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To be encyclopedic, the article should 1) state from which Native American language "Wykagyl" was derived, and 2) provide an authoritative source for this assertion. Myron ( talk) 04:23, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
I think this section should be deleted entirely. It's not clear to me why the fact that someone "notable" lives or lived in a place is interesting, unless there is a common theme like a skill or profession, suggesting the place was a haunt of, say, artists. There seems no common thread here. Rich257 ( talk) 07:44, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
This article is currently referring to Wykagyl, New York and the zip code 10804 as being the same, which is not correct. Until this on May 11, the article correctly stated: "It shares the 10804 zip code with the greater "North End," yet is independently served by the 'Wykagyl Station' branch of the post office." BlueAzure ( talk) 19:10, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
The statement "It shares the 10804 zip code with the greater "North End," yet is independently served by the 'Wykagyl Station' branch of the post office" is not correct. There is a 'greater North End' if (for example) one is making a geographical distinction between different sections within the city. The "North End" of the city is not, however, served by one zip-code. The northernmost section of New Rochelle (the northern portion of the "North End") is under the "10583" zip-code of scarsdale town/village (Wilmot, Wilmot Woods). Portions of the "North End" also fall under the "10538" zip-code of neighboring Larchmont village (Larchmont Woods). Additionally, several "North End" areas are are under the "10801" zip-code which covers much of the citys mid-section and downtown area. Correctly understood, not all of the "North End" is part of Wykagyl or a part of the 10804 zipcode. All of 'Wykagyl', however, is covered by that zip-code. The Wykagyl Station Post Office makes a clear reference to its location in its name. As discussed by a prior user, ("Mail addressed to people in that area can be addressed to "Wykagyl, NY," even though Wykagyl is just a section of New Rochelle).
The USPS site lists 'wykagyl' as an acceptable mailing alternative to 'New Rochelle' when sending mail to 10804. This is a unique situation/structure which might explain the confusion by others in understanding its accuracy. —Preceding
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I checked the citation for the statement "It is believed that the area's unusual name was created through the combination of two Native American words: "wigwos," meaning 'birch bark,' and "keag," meaning 'country,' to form Wykagyl" and found that it was falsified. Page 215 of New York - A Guide to The Empire State, is a map of Buffalo, New York. The only mention of the Wykagyl in the book is a mention Wykagyl Country Club on page 244. The information appears to have actual been taken from the Wykagyl Country Club's website. This is a not reliable source and they even state that they are not sure if that is the origin or the name was made up by one of their members. It was also mentioned in an article about the country club (search for wykagyl wigwos and select the page with domain goliath.ecnext.com to view that article), in which the statement is attributed to country club's official history. According to another book, that combination of words creates the word Weckquaesgeek and a number of variations, that do not appear to be very similar to the word Wykagyl. That book also states that the name is attributed to a number of different locations. BlueAzure ( talk) 05:54, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
There was a separate stub article about a Bayberry Park neighborhood within the larger Wykagyl neighborhood. Perhaps it should be mentioned in this article. And, if it is not even mentioned here, it seems not notable on its own. Per discussion of merger proposals at Talk:List of New Rochelle neighborhoods, I redirected that stub to the List article. doncram ( talk) 03:07, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
The Demobraphics section should be updated with the 2010 census data, available at http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/community_facts.xhtml. — Finell 23:47, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
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