Rocky Point Reference Guide

 

 

(Prepared and Assembled by Douglas R. Hayman, Century 21 Rustic Realty)

 

 

v     Historical Overview

 

The rocky terrain of this hilly hamlet was acknowledged at the start. The first mention of the place in Brookhaven Town records was Rocky Hollow in November, 1714. An entry in 1755 called it ``Rocky poynt hollow.'' Noah Hallock, from Southold, is said to have been the first white settler, in 1721. He built a house that year near what is now called Hallock Landing. It is still there with the family cemetery. A large boulder, one of Long Island's biggest, once stood in full splendor behind the Hallock house, but is now surrounded by houses.

The early main industry was shipment of cordwood across Long Island Sound to Connecticut. The first, one-room schoolhouse was built in 1862. The post office was established in 1872, when the population was about 300. The Long Island Rail Road began serving Rocky Point in the spring of 1895, but that Wading River line was discontinued Sept. 1, 1938, for lack of business. That and the Great Depression crimped the land boom of the 1920s, when the New York Daily Mirror sponsored lot sales in Rocky Point. The newspaper built a fancy clubhouse, which was given to the new North Shore Beach Property Owners Association in 1929.

On Nov. 5, 1921, President Warren G. Harding, from his White House desk, broadcast an international message to inaugurate the world's first commercial wireless service, via the huge Radio Corp. of America station at Rocky Point. It had a field of towers 412 feet high and covered 6,200 acres. With changes in technology, most of the RCA land was given to the state in 1972 and is now a pine barrens wildlife management area. Wireless inventor Gugliemo Marconi sent the first wireless message to a ship at sea from Babylon Village in 1901. The historic shack he broadcast from in Babylon now stands in front of the Rocky Point School complex on Rocky Point Road.

v     Demographics

 

According to most recent statistics available, here are some demographic facts about Rocky Point:

 

o        Population Is 12,078

o        Population Density is 1,511.6 / square mile (county average is 2,121.6).

o        Median Age is 33.6 years

o        Median household income is $ 60,780

o        Median home value is $ 295,700

o        Median age of homes is 39.0 years

o        Percentage of residents owning homes is 70.9 %

o        Average household size is 2.90

o        Percentage of those with College Educations or better is 21.6 %

o        Percentage of White Collar people is 62.1 %

o        Students per teacher are 17.9 (county average is 15.2)

o        Cost of living index is 131 (county average is 134.00)

o        Average yearly utility cost is $ 4,234

o        Crime index is 3.3 (national average is 3.6)

 

v     Public Schools

 

                Rocky Point has 4 public schools in its district:

 

o        Frank J. Carasiti Elementary School – caters to grades Kindergarten through 2^nd grades.  Kindergarten program is a full day program.  Located at 90 Rocky Point-Yaphank Road, Rocky Point, NY 11778. Tele: 631-744-1600; Web:  http://www.rockypointschools.org/fjc/index.html. Current school times are from 9:30 – 3:50.

 

o        Joseph A/ Edgar School – caters to 3^rd through 5^th grades.  Located at 525 Route 25A, Rocky Point, NY 11778.  Tel: 631-744-1600; Fax: 631-744-4898; Web: http://www.rockypointschools.org/jae/index.htm.

 

o        Rocky Point Middle School – cater to 6^th through 8^th grades.  Located at 76 Rocky Point-Yaphank Road, Rocky Point, NY 11778-8109. Tel: 631-744-1600; Web: http://www.rockypointschools.org/ms/index.htm.

 

o        Rocky Point High School – caters to 9^th through 12^th grades.  Located at 82 Rocky Point-Yaphank Road, Rocky Point, NY 11778. Tel: 631-744-1600; Fax: 631-591-0146; Web: http://www.rockypointschools.org/hspage.html.

 

The Rocky Point School District Administration Office is located at 170 Route 25A, Rocky Point, NY 11778. Tel: 631-744-1600; Web: http://www.rockypointschools.org/admin.html. The current Superintendent of schools is Dr. Carla D’Ambrosio.

 

 

v     Local Libraries

 

Rocky Point does not have its own public library.  Rocky Point residents utilize the following library:

 

o        North Shore Public Library – 250 Route 25A, Shoreham, NY 11786. Tel: 631-929-4488; Fax: 631-929-4551; Web:  http://nspl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/.

 

v     Local Houses of Worship

 

Rocky Point has 2 houses of worship:

 

o        Trinity Evangelical Lutheran – (Lutheran) - 716 Route 25A, Rocky Point, NY 11778. Tel: 731-744-9355.

 

o       St. Anthony of Padua Church – (Catholic) - 614 Route 25A, Rocky Point, NY 11778. Tel: 631-744-2609.

 

Additionally, the following houses of worship are local to Rocky Point:

 

o       St. Louis De Montfort Roman Catholic Church – (Catholic) - 75 New York Avenue, Sound Beach, NY 11789. Tel: 631-744-8566.

 

o        First Phil Am Central Baptist – (Baptist) - 6 Thomas Road, Sound Beach, NY 11789. Tel: 631-821-8417.

 

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        Mt. Sinai Congregational Church (Church of Christ) – 233 North Country Road, Mount Sinai, NY 11766. Tel: 631-473-1582; Fax: 631-474-0556; Web: http://www.buoy.com/~mscc/index.htm.

 

o        Kehillat Chovevei Tzion – (Jewish) – 10 Katherine Street, Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776. Tel: 631-476-3623; Web: http://www.kct.org//

 

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. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran – (Lutheran) - 309 Route 112, Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776. Tel: 631-473-2236

 

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/.

 

v     Day Care Facilities

 

There are 2 Day Care facilities in Rocky Point:

 

o        Mommy & Me – 77 Broadway, Rocky Point, NY 11778. Tel: 631-821-4877.

 

o        Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Nursery School – Route 25A, Rocky Point, NY 11778. Tel: 631-744-9131.

 

Additionally, there are several other Day Care facilities local to Rocky Point:

 

o       Little Rascals Preschool – 595 Route 25A, Miller Place, NY 11764. Tel: 631-744.9244.

 

o       Miss Kathy’s Nursery School – 428 Route 25A, Miller Place, NY 11764. Tel: 631-928-4786.

 

o        Step By Step Montessori Center – 138 Radio Avenue, Miller Place, NY 11764. Tel: 631-821-0474.

 

o        Tutor Time Learning Center – 275 Route 25A, Miller Place, NY 11764. Tel: 631-473-6565.

 

 

v     Supermarkets

 

Rocky Point as one supermarket:

 

o        Waldbaum’s – 245 Route 25A, Rocky Point, NY 11778. Tel: 631-744-1652.

 

Additionally, there are 2 other supermarkets local to Rocky Point:

 

o        Super Stop & Shop – 385 Route 25A, Miller Place, NY 11764. Tel: 631-649-1211.

 

o        Waldbaum’s – 323 Route 25A, Miller Place, NY 11764. Tel: 631-476-2394.

 

v     Fire Department

 

o       Rocky Point Fire Department – Rocky Point Landing Road, Rocky Point, NY 11778. Tel: 631-744-2231; Web: http://www.rockypointfd.homestead.com/.

 

v     Police

 

Rocky Point is under the jurisdiction of the Suffolk County Police Department’s 6^th Precinct, headquartered in Coram.  Tel: 631-854-8600 or 911.

 

v     Post Office

 

o       Rocky Point Post Office – 346 Route 25A, Rocky Point, NY 11778-8425. Tel: 631-744-0635; Fax: 631-744-7693.

 

v     Civic Association

 

o       Rocky Point Civic Association – P.O. Box 341, Rocky Point, NY 11778. Tel: 631-987-5301; Web: http://www.rpalumni.org/rpcivic/civic.htm, or http://www.rockypointcivic.org/.

 

v     Youth Council

 

o       North Shore Youth Council – P.O. Box 1286, Rocky Point, NY 11778. Tel: 631-744-0207; Web: http://www.nsyc.com/.

 

v     Historical Society

 

o       Rocky Point Historical Society – P.O. Box 1720, Rocky Point, NY 11778.  Web: http://www.buoy.com/rphs/.

 

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/staff.php?lim=all

 

v     Government / Local Town Officials

 

o       U.S. Senators

 

§         Hillary R. Clinton – 780 3^rd Ave, Suite 2601, New York, NY 10017. Tel: 212-688-6262; Web: http://clinton.senate.gov.

 

§         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 – 1^st 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 – 1^st District – 325 Middle Country Road, Suite 4, Selden, NY 11784. Tel: 631-696-6900.

 

o       State Assembly – Patricia L. Acampora – 1^st District – 400 W. Main Street, Riverhead, NY 11901. Tel: 631-727-1363

 

o       County Legislator – Daniel P. Losquadro – 6^th District – 725 Route 25A, Miller Place, NY 11764. Tel: 631-854-1600.

 

v     Local Beaches

 

      Here is the closest public beach to Rocky Point:

 

o        Cedar Beach – Town Beach located on Harbor Beach Road, Mount Sinai, NY 11766.

 

v     Local Hospitals

 

There are no hospitals in Rocky Point.  Here are the closest hospitals to Rocky Point:

 

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

 

Rocky Point Schools offer competitive interscholastic sports teams for boys and girls in the 7^th through 12^th grades.  In addition to these school-based programs, the following youth sports programs are available for Rocky Point children of all ages:

 

o       Football

 

§         North Shore Colts Youth Football – Tel: 631-331-0065; Web: http://eteamz.active.com/NorthShoreColts/index.cfm?

 

o       Soccer

 

§         St. Anthony of Padua CYO Program - 614 Route 25A, Rocky Point, NY 11778. Tel: 631-744-2609; Web: http://www.stanthonycyo.org/new%20site/123start-a.htm.

 

§         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/

 

o       Basketball

 

§         St. Anthony of Padua CYO Program - 614 Route 25A, Rocky Point, NY 11778. Tel: 631-744-2609; Web: http://www.stanthonycyo.org/new%20site/123start-a.htm.

 

§         Infant Jesus Basketball – Tel: 631-642-3289

 

§         Miller Place PTO Basketball League – Tel: 631-821-6163; Web: http://www.mppto.com/new_page_1.htm

 

o       Baseball

 

§         St. Anthony of Padua CYO Program - 614 Route 25A, Rocky Point, NY 11778. Tel: 631-744-2609; Web: http://www.stanthonycyo.org/new%20site/123start-a.htm.

 

§         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/