East Meadow is a
hamlet
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and
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
(CDP) in the
Town of Hempstead
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in
Nassau County, on
Long Island
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, in
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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. The population was 38,132 at the
2010 census.
Many residents commute to
Manhattan
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, which is away.
History
In 1655, two
surveyor
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s for
Hempstead reported that the "east meadow" would be suitable for grazing. 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
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, 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
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spent a night on the Barnum estate during a trip across
Long Island
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in 1790. A
toll booth
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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.
The community was home to many
Gilded Era
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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
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(formerly Alva Vanderbilt) estate of
Brookholt
Brookholt was a Gilded Age mansion on Front Street in East Meadow, Long Island, New York. It was built for Oliver and Alva Belmont in 1897. Designed by Richard Howland Hunt, the house was built in the Colonial Revival-style, rendered in wood. ...
once stretched across several hundred acres on both sides of Front Street to the west of Merrick Avenue,
and for a short while, included the
Brookholt School of Agriculture for Women
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.
Carman Avenue is home to
East Meadow High School, the
Nassau County Correctional Facility
Nassau may refer to:
Places Bahamas
* Nassau, Bahamas, capital city of the Bahamas, on the island of New Providence
Canada
*Nassau District, renamed Home District, regional division in Upper Canada from 1788 to 1792
*Nassau Street (Winnipeg ...
, and the
Nassau University Medical Center
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, the tallest building in
Nassau County.
On March 11, 2004, President
George W. Bush
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made a visit to East Meadow for the groundbreaking of a new memorial for the victims of the
September 11, 2001 attacks
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.
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).
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and 6.3% is water.
East Meadow is generally flat, and according to the
United States Geological Survey
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and the
United States Environmental Protection Agency
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, the
elevation
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ranges from near its southwestern edge, to along Hempstead Turnpike to the north.
Almost no actual meadow remains in East Meadow or the Hempstead Plain, due to the boom of post-
World War II
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development and later, unchecked
suburban sprawl
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.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 38,132 people and 12,062 households residing in the CDP. (759.6/km
2).
The racial makeup of the CDP was according to the 2010 census, 77.3%
White
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, 5.2%
African American
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, 0.1%
Native American, 11.6%
Asian
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** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
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, 0.04%
Pacific Islander
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, 1.0% from
other races, 1.9% from two or more races, 12.2%
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
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** Latin A ...
. Non Hispanic whites were 69.8% of the population.
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
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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). Males had a median income of $50,325, versus $35,422 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $27,076. About 2.3% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
Getty Oil
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History
J. Paul Getty incorporated Getty Oil in 1942. He had previously worked in the oil fields of Oklaho ...
is based in East Meadow.
Snapple
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was previously headquartered in East Meadow, prior to moving their corporate office. The office space is now currently occupied by the Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island.
Lufthansa
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United States had its headquarters in East Meadow beginning in the 1970s, after it moved from
Park Avenue
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in
Manhattan
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, in order to save money. In 2019, the office had 206 employees; that year the headquarters moved to
Uniondale.
Education
East Meadow's nine public schools are operated by the
East Meadow Union Free School District, 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
building stands today). Four successive schoolhouses stood at the corner of Newbridge Avenue (now East Meadow Avenue) and Front Street between 1814 and 1950.
Elementary schools
* Barnum Woods
* Bowling Green
* George H. McVey (previously Meadowlawn)
* Meadowbrook
* Parkway
Middle schools
* Woodland
* W. Tresper Clarke
High schools
*
East Meadow High School
*
W. Tresper Clarke High School
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Closed schools
* ''Front Street School'', once located at the corner of Front Street & East Meadow Avenue, burned down and replaced by the East Meadow Public Library.
* ''Prospect Avenue School'', once located on the corner of Coakley Street & Prospect Avenue; students now go to Barnum Woods.
* ''Newbridge Road Elementary School'', once located on Newbridge Road, between 7th Avenue & Lawn Drive, has been converted to condominiums. The concrete engraving reading "District No. 3 Public School" remains intact on the front of the building, now the Heritage Square apartments.
* ''McCleary Junior High School'', previously Meadowbrook Junior High School, was located on Newbridge Road, in the lot adjacent to East Meadow's
Wal-Mart. Has been replaced by a housing development.
* ''Salisbury School'', building now serves as th
district officesand alternative school
Houses of worship
* Christ Alive Church, 493 East Meadow Avenue
*
East Meadow Beth-El Jewish Center
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Etymology
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, 1400 Prospect Avenue,
Conservative synagogue
* East Meadow United Methodist Church, 470 East Meadow Avenue
* Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 369 Green Avenue
* Long Island Muslim Society, 475 East Meadow Avenue
* St. Raphael Parish, 600 Newbridge Road, Roman Catholic Church
Landmarks
*
East Meadow water tower
*
Nassau University Medical Center
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, which dominates the "skyline."
* Nassau County Jail
* East Meadow Public Library
* Mitchel Manor military housing complex
*
Eisenhower Park
Eisenhower Park, formerly known as Salisbury Park, is a public park in East Meadow, New York bordered by Hempstead Turnpike on the south and Old Country Road on the north. At , it is larger than Central Park (in Manhattan, New York City), with mu ...
, which holds many events such as cultural nights, free concerts, the Carltun, and the attraction
Safety Town
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The Safety Town pro ...
Movies filmed in East Meadow
*
''The Hot Rock'' (1972), aka "How to Steal a Diamond in Four Uneasy Lessons", footage filmed at the prison, showing the high school in the background.
* ''
Let the Good Times Roll'' (1973), footage filmed in
Modell's
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.
* ''
Compromising Positions
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'' (1985)
* ''
Married to the Mob'' (1988)
* ''
Pieces of April
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'' (2003), scene in car with
Krispy Kreme and
Wal-Mart in background on
Hempstead Turnpike
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.
* ''Enjoy the Show'' (2005)
* ''
September 12th'' (2005)
* ''Knight of the Peeper'' (2006)
* ''Scum'' (2009)
* ''
The Smurfs
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'' (2011)
* ''I Am Here'' (2016)
Notable people
*
Eleanor Roosevelt
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,
First Lady of the United States
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*
Criss Angel
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, magician-illusionist, stunt performer
*
Arjun Atwal
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E ...
,
PGA Tour
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golfer
*
Adam Busch
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Career
Busch was born in East Meadow, New York. His first film rol ...
, actor-singer
*
John Danowski
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, Duke lacrosse coach, three NCAA Championship titles
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, former Commissioner of the
Continental Basketball Association
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, former Commissioner of the
Arena Football League
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, and founder of NewKadia Comics
*
Julius Erving
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, basketball player
*
Sam Farber
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, industrial designer and businessman
*
William Fichtner, actor
*
Raymond Gniewek
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, violinist
*
Richard Greenberg, Broadway playwright
*
Ron Heller,
NFL
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coach and former offensive tackle
*
Donald E. Ingber
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, cell biologist and bioengineer
*
Arthur Kurzweil, author, educator, editor, writer, publisher, and illusionist
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Annet Mahendru, actress
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Joy Mangano
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, entrepreneur, inventor of "Miracle Mop"
*
Brandon Moore, NFL linebacker
*
Rob Moore, NFL wide receiver
*
Sterling Morrison, guitarist & back-up singer with
The Velvet Underground
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Rich Ohrnberger
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, NFL football offensive lineman for the
San Diego Chargers
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*
Denis Peterson
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, Hyper-realist painter
*
Jan Rabson, voice over actor
*
Fred Reinfeld
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, chess player, author
*
Joel Rifkin
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Rifkin's birth pare ...
, serial killer
*
Louis Sachar
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*
Matt Serra
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,
mixed martial artist, former
UFC
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Welterweight Champion
*
Stereo Skyline
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The group has played at The Bamboozle 2007, The Bamboozle Left 2 ...
, former
pop punk
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band
*
Melinda Sullivan
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, dancer, choreographer, and actress
*
Jenna Ushkowitz
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, actress (''
Glee
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Glee may also refer to:
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* ''Glee'' (TV series), an American musical comedy-drama TV series, and related media created by Ryan Murphy
* ''Glee'' (Bran Van 30 ...
'')
*
Frank Viola,
MLB
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pitcher, winner of 1988
Cy Young Award
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*
Leslie West, musician, member of hard rock group
Mountain
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*
Lee Zeldin
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, Republican United States Congressman, former New York state senator
References
Sources
* ''East Meadow, Its Past and Present'', published in 1976 by the East Meadow Public Library
* ''East Meadow, Yesterday & Today,'' by Mary Louise Clarke, available at the East Meadow Public Library
External links
East Meadow Chamber of Commerce official website
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Census-designated places in New York (state)
Hamlets in New York (state)
Census-designated places in Nassau County, New York
Hamlets in Nassau County, New York