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89-838: The unsigned county highway consists of North Main Street , Nassau Road , Greenwich Street , Washington Street , Washington Avenue , Roslyn Road , Main Street , and Old Northern Boulevard . County Route 7 , in its entirety, is owned by Nassau County and is maintained by the Nassau County Department of Public Works . County Route 7A begins at Peninsula Boulevard (CR 2) in the Village of Hempstead . From there, it continues north as Washington Street, intersecting Front Street (NY 102; CR 106) one block later. It then continues north, reaching Hempstead Turnpike (NY 24; CR 107) shortly thereafter, thence continuing north through

178-415: 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

267-577: 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

356-466: 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

445-669: 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

534-612: 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

623-630: 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

712-729: A junction with Babylon Turnpike (CR D11) . Now running along Nassau Road, CR 7B veers to the north-northwest and passes through the heart of Roosevelt, intersecting several local streets, and it eventually crossing over the Southern State Parkway , with which it interchanges via exit 21. Once Nassau Road crosses over the Southern State Parkway, it enters Uniondale and soon thereafter reaches an intersection with Brookside Avenue (CR C23) and Uniondale Avenue (CR 188) . From there, CR 7 continues northwest, eventually reaching Argyle and Harold Avenues, where it enters

801-514: A major renovation project at the high school, as part of a district-wide modernization initiative. This renovation included completely gutting and renovating the first floor hallways, demolishing, replacing, and expanding the library, constructing an additional gymnasium, installing air conditioning in the world language and math/2nd floor science hallways, reconfiguring the front circle and constructing an entrance plaza (including an awning and vegetation) and security vestibule, expanding and resurfacing

890-526: 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

979-600: 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

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1068-500: 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

1157-469: 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

1246-483: 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

1335-586: 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). Roslyn High School Roslyn High School

1424-484: 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

1513-675: Is a public high school in Roslyn Heights , in Nassau County , New York , United States. It is the only high school in the Roslyn Union Free School District , serving all of the district's students in grades 9 through 12. The property that Roslyn High School sits on was donated in the 1920s by Clarence and Katherine Mackay, both famous figures in Roslyn's history. They owned a large estate in

1602-541: Is a suburban county located on Long Island , immediately to 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

1691-556: 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

1780-591: 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

1869-445: 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

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1958-577: The 2010 census . Its county seat is Mineola , while 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

2047-680: 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

2136-568: The Colonial Revival Style. It consisted of a columned main entrance, adorned on both sides by symmetrical wings. The main entrance was reached by a staircase leading from the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Roslyn Road. An extension was built off the back of the school in the 1950s during the postwar Baby boom , which stands to this day. The architect and the district commissioned the Olmsted Brothers to design

2225-479: 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

2314-818: 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

2403-607: 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

2492-655: The Long Island Rail Road 's Garden City–Mitchel Field Secondary at-grade and intersecting Stewart Avenue in the heart of Garden City's downtown one block later. It then continues north along the west edge of the Mott Section of Garden City, intersecting several more local streets before intersecting Eleventh Street (CR C70). Now traveling along the east edge of Nassau County's government complex, CR 7A soon reaches South Road (CR E28), followed by Supreme Court Drive (CR E36), and thence Court House Drive (CR C50), before reaching an intersection with Old Country Road (CR 25) at

2581-572: The Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road, soon rising back up to ground level and intersecting Second Street (CR E23). CR 7A then continues north-northeast, soon intersecting Westbury Avenue (CR E57) before eventually reaching Jerome Avenue a few blocks later. From there, Roslyn Road continues northeast, passing several local streets before reaching an intersection with Jericho Turnpike (NY 25) . It then continues northeast and enters

2670-784: 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

2759-640: 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

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2848-472: 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

2937-453: The Village of Freeport , at the village's Long Island Rail Road station . From there, it travels north as North Main Street, eventually reaching West and East Seaman Avenues (CR E21). It then continues north through the village and intersecting several local streets, soon intersecting Pleasant Avenue, where it enters Roosevelt . CR 7B then continues north, intersecting with West Centennial Avenue (CR C34) shortly thereafter – and thence reaching

3026-582: The Village of Hempstead and becomes Greenwich Street. It continues northwest from there, eventually passing Kennedy Park and then intersecting with Henry Street (CR D13), before shortly thereafter reaching an intersection with Baldwin Road (CR 55) , Jerusalem Avenue (CR 105) , and Marvin Street. The road then curves back to the north-northwest, eventually intersecting Peninsula Boulevard (CR 2) before continuing north and reaching Front Street (NY 102; CR 106) – CR 7B's northern terminus – one block later. North of

3115-422: 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

3204-549: 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

3293-675: The Garden City– Mineola line (which is also the Hempstead – North Hempstead line), adjacent to the Nassau County Courthouse . Upon crossing Old Country Road, CR 7A leaves Garden City and the Town of Hempstead, and enters the Village of Mineola and the Town of North Hempstead; Washington Avenue becomes Roslyn Road at this location. Continuing north from Old Country Road through Mineola, CR 7A soon crosses underneath

3382-594: 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,

3471-508: 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

3560-452: The Long Island Rail Road's Oyster Bay Branch , and then intersecting Railroad Avenue immediately afterwards. It then continues northwest and intersects East Broadway (CR C65). From there, Main Street curves towards the north-northwest through the historic heart of Roslyn, eventually intersecting Paper Mill Road. From there, CR 7A continues north, eventually intersecting Tower Place and thence reaching Old Northern Boulevard (CR D71) in front of

3649-551: 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

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3738-782: 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

3827-1212: The Northern State Parkway, CR 7A – now forming the Roslyn Heights– East Hills border – continues north and soon intersects Parkside Drive before intersecting the South Service Road (Powerhouse Road) of the Long Island Expressway (I-495) . It then runs underneath I-495 and then immediately intersects the North Service Road (Powerhouse Road). From there, CR 7A meanders its way north along the Roslyn Heights–East Hills border, passing Russell Street and several other residential streets in Roslyn Heights before reaching Round Hill Road (CR E13). From there, it continues north, intersecting Lincoln Avenue one block north, in front of Roslyn High School – now fully in Roslyn Heights. Roslyn Road then curves towards

3916-792: 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

4005-565: The Roslyn High School newspaper, was preparing the March issue when she was given information that a woman had stolen money from the school district two years earlier, but was allowed to resign quietly without criminal charges. As Rombom researched the story for her newspaper, she discovered that the woman, who had embezzled at least $ 250,000, was Pamela Gluckin, the school district's former assistant superintendent for business, but she

4094-521: 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

4183-868: 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

4272-460: The Village of East Williston a few blocks later, at which point Roslyn Road gently curves towards the north, intersecting with several residential streets before reaching East Williston (Hillside) Avenue (NY 25B; CR 85) in the heart of the village. CR 7A then continues north, intersecting several more residential streets before entering Roslyn Heights at the site of the former crossing of the Long Island Motor Parkway . From there, CR 7A curves towards

4361-608: 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

4450-472: The area, known as "Harbor Hill" (of which the donated land was once part), and a plaque was created to commemorate the land donation. It was originally located in the lobby of the original school building, and is now located on the wall near the replacement building's visitor entrance. Additionally, Katherine Mackay was the first woman to serve on Roslyn's school board. The original school building opened in 1925, designed by architect William Bunker Tubby in

4539-410: The capacity for students to engaged in science and science-related activities at Roslyn. As of the 2017–2018 school year, Roslyn High School had a total enrollment of 1,038 students, and had 87.04 full-time equivalent classroom teachers. The student/teacher ratio was 11.93-to-1. Below are various charts that further describe the demographics of the student body as of the 2017–18 school year, using

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4628-399: 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

4717-507: The district, at Gách's request, took possession of the Horse Tamer statue to ensure that it be preserved and maintained. The statue was soon restored and installed at Roslyn High School. For many years after the district took ownership, Gách continued to look after and maintain the statue. In 2012, the statue was temporarily removed from the school for an extensive rehabilitation, as it had been damaged by weathering and vandals. In 2017,

4806-503: The faculty and student parking lots by relocating the district's bus garage to an area adjacent to one of the elementary schools, and creating a student lounge next to the school store. Further renovations were completed during the summer of 2018. Additionally, the center of the front circle would remain the home for one of the marble horse tamer statues from the Mackay estate, which was restored and re-dedicated on October 10, 2019. In

4895-467: The funds for replacing them with new ones that met the latest federal design standards and requirements, as per the federal government's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices . When Nassau County first signed its highways in 1959, CR 7 continued north and east from Roslyn to Glen Cove – and further south from its current terminus in Freeport, through that village, to the water. Following the removal of

4984-472: The heart of Hempstead, soon intersecting Jackson Street and thence West Columbia Street, providing access to the Rosa Parks Hempstead Transit Center . From there, CR 7A continues north, intersecting several local streets before crossing into the Village of Garden City ; Washington Street becomes Washington Avenue at this location. Immediately thereafter, it intersects Meadow Street – after which it continues north, intersecting several local streets before crossing

5073-406: 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

5162-433: The intersection with Front Street, Greenwich Street continues north as Main Street – a village-maintained road. South of the Freeport LIRR station, North Main Street continues south as South Main Street, which is owned and maintained by the Village of Freeport. Like all of the other county routes in Nassau County, CR 7 became unsigned in the 1970s, when Nassau County officials opted to remove the signs as opposed to allocating

5251-414: The landscaping of the school's grounds. Between 1970 and 1971, the original, Tubby-designed 1920s school building was demolished and replaced by the current structure, designed by Caudill Rowlett Scott . However, there are numerous remnants of the old building that remain - most notably the middle segment of the stairway underneath the school (which made up the middle section of the original steps up to

5340-431: 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

5429-438: 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

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5518-475: 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

5607-422: 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

5696-461: 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

5785-528: 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

5874-401: 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

5963-406: The northeast and soon reaches I.U. Willets Road . It then continues north as the main north–south thoroughfare through the Roslyn Country Club section of Roslyn Heights, before reaching Locust Lane and curving towards the northwest. Roslyn Road then continues through the area, soon reaching – and crossing over – the Northern State Parkway , with which it intersects via exit 29. After crossing over

6052-474: 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

6141-435: The northwest, soon thereafter intersecting Harbor Hill Road (CR D06) at the Roslyn Heights–East Hills border. From there, CR 7A continues northwest, intersecting Locust Street one block later, at the tripoint between East Hills, Roslyn , and Roslyn Heights; CR 7A enters the Village of Roslyn at this location, and Roslyn Road's name changes to Main Street. CR 7A continues northwest from there along Main Street, crossing underneath

6230-415: 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

6319-417: The original building's main entrance) and the main gymnasium (which was built with the original school for the same purpose). Lecture Room B was the original school's auditorium, and the room behind it was the original stage. The school maintains a collection of historic photographs in "The Commons", including many of the old school. In February 2004, Rebekah Rombom, as editor-in-chief of The Hilltop Beacon,

6408-416: 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

6497-488: 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

6586-460: 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

6675-480: 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

6764-477: The same public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES): As part of the construction of the Mackay estate, Harbor Hill , numerous statues were commissioned – including multiple marble horse tamer statues. After the Mackay estate was demolished, the statue that now resides at the high school was forgotten, only to be stumbled upon years later by a local artist, George Gách. In 1959,

6853-485: The school underwent an extensive modernization, and the front circle was reconfigured. A garden was created in the grassy island of the front circle, with trees, bushes and flowers, and the school’s flagpole. The restored statue was made the garden’s centerpiece, complete with a new stone pedestal. The re-dedication ceremony for the restored Horse Tamer statue took place in the front circle of Roslyn High School on October 10, 2019. The ceremony included several speeches and

6942-469: The signs and Nassau County renumbering its routes, CR 7 was split into CR 7A and CR 7B, and was truncated on both ends to its current, respective termini. In 2008, the former Roslyn Road's former grade crossing with the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line was eliminated. The grade crossing elimination project saw the road be shifted just west of the former alignment in the area, and be depressed to pass underneath

7031-633: The summer of 2021, Roslyn High School began another set of renovations, but this time with an emphasis on the science wing. Throughout the summer, Roslyn removed the older, 1970s-style science classrooms with modern, high tech rooms that encourage more in-depth science experiments and greater ease of teaching. Each classroom was equipped with three screens for teachers to project information onto and had fume hoods to allow for more advanced science raiments. Roslyn also built two new research rooms devoted to allowing students to perform natural science research projects. These multi-million dollar renovations have advanced

7120-401: The superintendent of the school district at the time, eventually pleaded guilty and went to prison. Former Roslyn student Mike Makowsky dramatized the scandal in the 2019 HBO film Bad Education , starring Hugh Jackman as Tassone and Allison Janney as Gluckin. The film won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie . In the summer of 2017, the district embarked on

7209-888: The tracks. Many landmarks exist along CR 7, including the Roslyn House in Roslyn Heights, the Ellen E. Ward Memorial Clock Tower in Roslyn, and the Mackay Estate Gate Lodge in East Hills – all of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Furthermore, a large portion of the route within Roslyn travels through the Main Street Historic District . Nassau County Department of Public Works Nassau County ( / ˈ n æ s ɔː / NASS -aw )

7298-505: The village's historic clock tower . At this location, CR 7A veers onto Old Northern Boulevard, north to West Shore Road (CR 15) ; this marks the northern terminus of the CR 7A designation. Old Northern Boulevard continues west to Roslyn Estates & Flower Hill , and the CR 15 designation continues north to Port Washington along West Shore Road & Beacon Hill Road. County Route 7B begins at Brooklyn Avenue (CR C23) and Broadway (CR C21) in

7387-552: 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

7476-555: 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

7565-434: 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

7654-483: 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

7743-518: 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

7832-563: 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

7921-437: Was told she could not use Gluckin's name in her article. She was also told that she needed to show the article to her principal and the director of community relations before publication; both read it and did not request any changes. The publication of the article in the school's newspaper triggered a full-scale investigation that found officials had embezzled $ 11.2 million from the district over 8 years. Gluckin and Frank Tassone,

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