Editing Cedarhurst, New York (section)

==History==
The village was incorporated in 1910. It is part of the "[[Five Towns]]," together with the village of [[Lawrence, Nassau County, New York|Lawrence]] and the hamlets of [[Woodmere, New York|Woodmere]] and [[Inwood, New York|Inwood]], and "The Hewletts," which consist of the villages of [[Hewlett Bay Park, New York|Hewlett Bay Park]], [[Hewlett Harbor, New York|Hewlett Harbor]] and [[Hewlett Neck, New York|Hewlett Neck]] and the hamlet of [[Hewlett, New York|Hewlett]], along with [[Woodsburgh, New York|Woodsburgh]].<ref>Barron, James. [https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/10/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-five-towns.html?sq=%22five+towns%22+lawrence+woodmere&scp=3&st=cse "IF YOU'RE THINKING OF LIVING IN: FIVE TOWNS"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 10, 1983. Accessed May 20, 2008. "The basic five are Lawrence, Cedarhurst, Woodmere, Hewlett and Inwood. But the area also includes some unincorporated communities and two tiny villages, Hewlett Bay Park and Woodsburgh, that are not added to the final total."</ref>

Cedarhurst's early name was Ocean Point. Rail service arrived in 1869 which led 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.<ref name=living>{{cite web |url=http://www.ade-re.com/1959/rodeo/drive.htm |title=LIVING IN / Cedarhurst's Changing 'Rodeo Drive' |publisher=Ade-re.com |access-date=March 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707082859/http://www.ade-re.com/1959/rodeo/drive.htm |archive-date=July 7, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The name Cedarhurst is in reference to a grove of trees that once stood at the post office.<ref name=":81">{{Cite book|last=Winsche|first=Richard|title=The History of Nassau County Community Place-Names|date=October 1, 1999|publisher=Empire State Books|isbn=978-1557871541|location=[[Interlaken, New York]]|pages=}}</ref>

For many years, Central Avenue, the area's main business district, was considered the [[Rodeo Drive]] of Long Island,<ref name="Rodeo">{{cite news |last1=Bernstein |first1=James |title=Cedarhurst's Changing 'Rodeo Drive' |url=http://www.ade-re.com/1959/rodeo/drive.htm |access-date=January 29, 2019 |newspaper=Newsday |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707082859/http://www.ade-re.com/1959/rodeo/drive.htm |archive-date=July 7, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> offering upscale shops and boutiques to discriminating shoppers from around the area. With the growth of the local [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish]] community, many stores and restaurants now cater to the needs of this community. As observant Jews do not shop on the [[Shabbat|Jewish Sabbath]], many of the street's businesses are closed on Saturday, reducing the foot traffic for those stores that remain open on Saturdays.<ref name=living/>

On November 22, 2019, a fire broke out at the Cedarhurst Shoppes, which affected five businesses of various types and significantly damaged them.