Tuckahoe
New York (NY), 10707
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About Tuckahoe, NY:
Tuckahoe is a village in Westchester County, New York, and is located in the town of Eastchester. The Village of Tuckahoe can be reached by the Metro North railroad system. The Tuckahoe and Crestwood stations are 32 minutes and 34 minutes from New York City's Grand Central Station, respectively.
In 1818, after high-quality white marble was found, the Tuckahoe Marble Quarry opened and soon became a major producer of marble for the world. This marble was used in many famous projects, including the New York City Hall, the Washington Memorial Arch at Washington Square Park, New York, the General Post Office in Washington, DC, St. Patrick's Cathedral and the main New York City Public Library, and even the bottom third of the Washington Monument in Washington, DC. Tuckahoe marble was discovered near the Bronx River, and is part of the Inwood Formation. It was used for gravestone markers in many cemeteries in the 19th century and the early 20th century until the quarry closed in 1930.
Over the past decade or so, Tuckahoe has enjoyed an influx of investor capital, which has resulted in the redevelopment of many of its former commercial and industrial areas. Several previous and current projects include: the conversion of a former Revlon factory to the high-end Rivervue Apartment Complex (located on the corner of Lake and Main Street), the new construction of residential, retail and medical office properties along the Main Street cooridor, the shuttering of two gas stations, the updated and refurbished Tuckahoe Train Station (which includes a recently opened Starbucks), and the beautifully restored town hall which lives on as the Generoso Pope Foundation. Additional residential construction is occurring at the former site of Westcon on Main Street, and additional construction/redevelopment is expected in the downtown section of Crestwood as well.
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