N.Y. A handful of streets make up the neighborhood, including Hering Road, Sheppard Drive, Terkuile Road, Crestview Terrace, and Cypress Peak Lane. Near the foot of Donnybrook is the Pascack Brook. And of course there's the neighborhood's namesake, Donnybrook Road. Everyone seems to know that Terkuile and Hering were named after former mayors, but no one seems to know how such a serene area got such a contradictory name. Most of the larger families have been replaced by younger ones, including many two-career families, with one or two children.
Neighbors still chat as they plant impatiens or rake leaves.
But they don't seem to lead the connected lives that defined so many suburban enclaves a generation ago. Donnybrook offers another welcoming quality. Some ranches have been expanded. But they're hard to pick out. The construction was artfully completed so that the homes blend easily into the community.