Peekskill, New York
Peekskill is a city in northwestern Westchester County, New York, United States, 50 miles (80 km) from New York City. Established as a village in 1816, it was incorporated as a city in 1940. It lies on a bay along the east side of the Hudson River, across from Jones Point in Rockland County. The population was 23,583 during the 2010 census.
Peekskill, New York | |
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![]() Downtown Peekskill | |
![]() Location in Westchester County, and the state of New York | |
Coordinates: 41°17′N 73°55′W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Westchester |
Incorporated (village) | 1816 |
Incorporated (city) | 1940 |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• Mayor | Vivian C. McKenzie (D) |
• City Manager | Andy Stewart |
• Common Council | Members' List |
Area | |
• Total | 5.57 sq mi (14.43 km2) |
• Land | 4.34 sq mi (11.25 km2) |
• Water | 1.23 sq mi (3.18 km2) |
Elevation | 128 ft (39 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 23,583 |
• Estimate (2019)[2] | 24,295 |
• Density | 5,592.77/sq mi (2,159.34/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 10566 |
Area code(s) | 914
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FIPS code | 36-56979 |
GNIS feature ID | 0960097 |
Website | www |
The area was an early American industrial center, primarily for iron plow and stove products. The Binney & Smith Company, now as Crayola LLC and makers of Crayola products, linked to the Peekskill Chemical Company founded by Joesph Binney at Annsville in 1864 and succeeded by a partnership by his son Edwin and nephew Harold Smith in 1885.
The well-publicized Peekskill Riots of 1949 involved attacks and a lynching-in-effigy occasioned by Paul Robeson's benefit concerts for the Civil Rights Congress, although the main assault following the September concert properly took place in nearby Van Cortlandtville.