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Lake Success is a
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in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York. The population was 2,897 at the 2010 census. The Incorporated Village of Lake Success was the temporary home of the
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from 1946 to 1951, occupying the headquarters of the
Sperry Gyroscope Company Sperry Corporation was a major American equipment and electronics company whose existence spanned more than seven decades of the 20th century. Sperry ceased to exist in 1986 following a prolonged hostile takeover bid engineered by Burroughs ...
on Marcus Avenue. It is also the former home of
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U.S.A., Inc. before it moved its corporate headquarters to Melville (in neighboring Suffolk County) in the early 21st century.


History

Lake Success derives its name from a
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of the same name which according to village lore had a Native American name of "Sucut." William K. Vanderbilt II bought land around the lake in the early 20th century for a home. The village was incorporated in 1927. In 1939, the United States government bought a large tract between Marcus Avenue, Lakeville Road and Union Turnpike, to be the home to the
Sperry Gyroscope Company Sperry Corporation was a major American equipment and electronics company whose existence spanned more than seven decades of the 20th century. Sperry ceased to exist in 1986 following a prolonged hostile takeover bid engineered by Burroughs ...
which built a variety of maritime, military, aerospace and navigation products. During
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the plant had 22,000 employees. After the war, part of the plant became the temporary headquarters of the
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from 1947 to 1952, while its headquarters building in New York City was being built.Lake Success History - iparkhudsonny.com - Retrieved December 4, 2008
The facility continued to be used by various companies (including
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and Loral Corporation) to build defense products over ensuing decades. It was purchased by Lockheed Martin in 1996. The company closed the plant in 1998 and began an environmental clean-up of the site overseen by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The building became I-Park, and a few technical companies moved it, but much of the space was unused. In 2005,
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leased 454,000 square feet of the 1.4-million-square-foot former defense plant, and is valued at about $300 million and comes with an option to buy.


Geography

According to the
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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and (2.08%) is water. Lake Success is split between three minor drainage areas: Alley Creek (part of the
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Watershed), Hook Creek/Head of Harbor, and Manhasset Bay, and is located within the larger Long Island Sound/
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Watershed. According to the
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and the
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, the highest point in Lake Success is located at Great Neck South High School, at , and the lowest point is located near Community Drive, which is between . The village borders the Little Neck neighborhood in the
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of
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.


Economy

Sumitomo Corporation operates its Lake Success Shared Services Center in Suite 220 at 1999 Marcus Avenue in an area in the Town of North Hempstead, south of Lake Success. Companies based in Lake Success include Broadridge Financial Solutions,
Hain Celestial Group The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. is an American food company whose main focus is natural foods and botanically-based personal care products. Its products range from herbal teas, sold by its Celestial Seasonings brand to snacks offered through its Te ...
, and Dealertrack. Additionally, Lake Success was the home of
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U.S.A., Inc. Canon U.S.A. moved its corporate headquarters to Melville in neighboring Suffolk County in the early 2010s.


Demographics


Census 2000

As of
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, there were 2,797 people, 798 households, and 683 families residing in the village. The
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was 1,487.3 people per square mile (574.4/km2). There were 824 housing units at an average density of 438.2 per square mile (169.2/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 78.94%
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, 4.76%
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, 15.16% Asian, 0.04%
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, 0.25% from
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, and 0.86% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population. There were 798 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.9% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.4% were non-families. 12.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.11. In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.1% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 15.8% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 35.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.1 males. The median income for a household in the village was $134,383, and the median income for a family was $145,562. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $46,923 for females. The
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for the village was $58,002. About 1.4% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the
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, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.


2010 Census

As of the
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, there were 2,897 people, 789 households, and 734 families in the village. The racial makeup was 75.3% White, 5.4% African American, 0.0% Native American, 19.3% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population.


Government

As of August 2021, the Mayor of Lake Success is Adam Hoffman, the Deputy Mayor is Gene Kaplan, and the Village Trustees are Spyro Dimitratos, Lawrence Farkas, Robert Gal, Fred Handsman, Gene Kaplan, and Marian Lee. In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the majority of Lake Success voters voted for Hillary Clinton (D).


Law Enforcement

The Lake Success Police Department, which consists of 23 officers, three full-time and five part-time emergency dispatchers, is responsible for law enforcement in the village. The
New York State Police The New York State Police (NYSP) is the state police of the state of New York in the United States. It is part of the New York State Executive Department, and employs over 5,000 sworn state troopers and 711 civilian members. History The Stat ...
is responsible for law enforcement on the portion of the
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that passes through the village and the Nassau County Police Department's Highway Patrol Unit is responsible for the portion of the
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that passes through the village.


Education

Most of the village is part of the
Great Neck Union Free School District Great Neck Public Schools is a public school district serving students residing in specific areas of Great Neck, North New Hyde Park, North Hills, and Manhasset Hills, New York. It is Union Free School District Number 7 in the Town of North Hemp ...
, and Lakeville Elementary School, Great Neck South Middle School, and Great Neck South High School are all located within the village. A small part of the village's northeastern corner is located within the Manhasset Union Free School District (though all homes are in the Great Neck part of Lake Success). As such, all children who reside within Lake Success and attend public schools attend Great Neck's schools.


Media

Lake Success is the
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for popular regional dance/
Hot Adult Contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet ...
radio station
WKTU WKTU (103.5 FM) is a rhythmic adult contemporary formatted radio station licensed to Lake Success, New York, a suburb of New York City. WKTU is owned by iHeartMedia and broadcasts from studios in the former AT&T Building in the Tribeca neig ...
, although the station is based in Manhattan along with other Clear Channel stations.


Infrastructure


Transportation

The
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and the
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pass through Lake Success. Additionally, the former Long Island Motor Parkway once passed through the village.


Utilities


Natural gas

National Grid USA provides
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to homes and businesses that are hooked up to natural gas lines in Lake Success.


Power

PSEG Long Island provides power to all homes and businesses within Lake Success.


Sewage

Lake Success is sewered. The southern part of Lake Success is within the Nassau County Sewage District. The other portions of Lake Success are connected to the village's sanitary sewer network, which flows into and is treated by the Belgrave Sewer District under a contract.


Water

Lake Success is located within the boundaries of the Manhasset–Lakeville Water District, which provides the entirety of the village with water.


Notable people

* Whitey Ford – (1928–2020), was a professional Hall of Fame baseball pitcher who holds the record for most wins as
New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...
Pitcher. * Talia Shire – (b 1946) Actress who played roles as Connie Corleone in The Godfather and Adrian Balboa in the Rocky series.


References


External links


Official website
{{authority control Town of North Hempstead, New York Villages in New York (state) Villages in Nassau County, New York