69-474: Glen Cove Road (also known as Cedar Swamp Road , Clinton Road , Clinton Street , Glen Cove Arterial Highway , Greenvale Glen Cove Road , Guinea Woods Road , and Pratt Boulevard ) is a major, 11.7-mile-long (18.8 km) north–south thoroughfare running through north-central Nassau County on Long Island , New York , in the United States. It is the main road leading to the communities on
138-415: A 2007 estimate. Males had a median income of $ 52,340 versus $ 37,446 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 32,151. About 3.50% of families and 5.20% of the population were below the poverty line , including 5.80% of those under age 18 and 5.60% of those age 65 or over. The population density in 2010 was 4,700 people per square mile (1,800 people/km ). In 2000, the population density
207-577: A 42-week training course at the Nassau County Police Academy. Qualified officers are offered Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) training. Auxiliary Police officers are certified and registered by the New York Division of Criminal Justice Services as full-time "peace officers". The City of Long Beach has an independent auxiliary police force which is part of its municipal police force. These officers are represented by
276-466: A Mineola postal address, but are within the present day Village of Garden City , which did not incorporate, nor set its boundaries, until 1919. In 1917, the hamlet of Glen Cove was granted a city charter, making it independent from the Town of Oyster Bay. In 1918, the village of Long Beach was incorporated in the Town of Hempstead. In 1922, it became a city, making it independent of the town. These are
345-669: A boundary dispute. In 1664, all of Long Island became part of the English Province of New York within the Shire of York . Present-day Queens and Nassau were then just part of a larger North Riding. In 1683, the colonial territory of Yorkshire was dissolved, Suffolk County and Queens County were established, and the local seat of government was moved west from Hempstead to Jamaica (now in New York City ). By 1700, virtually none of Long Island's area remained unpurchased from
414-612: A central hub for advanced medical care and technology. Eight cricket matches of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup were played at the cricket stadium in East Meadow in June 2024. The name of Nassau County originated from an old name for Long Island , which was at one time named Nassau , after the Dutch family of King William III of England , the House of Nassau , itself named after
483-630: A climate similar to other coastal areas of the Northeastern United States ; it has warm, humid summers and cool, wet winters. The county's climate is classified as humid subtropical ( Cfa ) according to the Köppen climate classification . According to the Trewartha climate classification the climate is oceanic ( Do ) since six to seven months average above 50″F (10″C). The Atlantic Ocean helps bring afternoon sea breezes that temper
552-527: A distance until reaching Town Path – at which point the road enters Greenvale . From Town Path, Glen Cove Road continues north through Greenvale, soon reaching Northern Boulevard (NY 25A) , veering to the northeast on the north side of the intersection. From there, the road continues through Greenvale to Back Road and the North Hempstead–Oyster Bay town line – at which point the CR 1 designation ends and
621-526: A part of Queens County but not part of the Borough of Queens. As part of the city consolidation plan, all town, village, and city (other than NYC) governments within the borough were dissolved, as well as the county government with its seat in Jamaica. The areas excluded from the consolidation included all of the Town of North Hempstead, all of the Town of Oyster Bay, and most of the Town of Hempstead (excluding
690-600: A third railroad track to the Long Island Rail Road corridor between the communities of Floral Park and Hicksville in Nassau County. The nearly US$ 2 billion transportation infrastructure enhancement project was expected to accommodate anticipated growth in rail ridership and facilitate commutes between New York City and Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island. The Long Island Expressway , Northern State Parkway , and Southern State Parkway are
759-500: A unit of the Nassau County Police Department . These volunteer police officers are assigned to 1 of 38 local community units and perform routine patrols of the neighborhood. They provide traffic control for local parades, races and other community events. Auxiliary Police officers are empowered to make arrests for crimes that occur in their presence. Nassau County Auxiliary Police are required to complete
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#1732776657200828-469: A village in 1906 and set its boundaries almost entirely within the Town of North Hempstead), winning out over Hicksville and Hempstead. The Garden City Company (founded in 1893 by the heirs of Alexander Turney Stewart ) donated four acres of land for the county buildings in the Town of Hempstead, just south of the Mineola train station and the present day village of Mineola. The land and the buildings have
897-483: Is Bruce Blakeman , a Republican who was elected in 2021. The chief deputy county executive is Republican Arthur Walsh. The district attorney is Republican Anne T. Donnelly, who was elected in 2021, replacing Acting District Attorney Joyce Smith. Smith succeeded Madeline Singas after she was nominated and confirmed as an associate judge on the New York Court of Appeals in June 2021. The county comptroller
966-570: Is Elaine Phillips , a Republican who formerly served in the New York State Senate . The county clerk is Republican Maureen O'Connell . Former elected offices chairman of the County Board of Assessors, county treasurer, and county sheriff were made appointed and serve at the pleasure of the county executive (county assessor in 2008 via referendum, changing it from a six-year term to appointed). Boulevard A boulevard
1035-484: Is divided into two cities and three towns, the latter of which contain 64 villages and numerous hamlets. The county borders Connecticut across the Long Island Sound. Between the 1990 U.S. census and the 2000 U.S. census , the Nassau County exchanged territory with Suffolk County and lost territory to Queens County. Dozens of CDPs had boundaries changed, and 12 new CDPs were listed. Nassau County has
1104-439: Is a type of broad avenue planted with rows of trees, or in parts of North America , any urban highway or wide road in a commercial district. Boulevards were originally circumferential roads following the line of former city walls . In North American usage, boulevards may be wide, multi-lane thoroughfares divided with only a central median. The word boulevard is borrowed from French . In France, it originally meant
1173-556: Is considered one of the central counties within the New York metropolitan area . Nassau County comprises two cities , three towns , 64 incorporated villages , and more than 60 unincorporated hamlets . Nassau County has a designated police department , fire commission , and elected executive and legislative bodies. A 2012 Forbes article based on the American Community Survey reported Nassau County as
1242-643: Is not a village department but is authorized by a special district, the only such district in the State of New York. These smaller forces make use of such specialized county police services as the police academy and the aviation unit. All homicides in the county are investigated by the county police, regardless of whether or not they occur within the police district. In June 2011, the Muttontown Police Department commenced operations. The Old Brookville Police had formerly provided police services to
1311-445: The 2000 United States census , there were 1,334,544 people, 447,387 households, and 347,172 families residing in the county. In 2010, there were 340,523 family households. 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 60.0% were married couples living together. 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present. 24.1% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals. 15.1% had someone living alone who
1380-680: The Apollo Lunar Module to the Space program. The United Nations Security Council was temporarily located in Nassau County, from 1946 till 1951. Council meetings were held at the Sperry Gyroscope headquarters in the village of Lake Success , near the border with Queens County. It was here that on June 27, 1950, the Security Council voted to back U.S. President Harry S Truman and send a coalition of forces to
1449-479: The German town of Nassau . The county colors (orange and blue) are also the colors of the House of Orange-Nassau . Several alternate names had been considered for the county, including "Bryant", " Matinecock " (a village within the county currently has that name), "Norfolk" (presumably because of the proximity to Suffolk County), and "Sagamore". However, "Nassau" had the historical advantage of having at one time been
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#17327766572001518-872: The International Science and Engineering Fair and similar STEM -based academic awards. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in the Town of Oyster Bay ; the Old Westbury campus of New York Institute of Technology ; Zucker School of Medicine in the Village of Hempstead ; and the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research in Manhasset , are prominent life sciences research and academic institutions in Nassau County. The presence of numerous prominent health care systems has made Nassau County
1587-607: The Korean Peninsula , leading to the Korean War . Until World War II, most of Nassau County was still farmland, particularly in the eastern portion. Following the war, the county saw an influx of people from the five boroughs of New York City , especially from Brooklyn and Queens, who left their urban dwellings for a more suburban setting. This led to a massive population boom in the county. In 1947, William Levitt built his first planned community in Nassau County, in
1656-713: The Long Island Sound . The bridge carrying Glen Cove Road over the Long Island Expressway was named the Police Officer Michael J. Califano Memorial Bridge , in honor of a police officer who was killed nearby on the line of duty. The entire route is in Nassau County . Nassau County, New York Nassau County ( / ˈ n æ s ɔː / NASS -aw ) is a suburban county located on Long Island , immediately to
1725-784: The New York State Park Police . In 1996, the Long Island Rail Road Police Department was consolidated into the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police . The MTA Police patrol Long Island Rail Road tracks, stations and properties. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police provides enforcement of state environmental laws and regulations. The State University of New York Police provides enforcement for SUNY Old Westbury . The Nassau County Police Department posts
1794-640: The Rockaway Peninsula , which was separated from the Town of Hempstead and became part of the city borough). In 1899, following approval from the New York State Legislature , the three towns were separated from Queens County, and the new county of Nassau was constituted. In preparation for the new county, in November 1898, voters had selected Mineola to become the county seat for the new county (before Mineola incorporated as
1863-750: The Town of North Hempstead , in Carle Place , and becomes Glen Cove Road. Glen Cove Road then continues north, crossing underneath the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road . From there, it continues north for a distance, thence curving to the northwest to its intersection with Jericho Turnpike (NY 25) , to steer clear of (and cross underneath) the Meadowbrook State Parkway and the Northern State Parkway . From there, Glen Cove Road enters Old Westbury , where
1932-472: The U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 453.2 square miles (1,174 km ), of which 284.7 square miles (737 km ) is land and 168.5 square miles (436 km ) (37%) is water. Nassau County borders the Long Island Sound on the north and the open Atlantic Ocean on the south. The county occupies a portion of Long Island immediately east of the New York City borough of Queens. It
2001-422: The 2010 census. At the 2010 U.S. census , there were 1,339,532 people, 448,528 households, and 340,523 families residing in the county. The population of Nassau County was estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau to have increased by 2.2% to 1,369,514 in 2017, representing 6.9% of the census-estimated State of New York population of 19,849,399 and 17.4% of the census-estimated Long Island population of 7,869,820. At
2070-549: The Auxiliary Police Benevolent Association of Long Island. Nassau County is currently protected and served by 71 independent volunteer or combination paid/volunteer fire departments, organized into 9 battalions. The Nassau County Fire Commission also provides logistical support to all 71 departments. The head of the county's governmental structure is the county executive, a post created in Nassau County in 1938. The current county executive
2139-594: The Gold Coast was President Theodore Roosevelt , at Sagamore Hill . In 1908, William Kissam Vanderbilt constructed the Long Island Motor Parkway as a toll road through Nassau County. With overpasses and bridges to remove intersections, it was among the first limited access motor highways in the world, and was also used as a racecourse to test the capabilities of the fledgling automobile industry. Nassau County, with its extensive flat land,
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2208-508: The Island Trees section (later renamed Levittown ; this should not be confused with the county's first planned community, which in general is Garden City ). In the 1930s, Robert Moses had engineered curving parkways and parks such as Jones Beach State Park and Bethpage State Park for the enjoyment of city-dwellers; in the 1950s and 1960s the focus turned to alleviating commuter traffic. In 1994, Federal Judge Arthur Spatt declared
2277-551: The Nassau County Board of Supervisors unconstitutional and directed that a 19-member legislature be formed. Republicans won 13 seats in the election and chose Bruce Blakeman as the first Presiding Officer (Speaker). According to a Forbes magazine 2012 survey, residents of Nassau County have the 12th highest median household annual income in the country and the highest in the state. In the 1990s, however, Nassau County experienced substantial budget problems, forcing
2346-782: The Native Americans by the English colonists, and townships controlled whatever land had not already been distributed. The courthouse in Jamaica was torn down by the British during the American Revolution to use the materials to build barracks. In 1784, following the American Revolutionary War , the Town of Hempstead was split in two, when Patriots in the northern part formed the new Town of North Hempstead , leaving Loyalist majorities in
2415-661: The Northern State Parkway until the latter curves to the west; Glen Cove Road continues straight. Continuing north-northeast, Glen Cove Road soon intersects eastbound Old Westbury Road, then immediately crosses over the Long Island Expressway (I-495) , thence immediately intersecting westbound Old Westbury Road. It then enters East Hills , through which it continues to travel north, eventually reaching an intersection with Harbor Hill and Red Ground Roads. It then continues north through East Hills for
2484-792: The Old Brookville Police Department. The Village of Upper Brookville joined the Muttontown Police Department which was subsequently renamed the Muttontown-Upper Brookville (MUB) Police Department. The former Old Brookville Police headquarters is now the Upper Brookville village hall and also a substation for the Muttontown-Upper Brookville Police Department. In 2006, village leaders in the county seat of Mineola expressed dissatisfaction with
2553-521: The Town of Hempstead. About 1787, a new Queens County Courthouse was erected (and later completed) in the new Town of North Hempstead, near present-day Mineola (now in Nassau County), known then as Clowesville. The Long Island Rail Road reached as far east as Hicksville in 1837, but did not proceed to Farmingdale until 1841 due to the Panic of 1837 . The 1850 census was the first in which
2622-805: The United States. County police services are provided by the Nassau County Police Department . The cities of Glen Cove and Long Beach , as well as a number of villages, are not members of the county police district and maintain their own police forces. The following village police departments exist in Nassau County: Brookville (Brookville P.D. provides police protection for Brookville, Matinecock, Mill Neck and Cove Neck), Centre Island, Floral Park, Freeport, Garden City, Great Neck Estates, Hempstead, Kensington, Kings Point, Lake Success, Lynbrook, Malverne, Muttontown-Upper Brookville, Old Brookville, Old Westbury, Oyster Bay Cove, Rockville Centre and Sands Point. The Port Washington Police District
2691-663: The Village of Muttontown. On June 1, 2022, the Old Brookville Police Department reverted to serving only the Village of Old Brookville and moved its headquarters to the grounds of the Old Brookville village hall. The Village of Brookville formed a new police department, established headquarters on the grounds of the Brookville Nature Park and assumed policing duties for the villages of Brookville, Matinecock, Mill Neck and Cove Neck, that were formerly served by
2760-586: The alignment assumes that route's number and name: Cedar Swamp Road. After another 1.4 miles (2.3 km) the alignment and the NY ;107 designation forks to the left as a four-lane expressway known as Pratt Boulevard, while Cedar Swamp Road forks to the right as a surface street. A short distance later, NY 107 ends at an intersection with Pulaski Street, where Pratt Boulevard becomes a four-lane surface road. The road eventually ends at an intersection with Glen Cove Avenue near downtown Glen Cove . Glen Cove Road
2829-399: The county to near bankruptcy . Thus, the county government increased taxes to prevent a takeover by the state of New York, leading to the county having high property taxes . Nevertheless, on January 27, 2011, a State of New York oversight board seized control of Nassau County's finances, saying the wealthy and heavily taxed county had failed to balance its $ 2.6 billion budgets. According to
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2898-519: The county's largest and most populous town is Hempstead . Situated on western Long Island, the County of Nassau borders New York City's borough of Queens to its west, and Long Island's Suffolk County to its east. It is the most densely populated and second-most populous county in the State of New York outside of New York City, with which it maintains extensive rail and highway connectivity, and
2967-591: The creation of the modern reference route system. The county route signage was removed in the mid-1970s because the county did not want to pay to replace the signs to conform to new federal standards. The northernmost segment of NY 107, known as the Glen Cove Arterial Highway, was constructed in the mid-1960s. Built as a bypass of Glen Street, it would have served as the approach for the cancelled Rye-Glen Cove Bridge - one of two proposed bridges to connect Rye, New York with Long Island, via.
3036-414: The east of New York City , bordering the Long Island Sound on the north and the open Atlantic Ocean to the south. As of the 2020 United States census , Nassau County's population was 1,395,774, making it the sixth-most populous county in the State of New York, and reflecting an increase of 56,242 (+4.2%) from the 1,339,532 residents enumerated at the 2010 census . Its county seat is Mineola , while
3105-572: The east shore of Hempstead Harbor . The portion from the North Hempstead – Oyster Bay town line to the intersection with Cedar Swamp Road (NY 107) is New York State Route 900B (NY 900B) – an unsigned reference route . From there to Pulaski Street, it is New York State Route 107 ( NY 107 ). This segment includes the Glen Cove Arterial Highway (also known as part of Pratt Boulevard ) – an expressway that
3174-406: The heat in the warmer months and limit the frequency and severity of thunderstorms. Nassau County has a moderately sunny climate, averaging between 2,400 and 2,800 hours of sunshine annually. The hardiness zone is 7b. [1] Nassau County borders the following counties: In July 2017, the approval was granted by state legislators to the plan proposed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to add
3243-558: The leading suburban destination in the U.S. for Chinese immigrants . Likewise, the Long Island Koreatown originated in Flushing , Queens, and is expanding eastward along Northern Boulevard and into Nassau County. The New York Times cited a 2002 study by the non-profit group ERASE Racism, which determined that Nassau, and its neighboring county, Suffolk, as the most de facto racially segregated suburbs in
3312-706: The level of police coverage provided by the county force and actively explored seceding from the police district and having the village form its own police force. A referendum in December 2006 decisively defeated the proposal. Since the Long Island State Parkway Police was disbanded in 1980, all of Nassau County's state parkways have been patrolled by Troop L of the New York State Police . State parks in Nassau are patrolled by
3381-475: The major north–south controlled-access highways traversing Nassau County. Nassau County also has a public bus network known as NICE (Nassau Inter-County Express, formerly MTA Long Island Bus) that operates routes throughout the county into Queens and Suffolk counties. 24 hour service is provided on the n4, n6, and most recently the n40/41 lines. At the 2019 American Community Survey , the population of Nassau County stood at 1,356,924, an increase of 17,392 since
3450-634: The more established Little India enclaves in Queens. Rapidly growing Chinatowns have developed in Brooklyn and Queens , as did earlier European immigrants, such as the Irish and Italians. As of 2019, the Asian population in Nassau County had grown by 39% since 2010, to an estimated 145,191 individuals. There were approximately 50,000 Indian Americans and 40,000 Chinese Americans . Nassau County has become
3519-575: The most expensive county and one of the highest income counties in the U.S., and the most affluent in New York state, with four of the nation's top ten towns by median income located in the county. As of 2024, the median home price overall in Nassau County is approximately US$ 800,000, while the Gold Coast of Nassau County features some of the world's most expensive real estate. Nassau County high school students often feature prominently as winners of
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#17327766572003588-600: The mug shots of DWI offenders as press releases on their website. This practice has come under the scrutiny of residents, media, and those pictured in these press releases. This practice has been criticized as being able to cost potential employees, students, or public figures their positions. County correctional services and enforcement of court orders are provided by the Nassau County Sheriff's Department . New York State Court Officers provide security for courthouses . The Nassau County Auxiliary Police are
3657-401: The name of Long Island itself, and was the name most mentioned after the new county was proposed in 1875. The area now designated as Nassau County was originally the eastern 70% of Queens County , one of the original twelve counties formed in 1683, and was then contained within two towns: Hempstead and Oyster Bay . In 1784, the Town of North Hempstead, was formed through secession by
3726-661: The northern portions of the Town of Hempstead. Nassau County was formed in 1899 by the division of Queens County, after the western portion of Queens had become a borough of New York City in 1898, as the three easternmost towns seceded from the county. When the first European settlers arrived, among the Native Americans to occupy the present area of Nassau County were the Marsapeque, Matinecoc, and Sacatogue . Dutch settlers in New Netherland predominated in
3795-415: The only two administrative divisions in Nassau County identified as cities. From the early 1900s until the Depression and the early 1930s, many hilly farmlands on the North Shore were transformed into luxurious country estates for wealthy New Yorkers, with the area receiving the "Gold Coast" moniker and becoming the setting of F. Scott Fitzgerald 's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby . One summer resident of
3864-416: The population of the three western towns (Flushing, Jamaica, and Newtown) exceeded that of the three eastern towns that are now part of Nassau County. Concerns were raised about the condition of the old courthouse and the inconvenience of travel and accommodations, with the three eastern and three western towns divided on the location for the construction of a new one. Around 1874, the seat of county government
3933-430: The population, (as compared to 2% of the total U.S. population). Italian Americans also made up a large portion of Nassau's population. The five most reported ancestries were Italian (23%), Irish (14%), German (7%), Indian (5%), and Polish (4%). The county's population was highest at the 1970 U.S. census . More recently, a Little India community has emerged in Hicksville , Nassau County, spreading eastward from
4002-404: The population. In 2019, Nassau County's racial and ethnic makeup was 58.2% non-Hispanic white, 11.3% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian or Alaska Native, 10.3% Asian, 0.7% some other race, and 1.9% two or more races. The Hispanic and Latin American population increased to 17.5% of the population. In 2011, there were about 230,000 Jewish people in Nassau County, representing 17.2% of
4071-480: The primary east–west controlled-access highways in Nassau County. Northern Boulevard (New York State Route 25A), Hillside Avenue (New York State Route 25B), Jericho Turnpike (New York State Route 25), New York State Route 24 , and Sunrise Highway (New York State Route 27) are also major east–west commercial thoroughfares across the county. The Meadowbrook State Parkway , Wantagh State Parkway , and Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway (New York State Route 135) are
4140-434: The road is concurrently signed as Guinea Woods Road. Continuing towards the north and northwest, the road soon intersects Hillside Avenue (NY 25B) . It then continues north through Old Westbury, running parallel to (and serving as a frontage road for) the Northern State Parkway, intersecting I.U. Willets Road a short distance north of Hillside Avenue. From there, Glen Cove Road continues north-northeast, continuing to parallel
4209-434: The road then continues as unsigned NY 900B. This segment was once signed as part of Nassau County Route 1 until all county route numbers in Nassau County were removed in the 1970s. Soon after an intersection with NY 25A in Greenvale , Glen Cove Road becomes a four-lane boulevard and assumes the NY 900B designation – although the reference markers refer to it as NY 904. At an intersection with NY 107 ,
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#17327766572004278-443: The western portion of Long Island, while English settlers from Connecticut occupied the eastern portion. Until 1664, Long Island was split, roughly at the present border between Nassau and Suffolk counties, between the Dutch in the west and Connecticut claiming the east. The Dutch did grant an English settlement in Hempstead (now in western Nassau), but drove settlers from the present-day eastern Nassau hamlet of Oyster Bay as part of
4347-555: Was 4,655 inhabitants per square mile (1,797/km ). In the 2010 census, there were 468,346 housing units at an average density of 1,598 per square mile (617/km ). In 2010, the racial makeup of the county was 73.0% White (65.5% non-Hispanic white ), 10.1% African American , 0.2% Native American , 7.6% Asian (3.0% Indian, 1.8% Chinese, 1.0% Korean, 0.7% Filipino, 0.1% Japanese, 0.1% Vietnamese, 0.9% Other Asian), 0.03% Pacific Islander , 5.6% from other races , and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 15.6% of
4416-434: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94. The average family size was 3.38. In 2010, the population was 23.3% under the age of 18. 18.7% were 62 years of age or older. The median age was 41.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males. In 2019, there were 474,165 housing units and 446,977 family households. From 2015 to 2019, there
4485-483: Was an average of 2.99 persons per household, and 21.4% of the population was under 18 years of age. At the 2019 American Community Survey, Nassau had a median household income of $ 116,100. The per capita income was $ 51,422. About 5.6% of the population lived at or below the poverty line. The median income for a household in the county in 2010 was $ 72,030. and the median income for a family was $ 81,246. These figures had risen to $ 87,658 and $ 101,661 respectively according to
4554-652: Was intended to connect to a proposed bridge across the Long Island Sound to Connecticut . The limited-access section of the road is ceremoniously named Sergeant Major Daniel Joseph Daly Memorial Highway , in honor of Glen Cove native Daniel Joseph Daly . The alignment of Glen Cove Road starts at Peninsula Boulevard in downtown Hempstead as Clinton Street. It travels north and northeast through Hempstead, eventually entering Garden City – at which point Clinton Street becomes Clinton Road. From there, Clinton Road continues north-northeast through Garden City until its intersection with Old Country Road – at which point it enters
4623-404: Was moved to Long Island City from Mineola. As early as 1875, representatives of the three eastern towns began advocating the separation of the three eastern towns from Queens, with some proposals also including the towns of Huntington and Babylon (in Suffolk County). In 1898, the western portion of Queens County became a borough of the City of Greater New York , leaving the eastern portion
4692-440: Was once (as of 1959) part of an extended County Route 1, which reached as far south as Point Lookout and as far north as Centre Island . The current state designation for the route only includes the Clinton Road and Glen Cove Road alignment south of the North Hempstead / Oyster Bay town line, after which it becomes NY 900B and later NY 107 and CR 243 . Route 900B had originally been NY 904 prior to
4761-497: Was the site of many aviation firsts. Military aviators for both World Wars were trained on the Hempstead Plains at installations such as Mitchel Air Force Base , and a number of successful aircraft companies were established. Charles Lindberg took off for Paris from Roosevelt Field in 1927, completing the first non-stop trans-Atlantic flight from the United States. Grumman (which in 1986 employed 23,000 people on Long Island ) built many planes for World War II, and later contributed
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