A relaxing day is taking your boat out on the hudson river. The last big stereotype is that people want to be members but once your on the inside you claim you hate it when you know that the country club will get you more places than college ever will. Actor Bill Murray, who starred in the popular 1980 film “Caddyshack.” The Sleepy Hollow Country Club  has been used on several film sets. Scenes from 2010's "Bounty Hunter" starring Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston were filmed on the course. And, Beyoncé Knowles filmed her music video for the 2011 hit single, "Best Thing I Never Had," here as well. (In the video she's a bride getting married. You can see her running down the fairway in her wedding dress with a hudson river sunset in the background.) More On Club Manager Tom Nevin Can Be Found Here https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-nevin-50bb5b63 More On The Sleepy Hollow Country Club Can Be Found Here: http://www.golfcoursegurus.com/reviews/sleepyhollow.php

Briarcliff Manor Physical Education Teacher And Coach's Son Mourned After Fall at southern Vermont swimming hole

The death of Tyler Rosenberg who fell 100 feet at Vermont state park has touched three Westchester County communities. 

The young Mr. Rosenberg, 17, was entering his senior year at Irvington High School, where he played on the school baseball team and was a gifted student. He was the son of Craig Rosenberg, a well-liked physical education teacher and coach for the Briarcliff Manor schools.

The teen's mother, Ellen Rosenberg, works at the Early Childhood Center at Westchester Reform Temple in Scarsdale.

Mr. Rosenberg was fatally injured at Hamilton Falls State Park in Jamaica, Vermont.

The teenager was on the rocks at the park when he lost his footing.

Chris Drosopoulos, athletic director at the Briarcliff school district where Craig Rosenberg works, said in press reports that the teen's death had been devastating.

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Congregation Sons of Israel in Briarcliff Manor will host a presentation on Confronting Global Anti-Semitism featuring Ira Forman, President Obama's Special Envoy on Anti-Semitism, Wednesday, Sept. 7.

Forman's presentation will focus on the state of anti-Semitism in the U.S. and abroad, what is being done to combat it and what more can be done.
The event is free and open to the public but advance registration is required

The presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Congregation Sons of Israel is at 1666 Pleasantville Road, Briarcliff Manor.

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The New York State Council of School Superintendents and BOCES would like to see more female superintendents

According to a survey, 76 percent of teachers nationally are women yet only 27 percent are school superintendents.

Jazz Conroy, general counsel of the New York State Council of School Superintendents and Lynn Allen, assistant superintendent of Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES recently organized a "Supporting Women in Educational Leadership" retreat at the Edith Macy Conference Conference Center in Briarcliff.

Attendees included superintendents, assistant superintendents, directors, principals, assistant principals and others. Participants explored best practices for mentoring and being mentored in the workplace.

Deborah O’Connell, assistant superintendent at Croton-Harmon, urged attendees to think about the qualities of a truly good mentor.

“Instead of trying to find and define a mentor, look at the landscape, know where you want to go and look for the resources who will help move you forward,” said O’Connell. “If you excel at defining your goals, the mentor will follow.”

O'Connell also said women have to get better at sponsoring one another. That means highlighting a female colleague’s accomplishments and skills and providing access and opportunity for her to advance.

Frances Wills, superintendent of Putnam Valley, and Diana Bowers, superintendent of Haldane School District, led a session on the critical need for courage in leadership. Wills spoke about taking inspiration from female leaders like Eleanor Roosevelt and Anne Frank when she needs courage to tackle a situation.

Conboy said she was motivated to do something to support women in leadership not only by the lack of female school leaders but by the stories she heard from female superintendents who seemed to face more hostility in their positions than their male counterparts.

“I was hearing from superintendents who required a police escort after board meetings,” she said. “I thought we need to do something to change the landscape. We need to do more to support women in leadership, to identify, cultivate and develop leadership potential in women educators.”

BOCES said a second retreat will be held at a later date. 

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Paving news topped Village Manager Philip Zegarelli's report.

Paving Prep Work

Phase 2 will be prepping various village streets for post-Labor Day paving work.

"This specific phase is non- Con Edison gas main road re-paving," Zegarelli said.

As for a Con Edison update, regarding Pleasantville Road gas mains, there is slow progress as individual installation work continues.

Library and Community Center

The library also has a variety of adult book discussion groups, including Contemporary Fiction by Award-Winning Authors, which is a Wednesday meeting; Books That Will Keep You Reading: Brown Bag Lunch Group, a Tuesday meeting; and Books That Will Start You Thinking: Nonfiction Book Group.

Copies of the books for each group are available to borrow one month before to the meeting. Registration is required: email Shelley Glick at sglick@wlsmail.org or call the library at 914-941-7072.

Recreation and Parks

Hours for Law Park Pool are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Monday, Sept. 5. Contact the Recreation Office if you need a daily use permit or additional guest passes.

Briarcliff Manor's Community Day 2016 will be Saturday, Sept. 10. A variety of food trucks will bring their fare.

Nonprofit community-based groups that wish to participate should contact the Recreation Department for details.

Rising fifth- through eighth-graders should RSVP for the Youth Center's annual "Back with a Splash" pool and dance party, on Thursday, Sept. 8, from 4:30-7:30 p.m.

"This event is a great way to kick off the school year and get involved with the Youth Center program," Zegarelli said.

The cost is $15 per student. Get the registration form here.

Briarcliff Manor Youth Soccer Club registration is still open for pre-K and U6 (K) soccer -- but all the other age groups are now wait-list-only. Check out the BYSC website for session schedules and registration info.

The New York Red Bulls are also hosting soccer clinics on seven Mondays through November, for kids ages 6-12. Click here for more info.

Mayor and Board of Trustees

A fully functional Community Center is expected to be completed by Sept. 21.

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Briarcliff High School gets on Newsweek’s 2016 list of the best public high schools

Eight lower Hudson Valley high schools made it onto Newsweek’s 2016 list of the best public high schools in the country — but last year, there were 15 on the list.

Here is this year's group:

Briarcliff High School No. 33
Rye High School No. 98
Harrison High School No. 135
Irvington High School No. 159
Clarkstown High School South No. 167
Eastchester High School No. 194
Westlake High School No. 340
Red Hook Senior High School No. 350
Rhinebeck High School No. 388 

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Yoga Teachers Association of the Hudson Valley is excited to announce its next workshop, Handcrafted Yoga with Al Bingham, which will take place on Saturday, October 8, at Club Fit in Briarcliff Manor, NY.

Handcrafted Yoga is a process-oriented approach to revealing the state of yoga that exists within each practitioner. The process celebrates the uniqueness of individuals and focuses on creating an environment that’s conducive to leading practitioners from a state of distracted attention (citta-vrtti) towards an experience of being rooted in the depth and breadth of who they are (drastuh svarupe avasthanam). In this 3-hour workshop, Al will share the principles that drive his approach as well as a host of strategies and techniques that influence his process of handcrafting movement, breath, and rest practices.

Al Bingham has owned Encourage Yoga in Croton-on-Hudson, NY, since 2013 and has been teaching since 1995. He has trained aspiring teachers, developed continuing education programs for experienced instructors, and collaborated with physical therapists, personal trainers, psychologists, orthopedic doctors, and physiatrists. Al received his yoga training through Yoga Zone founder Alan Finger and the American Viniyoga Institute led by Gary Kraftsow. In 2011, he completed a yearlong fellowship at the Gray Institute with Dr. Gary Gray, a highly regarded physical therapist/movement specialist known as the “Father of Function” for his groundbreaking work in functional biomechanics. Al has co-authored two books on yoga published by Random House and is featured on Yoga Zone DVDs and the Yoga Zone television show. Al is also featured in videos and podcasts published by GrayInstitute.com.

The workshop will be held at the Yoga Studio at Club Fit, 584 North State Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510, on Saturday, October 8, from 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. The cost is $45 for YTA members and $65 for nonmembers who register in advance; $55 and $75 at the door. Preregistration is requested at ytayoga.com. Ample parking is available. Please bring a yoga mat and arrive early to check in and set up. For more information, contact Audrey Brooks at ytapresident@gmail.net or 914-582-7816.

YTA's 2016–2017 program year will continue with Chakras and Healing with the Himalayan Institute’s Shari Friedrichsen on November 12, followed by Yin/Vinyasa: Harnessing the Power of Stillness to Maximize Your Inherent Mobility with Corina Benner on December 10 and Connecting to Source Through Meditation, Mantra, and Sound with Jeff Migdow on January 21, 2017.

Yoga Teachers Association (YTA) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that has been providing affordable continuing education for yoga teachers and committed students since 1979. Membership dues and additional contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law.

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Briarcliff High School is ranked 44th within New York US News and World Report

Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Briarcliff High School is 67 percent. 

The student body makeup is 48 percent male and 52 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 19 percent. 

Briarcliff High School is the only high school in the Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District.

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The Westchester County Police Marine Unit rescued two people Saturday evening who were forced to jump into the Hudson River after their boat caught fire off Briarcliff Manor.

The Marine Unit was on patrol near Sing Sing prison in Ossining at 5:22 p.m. when officers observed black smoke coming from a vessel to their south, police said. Officers aboard the Marine 3 patrol boat located a burning 18-foot powerboat and saw two people jump into the river as they approached.

Neither person was wearing a life preserver. Officers Isai Moreira and Willie Saez were able to pull the two people, a man and woman in their 20s, aboard the police boat.

The Marine 3 officers then utilized the patrol’s boat’s firefighting equipment to battle the growing fire, which started in the vessel’s engine. The county police Marine 2 patrol boat also responded and assisted in extinguishing the blaze.

Firefighters from the Croton Fire Department also responded by boat and assisted at the scene, police said.

The fire-damaged vessel, an 18-foot Bayliner Bowrider, was towed from the scene by Sea Tow.

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