Editing Briarcliff Manor, New York (section)

== Parks and recreation ==
[[File:Scarborough Park in Briarcliff Manor.jpg|thumb|alt=Grassy waterfront park|Scarborough Park]]
[[File:Law Memorial Park.png|thumb|alt=Park with swimming pools|Pavilion and public swimming pools at Law Memorial Park]]
Briarcliff Manor has about {{convert|180|acre|ha|sigfig=1}} of recreational facilities and parks, all of which are accessible to the public.<ref name="NYTBriarcliff"/> The village's library houses its recreation department, which has four staff and a six-member advisory committee, and provides recreation programming for the village. The village's Department of Public Works maintains the village's parks and recreational facilities with one parks foreman and two groundskeeping personnel.<ref name="VillageOverview"/> The following are available to Briarcliff Manor residents:<ref name="parks"/>
* The {{convert|12|mi|adj=on}} Briarcliff-Peekskill Trailway runs from the village to the Blue Mountain Reservation in [[Peekskill]]. The parkland was acquired for use by the Briarcliff-Peekskill Parkway (now part of [[New York State Route 9A]]); the parkway later changed course, freeing the land for trail use.<ref name="BPT"/>
* Chilmark Park, {{convert|8.3|acre|ha}} on Macy Road, formerly the Chilmark Country Club. The park has six tennis courts (two clay, two all-weather, and two [[green clay]]), a half-court basketball court, a soccer field, a baseball-softball field, and a playground. Renovation of the athletic fields and basketball court and the addition of a restroom are planned.
* The Hardscrabble Wilderness Area is a {{convert|235|acre|ha|adj=on}} network of wilderness trails.<ref name="MtPlParks"/>
* The {{convert|4.76|acre|ha|adj=on}} Jackson Road Park, dedicated in 1975, features two half-court basketball courts: one with a standard {{convert|10|ft|adj=on}} rim and one with a {{convert|9|ft|adj=on}} rim for younger players. The playground was renovated in 2005. About half of the park is undeveloped wetlands.
* The {{convert|1|mi|adj=on}} Kate Kennard Trail, named for the late daughter of a former mayor, was dedicated in 1988. It begins on Long Hill West, west of the Aspinwall Road intersection.
* Lynn McCrum Field, named for Briarcliff Manor's second village manager, was dedicated in June 1999.<ref name="Changing Landscape"/>{{rp|page=61}} The field, at the corner of Chappaqua Road and Route 9A, has a multi-purpose playing field for baseball, softball, and soccer, parking for 50 cars, and a utility building with restrooms.
* Neighborhood Park, dedicated in 1954 and augmented in 1958 and 1964, is {{convert|5|acre|ha}} at the corner of Whitson and Fuller Roads adjacent to Schrade Road. The Whitson Road side of the park has a youth baseball field; a basketball court and playground are accessible from the Schrade Road entrance.
* Nichols Nature Area, accessible from Nichols Place, is a steeply sloped {{convert|3.8|acre|ha|adj=on}} site acquired in 1973 as part of a residential subdivision.
* The [[Croton Aqueduct#Old Croton Trail|Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park]], running along the [[Old Croton Aqueduct]], crosses the village between Broadway and the Hudson River. Its {{convert|26.2|mi|km|adj=on}} trail, following the aqueduct from the Croton Reservoir to New York City, is a popular bicycling and running path maintained by New York State. Access from the village is from Scarborough Road north of the Scarborough Fire Station.
* Pine Road Park, an undeveloped {{convert|66|acre|ha|adj=on}} parcel acquired in 1948 and augmented in 1963, lies between Pine Road and Long Hill Road East.
* The {{convert|70.9|acre|ha|adj=on}} Pocantico Park, Briarcliff Manor's largest park, was acquired in 1948 and augmented in 1963, 1964, and 1967. Abutting the Pocantico River, it is home to a large number and variety of regional fauna and has marked hiking trails.<ref name="pamphlet"/>
* The Recreation Center, purchased by the village in 1980, is the former Chilmark Country Club clubhouse and provides seasonal indoor recreation. Community organizations using the center include the Briarcliff Manor Garden Club, the Senior Citizens Club and the [[Max Pavey]] Chess Club.<ref name="RecDept"/>
* Scarborough Park, a {{convert|6|acre|ha|adj=on}} park acquired in 1908 and developed in the early 1900s near the Scarborough train station, is surrounded on three sides by the Hudson River. {{convert|1|acre|ha|adj=on}} is above-water land, and the rest is below the Hudson.<ref name="society"/><ref name="2007Plan"/>
* The {{convert|2400|sqft|m2|adj=on}} Village Youth Center, near the central business district, has a deck, a patio, and a lighted outdoor basketball court. It also provides an indoor facility for community programs and activities.<ref name="YouthCenter"/>
* Walter W. Law Memorial Park (originally Liberty Park),<ref name="1977history"/>{{rp|page=85}} in the center of the village on Pleasantville Road, is a {{convert|7|acre|ha|adj=on}} park which was donated to the village by Law in 1904.<ref name="1939history"/> Its outdoor pool complex, added in July 1927 at a cost of $8,641 (${{Inflation|US|8641|1927|r=-2|fmt=c}} in {{Inflation-year|US}}{{Inflation-fn|US}}), has a {{convert|30|ft||adj=mid|-diameter}} wading pool and a {{convert|120|x|75|ft|adj=on}} main pool,<ref name="1939history"/> which was Westchester's first public swimming pool.<ref name="Changing Landscape"/>{{rp|page=2}} After a complete reconstruction of the pool in 1977,<ref name="1977history"/>{{rp|page=79}} a two-story bathhouse and pavilion was completed in 2001 as part of a rehabilitation project, which included paved walkways and a veterans' memorial.<ref name="FamilyAlbum"/>{{rp|page=56}} The park was rededicated on [[Veterans Day]] 2001.<ref name="pamphlet"/> It has four lighted tennis courts: three clay and one all-weather. The pond was used for ice skating and hockey until the village bought a temporary rink for one of the tennis courts; the shallow rink freezes days earlier than the pond, and the tennis court lighting system allows easier skating at night.<ref name="IceRink"/> Adjacent to the tennis courts is a playground. Two [[platform tennis]] courts are north of the park, and the Briarcliff Manor Public Library and Community Center is on its eastern edge. In 2016, a memorial to [[Medal of Honor]] recipient [[John Koelsch]] was constructed in the park and dedicated on [[Veterans Day]] that year.<ref name="KoelschLaw"/>
* The Westchester County Bike Trail (also known as the [[North County Trailway]]) is a {{convert|22.1|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[rail trail]] criss-crossing forests, towns, and highways. One highlight is the [[New Croton Reservoir]] and its former railway bridge. Trail access from the village is behind the library, off Pleasantville Road. The trail extends north (primarily along Route 100) to Baldwin Place in [[Somers, New York|Somers]], and south along Route 9A to [[Eastview, New York|Eastview]] in Mount Pleasant.<ref name="2007Plan"/><ref name="NCT"/>

Although there are no public golf courses in Briarcliff Manor, the village has two large country clubs: [[Sleepy Hollow Country Club]] in Scarborough and [[Trump National Golf Club Westchester|Trump National Golf Club]], owned by [[Donald Trump]].<ref name="Trump"/> The Trump property has been home to several golf clubs since the early 20th century, including Briarcliff Country Club, Briar Hills Country Club, and Briar Hall Golf and Country Club. Trump purchased the site in 1996 and opened the club in 2002.<ref name="FamilyAlbum"/>{{rp|page=52}} The main building of Sleepy Hollow Country Club was formerly Woodlea, the 140-room [[Renaissance Revival]] mansion of [[Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt Shepard]] and her husband [[Elliott Fitch Shepard]]. The building, which has about {{convert|70000|sqft|m2}}, is one of the [[largest houses in the United States]].<ref name="Vanderbilts"/>{{rp|page=163}}