BRENTWOOD, LONG ISLAND

Brentwood, Long Island

Brentwood is a hamlet and census-designated place located in the Town of Islip in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. As of 2010 census, there were 60,664 people, 13,543 households, and 11,375 families residing in the CDP. The median income for a household in the CDP was $68,750, and the median income for a family was $68,899. Males had a median income of $35,121 and just $32,203 for females. The latitude of Brentwood is 40.781N. The longitude is -73.246W. It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 79 feet.

Social development gets admirable attention in Brentwood. The Long Island Cares Regional Food Bank is based just north of Brentwood in Hauppauge NY. It brings resources from all corners together in a bid to serve the underprivileged, abandoned and downtrodden. The State Governor has made investments in housing for senior citizens in a major Brentwood project. Help for the aged speaks volumes for the caring attitude and outlook of the Administration.

Brentwood was formerly known as Modern Times. The Modern Times was a utopian colony which begun on March 21, 1851 founded by Josiah Warren and Stephen Pearl Andrews. The community was based in the idea of “individual sovereignty” meaning it was a politically independent without interference from outside. All products of labor were considered private property and all land was also a private property with the exception of alleys which were initially considered common property but later converted to private property. No system of authority existed in the colony. There were no courts, no jails, and no police; yet, there are no reports of any problem with crime existing there. In recent time, the area is now known as Brentwood with almost all original buildings in Modern Times destroyed.

The area is known for its high quality of education that almost everyone wants to be a part of it. It is a home for several campuses of Suffolk Community College and Long Island University. The Brentwood Campus of the Long Island University is a very prestigious school that the campus sited almost 200 acres of greenery and has approximately fourteen hundred undergraduate and graduate students.

Real estate has also become a manjor factor in terms of the area’s economy with many affordable houses in different elegant styles such as capes, ranches, colonials, split levels, and high ranches to choose from. The median sales price for homes in Brentwood NY in the last quarter of 2012 was $200,850 based on 9 home sales. Notable residents include EPMD hip-hop pioneers Erick Sermon and Parrish J. Smith. EPMD has been active for more than 20 years, and is one of the most prominent acts in East coast hip hop. Brentwood is also the site of Pilgrim State Hospital that was once called the world's largest mental institution but now known as Pilgrim Psychiatric Center.