Greenwich is in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The town has over 62,000 people, and is about 40 minutes by train (express) from Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan. It is home to hedge funds and several other financial service companies that have left Manhattan. Greenwich, Connecticut is famous as one of the most affluent communities in the United States.
The CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Greenwich, Connecticut as 12th on its list of the 100 Best Places to Live in the United States in July 2005.
Greenwich Hospital, a community hospital with 174 beds and a teaching affiliate of Yale University School of Medicine is located in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Government
There is one local government that consists of several distinct sections, each with own mailing addresses and zip codes. The town of Greenwich, Connecticut has three selectmen and a representative town meeting. The RTM approves all budgets, and consists of 230 elected representatives, which makes it the fifth largest legislative body in the United States after Congress and three state legislatures.
Downtown
In downtown Greenwich you will find a one-way street, Greenwich Avenue, with many restaurants, boutiques, and antique shops. All these businesses are in extraordinarily expensive retail space. As of the year of 2007, it was over $150 to $200 per square foot.
Schools for School Age Children
There are many primary and secondary schools in Greenwich, Connecticut as well as many private schools for school age children.
Greenwich, Connecticut is home to several large and/or distinctive companies which include:
? Antares Investment Partners
? Arch Capital Group, Ltd
? Blyth, Inc.
? First Reserve Corp.
? Unilever Home & Personal Care ? USA division
? United Rentals Inc.
? Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc.
? UST Inc.
? W.R. Berkeley Corp.
Beaches in Greenwich, Connecticut
The town has four beaches on the Long Island Sound that include:
? Greenwich Point
? Byram Beach
? Island Beach (Little Captain's Island
? Great Captain Island
You will also find a community sailing center and rental area in the parks, bicycling and rollerblading are popular sports as well throughout the summer months. The town owns the Griffith E. Harris golf course. There are five country clubs with golf courses in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Islands
? Calf Island is a 29-acre island about 3,000 feet from the Byram shore in Greenwich and is open for visitors. The island is available for overnight stays for people who have permits. The east side is open from dawn till dusk. More than half of the island on the west side is a bird sanctuary, which is off-limits to members of the public without permission to visit.
? Great Captain Island in the southernmost point of New England is also just off the coast of Greenwich.
Arts and Culture
? Greenwich Symphony Orchestra: The orchestra's 90 members perform at the Dickerman Hollister Auditorium at Greenwich High School, and pop concerts in the summer.
? Greenwich Choral Society: Performs locally and elsewhere, including New York City (at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Carnegie Hall, St. Thomas Church, and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and in Europe.
? The Bruce Museum is a town-owned institution with sections devoted to art and natural history
Greenwich, Connecticut is bordered to the west and north by Westchester County, New York, to the east by the city of Stamford, and to the south by Long Island Sound. In terms of area, Greenwich is twice the size of Manhattan. It is divided into several small sections which are:
? Old Greenwich
? Riverside
? Cos Cob
? Greenwich
? Byram (formerly East Port Chester)
There are several types of media based in the town of Greenwich, Connecticut that include:
? Greenwich Time: Daily newspaper
? Greenwich Citizen: Older weekly in town, tabloid-sized and a part of the Brooks Community Newspapers chain
? Greenwich Post: Weekly broadsheet, part of the Hersam Acorn chain of local weeklies
? Greenwich Magazine: Owned by Moffly Publications that publishes other local magazines
? WGCH-AM: 1490 radio station, 1,000 watts
Transportation:
Greenwich, Connecticut is served by four stations of the Metro-North Railroad which are:
? Greenwich
? Cos Cob
? Riverside
? Old Greenwich
It is approximately a 40 minute train ride to Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan on the express train and a 50 minute ride on the local.
Interstate 95 is one of the busiest highways in the world. It goes through the southern end of town. Greenwich is accessible by Metro-North Railroad. Amtrak stops in the adjacent town of Stamford.
The median income for a household in the town of Greenwich, Connecticut is more than $99,000 and the median income for a family is more than $122,000. Greenwich has the highest wealth value in Connecticut at over $430,000 per person. However, there are nearby towns with higher per capita income and four have higher median household incomes than Greenwich. Greenwich is actually not the wealthiest town in Connecticut.
Greenwich, Connecticut is and has been home to some very wealthy art collectors which include:
? Steven A. Cohen
? Kathleen and Richard S. Fuld, Jr.
? Danielle and David Ganek
? Reba and Davie Williams
? Peter Brant, a well-known art publisher, art movie producer, polo player and husband of Stephanie Seymour had his leading collection of contemporary works on paper exhibited at the Bruce Museum of Arts and Science.
Notable residents
Greenwich, Connecticut has long been known for its affluence and convenient location near New York City. Consequently, it has been the home or birthplace to many well-known people in various fields. Some include:
? Diana Ross
? Mel Gibson
? Ron Howard
? Jack Nicholson
? George C. Scott
? Victor Borge
? Matt Lauer, an anchor on The Today Show on NBC went to high school in Greenwich
? John Sculley, former CEO of Apple Inc.
? Donald J. Trump
? Indra Nooyi, CEO of Pepsi Co
? Edward S. Lampert, billionaire hedge fund manager and chairman of Sears Holdings Corp.
Films shot in Greenwich, Connecticut include:
? The Stepford Wives
? The Ice Storm
? The Family Stone
? The Good Shepherd and many more
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