Bethpage (formerly known as Central Park) is a

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and

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(CDP) located within the

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in Nassau County, on the South Shore of

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, in

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, United States. The population was 16,658 at the 2020 United States census.

History

The name ''Bethpage'' comes from the

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Thomas Powell, who named the area after the Biblical town

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, which was between Jericho and Jerusalem in the Holy Land. Present-day Bethpage was part of the 1695

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. An early name for the northern section of present-day Bethpage was ''Bedelltown'', a name that appeared on maps at least as late as 1906. On maps just before the arrival of the

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(LIRR), the name ''Bethpage'' appears for a community now included in both the post office district and school district of the adjacent community of Farmingdale. In 1841, train service began to Farmingdale station, near a new settlement less than a mile eastward from what had previously appeared on maps as ''Bethpage''. Schedules at that time do not mention Bethpage as a stop, but have a notation "late Bethpage". On an 1855 map, The location identified as ''Bethpage'' has shifted slightly southward to include a nearby area now called

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. Between 1851 and 1854, the LIRR initiated a stop within present-day Bethpage at a

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then called ''Jerusalem Station'', and on January 29, 1857, a local post office opened, also named ''Jerusalem Station''. LIRR schedules listed the station also as simply ''Jerusalem''. Residents succeeded in changing the name of the post office to ''Central Park'', effective March 1, 1867 (respelled as ''Centralpark'' from 1895 to 1899). The Central Park Fire Company was organized in April 1910, and incorporated in May 1911. In May 1923 the Central Park Water District was created. Following the 1932 opening of nearby

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, the name of the local post office was changed to Bethpage on October 1, 1936. The LIRR station was also renamed

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. The name ''Bethpage'' was, however, already in use by an adjacent community, which resisted suggestions of a merger and instead renamed itself Old Bethpage. The change from Central Park to Bethpage was one of the last complete name changes of Nassau County's post offices. From 1936 until 1994, Bethpage was home to the

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, which made, among other things, the

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, the Navy version of the

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and the Apollo Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) for Moon landings, and for this reason Bethpage is mentioned in the 1995 film ''

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''. Grumman was made famous by the performance of its

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fighter aircraft and its successor the

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, which shot down 5,223 enemy aircraft, more than any other naval aircraft. In 1994, Grumman was purchased by Northrop and formed

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. Although no longer headquartered in Bethpage, the company still retains operations there. The

Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Bethpage Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Bethpage (NWIRP) – also known as Northrop Grumman Site Facility – was a United States government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) facility established in 1941, with the mission to design, fabricate, and ...

(NWIRP) started operations in 1942, west of the Grumman site. In August 2015, a small airplane with engine trouble failed to reach Farmingdale airport, and was redirected to "Bethpage Airport" by the air traffic controller. However, the pilot could not find that airport because it was closed and had buildings on it, and the plane crashed on LIRR tracks.

Swedetown Village

In the early 1900s, Bethpage (then called Central Park) was home to a small village of early

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n immigrants, whose area was north of Cherry Avenue, east of Stewart Avenue, and west of today's Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway. A Scandinavian-American Club of North Central Park formed in 1924, called Central Park North Civic Association, whose social activities and project fundraising helped improve roads, street lighting, water service, and postal service. After officially disbanding in 1959, the clubhouse, located on Stewart Avenue, became Saint Isidoro's Greek Orthodox Church. In August 2021, Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino, with the help of Central Park Historical Society, helped unveil a historical marker celebrating the Scandinavian immigrants, located on the corner of Flamingo Lane and Caffrey Avenue.

Superfund site

Bethpage's history as a space and aviation center has left heavy metals, toxic waste, and radioactive byproducts dumped into the surrounding ground and leeching into the water. Bethpage as of 2012 has been declared a class 2

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. The rate of cancers and birth defects in Bethpage is statistically well above the national average, which many attribute to the polluted soil and ground water. Bethpage residents have taken action by filing a $500 million lawsuit against Grumman.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP, or Census Designated Place, has a total area of , all land. For the 2000 Census, the boundaries of the CDP were adjusted compared to those of the 1990 census, with some territory gained and some lost. Bethpage is located approximately east of

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and east of the

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border. It bounds Plainview to the north, Farmingdale and Old Bethpage to the east, Hicksville and

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to the west, and Plainedge to the south. The area is served by the Bethpage Post Office, ZIP code 11714, whose boundaries are slightly different from that of the CDP. The Town of Hempstead, on its website, includes a small part of Bethpage hamlet that is in the Levittown census-designated place.

Infrastructure

Transportation

The

provides service from

primarily on the

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and occasionally the Central Branch. Bethpage, along with the remainder of Nassau County, is served by the

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(NICE) bus system along

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. The

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begins at a trumpet interchange with the

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in North Massapequa and runs north before terminating at a

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with Plainview Road and a local park road in

Public safety

Bethpage's fire protection is provided by the Bethpage Fire Department. Its police protection comes from the Nassau County Police Department's 8th precinct, as well as the MTA Police and Nassau County Auxiliary Police.

Economy

Bethpage is home to the North America Headquarters of technology company LogiTag and Altice, formerly known as

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also has a sorting facility in the town that serves the New York region. The grocery chain King Kullen was previously headquartered in Bethpage between 2000 and 2020, before transferring their offices to Hauppauge.

Bethpage Federal Credit Union FourLeaf Federal Credit Union (formerly Bethpage Federal Credit Union) is a federally chartered credit union headquartered in Bethpage, New York, Bethpage, Long Island, New York (state), New York. FourLeaf has over 480,000 members and 37 publicly ...

(rebranded to FourLeaf Federal Credit Union), a federally chartered credit union, is headquartered in Bethpage. It is the largest credit union in New York State and 16th largest in the nation with approximately $12.9 billion in assets, 471,284 members, and 38 publicly accessible branches throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties. Bethpage is home to two movie studios. Gold Coast Studios has filmed major motion pictures, including ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as the television series ''

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'' and ''

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''.

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also worked on ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'', filmed ''

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'', ''

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'' and broadcast ''

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has its Long Island division in Bethpage.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, there were 16,658 people and 5,961 households residing in the CDP. There were 6,072 housing units and the population density was . The racial makeup of the CDP was 76.6%

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, 72.9%

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, 0.4%

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, 13.4% Asian, 11.3%

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or Latino, and 6.2% from two or more races. 16.7% of the population were foreign-born persons. There were 5,961 households, of which 19.9% had children under 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples living together, 22.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.0% had a male householder with no wife present. Of all households, 24.6% were individuals. The average family size was 3.36. In the CDP, the average age was 47.8, significantly greater than the state average of 40.2. Approximately 20% were under the age of 18, and 23% were over the age of 65. For every 100 females, there were 98 males. Between 2010 and 2020, income rates for all working citizens dramatically increased. The median income for a household in the CDP was $132,832, and the median income for a family was $151,779. Nonfamily households had a median income of $53,138. The per capita income was $58,359. Approximately 4.13% of the population had lived under the poverty line, including 3.5% of persons under age 18, 4.8% of adults between ages 18 and 64, and 1.5% of adults over age 65.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 16,429 people, 5,710 households, and 4,516 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 5,788 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.8% white 85.8% non-Hispanic white, 0.6% African American, 0.1% Native American, 5.5% Asian, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7% of the population. There were 5,710 households, of which 32% had children under 18 living with them, 66.0% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. Of all households, 17.9% were individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.27. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $70,173, and the median income for a family was $78,573. Males had a median income of $53,404 versus $36,708 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $27,850. About 2.1% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture

Bethpage was the home of the Grumman plant that produced the

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s, or LEMs.

offers five golf courses to choose from. One of them, the Black Course, was the site of the U.S. Open in

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and

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

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won the event in 2002 and

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in 2009. While the park and its five golf courses are located almost entirely within Old Bethpage and its offices are located within the neighboring Farmingdale postal district, it is easily accessed from Bethpage. Bethpage Water District was announced as the best tasting drinking water in New York State at the

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in 2006. In 2010, chlorine was added to the drinking water following new Nassau County Board of Health regulations, leading many residents to complain that the taste of the water had declined.

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recipient Stephen Edward Karopczyc lived in Bethpage, and the former Karopczyc School in Bethpage (part of the

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) was renamed for him. The school now houses the Island Trees Public Library. The Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center in Bethpage has an NHL-size rink for skating, and is home to the Long Island Blues special hockey team, who practice and play home games at the rink.

Government

As Bethpage is an unincorporated hamlet within the Town of Oyster Bay, it is governed through said Town.

Representation in higher government

Bethpage is located in the

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's 5th State Senate district, which as of December 2024 is represented by Steven Rhoads (R– Bellmore). It is also located in the

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's 15th and 17th, occupied by Jake Blumencranz (R– Oyster Bay) and John Mikulin (R-Bethpage), respectively. Bethpage also rests within

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, which as of December 2024 is represented in the

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(D– Glen Cove). In the

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, Bethpage is represented by Charles E. Schumer (D) and

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(D).

Politics

In the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the majority of Bethpage voters voted for

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(R).

Education

Bethpage residents can be zoned for the following districts: *

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* Plainedge Union Free School District *

* Hicksville Union Free School District

In popular culture

In November 2004, Bethpage served as the first location for the series premiere of

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, featuring host

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in the television

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program ''

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''.

Notable people

Eric Asimov Eric Asimov (born July 17, 1957) is an American wine and food critic for ''The New York Times''. Early life and education Asimov was born in Bethpage, New York, the son of Stanley Asimov, former vice-president for editorial administration at ...

(born 1957), wine and food critic (''

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'') * Sophia Braeunlich (1854–1898), business manager, journalist *

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(born 1988), actor * Lori Carson (born 1958), singer-songwriter *

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(born 1965), college basketball player, coach * Glen Cummings, metal musician (

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and Scatterbrain) * Andrew Frangella (born 1977), general dentist that specializes in cosmetic dentistry and Oral Implantology * Jim Hodder (1947–1990), musician (

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) * Stephen Karopczyc (1944–1967),

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officer and posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor * Ron Lynch (born 1953), stand-up comedian, actor, and writer * Jason Moss (1975–2006), attorney, author * Alex Reynolds (born 1987), professional wrestler for

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* Sharon MacConell (born 1962), Democratic politician of the

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from the 56th House District * Ed Mangano (born 1962), former

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and convicted felon * Thomas Michaelsen (born 1985), former lacrosse player and President and Founder of 365Lax Inc. * John Mikulin (born 1988), New York State assemblyman of the 17th district * Jason Moss (1975–2006), writer and attorney who specialized in criminal defense * Joe Sambito (born 1952),

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pitcher * Chanté Sandiford (born 1990),

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for Icelandic club

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and

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(born 1978),

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player * Thomas Secunda (born 1974), billionaire businessman and one of the four co-founders of

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* Leslie Segrete (born 1975), designer, television personality *

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(born 1963), actress, singer *

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(born 1956), jazz musician * Gavin Spielman (born 1972), painter * Howard C. Vogts (1929–2010), high school football coach with most wins recorded in New York State history * Jon Weeks (born 1986),

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player for the

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* Al Weis (born 1938),

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