Manhasset, New York
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| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Nassau |
| Area | |
| - Total | 2.4 sq mi (6.3 km²) |
| - Land | 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²) |
| Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 8,362 |
| - Density | 3,505.8/sq mi (1,353.6/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 11030 |
| Area code(s) | 516 |
| FIPS code | 36-44897 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0956342 |
Manhasset is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 8,362. Manhasset is a Native American term that translates to "the island neighborhood." In 2005, a Wall Street Journal article ranked Manhasset as the best town for raising a family in the New York metropolitan area [1]. As with other unincorporated communities, its local affairs are administered by the Township
The hamlet is served by the Long Island Rail Road, which provides direct and convenient access to New York City at the Manhasset station.
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[edit] Geography
Manhasset is located at (40.792754, -73.693263)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²), of which, 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.24%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 8,362 people, 2,831 households, and 2,185 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,505.8 per square mile (1,350.9/km²). There were 2,917 housing units at an average density of 1,223.0/sq mi (471.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 75.1% White, 12.3% African American, 0.9% Native American, 3.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 5.5% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.5% of the population. (please note that the statistics are of the year 2000 and do not reflect the current population)
There were 2,831 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 6.81 and the average family size was 5.73.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $88,472, and the median income for a family was $104,601. Males had a median income of $65,294 versus $41,997 for females. The per capita income for the town was $43,454. 5.7% of the population and 3.9% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 5.4% are under the age of 18 and 6.9% are 65 or older. This disparity is accounted for by the fact that the Valley, a neighborhood which is politically and socially part of the neighboring Great Neck and physically removed from the other neighborhoods, is included in this census, as many people feel, erroneously.
Manhasset is a heavily Catholic community, which caused some tension when the North Hempstead Supervisor objected to a priest's blessing at a 2005 Christmas tree lighting in the village.
[edit] History
19th century Manhasset was a farming community on the valley road (now Community Drive) from Hyde Park and Success Pond (now New Hyde Park and Lake Success) to Manhasset Bay, an inlet of Long Island Sound between the Great Neck and Cow Neck peninsulas. This was one of the passes through the line of hills separating the Hempstead Plains of Long Island from its North Shore. In 1898 the Long Island Rail Road built a high trestle (still the highest railroad bridge on Long Island) to carry a single track extension of the Great Neck line over the southern tip of Manhasset Bay and through the high land of Cow Neck to Port Washington. A station was built in the hamlet as a result.
In the 1920s, a few pioneering commuters from the City started turning a lowland rural community into a highland commuter town. A commercial district developed along Plandome Road. New public buildings appeared, including a red brick elementary school, a Town Hall for North Hempstead, a Post Office, and a telephone exchange for the peninsula. In 1941 Lord & Taylor opened a branch in Manhasset, the first branch of a Fifth Avenue department store to open anywhere. With Manhasset recentered upon Cow Neck, the old name for the high land was forgotten and the Valley withered.
Late in the 20th century, Commerce on Plandome Road declined as the "Miracle Mile" on Northern Boulevard became more important. The Public Library (popularly called "The Jail" by many residents because of its brick-heavy, looming architecture) moved just south of its location on Onderdonk Avenue to the corner of Onderdonk Ave. and Northern Boulevard, next door to and towering over the historic Quaker Meeting House.
In 2007, the Manhasset negotiations were initiated between Morocco and the Polisario Front, in order to reach a peaceful settlement on Western Sahara.
"Manhasset Press" is the community's local paper published weekly by Anton News.[2].
Manhasset has a locally operated School Community Association (SCA) instead electing to be a local chapter of the Parent Teacher Association. The SCA, which boasts great support within the community, hosts a fundraising fair every year at Munsey Park School. Membership dues and profits from fund-raising efforts benefit the schools in Manhasset; no percentage of funds goes to a state or national offices of a larger organization, thus all monies raised benefit the Manhasset schools directly. [3]
[edit] Schools
- Manhasset High School
- Manhasset Middle School
- Shelter Rock Elementary School
- Munsey Park Elementary School
- St Mary's Elementary School
- St Mary's High School
- Our Lady of Grace Montessori School
- The Language Workshop For Children - French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese classes for children and toddlers, 6 months to 9 years old LWFC website
- The Manhasset School District covers not only the unincorporated areas discussed in the census reports, but several incorporated villages including Plandome, Plandome Manor, Munsey Park and part of Flower Hill. The Valley School, serving Manhasset's African American community, was closed in the 1960s by a desegregation lawsuit. This was not a racial issue, however, but more of a financial issue. Manhasset did not have a large enough black population to fill the quota for legal "desegregation" and the community did not feel it should have to burden the cost of providing transportation for additional black students from the neighboring town of Great Neck. The centrally located and antiquated Plandome Road School was demolished in the 1970's, having been replaced by the new Shelter Rock School.
[edit] Sports
Manhasset High School
St. Mary's
[edit] Commerce
Manhasset is well-known for its high-end premium open-air shopping center, the Americana Manhasset. The center is situated along Northern Boulevard's "Miracle Mile" which is referenced in Billy Joel's 1980 hit It's Still Rock and Roll to Me. The Americana first opened in 1956 as a simple community-style shopping mall, however in the 1980s gradually it catered to luxurious boutiques such as Ralph Lauren, Williams-Sonoma, Brooks Brothers, Abercrombie & Fitch, Oilily, Prada, Giorgio Armani, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Hermès, and Burberry among others. In addition, a short distance away from the Miracle Mile is Lord & Taylor, which is often referred to as the first branch store in America. In addition to Lord & Taylor, Manhasset has supported branches of some of the most well known stores in NY over the years - B. Altman and Company, Bonwit Teller, Abraham & Straus, Best & Co., Arnold Constable, Franklin Simon, Peck & Peck, W. & J. Sloane and J.J. Newberry.
The main village of Manhasset is situated around Plandome Road which contains several bakeries, pizzerias, delis, bars, coffee shops, and a movie theatre. Centralized in town is a small park and a landmark gazebo where the LIRR connects directly into Manhattan for a 28-minute commute.
[edit] References
[edit] Movie References
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947) − In the film, Fred Gailey tells Mr. Kringle that he would like to buy a colonial home in Manhasset [4].
- Boiler Room (2000) - Portions of the driving scenes feature noticeable areas of Manhasset
- The Good Shepherd (2006) − Portions of the movie were filmed in Manhasset. [5].
[edit] Television References
- Jim Brown, All American (2002) − Portions of the Spike Lee's HBO documentary were filmed in Manhasset.
- Made (2003) − Scenes from MTV's TV Series Made were filmed in Manhasset.
- Will & Grace - Karen states in one episode that she would like to use her helicopter to fly to Fortunoffs in Manhasset. (There is no Fortunoff in Manhasset).
[edit] Literary References
- The Great Gatsby (1925) − The eastern shore of the Manhasset Bay was F. Scott Fitzgerald's inspiration for "East Egg".
- The Tender Bar (2005) − Coming of age novel by J.R. Moehringer that takes place in Manhasset. [6]
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] Notable residents/natives
- Bruce R. Bent - inventor of the money market fund
- Mike Breen - NBA play-by-play commentator
- Jim Brown - Hall of Fame football player.[1]
- Frances Hodgson Burnett - author, known for books such as The Secret Garden
- L.L. Cool J - recording artist / actor
- Billy Crudup - actor, in movies such as Big Fish and Almost Famous.[2]
- Johnny Desmond - singer
- Peter Duchin - pianist, bandleader, and son of Eddy Duchin, bandleader
- Don Dunphy - Don Dunphy (1908-1998) - United States television and radio sports announcer specializing in boxing broadcasts
- Melissa Errico - former ingenue in Broadway musicals/performer; married to Patrick McEnroe
- Boomer Esiason - former professional football player.[3]
- Evan Marshall - graduate of Manhasset High School, who, in 2007, was sentenced to 30 years to life after being convicted of the murder/dismemberment of his mother's Glen Cove next-door neighbor
- Jinx Falkenburg (1919-2003), model and radio personality with husband Tex McCrary.[4]
- The Farley Brothers - Brian and Ted, cabaret artists/singers/actors
- Mike Francesa - sports radio talk show host of WFAN's "Mike and the Mad Dog"
- Ray Goulding (1922-1990) Radio personality, comedian, partner of Bob Elliott of "Bob and Ray" fame
- J. Peter Grace (1913-1995) former CEO of W.R. Grace and Company
- Al Groh (1944-), former head coach of New York Jets. Current head coach of University of Virginia football team.[5]
- Leroy Grumman (1895-1982) founder of the Grumman Aircraft Corp
- Roy Harter (1973-) recording artist / television and film composer
- Al Hodge (1912-1979), actor, in movies such as Captain Video and The Green Hornet
- Ken Howard (1944-), actor, best known for the TV series The White Shadow.[6]
- Chris Jericho - musician/WWE professional wrestler, who was "born in the backseat of my parents station wagon off the Jericho turnpike.".
- Eric Junge - professional baseball player for the New York Yankees
- Sean Landeta - professional football player
- Jason Marquis - pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
- John Jeffrey Martin - singer/actor High School Musical; grandson of Johnny Desmond
- Patrick McEnroe - former tennis player and Davis Cup captain
- Bill O'Reilly - current Fox News Anchor
- William S. Paley - founder of CBS
- Joan Whitney Payson (1903-1975) was an American heiress, businesswoman, philanthropist, patron of the arts and art collector, and a member of the prominent Whitney family; owner of the New York Mets.[7]
- José Reyes - professional baseball player for the New York Mets.[8]
- Kevin Ryan - The "Irish Express". Analyst for ESPN College Football show "Beat the Spread"
- Erika Slezak - actor, best known for her portrayal of "Vicki," in "One Life to Live," since the 1970s
- Betsey Cushing Whitney and John Hay "Jock" Whitney (1904-1982) wealthy American socialites
- Payne Whitney (1876-1927), wealthy American business man
- Raymond Goulding 1960 - 1990, Comedian - Bob & Ray, Writer, Actor, funny-guy.
[edit] References
- ^ Holden, Stephen. "FILM REVIEW; Jim Brown as Football Legend, Sex Symbol and Husband", The New York Times, March 22, 2002. Accessed October 27, 2007. "At the age of 8 he moved to Manhasset, N.Y., where his mother worked as a domestic. It was at Manhasset High School that he became a football star and athletic legend."
- ^ Green, Jesse. "Billy Crudup: Almost Infamous", The New York Times, October 10, 2004. Accessed December 3, 2007. "That he was born of humans somewhere - Manhasset, on Long Island, the rumor goes - may be too far to speculate..."
- ^ Fabrikant, Geraldine. "TALKING MONEY WITH: BOOMER ESIASON; Quarterback Lets Adviser Call the Plays", The New York Times, April 26, 1998. Accessed November 20, 2007. "Mr. Esiason, 37, also owns a home in Manhasset, N.Y., on Long Island, worth an estimated $1.3 million, where he lives with his wife, Cheryl (the girlfriend he put through school), and their two children, Gunnar, 7, and Sydney, 5."
- ^ Obituaries, Manhasset Press, September 5, 2003. Accessed December 7, 2007. "Jinx Falkenberg McCrary of Mill Neck, longtime resident of Manhasset, died on Aug. 27 at the age of 84."
- ^ Eskenazi, Gerald. "PRO FOOTBALL; Left in Limbo, Jets Assistants Consider Their Options", The New York Times, January 10, 2000. Accessed December 3, 2007. "A native of Manhasset, N.Y., the 55-year-old Groh is savvy, a gifted teacher and a man of some parts."
- ^ Tarshis, Alex. "Hanging Out in the NBA TV Green Room With ... Ken Howard", NBA.com. Accessed November 23, 2007. "A native of Manhasset, N.Y., Howard had basketball in his blood well before the "The White Shadow" debuted, having played in both high school and college, serving as the captain on his Amherst College team before he attended the Yale School of Drama."
- ^ Reif, Rita. "The Paysons' home on view", The New York Times, April 27, 1984. Accessed November 12, 2007. "JOAN WHITNEY PAYSON, the ebullient, highly visible owner of the New York Mets until her death in 1975, was the extremely private mistress of a 50-room, fieldstone mansion in Manhasset, L.I., that she and her industrialist husband, Charles Shipman Payson, filled with art, antiques, collectibles and souvenirs."
- ^ Red, Christian. "Move over, Derek Jeter: Jose Reyes is now New York's finest shortstop", New York Daily News, May 6, 2007. Accessed September 30, 2007. "Reyes and his girlfriend moved from a two-bedroom apartment in Queens to the comforts of a Manhasset, L.I. home last year."
[edit] External links
- Manhasset Chamber of Commerce
- Manhasset Community Website
- Manhasset Lacrosse Homepage
- Manhasset-Lakeville Volunteer Fire Department
- A detailed history of the town
- First Congregational Church
- Manhasset, New York is at coordinates Coordinates:
