Nassau County 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 the 2010 census. Its county seat is Mineola,while the county's largest and most populous town is Hempstead. As with the remainder of Long Island,Nassau County lies in the southeastern region of New York State.
Elmont is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in northwestern Hempstead in Nassau County,New York,United States,along its border with the borough of Queens in New York City. The population was 35,265 as of the 2020 census.
Floral Park is an incorporated village in Nassau County,on Long Island,in New York,United States. The population was 16,172 at the time of the 2020 census.
Herricks is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Nassau County,on Long Island,in New York,United States. The population was 4,398 at the 2020 census.
Lynbrook is a village in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County,on the South Shore of Long Island,in New York,United States. The population was 20,438 at the time of the 2020 census.
Manhasset is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Nassau County,on the North Shore of Long Island,in New York,United States. It is considered the anchor community of the Greater Manhasset area. The population was 8,176 at the 2020 census.
New Hyde Park is a village in the Towns of Hempstead and North Hempstead in Nassau County,on Long Island,in New York,United States. It is the anchor community of the Greater New Hyde Park area. The population was 9,712 at the 2010 census.
North Hempstead is one of three towns in Nassau County,on Long Island,in New York,United States. The population was 237,639 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the 7th largest city or town in New York by population.
Port Washington North is a village in Nassau County,on the North Shore of Long Island,in New York,United States. It is considered part of the Greater Port Washington area,which is anchored by Port Washington. The population was 3,160 as of the 2020 census.
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.
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) was founded in Geneva,Switzerland in August 1936 as an international federation of Jewish communities and organizations. According to its mission statement,the World Jewish Congress' main purpose is to act as "the diplomatic arm of the Jewish people". Membership in the WJC is open to all representative Jewish groups or communities,irrespective of the social,political or economic ideology of the community's host country. The World Jewish Congress headquarters are in New York City,and the organization maintains international offices in Brussels,Belgium;Jerusalem;Paris,France;Moscow,Russia;Buenos Aires,Argentina;and Geneva,Switzerland. The WJC has special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
Francis Thomas Purcell was an American Republican politician who was county executive of Nassau County,New York (1978–87). He served as a trustee and also as mayor of the village of Malverne,was a member of the New York State Assembly,and supervisor of the town of Hempstead,New York,before becoming county executive in 1978. After resigning in 1987,Purcell became a political commentator for Cablevision's news channel News 12 Long Island. In 2004,a section of land formerly called Hempstead Plains was dedicated to Purcell in honor of his service and dedication to Nassau County.
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.
Michael A. Montesano was member of the New York State Assembly representing the 15th district,which includes portions of the towns of Hempstead,North Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau County on Long Island. A Republican,he was initially elected in a 2010 special election. Since 2022 he has served as a district judge of Nassau County.
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.
John Mikulin is a member of the New York State Assembly representing the 17th district,which includes portions of the towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau County on Long Island. A Republican,Mikulin was first elected in a 2018 special election.
Gina Sillitti is an American Democratic Party politician who represents New York State Assembly district 16,which includes Port Washington,Manhasset,Great Neck,North Hills,East Hills,Flower Hill,Old Westbury,Roslyn Estates,Roslyn Heights,Herricks and Lake Success of Nassau County on Long Island.
Lee R. Seeman is a former member of the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad,the agency of the U.S. Government charged with helping to protect and preserve memorials,historic sites,buildings,cemeteries,and other property in Central and Eastern Europe,including parts of the former Soviet Union,important to the foreign heritage of Americans. Seeman was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1995 and reappointed by President George W. Bush.
Siegmund "Sig" Spiegel was a Jewish architect,war hero,author,activist,and Holocaust lecturer. A German-American,he fled Nazi Germany to the United States in 1938,following his sister. As an architect he was best known for his extensive work in the New York Metropolitan area.
Jennifer DeSena is an American attorney and politician serving as the 38th Town Supervisor of North Hempstead,in Nassau County,New York,in the United States.
