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Briarcliff Manor, New York
Briarcliff Manor is a suburban village in Westchester County, New York, less than 30 mi north of New York City. Its motto is "A Village between Two Rivers", reflecting its location between the Hudson and Pocantico Rivers. It extends into the towns of Mount Pleasant and Ossining, and includes the communities of Scarborough and Chilmark. In the precolonial era, the area was inhabited by a band of the Wappinger tribes of Native Americans. In the early 19th century, the area was known as Whitson's Corners. Walter William Law moved to the area and purchased lands during the 1890s; he also developed the village, establishing schools, churches, parks and the Briarcliff Lodge. The village was incorporated in 1902, growing from 331 people when established to 7,867 in the 2010 census. It is primarily residential and has a relatively wealthy population. Its recreational facilities and parks, about 180 acre, are all accessible to the public. The village has an elected local government, with departments including police, fire, recreation, and public works. A 2014 study found it had the lowest crime rate in the state.


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All articles are of Good or Featured status and meet all other GT criteria. I chose these articles as they are the only notable topics related to Briarcliff Manor. I created eight of these articles and improved the other ten, all of which were start- or stub- class when I first edited them. I later became a member of the Briarcliff Manor-Scarborough Historical Society in order to coordinate efforts; their photographs, maps, and other archives have been very helpful, and my internet research has likewise been of good use to them.-- ɱ    (talk  ·  vbm)  00:25, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I suggest creating a short para to introduce the topic as per this. Nergaal (talk) 00:24, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Okay, done.-- ɱ    (talk  ·  vbm)  02:49, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

Support: I was asked to comment here via a review exchange at the reward board. I've never commented on a good topic nominee before, and was previously not very familiar with how it worked, though having looked at the criteria and this list of articles I am satisfied that each of the good topic criteria has been met. Well done. Freikorp (talk) 11:58, 9 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Support. This is my first FT comment, but from what I see, all the articles in this topic are good or featured articles. Great work! Epic Genius (talk) 23:46, 10 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Support All of the topics in this category are at least GA class. The high classes of the articles should make this topic a good topic. PointsofNoReturn (talk) 23:22, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Oppose Pace University is not included. Nergaal (talk) 22:30, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Quite frankly, you are ridiculous to completely oppose such a nomination just because you think it's missing a single article. How about suggesting it instead? Anyway, I've been a village resident for most of my life, so I can tell you that Pace University has very little impact or significance in Briarcliff. Any notable aspects are already covered in the article Briarcliff College. Besides, the article on Pace University is far too oriented towards its New York City and Pleasantville campuses; the Briarcliff one is absolutely tiny and doesn't even have a single classroom. Pace University has no place on this list.-- ɱ    (talk  ·  vbm)  04:37, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Actually, that is the main reason for FTC, to make sure that the topics include all the relevant articles. Looking more closely though, whatever PU does in the cillage is covered by the college article. Support. Nergaal (talk) 02:51, 27 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Closed with a consensus to promote to Good Topic.--  十  八  22:51, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

Supplementary nominations

 * 1) Featured topic candidates/Briarcliff Manor/addition1
 * 2) Featured topic candidates/Briarcliff Manor/addition2