Ossining, village, Westchester County, southeastern New York, north of New York City, on the eastern bank of the Hudson River; incorporated 1813. Manufactures in the village include semi-conductor wire, carbon fiber, and scientific and electronic instruments. Before the American Revolution, the land was part of Philipsburg Manor, which had been granted in 1680 to the Dutch merchant Frederick Philipse by the British crown. The community that subsequently developed remained important as a shipping point for local agricultural produce until about 1900. The village was known as Sing Sing, for the Sin Sinck people, from 1813 to 1901, when the name of the village was changed to Ossining to avoid identification with Sing Sing Prison (opened 1825). The prison, now known as Sing Sing Correctional Facility, was called the Ossining State Correctional Facility from 1970 to 1984. Population 20,196 (1980); 22,582 (1990); 24,010 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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