Nassau County is a suburban county located immediately to the east of New York City. 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 the county's largest town is Hempstead. The county is part of the Long Island region of the state,lying in its southeastern portion along with the remainder of the island.
Baldwin is a hamlet located in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County,on Long Island,New York,United States. It had a population of 33,919 in 2020.
East Garden City is a hamlet and former census-designated place (CDP) in the northeast part of the Town of Hempstead,in the central part of Nassau County,on Long Island,in New York,United States,along the Hempstead/North Hempstead town line. The population was 6,208 at the 2010 census,when it was still listed as a CDP. Since then,it is now included in the Uniondale CDP.
Hempstead is a village located in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County,on Long Island,in New York,United States. The population was 59,169 at the 2020 census,making it the most populous village in New York.
The Town of Hempstead is the largest of the three towns in Nassau County on Long Island,in New York,United States. The town's combined population was 793,409 at the 2020 census,which is the majority of Nassau County's population and makes it,by far,the largest population of any town in the United States.
Hofstra University is a private university in Hempstead,New York.
The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University is a law school located in Hempstead,New York,on Long Island,affiliated with Hofstra University. Founded in 1970 and accredited by the ABA in 1971,the school offers a JD,a joint JD/MBA degree,and LL.M degrees in American law and family law. It also offers online LL.M and MA degrees in Health Law &Policy,an online LL.M in American Law,and an online MA in American Legal Studies. The Law School is on the southern portion of the 244-acre (0.99 km2) Hofstra University campus. The school was renamed to the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University in September 2011.
Kate Murray is an American politician and attorney,and the former Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead,New York,United States.
The Hempstead Plains is a region of central Long Island,in what is now Nassau County,in New York State. It was once an open expanse of native grassland estimated to once extend to about 60,000 acres. It was separated from the North Shore of Long Island by the Harbor Hill Moraine,later approximately Route 25. The modern Hempstead Turnpike approximately traces the separation of the plain from the South Shore of Long Island. The east–west extent was from somewhat west of the modern Queens,New York City border to slightly beyond the Suffolk County border.
Thomas McKevitt is an American politician who represented District 17 in the New York Assembly from 2006 to 2017,which includes large portions of Nassau County,New York.
David G. McDonough is a member of the New York State Assembly,representing the 14th district,which includes portions of the town of Hempstead in Nassau County on Long Island. A Republican,McDonough was first elected through a special election in 2002.
Garden City is a village located in Nassau County,on Long Island,in New York,United States. The population was 23,272 at the time of the 2020 census.
Bruce Arthur Blakeman is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the 10th County Executive of Nassau County,New York. He was elected in the 2021 election,defeating Democratic incumbent Laura Curran. He previously served as the commissioner for the New York-New Jersey Port Authority as well as a Nassau County legislator and Hempstead town councilman.
Uniondale High School is a public high school located in Uniondale,Nassau County,New York,U.S.A.,and is the only high school operated by the Uniondale Union Free School District.
Michaelle C. Solages is an American politician serving as a member of the New York State Assembly,representing the 22nd district which includes portions of the town of Hempstead in Nassau County on Long Island. A Democrat,Solages was first elected in 2012.
Anna Kaplan is an Iranian-American politician from Great Neck,New York. A Democrat,she was a member of the New York State Senate,representing New York's 7th State Senate district,which runs from the North Shore to roughly the central part of Western Nassau County on Long Island. She was a member of the so-called "Long Island Six," a group of six Democrats who represent Long Island in the New York State Senate and often vote as a block. She was elected in 2018 as part of a wave of Democrats who defeated Republican incumbents and brought control of the New York Senate to the Democrats for only the third time since World War II. She lost re-election in 2022 to Jack Martins.
Jo Anne Simon is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 52nd District of the New York State Assembly. She is a Democrat. The district includes portions of Brooklyn Heights,Downtown Brooklyn,Cobble Hill,Carroll Gardens,Gowanus,Park Slope,Boerum Hill and DUMBO in Brooklyn. She was a candidate for Congress in New York's newly redrawn 10th congressional district in 2022.
Melissa "Missy" Miller is an American politician from the state of New York. A Republican,Miller represents the Third Councilmanic District on the Hempstead Town Board. She represented the 20th Assembly District in the New York State Assembly from 2017 to 2022;the district included the city of Long Beach and portions of the town of Hempstead.
Judy Griffin is an American author and politician,and a member of the New York State Assembly,representing the 21st district which includes portions of the town of Hempstead in Nassau County on Long Island. A Democrat,Griffin was first elected in 2018.
New York's 18th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Democrat Taylor Darling since 2019,after defeating then 30-year Assemblymember Earlene Hooper in the 2018 Democratic primary. In 2024,she announced that she would run for a seat in the New York State Senate,and will not run for re-election in the Assembly.
