East Meadow, New York Explained

Official Name:East Meadow, New York
Settlement Type:Hamlet and census-designated place
Mapsize:260px
Pushpin Map:USA New York Long Island#New York
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Nassau
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Hempstead
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:16.39
Area Land Km2:16.32
Area Water Km2:0.06
Area Total Sq Mi:6.33
Area Land Sq Mi:6.30
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:37796
Population Density Km2:2315.31
Population Density Sq Mi:5996.51
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:22
Elevation Ft:72
Coordinates:40.7136°N -73.5558°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:11554
Area Code:516, 363
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:36-22502
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0973378
Unit Pref:Imperial
Pushpin Map Caption:Location on Long Island##Location within the state of New York
Pushpin Label Position:top

East Meadow is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 36,856 at the time of the 2024 census.

Many residents commute to Manhattan, which is 30miles away.

History

In 1655, two surveyors for Hempstead reported that the "east meadow" would be suitable for grazing.[2] The area quickly became a grazing area for cattle and later, in the 18th century, for sheep. The sheep of the East Meadow area provided the country with more than 50% of the United States' wool needs during that time.

During the American Revolutionary War, East Meadow was occupied by British forces when they discovered the vast amounts of livestock herded there, and remained under their control until the end of the war. Two large farms existed in what is now East Meadow: the Barnum farm (Barnum Woods), and the Carman farm. It is rumored that President George Washington spent a night on the Barnum estate during a trip across Long Island in 1790. A toll booth was operated near the Carman homestead on the Hempstead Turnpike.

Another early settlement was located near what is now the intersection of East Meadow Avenue (formerly called Newbridge Avenue; not to be confused with nearby Newbridge Road) and Prospect Avenue.[3] [4]

The community was home to many Gilded Era estates. The old Hoeffner homestead is now the site of Veterans Memorial park, and East Meadow's Post Office. The Barnum estate was rented by the Hoeffner family in 1914. Part of the old Barnum farm is now the site of Barnum Woods Elementary School, and the main road that passes by the school, Merrick Avenue, was originally called Barnum Avenue. The Oliver and Alva Belmont (formerly Alva Vanderbilt) estate of Brookholt once stretched across several hundred acres on both sides of Front Street to the west of Merrick Avenue,[5] and for a short while, included the Brookholt School of Agriculture for Women.

Carman Avenue is home to East Meadow High School, the Nassau County Correctional Facility, and the Nassau University Medical Center – the tallest inhabitable building in Nassau County.

East Meadow's name is derived from being the meadow of Hempstead Plains east of the Meadow Brook (originally a brook, now replaced by a parkway of the same name).[6]

East Meadow was chosen to host eight cricket matches of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in June 2024.[7] [8] [9]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.3sqmi, of which 6.3sqmi is land and 6.3% is water.[10]

East Meadow is generally flat, and according to the United States Geological Survey and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the elevation ranges from 32feet near its southwestern edge, to 82feet along Hempstead Turnpike to the north.[11] [12]

Almost no actual meadow remains in East Meadow or the Hempstead Plains, due to the post-WWII development boom and later, unchecked suburban sprawl.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 38,132 people and 12,062 households residing in the CDP. (759.6/km2).[13]

As of the census of 2010, there were 38,132 people and 12,062 households residing in the CDP. (759.6/km2).

The racial makeup of the CDP was according to the 2010 census, 77.3% White, 5.2% African American, 0.1% Native American, 11.6% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.0% from other races, 1.9% from two or more races, 12.2% Hispanic or Latino. Non Hispanic whites were 69.8% of the population.[14] The ancestries of residents of East Meadow are Italian (28.5%), Irish (17.5%), German (11.8%), Polish (8.8%), Russian (5.8%), United States (5.0%).

Of the 12,186 households, 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 20.8% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94, and the average family size was 3.34.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $67,185, and the median income for a family was $74,691 (these figures had risen to $86,582 and $97,057 respectively as of a 2007 estimate[15]). Males had a median income of $50,325, versus $35,422 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $27,076. About 2.3% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Getty Oil is based in East Meadow.

Snapple was previously headquartered in East Meadow,[16] prior to moving their corporate office. The office space is now currently occupied by the Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island.[17]

Lufthansa United States had its headquarters in East Meadow beginning in the 1970s, after it moved from Park Avenue in Manhattan, in order to save money. In 2019, the office had 206 employees; that year the headquarters moved to Uniondale.[18]

Education

East Meadow's nine public schools are operated by the East Meadow Union Free School District,[19] Town of Hempstead School District #3. The district was originally organized in 1812 and then formally organized as Town of Hempstead Common School District #3 in 1814 under the name "Brushy Plains", and at one time was the third largest school district in New York State. The first school building was on Front Street (where the East Meadow Public Library[20] building stands today). Four successive schoolhouses stood at the corner of Newbridge Avenue (now East Meadow Avenue) and Front Street between 1814 and 1950.

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Movies filmed in East Meadow

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Notes and References

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  2. News: Strong . Otto . April 22, 1990 . His Trips Down Memory Lane: Steve Buczak chronicles East Meadow's history . . 1, 5 . ProQuest.
  3. News: March 24, 1982 . Street Gets a New Name . . 29 . ProQuest.
  4. News: Young . Gwen . February 3, 1982 . Street's Identity Crisis Bothers Merchants . . 23 . ProQuest.
  5. Book: MacKay, Robert B. . Long Island Country Houses and Their Architects, 1860–1940 . Anthony K. Baker . Carol A. Traynor . 1997 . Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities in association with W.W. Norton & Co. . New York . 978-0-393-03856-9 . 226–227, 359, 485 .
  6. Book: Winsche, Richard. The History of Nassau County Community Place-Names. October 1, 1999. Empire State Books. 978-1557871541. Interlaken, New York.
  7. Web site: March 5, 2024 . State of the art Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York unveiled ahead of Men's T20 World Cup . March 5, 2024 . www.icc-cricket.com . en.
  8. Web site: Botello . Camille . September 20, 2023 . Cricket stadium opponents relieved with ICC's decision to nix Van Cortlandt Park proposal, opt for Long Island site . December 1, 2023 . Bronx Times . en-US . January 6, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240106225926/https://www.bxtimes.com/cricket-stadium-nix-van-cortlandt/ . live .
  9. Web site: Solis . Marcus . September 20, 2023 . Cricket T20 World Cup venue to be built in Nassau County, not Bronx like first proposed . December 1, 2023 . ABC7 New York . en . December 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231208170111/https://abc7ny.com/cricket-world-cup-nassau-county-eisenhower-park-van-cortlandt/13805087/ . live .
  10. Web site: February 12, 2011. US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. April 23, 2011. United States Census Bureau.
  11. Web site: EPA – Waters GeoViewer. live. 2021-07-28. United States Environmental Protection Agency. https://web.archive.org/web/20190401215117/https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b . April 1, 2019 .
  12. Web site: The National Map - Advanced Viewer. live. 2021-07-30. United States Geological Survey. https://web.archive.org/web/20210202060756/https://apps.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ . February 2, 2021 .
  13. Web site: n/a . U.S Census Bureau . May 18, 2012 . East Meadow CDP, New York . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120518004931/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/3622502.html . May 18, 2012 . May 20, 2023 .
  14. Web site: East Meadow CDP QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau. census.gov. May 21, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130520225732/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/3622502.html. May 20, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
  15. Web site: East Meadow CDP, New York – Fact Sheet – American FactFinder . Factfinder.census.gov . July 29, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090328005719/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US3604143&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US36%7C16000US3604143&_street=&_county=east+meadow&_cityTown=east+meadow&_state=04000US36&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= . March 28, 2009 . dead .
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  17. http://libn.com/2011/11/15/epilepsy-foundation-to-revamp-former-snapple-hq/ "Epilepsy Foundation to revamp former Snapple HQ"
  18. Web site: Madore, James T.. Lufthansa moves Americas headquarters, seeks tax breaks. Newsday. 2019-03-05. 2020-05-17.
  19. Web site: East Meadow School District. www.EastMeadow.k12.ny.us. January 22, 2018.
  20. Web site: East Meadow Public Library -. Nassau Library. System. www.NassauLibrary.org. January 22, 2018.
  21. Web site: Index. www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us. January 22, 2018. January 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072929/http://www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/barnum. dead.
  22. Web site: Main Page. www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us. January 22, 2018. July 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170705174418/http://www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/bgreen. dead.
  23. Web site: East Meadow School District. www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us. January 22, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20060216062949/http://www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/mcvey/. February 16, 2006. dead. mdy-all.
  24. Web site: Home — Meadowbrook Elementary School — East Meadow School District. www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us. January 22, 2018. January 22, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180122125557/http://eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/mbrook. dead.
  25. Web site: East Meadow School District. www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us. January 22, 2018. February 16, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060216062906/http://www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/parkway/. dead.
  26. Web site: Woodland Middle School. www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us. January 22, 2018. January 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072525/http://www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/woodland. dead.
  27. Web site: East Meadow School District. www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us. January 22, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20060212050552/http://eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/clarkems/. February 12, 2006. dead. mdy-all.
  28. Web site: Christ Alive Church, East Meadow, NY . www.christalivechurchny.org . 2011 . December 10, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150813002647/http://christalivechurchny.org/index.cfm . August 13, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
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  30. Web site: East Meadow Jewish Center – Conservative Synagogue, East Meadow, NY 11554 . Eastmeadowjc.org . December 31, 2006 . August 21, 2010.
  31. Web site: Rosenberg . Joe . East Meadow United Methodist Church . Google Maps . July 29, 2010.
  32. Web site: Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, East Meadow, NY . Holytrinityeastmeadow.org . November 19, 2008 . August 21, 2010.
  33. Web site: LIMS :: Long Island Muslim Society . Limsinfo.org . August 21, 2010.
  34. Web site: St. Raphael Parish Home Page. www.StRaphaelParish.org. January 22, 2018.
  35. Web site: Fitzgerald's Flask - short - Movies Filmed on Long Island. www.moviesfilmedonlongisland.com.
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  38. Web site: The Bourne Legacy - Movies Filmed on Long Island. www.moviesfilmedonlongisland.com.
  39. Web site: Bridge and Tunnel - Movies Filmed on Long Island. www.moviesfilmedonlongisland.com.
  40. Web site: The Last Taxi Driver - Movies Filmed on Long Island. www.moviesfilmedonlongisland.com.
  41. Web site: Disco - Movies Filmed on Long Island. www.moviesfilmedonlongisland.com.
  42. Web site: Finding Sandler - documentary - Movies Filmed on Long Island. www.moviesfilmedonlongisland.com.
  43. Web site: I Am Here - short - Movies Filmed on Long Island. www.moviesfilmedonlongisland.com.
  44. Web site: The Comedian - Movies Filmed on Long Island. www.moviesfilmedonlongisland.com.
  45. Web site: Broken Hearted - Movies Filmed on Long Island. www.moviesfilmedonlongisland.com.
  46. Web site: Sfortunato - Movies Filmed on Long Island. www.moviesfilmedonlongisland.com.
  47. Web site: The Instigators - Movies Filmed on Long Island. www.moviesfilmedonlongisland.com.
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  49. Web site: Weingrad. David. Rain doesn't dampen Jets' pride. 2014-11-05. 2024-03-05. Herald Community Newspapers. en.
  50. Web site: Ebert. Michael R.. LI high school journalists celebrate Press Day 2015 at Adelphi University. 2015-04-16. 2024-02-04. Newsday. en.
  51. Web site: East Meadow filmmaker nominated for three awards at local festival. Brian. Stieglitz. 2020-10-12. Herald Community Newspapers. September 22, 2020 . en.
  52. Web site: Satnick. Randi. The Real Deal: A look through the lens of a young Long Island filmmaker. Your News Mag. 2024-02-04. en.
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