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'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." A 2005 Wall Street Journal article ranked Manhasset as the best town for raising a family in the New York metropolitan area [1].
The hamlet is served by the Long Island Rail Road, which provides direct and convenient access to New York City at the Manhasset station.
Manhasset is located at (40.792754, -73.693263).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²). 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.24%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,362 people, 2,831 households, and 2,185 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,350.9/km² (3,505.8/mi²). There were 2,917 housing units at an average density of 471.2/km² (1,223.0/mi²). 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)
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.
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.
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 village as a result of this.
In the 1920s, when 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. Commerce on Plandome Road declined in the late 20th century as the "Miracle Mile" on Northern Boulevard became more important. The Public Library moved just south of its location on Onderdonk Avenue to the corner of Onderdonk Ave. and Northern Boulevard.
"Manhasset Press" is the community's local paper published weekly by Anton News.[2]. The SCA Fair is also an annual tradition. Manhasset has a School Community Association instead of a Parent Teacher Association. [3]
★ 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 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. The centrally located and antiquated Plandome Road School was demolished in the 1970's, having been replaced by the new Shelter Rock School.
'Manhasset High School'
:''See Manhasset High School#Sports''
'St. Mary's'
:''See St. Mary's High School (Manhasset, New York)''
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, Oilily,
Prada, Giorgio Armani, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Hermès, and Burberry among others. Nevertheless, the Miracle Mile extends to 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.
★ ''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].
★ ''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.
★ ''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]
★ Bruce R. Bent - inventor of the money market fund
★ Mike Breen - NBA play-by-play commentator
★ Jim Brown - Hall of Fame football player
★ 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
★ Johnny Desmond - singer
★ Peter Duchin - pianist, bandleader, and son of Eddy Duchin, bandleader
★ Boomer Esiason - former professional football player
★ Mike Francesa - sports radio talk show host of WFAN's "Mike and the Mad Dog"
★ J. Peter Grace - former CEO of W.R. Grace and Company
★ Leroy Grumman - founder of the Grumman Aircraft Corp
★ Roy Harter - recording artist / television and film composer
★ Al Hodge - actor, in movies such as Captain Video and The Green Hornet
★ Ken Howard - actor
★ Chris Jericho - musician/former professional wrestler
★ Sean Landeta - professional football player
★ Patrick McEnroe - former tennis player and Davis Cup captain
★ Bill O'Reilly - current Fox News Anchor
★ William S. Paley - founder of CBS
★ Jose Reyes - professional baseball player for the New York Mets
★ Moises Alou - professional baseball player for the New York Mets
★ Payne Whitney - wealthy American business man and socialite
★ John Hay "Jock" and Betsey Cushing Whitney - wealthy American business man and socialite
★ Jason Marquis - pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
★ 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
The hamlet is served by the Long Island Rail Road, which provides direct and convenient access to New York City at the Manhasset station.
| Contents |
| Geography |
| Demographics |
| History |
| Schools |
| Sports |
| Commerce |
| References |
| Movie References |
| Television References |
| Literary References |
| Notable residents |
| External links |
Geography
Manhasset is located at (40.792754, -73.693263).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²). 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.24%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,362 people, 2,831 households, and 2,185 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,350.9/km² (3,505.8/mi²). There were 2,917 housing units at an average density of 471.2/km² (1,223.0/mi²). 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)
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.
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.
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 village as a result of this.
In the 1920s, when 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. Commerce on Plandome Road declined in the late 20th century as the "Miracle Mile" on Northern Boulevard became more important. The Public Library moved just south of its location on Onderdonk Avenue to the corner of Onderdonk Ave. and Northern Boulevard.
"Manhasset Press" is the community's local paper published weekly by Anton News.[2]. The SCA Fair is also an annual tradition. Manhasset has a School Community Association instead of a Parent Teacher Association. [3]
Schools
Manhasset High School
★ 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 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. The centrally located and antiquated Plandome Road School was demolished in the 1970's, having been replaced by the new Shelter Rock School.
Sports
'Manhasset High School'
:''See Manhasset High School#Sports''
'St. Mary's'
:''See St. Mary's High School (Manhasset, New York)''
Commerce
Americana Manhasset
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, Oilily,
Prada, Giorgio Armani, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Hermès, and Burberry among others. Nevertheless, the Miracle Mile extends to 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.
References
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].
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.
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]
Notable residents
★ Bruce R. Bent - inventor of the money market fund
★ Mike Breen - NBA play-by-play commentator
★ Jim Brown - Hall of Fame football player
★ 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
★ Johnny Desmond - singer
★ Peter Duchin - pianist, bandleader, and son of Eddy Duchin, bandleader
★ Boomer Esiason - former professional football player
★ Mike Francesa - sports radio talk show host of WFAN's "Mike and the Mad Dog"
★ J. Peter Grace - former CEO of W.R. Grace and Company
★ Leroy Grumman - founder of the Grumman Aircraft Corp
★ Roy Harter - recording artist / television and film composer
★ Al Hodge - actor, in movies such as Captain Video and The Green Hornet
★ Ken Howard - actor
★ Chris Jericho - musician/former professional wrestler
★ Sean Landeta - professional football player
★ Patrick McEnroe - former tennis player and Davis Cup captain
★ Bill O'Reilly - current Fox News Anchor
★ William S. Paley - founder of CBS
★ Jose Reyes - professional baseball player for the New York Mets
★ Moises Alou - professional baseball player for the New York Mets
★ Payne Whitney - wealthy American business man and socialite
★ John Hay "Jock" and Betsey Cushing Whitney - wealthy American business man and socialite
★ Jason Marquis - pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
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
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