What is "village of the branch"

Population (2000): 1895
Housing Units (2000): 611
Land area (2000): 0.937978 sq. miles (2.429351 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.029785 sq. miles (0.077142 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.967763 sq. miles (2.506493 sq. km)
FIPS code: 77519
Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 40.854221 N, 73.183413 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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