Scarsdale, New York

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{{short description|Village and town in Westchester County, New York}}
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| official_name = Scarsdale, New York
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]]
| established_title = Settled
| established_date = March 21, 1701
| established_title1 = Incorporated (town)
| established_date1 = March 7, 1788
| established_title2 = Incorporated (village)
| established_date2 = May 24, 1915

| government_footnotes =
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Justin K. Arest
| leader_title1 = Village Manager
| leader_name1 = Alexandra Marshall
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| elevation_footnotes =
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| population_total = 18253
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes =
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| postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code = 10583
| area_code = [[Area code 914|914]]
| website = [https://www.scarsdale.gov/ www.scarsdale.gov]
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'''Scarsdale''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Westchester County, New York]], United States. The Town of Scarsdale is [[coterminous municipality|coextensive]] with the Village of Scarsdale, but the community has opted to operate solely with a village government, one of several villages in the state that have a similar governmental situation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Legal Memorandum LG06 |publisher=New York State Office of General Counsel |access-date=June 19, 2018 |url=http://www.dos.state.ny.us/cnsl/lg06.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606212736/http://www.dos.state.ny.us/cnsl/lg06.htm |archive-date=June 6, 2011 }}</ref> As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], Scarsdale's population was 18,253.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov/| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Scarsdale town, Westchester County, New York| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=June 14, 2017| archive-date=December 27, 1996| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/http://www.census.gov/| url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==

===Colonial era===
[[Caleb Heathcote]] purchased land that would become Scarsdale at the end of the 17th century and, on March 21, 1701, had it elevated to a royal manor. He named the lands after his [[Sutton Scarsdale|ancestral home]] in [[Derbyshire]], England. The first local census of 1712 counted twelve inhabitants, including seven African [[slaves]]. When Caleb died in 1721, his daughters inherited the property. The estate was broken up in 1774, and the town was officially founded on March 7, 1788.<ref name=":0" />

The town saw fighting during the [[American Revolution]] when the Continental and British armies clashed briefly at what is now the junction of Garden Road and Mamaroneck Road. The British commander, Sir [[William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe|William Howe]], lodged at a farmhouse on Garden Road that remains standing. Scarsdale's wartime history formed the basis for [[James Fenimore Cooper]]'s 1821 novel, ''[[The Spy (Cooper novel)|The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral Ground]]'', written while the author lived at the Angevine Farm in the present-day Heathcote section of town.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.scarsdale.com/Home/HistoryofScarsdale.aspx|title=History of Scarsdale|work=scarsdale.com|access-date=February 25, 2015|archive-date=February 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206125240/http://scarsdale.com/Home/HistoryofScarsdale.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

===1790–1945===
According to the first federal census in 1790, the town's population was 281. According to the 1840 census, that number had declined to 255 but recent research has indicated that this was a clerical error.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpkyE2QScCA |title=Solved! The Mystery of Scarsdale's 1840 Population Decline |date=2025-03-07 |last=Scarsdale Historical Society |access-date=2025-03-15 |via=YouTube}}</ref> The true population climbed slowly from 317 in 1830 to 342 in 1850 — the vast majority farmers and farm workers. In 1846, the [[New York and Harlem Railroad]] connected Scarsdale to New York City, leading to an influx of commuters.{{Cn|date=May 2024}}

[[File:Old Oak Tree - Scarsdale Woman's Club - Scarsdale, NY - September 2012.jpg|thumbnail|right|Scarsdale Woman's Club - Historic Oak Tree (September 2012)]]

The Arthur Suburban Home Company purchased a {{convert|150|acre|km2|adj=on}} farm in 1891 and converted it into a subdevelopment of one-family dwellings, starting a transformation of the community from rural to suburban. Civil institutions soon appeared: the Heathcote Association (1904), the Town Club (1904), the Scarsdale Woman's Club (1918) and the Scarsdale League of Women Voters (1921). [[Scarsdale High School]] and Greenacres Elementary School were built in 1912, and the Edgewood Elementary School opened in 1918. The first store in Scarsdale opened on the corner of Popham Road and Garth Road in 1912. By 1915, the population approached 3000. By 1930, that number approached 10,000.{{Cn|date=May 2024}}

In 1940, [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] agent [[Gerhardt Alois Westrick]] secretly met with American business leaders at his Scarsdale home until public pressure—a reaction to articles in the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]'' produced by [[British Security Coordination]] in New York<ref>''The Secret History of British intelligence in the Americas, 1940–1945'', pp. 56–57.</ref>—drove his family from the community.<ref>"German Forced to Give Up His Scarsdale Home", ''The Evening Standard'', August 3, 1940.</ref><ref>"WESTRICK TO QUIT HOME IN SCARSDALE; Nazi Agent, Under Investigation for Car License Application, Drives 'Perfectly' in Test", ''The New York Times'', August 3, 1940.</ref> He was subsequently deported for pursuing activities unfriendly to the United States.

===1945–present===
Scarsdale became the subject of national controversy in the 1950s when a "Committee of Ten" led by [[Otto Dohrenwend]] alleged "[[Red Scare|Communist infiltration]]" in the public schools.<ref>{{cite news|title=SCARSDALE HEARS RED CHARGE AGAIN; School Head Tells Citizens' Group Choice Is Among Bare, Rich or Dictated Programs|newspaper= The New York Times|date= April 8, 1952}}</ref> A thorough investigation by the town rejected these claims. This same group, known as the Scarsdale Citizens Committee, sued to prevent a benefit for the [[Freedom Riders]] from taking place at the public high school in 1963 because some of the performers ([[Ossie Davis]], [[Ruby Dee]], [[Pete Seeger]]) were allegedly "communist sympathizers and subversives."<ref>O'Connor, Carol A. ''A Sort of Utopia, Scarsdale: 1891–1981'', published 1983.</ref>

Another controversy enveloped the town in 1961, when the Scarsdale Golf Club, headed by Charles S. McCallister, refused to allow a young man who had converted from [[Judaism]] into the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]], Michael Cunningham Hernstadt, to escort a young woman, Pamela Nottage, to her debut at the club. At the time, it was the club's policy to prohibit Jews from the premises.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite news|title=Scarsdale Parish Rector Limits Communion Over Anti-Semitism|first= John W. |last=Stevens|newspaper=The New York Times|date= January 13, 1961|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1961/01/13/archives/scarsdale-parish-rector-limits-communion-over-antisemitism-youth.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250507010336/https://www.nytimes.com/1961/01/13/archives/scarsdale-parish-rector-limits-communion-over-antisemitism-youth.html |url-status=dead  |archive-date=May 7, 2025 |access-date=May 7, 2025}}</ref> In response, the Rev. George French Kempsell of the Church of Saint James the Less announced that he would ban any supporters of the club's decision from receiving Holy Communion.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> The event marked a turning point toward the decline of [[anti-Semitism]] in the town.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

Scarsdale's public library, which had been housed in historic [[Wayside Cottage]] since 1928, moved to its present structure on the [[New York State Route 22|White Plains Post Road]] in 1951.<ref name="ReferenceB">Folsom, Merril. "Scarsdale Opens Its New Library", ''The New York Times'', October 2, 1951.</ref> The driving force behind the library was New York City publisher [[S. Spencer Scott]], who raised $100,000 for the project after the village rejected a bond issue to fund the building in 1938. The new library opened with 27,000 books and Sylvia C. Hilton serving as the first librarian.<ref name="ReferenceB"/>

The last of the town's five elementary schools, Heathcote School, opened in September 1953. The $1,000,000 architectural landmark was designed by Perkins & Will of Chicago. Walter B. Cocking, the president of the New York State Committee for the Public Schools, delivered the dedication address.<ref>Education Notes, ''New York Times'', May 23, 1954</ref>

In 1967, [[U.S. Secretary of State]] and former longtime resident [[Dean Rusk]] returned to Scarsdale at the height of the [[Vietnam War]] to receive the town's Man of the Year Award and was greeted with a silent protest.<ref>"Rusk Runs Into Peace Vigil in Scarsdale", ''The Norwalk Hour'', March 8, 1967.</ref>

Scarsdale was the subject of a landmark [[United States Supreme Court]] decision, ''[[Nativity scene#Controversies|ACLU v. Scarsdale]]'' (1985), that established the so-called "reindeer rule" regarding public [[nativity scene]]s and upheld the right of local religious groups to place crèches on public property.{{Cn|date=May 2024}}

Scarsdale was involved in another [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]] case in 1985, ''[[Board of Trustees of Scarsdale v. McCreary]]'', concerning the display of privately sponsored nativity scenes on public property.{{Cn|date=May 2024}}

On January 1, 2022, the village of Scarsdale banned the sale of all tobacco and cannabis products as well as smoking on public property for people of all ages. After the 60 day grace period, a 100 dollar fine will be imposed by law enforcement on violators.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://midhudsonnews.com/2021/12/27/scarsdale-smoking-law-takes-effect-january-1/|title=Scarsdale smoking law takes effect January 1|website=Mid Hudson News|date=December 27, 2021|access-date=January 20, 2022|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120224754/https://midhudsonnews.com/2021/12/27/scarsdale-smoking-law-takes-effect-january-1/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|6.68|sqmi}}, of which 0.12% is water. It is located approximately 7 miles to the border of [[New York City]] (in [[The Bronx]]), 11 miles from the northern tip of [[Manhattan]], and 20 miles from [[Midtown Manhattan]], which may be reached by [[Metro-North Railroad]] express train in approximately 30 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Scarsdale village, New York |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/scarsdalevillagenewyork/PST045223 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |archive-date=June 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609173940/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/scarsdalevillagenewyork/PST045223 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Climate===
The town is in a [[humid continental climate]] zone ([[Köppen climate classification]]: Dfa), with cold, snowy winters and hot, humid summers and four distinct seasons.<ref name="Koppen">{{cite web|url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Koppen_World_Map_%28retouched_version%29.png|title=World Map of Köppen-Geiger climate classification|author1=Peel, M. C.|author2=Finlayson, B. L.|author3=McMahon, T. A|publisher=[[The University of Melbourne]]|access-date=September 12, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113015116/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Koppen_World_Map_%28retouched_version%29.png|archive-date=January 13, 2015}}</ref> Scarsdale is just within the [[hardiness zone]] 7a, along with New York City and Long Island in New York state, with temperatures below 0 degrees Fahrenheit being rare.

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===Neighborhoods===
Scarsdale is divided into five neighborhoods, which correspond to the public elementary schools: Greenacres, Fox Meadow, Heathcote, Quaker Ridge, and Edgewood.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fivecornersproperties.com/areas-scarsdale/ | title=Areas of Scarsdale - Heathcote, Quaker Ridge, Greenarces, Fox Meadow and Edgewood | access-date=July 30, 2022 | archive-date=July 30, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730213747/https://www.fivecornersproperties.com/areas-scarsdale/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 3506
|1930= 9690
|1940= 12966
|1950= 13156
|1960= 17968
|1970= 19229
|1980= 17650
|1990= 16987
|2000= 17823
|2010= 17166
|2020= 18253
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|archive-date=April 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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As of the 2020 [[United States census|census]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=DEC Demographic Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=040XX00US36_160XX00US3665431&d=DEC%20Demographic%20Profile |website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 18,253 people and 5,510 households in the village. The population density was {{convert|2,734.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 5,747 housing units at an average density of 861.0 per square mile (332.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the village was 68.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 21.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.4% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 7.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.1% of the population.

There were 5,510 households, out of which 53.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 81.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 1.1% were cohabitating unmarried couples, 5.7% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present, and 11.9% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 9.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.31.

The population was 31.0% under the age of 18 and 14.7% 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. The population was 51% female and 49% male.

As of the 2023 [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]] American Community Survey (ACS),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=2023: ACS 5-Year Estimates Tables |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2023.S1901?g=160XX00US3665431 |website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> the median household income in the village was over $250,000, as was the median income for a family. The mean household income stood at $601,193, and the mean income for a family was $630,724. 77.3% of households and 79.8% of families reported incomes above $200,000. 90% of the population 25 years and over had a Bachelor's degree or higher. 2.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those aged 65 or over. The poverty rate was 2.2% for males and 3.6% for females. 80% of the civilian employed population over 16 years of age had management, business, science, and arts occupations.

25% of the population was foreign-born, of which 55% were naturalized U.S. citizens. 44% of the foreign-born population was from Asia, and 31% was from Europe.

===Ethnic groups===
{{see also|Japanese in New York City}}
As of 2000 Scarsdale was a favorite location for Japanese expatriates working in the US. According to Lisa W. Foderaro of ''[[The New York Times]]'' it was well known in Japan as a place with good housing stock and schools.<ref name=Foderaro>Foderaro, Lisa W. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/07/nyregion/for-expatriate-families-home-away-home-foreign-enclaves-dot-landscape-county.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm "For Expatriate Families, A Home Away From Home; Foreign Enclaves Dot the Landscape as County Attracts Temporary Residents"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204114602/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/07/nyregion/for-expatriate-families-home-away-home-foreign-enclaves-dot-landscape-county.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm |date=December 4, 2017 }}, ''The New York Times'', May 7, 2000. Retrieved January 17, 2014.</ref> By 1991, many Japanese businesspeople with work assignments in New York City chose to move ''[[en masse]]'' to Scarsdale.<ref>Handelman, David. "The Japanning of Scarsdale: East Meets Westchester." ''[[New York Magazine]]'' (ISSN 0028-7369). [[New York Media, LLC]], April 29, 1991. Vol. 24, No. 17. [https://books.google.com/books?id=BOkCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA40 40] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419042317/https://books.google.com/books?id=BOkCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA40 |date=April 19, 2023 }}-[https://books.google.com/books?id=BOkCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA45 45]. - CITED: p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=BOkCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA41 41] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419042319/https://books.google.com/books?id=BOkCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA41 |date=April 19, 2023 }}.</ref> The large settlement of Japanese caused friction among the American population, particularly students at [[Scarsdale High School]]. The Japanese residents were unable to take part in much of the town political sphere partly because they were not citizens and partly due to lack of familiarity with American politics. Many Japanese businesses appeared to cater to the community.<ref>Handelman, David. "The Japanizing of Scarsdale: East Meets Westchester." ''[[New York Magazine]]'' (ISSN 0028-7369). [[New York Media, LLC]], April 29, 1991. Vol. 24, No. 17. [https://books.google.com/books?id=BOkCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA40 40] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419042317/https://books.google.com/books?id=BOkCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA40 |date=April 19, 2023 }}-[https://books.google.com/books?id=BOkCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA45 45]. CITED: p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=BOkCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42 42].</ref>

Scarsdale has a large and active Jewish population, and there also are burgeoning communities of Indians, Chinese and others.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Powell|first1=Mike|title=Scarsdale, N.Y., Real Estate Buying Guide|url=https://www.nytimes.com/ref/realestate/nabe-scarsdale.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 18, 2017|archive-date=April 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419042324/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/ref/realestate/nabe-scarsdale.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/21/us/muslim-scholar-looking-to-speak-the-truth-teaches-about-holocaust-and-islam.html?_r=0|title=Muslim Scholar, Looking to 'Speak the Truth,' Teaches the Holocaust and Islam|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 20, 2015|access-date=February 25, 2015|last1=Freedman|first1=Samuel G.|archive-date=April 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407012450/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/21/us/muslim-scholar-looking-to-speak-the-truth-teaches-about-holocaust-and-islam.html?_r=0|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Arts and culture==
===Library===
[[File:Scarsdale Public Library 2023 jeh.jpg|thumb|Scarsdale Public Library]]
The library is one of 38 public libraries in the [[Westchester Library System]]. The 25,000 square foot library building houses a collection of over 147,000 books and audiovisual materials. The library was renovated extensively, and after operating at a secondary temporary location for several years, re-opened in 2021. Approximately 397,084 items are checked out of the library each year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scarsdalelibrary.org/about|title=Scarsdale Library » About Us|work=scarsdalelibrary.org|access-date=February 25, 2015|archive-date=February 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225091322/http://scarsdalelibrary.org/about/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Historic sites===
[[File:United States Post Office (Scarsdale, New York) (54741797662).jpg|thumb|United States Post Office (2025)]]
The [[Caleb Hyatt House]], [[Scarsdale Railroad Station]], [[Scarsdale Woman's Club]], [[United States Post Office (Scarsdale, New York)|United States Post Office]], and [[Wayside Cottage]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref>

===Events===
The Scarsdale Town Pool was the swimming venue for the 2007 [[Empire State Games]]. Scarsdale is home to the Scarsdale Concours d'Elegance, an annual auto show for charity, as well as the Southern Westchester Food and Wine Festival.{{Cn|date=May 2024}}

==Government==
Scarsdale selects its Board of Trustees using a nonpartisan system that dates back to 1911. Candidates for office are privately interviewed by a diversely composed committee and then nominated for office. New York State law mandates that these nominees must be democratically elected; however, nominated candidates are rarely contested in the general election. The coordinating Scarsdale Citizens' Non-Partisan Party states "The Scarsdale Citizens' Non-Partisan Party promotes the election of non-partisan candidates for village mayor, village trustees and village justice. Our local non-partisan system encourages cooperative, deliberative and open civic government to attract highly qualified individuals to public service.".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scarsdalecitizens.org/|title=Scarsdale Citizens' Non-Partisan Party|website=www.scarsdalecitizens.org|access-date=January 19, 2017|archive-date=April 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407205339/https://www.scarsdalecitizens.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:Scarsdale High School.JPG|thumb|[[Scarsdale High School]] from the Brewster Road entrance]]

The [[Scarsdale Public Schools|Scarsdale Union Free School District]] operates five elementary schools serving families from different areas of the town: Edgewood, Fox Meadow, Greenacres, Heathcote and Quaker Ridge. It also operates Scarsdale Middle School and [[Scarsdale High School]].

The [[French-American School of New York]] (FASNY) has its preschool campus in Scarsdale.{{Cn|date=May 2024}}

The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York]] operates Catholic schools in Westchester County.{{Cn|date=May 2024}}

==Media==
''[[The Scarsdale Inquirer]]'', a form weekly newspaper that reported on local issues, began publishing in 1901.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83031627/ |title=Library of Congress: Chronicling America: The Scarsdale Inquirer |publisher=Chroniclingamerica.loc.gov |access-date=July 18, 2012 |archive-date=October 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029125540/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83031627 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, due to financial difficulties, the ''Inquirer'' released its last article on January 19, 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=Scarsdale Inquirer |url=https://www.scarsdalenews.com/top_stories/update-from-the-publisher-of-the-inquirer/article_de73339e-b64e-11ee-8d5a-fb442cfa525c.html |access-date=April 20, 2024 |agency=Scarsdale Inquirer |archive-date=April 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420234656/https://www.scarsdalenews.com/top_stories/update-from-the-publisher-of-the-inquirer/article_de73339e-b64e-11ee-8d5a-fb442cfa525c.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Scarsdale 10583, an online blog run by Scarsdale resident Joanne Wallenstein, provides weekly news coverage of local events.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Burbank |first=Ka (Jessica) |date=2025-08-02 |title=Millions in Public Funds, Zero Public Input: Flock's Surveillance System Might Already Be Overseeing Your Community |url=https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/flock-public-safety-policing-surveillance-scarsdale-new-york |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250802192420/https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/flock-public-safety-policing-surveillance-scarsdale-new-york |archive-date=2025-08-02 |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=[[Drop Site News]] |language=en}}</ref>

Scarsdale is served by three PEG (Public, Educational, Government) cable television stations: Scarsdale Public Television (SPTV) on channels 42 and 76, Scarsdale Government Television on channels 43 and 75, and Scarsdale Public Schools (SPS) TV on channels 27 and 77.{{Cn|date=May 2024}}

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[File:Scarsdale Station Becomes Second Metro-North Station to Be Made Fully Accessible This Year (53458051453).jpg|thumb|Scarsdale railroad station]]
[[Metro-North Railroad]] stops at the [[Scarsdale station]]. Scarsdale is served by the [[Bee-Line Bus System]].{{Cn|date=May 2024}}

===Fire department===
Full-time fire and rescue protection is provided by both professional and volunteer firefighters of the Scarsdale Fire Department.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scarsdale.com/Home/Departments/FireDepartment.aspx|title=Fire Department|work=scarsdale.com|access-date=February 25, 2015|archive-date=February 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228111427/http://www.scarsdale.com/Home/Departments/FireDepartment.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

There are three fire stations strategically located within the Village. The Fire Department's Headquarters is located at 50 Tompkins Road. Fire Station No. 1 is located on the corner of Popham and Post Roads next to Village Hall. Fire Station No. 3 is located at 56 Crossway.{{Cn|date=May 2024}}

The Fire Department was founded in 1893, with the first station being located on Sprague Road.{{Cn|date=May 2024}}

===Police===
The Scarsdale Police Department was founded in 1909. As of today, the department consists of 45 full-time Police Officers, 9 civilian employees, and 14 School Crossing Guards. The department is divided into three sections: Investigations, Patrol, and Support Services.{{Cn|date=May 2024}}

Steven DelBene was appointed to serve as Chief of Police in January 2025, and assumed office in February 2025.<ref name=":1" />

In June 2025, the Scarsdale Board of Trustees approved a $2.1 million contract with [[Flock Safety]], which Chief DelBene described as including "LPRs [license plate readers], live-view cameras, and DFR [drone as a first responder] technology."<ref name=":1" />

Two officers have been killed in the line of duty: Sgt. John J. Harrison in 1923 and Officer Charles Ackerly in 1956.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scarsdale Police Department's Fallen Officers Tribute Page {{!}} Scarsdale, NY |url=https://www.scarsdale.com/513/Fallen-Officers |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=www.scarsdale.com |archive-date=December 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211220232/https://www.scarsdale.com/513/Fallen-Officers |url-status=live }}</ref>

== See also ==
* {{Portal inline|New York (state)}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==

* Hansen, Harry. ''Scarsdale: From Colonial Manor to Modern Community'' (1954) [https://archive.org/details/scarsdalefromcol0000harr/page/n6/mode/2up online]
* Lundberg, George A.; Mirra Komarovsky; and Mary Alice McInerny. ''Leisure: A Suburban Study'' (Columbia University Press, 1934) in-depth sociological study of clubs in Scarsdale
* O'Connor, Carol A. ''A Sort of Utopia, Scarsdale: 1891–1981'' (1983), scholarly history
* Reische, Diana. ''Of Colonists and Commuters: A History of Scarsdale'' (Junior League of Scarsdale, 1976)

==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.scarsdale.com/}}

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