Great Neck Estates, New York

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Great Neck Estates, New York
Incorporated Village of Great Neck Estates
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Great Neck Estates Village Hall on June 11, 2021.
Nickname(s): 
The Estates; GNE; VGNE
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Location in Nassau County and the state of New York
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Great Neck Estates, New York
Location on Long Island
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Great Neck Estates, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 40°47′14″N73°44′17″W / 40.78722°N 73.73806°W / 40.78722; -73.73806
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of New York.svg  New York
County Nassau
Town North Hempstead
Incorporated 1911
Government
   Mayor William D. Warner
   Deputy Mayor Jeffrey Farkas
Area
[1]
  Total0.80 sq mi (2.08 km2)
  Land0.77 sq mi (1.98 km2)
  Water0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation
82 ft (25 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total2,990
  Density3,903.39/sq mi (1,507.27/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
11021
Area codes 516, 363
FIPS code 36-30191
GNIS feature ID0951638
Website www.vgne.com

Great Neck Estates is a village on the Great Neck Peninsula in the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 2,990 at the 2020 census.

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History

Great Neck Estates incorporated in 1911, making it the second village to incorporate on the Great Neck Peninsula. [2] [3] Residents felt that the incorporation was imperative in order to maintain home rule. [3] They also felt that by incorporating, they would be able to have services which they otherwise would not be able to have through the Town of North Hempstead. [3]

A plaque was installed at Village Hall in 1981 to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Great Neck Estates' incorporation as a village. [2]

In 1982, Great Neck Estates became the first village on Long Island to call for a nuclear freeze between the United States and the former Soviet Union after trustees approved of a petition started by three concerned residents on the Great Neck Peninsula. [4] Copies of their document were delivered to the leaders of both nations as peace efforts. [4]

Geography

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U.S. Census map of Great Neck Estates.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), of which 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 4.94%, is water. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1920 339
1930 1,738412.7%
1940 1,96913.3%
1950 2,46425.1%
1960 3,26232.4%
1970 3,131−4.0%
1980 2,936−6.2%
1990 2,790−5.0%
2000 2,756−1.2%
2010 2,7610.2%
2020 2,9908.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

At the 2000 census there were 2,756 people, 919 households, and 767 families in the village. The population density was 3,581.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,382.7/km2). There were 944 housing units at an average density of 1,226.7 per square mile (473.6/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 92.71% White, 0.94% African American, 4.83% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.61%. [7]

Of the 919 households 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.0% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.5% were non-families. 14.6% of households were one person and 9.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.31.

The age distribution was 26.9% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median household income was $142,038 and the median family income was $161,545. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $55,938 for females. The per capita income for the village was $72,476. About 1.6% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Government

Village government

As of September 2021, the Mayor of Great Neck Estates is William D. Warner, the Deputy Mayor is Jeffrey Farkas, and the Village Trustees are Ira D. Ganzfried, Howard Hershenhorn, and Lanny Oppenheim. [8]

Representation in higher government

Town representation

Great Neck Estates is located in the Town of North Hempstead's 5th district, which as of September 2021 is represented on the Town Board by Lee R. Seeman (D–Great Neck). [9]

Nassau County representation

Great Neck Estates is located in Nassau County's 10th Legislative district, which as of January 2023 is represented in the Nassau County Legislature by Mazi Melesa Pilip (R–Great Neck). [10] [11]

New York State representation

New York State Assembly

Great Neck Estates is located in the New York State Assembly's 16th Assembly district, which as of September 2021 is represented by Gina Sillitti (D–Manorhaven). [10] [12]

New York State Senate

Great Neck Estates is located in the New York State Senate's 7th State Senate district, which as of September 2021 is represented in the New York State Senate by Anna Kaplan (D–North Hills). [10] [13]

Federal representation

United States Congress

Great Neck Estates is located in New York's 3rd congressional district, which as of September 2021 is represented in the United States Congress by Tom Suozzi (D–Glen Cove). [10] [14]

United States Senate

Like the rest of New York, Great Neck Estates is represented in the United States Senate by Charles Schumer (D) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D). [15]

Politics

In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the majority of Great Neck Estates voters voted for Hillary Clinton (D). [16]

Mayors of Great Neck Estates

Education

School district

Great Neck Estates is located entirely within the boundaries of the Great Neck Union Free School District. [10] [22] As such, all children who reside within the village and attend public schools go to Great Neck's schools. [10] [22]

Library district

Great Neck Estates is located within the boundaries of the Great Neck Library District. [10]

Landmark

The Great Gatsby

In the 1920s, F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in Great Neck, at 6 Gateway Drive in Great Neck Estates, which is probably Great Neck's greatest claim to fame. [24] It was a modest house, not dissimilar to that of Nick Carraway, the protagonist of his novel, The Great Gatsby . It is said that Fitzgerald modeled West Egg, the fictional town in which Nick lived, next to the mansion of Jay Gatsby, after Great Neck (specifically Kings Point), for its epitome of nouveau riche gaudiness, atmosphere, and lifestyle. He modeled East Egg, the town where Daisy and Tom lived, after Great Neck's eastern neighbor Sands Point, which is part of Port Washington. [25]

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