Cedarhurst, New York

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Cedarhurst is a village in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, New York in the USA. The population was 6,164 at the United States Census, 2000. The village is named after a grove a trees that once stood at the post office.

The Village of Cedarhurst is in the Town of Hempstead.

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[edit] History

The village was incorporated in 1910. It is part of the "Five Towns", together with the village of Lawrence and the hamlets of Woodmere and Inwood, and "The Hewletts", which consist of the villages of Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor and Hewlett Neck and the hamlet of Hewlett. Cedarhurst's early name was Ocean Point. Rail service arrived in 1869 which lead people to the area, especially to the Rockaway Hunting Club, built in Cedarhurst in 1878. A post office was established in 1884, and Ocean Point was renamed Cedarhurst, partly at the request of the Hunt Club.[1]

For many years, Central Avenue, the area's main business district, was considered the Rodeo Drive of Long Island, offering upscale shops and boutiques to discriminating shoppers from around the area. With the growth of the local Orthodox Jewish community, many stores and restaurants now cater to the needs of this community. As observant Jews do not shop on the Jewish Sabbath, many of the street's businesses are closed on Saturday, reducing the foot traffic for those stores that remain open on Saturdays.[1]

[edit] Geography

Cedarhurst is located at 40°37′33″N, 73°43′42″W (40.625754, -73.728221)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] Education

Cedarhurst is part of School District 15 and is served by the Lawrence Public Schools. Lawrence High School as well as the #5 Elementary School, which serve students from a number of surrounding communities, are located in Cedarhurst.

Cedarhurst is also home to the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School, located on Central Avenue in a building that formerly housed one of the district's elementary schools.

The town is also home to St. Joachim Church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, also on Central Avenue. The church's parish elementary school was closed down in June 2005 due to declining enrollment in the school's area over the previous decade.[2]

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 6,164 people, 2,289 households, and 1,636 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,499.9/km² (9,042.0/mi²). There were 2,366 housing units at an average density of 1,343.4/km² (3,470.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 90.74% White, 1.28% African American, 0.11% Native American, 3.08% Asian, 2.94% from other races, and 1.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.35% of the population.

There were 2,289 households out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $56,441, and the median income for a family was $71,406. Males had a median income of $52,460 versus $37,292 for females. The per capita income for the village was $29,591. About 4.3% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

Over the past twenty years significant numbers of Orthodox Jewish families have moved into Cedarhurst supporting synagogues and other Jewish organizations. Italian-Americans (15.3%), Russian Americans (10.5%), Polish-Americans (9.7%) and Irish-Americans (6.9%) also make up a large percentage of the Five Towns community.[3]

[edit] Transportation

The Cedarhurst station provides Long Island Rail Road service on the Far Rockaway Branch to Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan.

[edit] Trivia

  • Cedarhurst has played a role in the arts - it served as the home of US Senator Joe Tynan in the book and movie The Seduction of Joe Tynan. Parts of the movie Married to the Mob were filmed there, most notably the opening scene at the train station.

[edit] See also

[edit] Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Cedarhurst include:

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b LIVING IN / Cedarhurst's Changing `Rodeo Drive'
  2. ^ St. Joachim Parish Elementary School in Cedarhurst To Close, press release dated April 12, 2005
  3. ^ City-data for Cedarhurst, New York, accessed November 9, 2006
  4. ^ Not the size of the dog in the fight, ESPN.com, accessed December 10, 2006
  5. ^ Late Show with David Letterman Cast bio: Alan Kalter, accessed December 10, 2006

[edit] External links

[edit] Orthodox Jewish institutions in Cedarhurst


Town of Hempstead, New York
Hempstead Town Hall on Front Street in Hempstead Village.

County

 Nassau County, New York

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