(Prepared and Assembled by
Douglas R. Hayman, Century 21 Rustic Realty)
v Historical Overview
On June 10, 1664, agents of
the new plantation at Setauket, that then was pioneering Brookhaven Town,
bought all the Indian land east of Port Jefferson Harbor as far as Wading
River. That included what was to become Mount Sinai. At the start, much of this
purchase was known by the peculiar name ``Old Man's.'' Most historians trace the name to a Capt.
John Scott, a known scoundrel who in the mid-18th Century apparently had duped
an elderly retired English Army officer, Maj. Daniel Gotherson, into giving him
a large amount of money to buy land near Long Island Sound. The buy was not
officially recognized, Scott fled and people would allude to the property
Gotherson thought he owned as ``the old man's.''
Patriot Col. Benjamin Tallmadge landed at Old Man's Harbor the night of Nov.
21, 1780, with troops in eight boats before their surprise predawn attack Nov.
23 on British-held Fort St. George in Mastic.
A road called the Upper Cartway in 1716 was made part of a town route now known
as North Country Road. The oldest house is believed to be a salt-box type on
Rocky Hill Road built about 1705 for Benjamin Davis. It was altered in
appearance in the 1930s. A meetinghouse existed in Old Man's as early as 1720,
but the first permanent church, the First Congregational Church of Brookhaven,
wasn't organized until Dec. 23, 1789. Boat building began at the harbor as
early as 1808, but industry did not flourish because of harbor depth and
access, and most business gravitated to Port Jefferson.
On April 29, 1840, after postal officials refused to accept ''Old Man's,'' the
first local post office was established. According to tradition, the wife of
postmaster Charles Phillips opened her Bible at random and laid down her
knitting needle on the name Mount Sinai.
v Demographics
According
to most recent statistics available, here are some demographic facts about
Mount Sinai:
o
Population
Is 9,626
o
Population
Density is 1,615.1 / square mile (county average is 2,121.6).
o
Median
Age is 34.9 years
o
Median
household income is $ 92,394
o
Median
home value is $ 460.600
o
Median
age of homes is 24.0 years
o
Percentage
of residents owning homes is 92.3 %
o
Average
household size is 3.2
o
Percentage
of those with College Educations or better is 34.3 %
o
Percentage
of White Collar people is 69.8 %
o
Students
per teacher are 15.7 (county average is 15.2)
o
Cost
of living index is 160 (county average is 134.0)
o
Average
yearly utility cost is $ 4,797
o
Crime
index is 3.3 (national average is 3.6)
v Public Schools
Mount Sinai has 3 public schools in its district:
o
Mount Sinai Elementary School caters to grades Kindergarten through 4th
grades. Kindergarten program is
currently a ½ day program. Located at
North Country Road, P.O. Box 397, Mount Sinai, NY 11766. Tel: 631-870-2600;
Web:
http://www.mtsinai.k12.ny.us/elemschool/index.htm.
o
Mount Sinai Middle School caters to 5th through 8th grades. Located at North Country Road, Mount Sinai,
NY 11766. Tel: 631-870-2700; Web: http://www.mtsinai.k12.ny.us/middleschool/index.htm.
o
Mount Sinai High School caters to 9th through 12th
grades. Located at North Country Road,
Mount Sinai, NY 11766. Tel:
631-870-2700; Web: http://www.mtsinai.k12.ny.us/HighSchool/index.htm.
The Mount Sinai Union Free School District
Administration Office is located at North Country Road, Mount Sinai, NY 11766. Tel: 631-870-2500;
Web: http://www.mtsinai.k12.ny.us/homepage/Home%20Page%20Links/DistrictOffice/District%20Info.htm.
The current Superintendent of schools is Jonathan Van Eyk.
v
Local Libraries
Mount Sinai does not have its own Public Library. Taxpayers of Mount Sinai are given a choice
to use one of 2 local libraries:
o Port Jefferson Free Libary 100 Thomson Street, Port
Jefferson, NY 11777. Tele: 631-473-0022.
o
Comsewogue Public Library 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, NY
11776. Tel: 631-928-1212; Web: http://cpl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/.
There is also a very small, Miller Place Academy Free Library, located
on North Country Road, in Miller Place.
v
Local Houses of Worship
There are 2 house of worship in Mount Sinai proper:
o
Temple Beth Emeth (Jewish) 52 Mount Sinai Ave, Mount Sinai, NY
11766. Tel: 631-928-4103.
o
Mt. Sinai Congregational Church (Church of Christ) 233 North Country Road, Mount
Sinai, NY 11766. Tel: 631-473-1582; Fax: 631-474-0556;
Additionally, here are some houses of worship that are local to Mount Sinai:
o St. Louis De Montfort Roman
Catholic Church (Catholic) - 75 New York Avenue, Sound Beach, NY 11789. Tel:
631-744-8566.
o Infant Jesus Roman Catholic
Church (Catholic)
- 110 Myrtle Ave, Port Jefferson, NY 11777. Tel: 631-928-2370. Web: http://www.infantjesus.org/.
o
A Christian Church 1001 Route 25A, Miller Place, NY 11764. Tel:
631-209-9017.
o
Temple Beth Emeth (Jewish) 52 Mount Sinai Ave, Mount Sinai, NY
11766. Tel: 631-928-4103.
o
Kehillat Chovevei Tzion (Jewish) 10 Katherine Street, Port Jefferson
Station, NY 11776. Tel: 631-476-3623;
o
North Shore Jewish Center (Jewish) 385 Old Town Road, Port Jefferson
Station, NY 11776. Tel: 631-928-3737; Web: http://www.northshorejewishcenter.org/.
o
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints) - 372 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776.
Tel: 631-642-2097; Web: http://www.lds.org/.
o
St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran (Lutheran) - 309 Route 112, Port Jefferson
Station, NY 11776. Tel: 631-473-2236
o
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran (Lutheran) - 716 Route 25A, Rocky Point, NY. 11778.
Tel: 731-744-9355.
o
First Phil Am Central Baptist (Baptist) - 6 Thomas Road, Sound Beach, NY
11789. Tel: 631-821-8417.
o
First United Methodist Church (Methodist) - 603 Main Street, Port Jefferson, NY
11777. Tel: 631-473-0517.
o
Christ Church United Methodist (Methodist) 545 Old Town Road, Port
Jefferson Station, NY 11776. Tel: 631-473-4734.
o
Ridge Full Gospel Christian (Pentecostal) Ruth Lane, Ridge, NY 11961.
Tel: 631-924-1842.
o First Presbyterian Church (Presbyterian) Main Street
and South Street, Port Jefferson, NY 11777. Tel: 631-473-0147; Web: http://www.pjpres.org/.
o St. Anthony of Padua Church
(Catholic)
614 Route 25A,
Rocky Point, NY 11778. Tel: 631-744-2609.
v
Day Care Facilities
o Kids Quest Day Camp 37 Crystal Brook Hollow
Road, Mount Sinai, NY 11766. Tel: 631-331-5351.
o
On My Own 233 North Country Road, Mount Sinai, NY 11766. 631-476-9059.
o
Primarily 2s & 3s 5507 Nesconset Highway # 12a, Mount Sinai, NY 11766.
Tel: 631-474-3322.
o
Tots N Toys Preschool Learning 56 Oleeta Road, Mount Sinai, NY 11766. Tel:
631-331-9555.
v
Supermarkets
o
King Kullen 5507 Nesconset Highway # 200, Mount Sinai, NY 11766. Tel 631-474-0019.
v
Fire Department
o Mount Sinai Place Fire
Department 746
Mount Sinai-Coram Road, Mount Sinai, NY 11755.
Tel: 631-473-2418; Web: http://www.msfd.org/.
v
Police
Mount Sinai is under the jurisdiction of the Suffolk
County Police Departments 6th Precinct, headquartered in
Coram. Tel: 631-854-8600 or 911.
v
Post Office
o Mount Sinai Post Office 457 Route 25A, Mount Sinai,
NY 11766. Tel: 631-928-0394; Fax: 631-476-3512.
v
Civic Association
o Mount Sinai Civic
Association P.O.
Box 339, Mount Sinai, NY 11766. Tel: 631-331-9320; Web: http://www.mtsinaicivic.org/.
v
Historical Society
o Miller Place Mount Sinai
Historical Society P.O. Box 651, Miller Place, NY 11764. Tel: 631-476-5742; Web: http://www.mpmshistoricalsociety.org/.
v
Chamber of Commerce
o
Serves
Miller Place, Mount Sinai, Rocky Point, and Sound Beach. P.O. Box 512, Miller Place, NY 11764. Tel: 821-1313; Web: http://www.cdmlongisland.com
v Government / Local Town Officials
o U.S. Senators
§ Hillary R. Clinton 780 3rd Ave, Suite 2601, New York, NY 10017. Tel: 212-688-6262;
§ Charles E. Schumer 313 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510-3201. Tel: 202-224-6542; Web: http://schumer.senate.gov.
o U.S. Representative Tim Bishop 1st District 3680 Route 112, Suite C, Coram, NY 11727. Tel: 631-696-6500.
o Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy H. Lee Dennison Bldg, 100 Veternas Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, NY 11788. Tel: 631-853-4000.
o State Senator Kenneth Lavalle 1st District 325 Middle Country Road, Suite 4, Selden, NY 11784. Tel: 631-696-6900.
o State Assembly Patricia L. Acampora 1st District 400 W. Main Street, Riverhead, NY 11901. Tel: 631-727-1363
o County Legislator Daniel P. Losquadro 6th District 725 Route 25A, Miller Place, NY 11764. Tel: 631-854-1600.
v Local Beaches
o
Cedar Beach Town Beach located on Harbor Beach Road, Mount Sinai, NY 11766.
v Local Hospitals
There are no hospitals in Mount Sinai. Here are the closest hospitals to Mount
Sinai:
o John T. Mather Memorial Hospital 75 North Country Road, Port Jefferson, NY 11777. Tel: 631-473-1320
o St. Charles Hospital 200 Belle Terre Road, Port Jefferson, NY 11777. Tel: 631-474-6000.
o Stony Brook University Hospital Nicholls Road, Stony Brook, NY 11790. Tel: 631-689-8333.
v
Local Youth Sports Programs
Mount Sinai Schools offers competitive
interscholastic sports teams for boys and girls in the 7th through
12th grades. In addition to
these school-based programs, the following youth sports programs are available
for Mount Sinai children of all ages:
o Football
§ North Shore Colts Youth Football Tel: 631-331-0065;
o Soccer
§
St. Louis DeMontfort Youth Soccer Tel: 516-662-7389; Web: http://www.expss.com/soccer/stlouissoccer.htm
§
Sound Beach Soccer Club Tel: 631-744-3217; Web: http://www.soundbeachsoccer.org/
§
Terryville-Port Jefferson Soccer Club Tel: 631-928-0615.
o Basketball
§
Infant Jesus Basketball Tel: 631-642-3289
§
Miller Place PTO Basketball League Tel: 631-821-6163.
o Baseball
§
North Shore Little League Tel: 631-744-3355; Web: http://eteamz.active.com/NorthShoreLittleLeague/
o Softball
§
North Shore Little League Tel: 631-744-3355; Web: http://eteamz.active.com/NorthShoreLittleLeague/
v
Other Important Telephone Numbers
o NY State Department of Motor
Vehicles 800-342-5368
o Brookhaven Town Clerk
631-654-7822
o Long Island Power Authority
(LIPA) 800-490-0075
o Keyspan Energy
800-490-0045
o Cablevision 631-348-6700
o Suffolk County Water
Authority 631-698-9500
o Port Jefferson Ferry
631-472-0286
o Town of Brookhaven:
631-451-6640; Web: http://www.brookhaven.org/