North Hempstead, New York Explained

North Hempstead, New York
Official Name:	Town of North Hempstead
Settlement Type:	Town
Nickname:	TONH; TNH
Mapsize:	260px
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Nassau
Government Type:	Town Council
Leader Title:	Town Supervisor
Leader Name:	Jennifer S. DeSena
Leader Title1:	Town Council
Established Title:	First settled
Established Date:	1643
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Area Footnotes:	^[1]
Area Total Km2:	179.21
Area Land Km2:	138.68
Area Water Km2:	40.54
Area Total Sq Mi:	69.19
Area Land Sq Mi:	53.54
Area Water Sq Mi:	15.65
Population As Of:	2020
Population Footnotes:	^[2]
Population Total:	237639
Population Density Km2:	1713.63
Population Density Sq Mi:	4438.28
Timezone:	Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:	-5
Timezone Dst:	EDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-4
Elevation M:	31
Elevation Ft:	102
Coordinates:	40.7589°N -73.5881°W
Postal Code Type:	ZIP codes
Postal Code:	11001-11599
Area Code:	516, 363
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	36-059-53000
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Seat Type:	Town Seat
Seat:	Manhasset
Image Blank Emblem:	File:North_Hempstead,_New_York_Official_Seal.png
Blank Emblem Type:	Seal
Named For:	Its location north of Hempstead
Established Title1:	Incorporated as a town
Established Date1:	1784
Area Code Type:	Area codes
Population Rank:	3rd in Nassau County

North Hempstead (officially known as the Town of North Hempstead) is one of three towns in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 237,639 at the time of the 2020 census.^[2] It is the 7th largest city or town in New York by population.

History

The area was first settled by Europeans around 1643 and became part of the town of Hempstead. During the American Revolution the southern part of Hempstead was primarily Tory, while the northern part, having been settled by Yankees, supported the revolution.^[3] Following the war, the Town of North Hempstead was split off from Hempstead in 1784.

North Hempstead became more affluent with the opening of the Long Island Rail Road through to Great Neck, and the inauguration of steamboat service from Manhattan in 1836.

The Town of North Hempstead is made up of 30 incorporated villages that claimed the right to set zoning restrictions to protect their rights and resources.^[4] No new villages have been created in the Town of North Hempstead since 1932, and prospective villages were further discouraged from incorporating when the county charter was revised in 1936, which denied zoning powers to future villages in the county.^{[5] [6]}

There are also some unincorporated areas in the Town of North Hempstead which are not part of villages; these areas are instead governed by the Town of North Hempstead.^[7]

Geography

The western town line is the border of Queens County, New York, part of New York City. The northern town line, delineated by the Long Island Sound, is the border of Bronx County (also part of New York City) and Westchester County. The Town of Oyster Bay and the City of Glen Cove are its eastern neighbors, and the Town of Hempstead is its southern neighbor.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of, of which is land and, or 22.62%, is water.

North Hempstead is the only town on Long Island that does not have a corresponding hamlet or village in its borders with the same name; Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau County and the towns of Huntington, Babylon, Islip, Smithtown, Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold, Southampton, Shelter Island and East Hampton in Suffolk County all have smaller neighborhoods with the same name.

Demographics

As of the census^[8] of 2000, there were 222,611 people, 76,820 households, and 58,460 families residing in the town. The population density was 4154.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 78,927 housing units at an average density of 1473.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 78.98% White, 6.40% African American, 0.14% Native American, 9.11% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.90% from other races, and 2.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.83% of the population.

There were 76,820 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the town was $96,517, and the median income for a family was $115,697.^[9] Males had a median income of $60,094 versus $41,331 for females. The per capita income for the town was $41,621. About 3.1% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

Between the 1990 census and the 2000 census, North Hempstead lost some population growth to Queens.^[10]

Communities in North Hempstead

Villages (incorporated)

The Town of North Hempstead contains 31 villages:^[11]

1. Baxter Estates
   1. East Hills East Williston
   2. Floral Park Flower Hill
   3. Garden City Great Neck
2. Great Neck Estates
3. Great Neck Plaza
4. Kensington
5. Kings Point
6. Lake Success
7. Manorhaven
   1. Mineola Munsey Park
   2. New Hyde Park North Hills
   3. Old Westbury Plandome
8. Plandome Heights
9. Plandome Manor
10. Port Washington North
11. Roslyn
12. Roslyn Estates
    1. Roslyn Harbor Russell Gardens
13. Saddle Rock
14. Sands Point
15. Thomaston
16. Westbury
17. Williston Park

Hamlets (unincorporated)

The Town of North Hempstead includes the following unincorporated hamlets, which are governed by North Hempstead:

1. Albertson
2. Carle Place
3. Garden City Park
4. Glenwood Landing (part; with Oyster Bay.)
5. Great Neck Gardens
6. Greenvale (part; with Oyster Bay.)
7. Harbor Hills
8. Herricks
9. Hillside Manor
10. Manhasset (town seat^[12])
11. Manhasset Hills
12. New Cassel
13. North New Hyde Park
14. Port Washington
15. Roslyn Heights
16. Saddle Rock Estates
17. Searingtown
18. Strathmore
19. University Gardens

Other locations

• Cow Neck, or Manhasset Neck — A peninsula into the Long Island Sound.
• Great Neck — A peninsula into the Long Island Sound.
• Hempstead Harbor — A bay of the Long Island Sound.
• Lake Success — A lake near the western town line.
• Little Neck Bay — A bay of the Long Island Sound.
• Manhasset Bay — A bay of the Long Island Sound.
• United States Merchant Marine Academy, located in Kings Point.

Government

The Town of North Hempstead is governed by a seven-member board composed of six council members and the Town Supervisor. Council members are each elected by and represent a single district within the Town. The Supervisor is elected at-large and represents the entirety of the Town. In addition to Supervisor, there are two other town-wide positions elected at-large: Town Clerk and Receiver of Taxes.^[13]

Elected officials

Supervisor

As of January 2024, the Town Supervisor of North Hempstead is Jennifer S. DeSena (R–Manhasset).^{[14] [15]}

Council members

As of January 2024, the North Hempstead Town Council consists of the following council members:^{[16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]}

North Hempstead Town Council

District	Legislator	Party	Residence
1	Robert J. Troiano	Democratic	Westbury
2	Edward Scott	Republican	Albertson
3	Dennis J. Walsh	Republican	Mineola
4	Christine Liu	Democratic	Herricks
5	David A. Adhami	Republican	Great Neck
6	Mariann Dalimonte	Democratic	Port Washington

Clerk

As of January 2024, the Town Clerk of North Hempstead is Ragini Srivastava (R–Manhasset Hills).^{[26] [27] [28]}

Receiver of Taxes

As of January 2024, the Receiver of Taxes of North Hempstead is Mary Jo Collins (R–Flower Hill).^[29]

Politics

In the 2020 U.S. presidential election, 396,504 Town of North Hempstead voted for Joseph Biden (D) at 54.11% of the electorate. Donald Trump (R) received 326,716 votes, placing him at 44.59% of the vote.^[30]

Economy

• Northwell Health, the largest employer on Long Island, is based in Great Neck.
• The Americana Manhasset (and the "Miracle Mile", as a whole) – one of Long Island's most famous shopping malls and areas – is located on Northern Boulevard (NY 25A) in Manhasset.^[31]
• The North American headquarters of Sabena were located in a 36000square feet office building in Manhasset in North Hempstead. In April 2002 Knightsbridge Properties Corp. bought the building for $4.9 million. Due to the bankruptcies of Sabena and Swissair, the real estate deal took over a year to finish. During that month, the building was 30% occupied. Sabena was scheduled to move out of the building on May 10, 2002. The buyer planned to spend an additional $2 million to convert the building into a multi-tenant, Class A office and medical facility.^[32] At one time, Servisair's Americas offices were in Great Neck.^[33]
• Sumitomo Corporation operates its Lake Success Shared Services Center in an area in the town of North Hempstead, south of Lake Success.^[34]
• Systemax, Pall, Publishers Clearing House and NPD Group are based in Port Washington.

Top employers

According to North Hempstead's 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,^[35] the top employers in the town are:

	Employer	of Employees
1	North Shore University Hospital	13,697
2	NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island	8,706
3	St. Francis Hospital	3,573
4	Northwell Health Home Care	1,001
5	Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty	950
6	Northwell Health Stern Family Center	576
7	Laffey Real Estate	560
8	Coffee Distributing Corp	390
9	Sunharbor Manor	220
10	Sands Point Center for Health & Rehabilitation	197

Transportation

Rail service

The Long Island Rail Road's Oyster Bay Branch serves the town's vicinity from Mineola to Greenvale. The Main Line runs through the southern parts of the town with stations at Merillon Avenue in Garden City Park through Westbury. The Port Washington Branch runs through the northern part of the town and uses stations from Great Neck across the Manhasset Viaduct into Port Washington.

Bus service

The Town of North Hempstead is served primarily by Nassau Inter-County Express bus routes, though at least two MTA Bus Routes enter Nassau County from Queens.

Major roads

See also: List of county routes in Nassau County, New York.

• Interstate 495 is the Long Island Expressway, and the sole interstate highway in the Town of North Hempstead, with interchanges from Exit 33 in Lake Success to Exit 39 in Old Westbury.
• Northern State Parkway is a suburban continuation of the Grand Central Parkway that has interchanges from Exit 25 in Lake Success to Exit 34 in Westbury. The route runs along the south side of the Long Island Expressway. As a parkway, no trucks are allowed.
• Meadowbrook State Parkway runs south to north and only exists within the town between Old Country Road (Exits M1) and the Northern State Parkway, at the Westbury Interchange.
• Wantagh State Parkway only exists within the town between Old Country Rd (Exit W2) and Northern State Parkway.
• New York State Route 25A is the northernmost west-east route in the town, and is a suffixed route of NY 25.
• New York State Route 25B is another west-east suffixed route of NY 25 that runs from the Bellerose section of Queens into NY 25 in Westbury.
• New York State Route 25
• New York State Route 101 is a south-north state route that runs from Flower Hill, through downtown Port Washington, and eventually into Sands Point.
• Beacon Hill Road
• Bryant Avenue
• East Broadway
• Glen Cove Road
• Herricks Road
• Mineola Avenue
• Old Country Road
• Old Northern Boulevard
• Shelter Rock Road
• West Shore Road
• Willis Avenue

Airports

• Sands Point Seaplane Base

See also

• List of towns in New York
• National Register of Historic Places listings in North Hempstead (town), New York

External links

• Town of North Hempstead official website

Notes and References

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2. Web site: QuickFacts: North Hempstead town, Nassau County, New York. United States Census Bureau. March 8, 2024.
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5. Book: Winsche, Richard. The History of Nassau County Community Place-Names. October 1, 1999. Empire State Books. 978-1557871541. Interlaken, New York.
6. News: September 17, 1936. CHARTER VOTE BAN SOUGHT IN NASSAU: Lone Beach Brings Suit to Keep Proposition Off the November Ballot. HOME RULE THREAT SEEN Republican Control of Democratic Areas Feared by Proposal, Which Is Called Invalid.. The New York Times. ProQuest.
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19. Web site: Town of North Hempstead - Councilman Robert Troiano . August 19, 2022 . www.northhempsteadny.gov . August 16, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816161914/https://www.northhempsteadny.gov/content/16253/16764/35139/default.aspx . live .
20. Web site: Town of North Hempstead - Councilman Edward Scott (2nd District) . January 3, 2024 . www.northhempsteadny.gov.
21. Web site: Town of North Hempstead - Dennis J. Walsh . August 19, 2022 . www.northhempsteadny.gov . August 16, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816164543/https://www.northhempsteadny.gov/content/16253/16764/35126/default.aspx . live .
22. Web site: Town of North Hempstead - Councilwoman Christine Liu . January 3, 2024 . www.northhempsteadny.gov.
23. Web site: Town of North Hempstead - David Adhami . August 19, 2022 . www.northhempsteadny.gov . August 16, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816154055/https://www.northhempsteadny.gov/content/16253/16764/35141/default.aspx . live .
24. Web site: Town of North Hempstead - Councilwoman Mariann Dalimonte . August 19, 2022 . www.northhempsteadny.gov . September 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927135459/https://northhempsteadny.gov/district6 . live .
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29. Web site: Town of North Hempstead - Mary Jo Collins . January 3, 2024 . www.northhempsteadny.gov.
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35. Web site: Town of North Hempstead ACFR. August 24, 2023.