Hastings-on-Hudson is a

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located in the southwestern part of the

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of Greenburgh in the state of

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, United States. It is a suburb of

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, located approximately north of midtown

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, and is served by a stop on the

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Hudson Line. To the north of Hastings-on-Hudson is the village of

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, to the south, the city of

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, and to the east unincorporated parts of Greenburgh. As of the 2020 US Census, it had a population of 8,590. The town lies on

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, "Broadway" and the

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History

The area that is now Hastings-on-Hudson and

was the primary settlement of the

Weckquaesgeek The Wecquaesgeek (also Manhattoe and Manhattan) were a Munsee-speaking band of Wappinger people who once lived along the east bank of the Hudson River in the southwest of today's Westchester County, New York,Their presence on the east bank of the ...

Algonquian people, who called the community Wysquaqua. In the summer, the Weckquaesgeeks camped at the mouth of the ravine running under the present Warburton Avenue Bridge. There they fished, swam and collected oysters and clamshells used to make

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. On the level plain nearby (which is now Maple Avenue), they planted

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and possibly

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. The findings of large numbers of artifacts have suggested that there was significant tribal activity in the confluence of Factory Brook and Scheckler's Brook just behind what is now the Cropsey Studio, but the interest in the site failed to generate any archeological inquiry.

Pre-1920

Around 1650, a Dutch carpenter, named

Frederick Philipse Frederick Philipse (born Frederick Flypsen;Appleton, W.S. ''The Heraldic Journal, Recording the Amorial Bearings and Genealogies of American Families'', Wiggen & Lunt, Boston, 1867 1626 in Bolsward, Netherlands – December 23, 1702), first Lord ...

, arrived in

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. In 1682, Philipse traded with the Native Americans for the area that is now

and Hastings-on-Hudson. In 1693, the English Crown granted Philipse the Manor of Philipsburg, which included what is now Hastings-on-Hudson. After dividing the area into four nearly equal-sized farms, the Philipses leased them to Dutch, English and French

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settlers. During the

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, what is now Hastings-on-Hudson, lay between the lines of the warring forces and was declared neutral territory. In reality, the area became a no-man's land and was raided repeatedly by both sides. The minor Revolutionary War skirmish known as the Battle of Edgar's Lane was fought in Hastings. Following the Revolution, the Philipses, who had been loyal to

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, saw their vast lands confiscated and sold by the newly established American state. In 1785, the four farms comprising today's Hastings-on-Hudson were bought by James DeClark, Jacobus Dyckman, George Fisher, and tavern keeper Peter Post. View of Hastings on Hudson John Ludlow Martin 1856

View of Hastings on Hudson John Ludlow Martin 1856

Around the same time, Westchester County, which had been established as one of the 10 original counties in New York, was divided into towns, and the area that is now Hastings-on-Hudson became part of the town of Greenburgh. The village was incorporated in 1879 and its name changed from Hastings-Upon-Hudson to Hastings-on-Hudson. Stone

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ing was the earliest industry in Hastings-on-Hudson. From 1865 to 1871, hundreds of

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and Irish laborers blasted huge quantities of

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marble from a white Westchester marble quarry. An inclined railroad carried the marble down to the quarry wharf where it was dressed by skilled stonecutters and loaded onto ships bound for cities like

and

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. By the 1880s, Hastings Pavement was producing hexagonal paving blocks which were used extensively in

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and

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. Between 1895 and 1900, Hastings Pavement produced 10 million such blocks and shipped them throughout the United States and to cities in

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and

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. By 1891, the National Conduit and Cable Company had established an operation on the waterfront producing cables for utility companies here and abroad. In 1912, labor strife between striking workers and their employer, the National Cable and Conduit Company, left two striking workers and two bystanders dead. Similar labor unrest occurred in 1916, whereby the Village was put under house arrest. During

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, 200 National Guardsmen were stationed in Hastings-on-Hudson because of the security interests of the National Conduit plant and a chemical plant opened by

Frederick G. Zinsser Frederick G. Zinsser (March 21, 1868 – January 20, 1956) was a resident of Hastings-on-Hudson, New York who established a chemical plant on the waterfront of the Hudson River called Zinsser & Company, which synthesized organic chemicals. The Z ...

that produced a wood alcohol called Hastings Spirits.Hastings History
The plant was important because in 1915 it took orders from the UK to produce .303 ammunition but they could not pump up the production, so the contract were cancelled in late 1916. In 1917 it produced .30-06 ammo for the US Navy and Army.

1920–recent

The

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Company took over National Conduit in 1929, and a few years later acquired the Hastings Pavement property. By the end of

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, Anaconda owned most of the industrial waterfront. Anaconda closed its Hastings-on-Hudson plant in 1975, bringing to an end the century-long era of heavy industry on the Hastings-on-Hudson waterfront. The 1926-founded Hillside-on-Hastings sanitarium and hospital opened in 1926. They relocated to

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, in 1941.

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, actress (the "Good Witch" in ''The Wizard of Oz''), lived in Hastings-on-Hudson and left her property to the school district, which still owns it, and uses it for various sports.

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, from Ripley, in western New York, used real estate profits to purchase the Hudson River Rubber Company, a small business in Hastings-on-Hudson. The following year, Goodrich relocated the business to

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. Children's Village, a boarding facility for children in difficult circumstances, located in neighboring

, sold about of its property in Hastings-on-Hudson to a developer in 1986. The developer was planning to build close to 100 homes that would result in traffic on the roads adjoining Hillside Elementary School. Local residents formed a committee called "Save Hillside Woods" and raised close to $800K. As a result of the

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and the subsequent receivership of the bank that held the mortgage on the property, the Village purchased this parcel from the FDIC with the funds accumulated and a bond floated by the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson to expand and maintain Hillside Woods. The Jasper F. Cropsey House and Studio and Hastings Prototype House are listed on the

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. The

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is listed as a

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Geography

Hastings-on-Hudson is located at (40.991102, -73.874114) in an area of hills on the

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opposite the Palisades cliffs, north of the city of

. The Village is bordered by the

to the west, and the

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to the east. The areas facing the Hudson River have views of the Palisades to the west,

to the south and the Mario Cuomo Bridge to the north. According to the

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, the Village has a total area of , of which is land and , or 32.65%, is water. Several small

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and

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of the Hudson River are located in the village, including Scheckler's Brook which originates in Hillside Woods and Factory Brook which begins in a spring in the southern end of the Burke Estate, these merge behind the Cropsey Studio west of the Aqueduct Trail.

Transportation

Although a suburb of New York City, Hastings-on-Hudson enjoys better mass transit service than many other suburbs in the United States.

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service is available via the

Hastings-on-Hudson Hastings-on-Hudson is a village in Westchester County located in the southwestern part of the town of Greenburgh in the state of New York, United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located approximately north of midtown Manhattan, and i ...

railway station, served by the

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's Hudson Line to

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, Croton-on-Hudson and

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; transfers to

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are available three stops south, at the

railway station. Additionally, several

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operated by the

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, connect Hastings-on-Hudson with other places in Westchester and northern sections of the Bronx. The

has exits in Hastings-on Hudson - Northbound at Exit 12 at Farragut Parkway and Exit 13 at Farragut Avenue, and Southbound Exit 14 at Clarence Avenue and Exit 15 at Cliff Street.

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runs through the Village, as Broadway.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2020, there were 8,590 people residing in the Village. The population density was . There were 2875 housing units at an average density of , with 94.63% (3,121) of units occupied, and 5.37% (177) vacant. The racial makeup of the Village was 86.8% (7456)

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, 2.9% (249)

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, 5.2% (446) Asian, and 2.50% (215) from

two or more races Multiracial Americans, also known as mixed-race Americans, are Americans who have mixed ancestry of two or more races. The term may also include Americans of mixed-race ancestry who self-identify with just one group culturally and socially (cf. t ...

. White alone, no Hispanic or Latino were 81.7% (7018)

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or Latino of any race were 6.6% (567) of the population. As of the census of 2020, the median income for a household in the Village was $139,879. The

per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...

for the Village was $79,190. About 2.9% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the

poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...

. As of the census of 2000, there were 3,093 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...

living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.05. In the Village, as of the census of 2000, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males. As of the census of 2000, the median income for a household in the Village was $83,188, and the median income for a family was $129,227. Males had a median income of $76,789 versus $50,702 for females. The

for the Village was $48,914. About 1.5% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the

, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over. In 2013, the infusion of urban professionals from New York City resulted in characterization of the town as an example of "hipsturbia", a

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coined by ''

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'' to describe the hip lifestyle as lived in

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ia by " hipsters". However, this article has been the subject of much controversy both within and with-out the community, with ''

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'' publishing one particularly scathing commentary.

Education

It is in the

Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District is a school district headquartered in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. Its boundary includes Hastings-on-Hudson. History Tony Sinanis became the superintendent in 2017. Demographics In 2018, 77% of t ...

. Hastings-on-Hudson has three public schools, in the Hastings Union Free School District: Hillside Elementary School, Farragut Middle School, and Hastings High School. All three have been awarded the

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Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District (GGUFSD) is a special act school district in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. It teaches disabled and at risk students, with some of them living in a boarding facility. In 2017, its enrollment was 300. ...

is of a special needs school facility in Hastings.

Government

Hastings-on-Hudson is one of six incorporated villages that lie within the town of Greenburgh. The village is governed by a mayor, who is elected every two years in odd-numbered years, and four trustees, who also serve two-year terms. Two of the trustees are elected in even-numbered years, with the mayor and the other two in odd-numbered years. A paid village manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the village.

Attractions and recreation

In 2018 Brooke Lea Foster of ''

'' stated that it was one of several "Rivertowns" in New York State, which she described as among the "least suburban of suburbs, each one celebrated by buyers there for its culture and hip factor, as much as the housing stock and sophisticated post-city life." Of those, Foster stated that Irvington was the "artsiest". Attractions and places for recreation include: * Chemka Pool, a community outdoor swimming pool near the Hillside Woods/School * Hillside Woods, a large wooded area with hiking trails * Two north-south

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s: the

Old Croton Aqueduct Trailway The Croton Aqueduct or Old Croton Aqueduct was a large and complex water distribution system constructed for New York City between 1837 and 1842. The great aqueducts, which were among the first in the United States, carried water by gravity fr ...

state park, and the

South County Trailway The South County Trailway is a long rail trail stretching from the Putnam Trail in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx to the North County Trailway in East View, New York. Westchester County Parks constructed the trailway in segments beginning in ...

county park * Sugar Pond, a small pond located in the Riverview Manor portion of the Hillside Woods; open to

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in the winter * Quarry Park, a park off the

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commemorating site of 19th century quarry * Numerous

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s including the Burke Estate, Zinsser Park, Reynolds Field, and Uniontown Field * Downtown Hastings-on-Hudson, with retail stores and restaurants * Ever Rest, the homestead and studio of painter Jasper Cropsey (1823–1900), listed on the

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. * A public library * A farmer's market on Saturdays (outdoors June–November; indoors twice monthly December–May) * The VFW building with a dance studio and karate school * Hastings High School, which presents

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productions and other shows * "Museum of the Streets", a

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with historic markers maintained by the Hastings Historical Society. *A new free outdoor Concert Series was launched at MacEachron Waterfront Park in 2018. *The River Spirit Music and Arts Festival, the Village's annual event, at Draper Park, on the second Saturday of September.

Notable people

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, Grammy winner *

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, creator of

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and co-founder of

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, actor, audiobook narrator *

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, author *

Michael Brecker Michael Leonard Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as a performer and composer, received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music in ...

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, medical ethicist, co-founder, Hastings Center * Kenneth B. Clark and Mamie Phipps Clark, influential

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pioneers and

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, painter * William Daley, ceramist, professor *

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and author; first to discover that

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is present in the sun * John W. Draper, first president of

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between 1876 and 1877 *

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, American Civil War Union Navy admiral *

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, author of the "Mathematical Games" column in ''

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'' *

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, key figure in

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, actress and

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nominee 1993 *

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, co-founder, Hastings Center, psychiatrist and medical ethicist *

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, founder of

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, author and former child actor *

Harry Hillman Harry Livingston Hillman Jr. (September 8, 1881 – August 9, 1945) was one of the longest serving Dartmouth Track and Field Coaches from 1910–45, and an American track and field athlete who won three gold medals at the 1904 Summer Olympic ...

, 1904 Olympic gold medalist in the 400m, 200mH, & 400mH. Silver medalist in 1908 in the 400mH. *

Lewis Hine Lewis Wickes Hine (September 26, 1874 – November 3, 1940) was an American sociologist and muckraker photographer. His photographs taken during times such as the Progressive Era and the Great Depression captured young children working in harsh ...

, photographer *

Jack Houghteling Jack Houghteling is an American novelist and the author of ''Goodman'' (2022) and ''Sunnyside'' (2023). Early life and education Houghteling grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York and graduated from the Hackley School in 2010 and Claremont McKe ...

, novelist *

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, actor, ''

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'' *

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, children's book author, author of ''Bunnicula'' and ''The Misfits'', among many other books *

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, author of ''Two Guys from Verona'', ''Dean and Me: A Love Story'', ''Frank: The Voice'', and other books *

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, actress and television talk show host * John Lavachielli, actor *

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-winning columnist for ''

'' *

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, 1948 Olympic gold medalist in canoeing *

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, American football player in the NFL *

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, astronomer *

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, writer; under his pseudonym Lewis Allan wrote the anti-lynching poem "

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" *

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, sociologist and creator of popular concepts including "self-fulfilling prophecy", "role model", "unintended consequences", and "anomie" *

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'' and ''

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'' publisher *

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, news anchor, liberal commentator and radio sportscaster * Jan Owen, book artist *

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, jazz bass player, specializing in post-bop, jazz fusion and Brazilian jazz *

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professor and winner of the

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, Nobel Prize-winning physicist *

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* John Saunders, ESPN *

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, Broadway director *

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, United States federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, appointed in 2008. *

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, architect, Empire State Building *

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'', November 8, 2010. Accessed November 9, 2010. *

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professor, winner of the

* Charles Webb, novelist, most notably of ''

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, author, essayist, playwright

References

External links

Village of Hastings-on-Hudson official website

Hastings-on-Hudson School District

Famous Hastings Residents
, Hastings Historical Society
''The Rivertowns Enterprise'', official newspaper of Hastings-on-Hudson
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