Editing East Meadow, New York

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'''East Meadow''' is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the [[Hempstead, New York|Town of Hempstead]] in central [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]], on [[Long Island]], in [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 36,856 per the 2024 Census estimates. Many residents [[commuter|commute]] to [[Manhattan]], {{convert|30|mi|km}} to the west.

==History==
In 1655, two [[Surveyor (surveying)|surveyor]]s for [[Town of Hempstead, New York|Hempstead]] reported that the "east meadow" would be suitable for grazing.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Strong |first=Otto |date=April 22, 1990 |title=His Trips Down Memory Lane: Steve Buczak chronicles East Meadow's history |work=[[Newsday]] |pages=1, 5 |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> The area quickly became a grazing area for cattle and later, in the 18th century, for sheep. The sheep of the East Meadow area provided the country with more than 50% of the United States' wool needs during that time.<ref name=":1" />

During the [[American Revolutionary War]], East Meadow was occupied by [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] forces when they discovered the vast amounts of livestock herded there, and remained under their control until the end of the war.<ref name=":1" /> Two large farms existed in what is now East Meadow: the Barnum farm (Barnum Woods), and the Carman farm. It is rumored that President [[George Washington]] spent a night on the Barnum estate during a trip across [[Long Island]] in 1790.<ref name=":1" /> A [[Toll house|toll booth]] was operated near the Carman homestead on the Hempstead Turnpike.

Another early settlement was located near what is now the intersection of [[East Meadow Avenue]] (formerly called Newbridge Avenue; not to be confused with nearby [[New York State Route 106|Newbridge Road]]) and Prospect Avenue.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":02">{{Cite news |date=March 24, 1982 |title=Street Gets a New Name |work=[[Newsday]] |pages=29 |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Young |first=Gwen |date=February 3, 1982 |title=Street's Identity Crisis Bothers Merchants |work=[[Newsday]] |pages=23 |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref>

The community was home to many [[Gilded Era]] estates. The old Hoeffner homestead is now the site of Veterans Memorial park, and East Meadow's Post Office. The Barnum estate was rented by the Hoeffner family in 1914. Part of the old Barnum farm is now the site of Barnum Woods Elementary School, and the main road that passes by the school, Merrick Avenue, was originally called Barnum Avenue. The [[Oliver Belmont|Oliver]] and [[Alva Belmont]] (formerly Alva Vanderbilt) estate of [[Brookholt]] once stretched across several hundred acres on both sides of Front Street to the west of Merrick Avenue,<ref name="countryhouses">{{cite book |title=Long Island Country Houses and Their Architects, 1860–1940 |last=MacKay |first=Robert B. |author2=Anthony K. Baker |author3=Carol A. Traynor  |year=1997 |publisher=Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities in association with W.W. Norton & Co. |location=New York |isbn=978-0-393-03856-9 |pages=226–227, 359, 485 }}</ref> and for a short while, included the [[Brookholt School of Agriculture for Women]].

In 1962, a sand mine located within the hamlet was the subject of [[Goldblatt v. Town of Hempstead|''Goldblatt v. Town of Hempstead'']], in which the [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]] upheld examined the constitutionality of municipal policing powers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eckers |first=Dr Scott |date=2020-08-26 |title=Goldblatt's Sand Pit |url=https://www.liherald.com/eastmeadow/stories/goldblatts-sand-pit,127370 |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Herald Community Newspapers |language=en}}</ref>

Carman Avenue is home to [[East Meadow High School]], the [[Nassau County Correctional Facility]], and the [[Nassau University Medical Center]] – the tallest inhabitable building in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]].

East Meadow's name is derived from being the meadow of [[Hempstead Plains]] east of the Meadow Brook (originally a brook; since replaced by a [[Meadowbrook State Parkway|parkway of the same name]]).<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>

East Meadow was chosen to host eight [[cricket (sport)|cricket]] matches of the [[2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup|ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] in June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 5, 2024 |title=State of the art Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York unveiled ahead of Men's T20 World Cup |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/state-of-the-art-nassau-county-international-cricket-stadium-in-new-york-unveiled-ahead-of-men-s-t20-world-cup |access-date=March 5, 2024 |website=www.icc-cricket.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Botello |first=Camille |date=September 20, 2023 |title=Cricket stadium opponents relieved with ICC's decision to nix Van Cortlandt Park proposal, opt for Long Island site |url=https://www.bxtimes.com/cricket-stadium-nix-van-cortlandt/ |access-date=December 1, 2023 |website=Bronx Times |language=en-US |archive-date=January 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106225926/https://www.bxtimes.com/cricket-stadium-nix-van-cortlandt/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Solis |first=Marcus |date=September 20, 2023 |title=Cricket T20 World Cup venue to be built in Nassau County, not Bronx like first proposed |url=https://abc7ny.com/cricket-world-cup-nassau-county-eisenhower-park-van-cortlandt/13805087/ |access-date=December 1, 2023 |website=ABC7 New York |language=en |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208170111/https://abc7ny.com/cricket-world-cup-nassau-county-eisenhower-park-van-cortlandt/13805087/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:East-meadow-ny-map.png|thumb|U.S. Census Map|left]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|6.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|6.3|sqmi|km2}}  is land and 6.3% is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|access-date=April 23, 2011|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

East Meadow is generally flat, and according to the [[United States Geological Survey]] and the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]], the [[elevation]] ranges from {{convert|32|ft|m}} near its southwestern edge, to {{convert|82|ft|m}} along Hempstead Turnpike to the north.<ref name=":16">{{Cite web|title=EPA – Waters GeoViewer|url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-28|website=[[United States Environmental Protection Agency]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401215117/https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |archive-date=April 1, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The National Map - Advanced Viewer|url=https://apps.nationalmap.gov/viewer/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-30|website=[[United States Geological Survey]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202060756/https://apps.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |archive-date=February 2, 2021 }}</ref>

Almost no actual meadow remains in East Meadow or the Hempstead Plains, due to the post-[[World War II|WWII]] development boom and later, unchecked [[suburban sprawl]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 37461
| 2010 = 38132
| 2020 = 37796
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}As of the census of 2010, there were 38,132 people and 12,062 households residing in the CDP. (759.6/km<sup>2</sup>).<ref>{{Cite web |last=n/a |first=U.S Census Bureau |date=May 18, 2012 |title=East Meadow CDP, New York |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/3622502.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518004931/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/3622502.html |archive-date=May 18, 2012 |access-date=May 20, 2023 }}</ref>

As of the census of 2010, there were 38,132 people and 12,062 households residing in the CDP. (759.6/km<sup>2</sup>).<ref name=":0" />

The racial makeup of the CDP was according to the 2010 census, 77.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 11.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.0% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], 1.9% from two or more races, 12.2% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]. Non Hispanic whites were 69.8% of the population.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/3622502.html|title=East Meadow CDP QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau|work=census.gov|access-date=May 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520225732/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/3622502.html|archive-date=May 20, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The ancestries of residents of East Meadow are Italian (28.5%), Irish (17.5%), German (11.8%), Polish (8.8%), Russian (5.8%), United States (5.0%).

Of the 12,186 households, 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 20.8% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94, and the average family size was 3.34.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $67,185, and the median income for a family was $74,691 (these figures had risen to $86,582 and $97,057 respectively as of a 2007 estimate<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US3604143&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US36%7C16000US3604143&_street=&_county=east+meadow&_cityTown=east+meadow&_state=04000US36&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= |title=East Meadow CDP, New York – Fact Sheet – American FactFinder |publisher=Factfinder.census.gov |access-date=July 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328005719/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US3604143&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US36%7C16000US3604143&_street=&_county=east+meadow&_cityTown=east+meadow&_state=04000US36&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= |archive-date=March 28, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>). Males had a median income of $50,325, versus $35,422 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $27,076. About 2.3% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
[[Getty Oil]] is based in East Meadow.

[[Snapple]] was previously headquartered in East Meadow,<ref name="Gralla Publications 1996 p. ">{{cite book | title=Contract Design | publisher=Gralla Publications | year=1996 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VDVVAAAAMAAJ | access-date=January 20, 2024 | page=50}}</ref> prior to moving their corporate office. The office space is now currently occupied by the Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island.<ref>[http://libn.com/2011/11/15/epilepsy-foundation-to-revamp-former-snapple-hq/ "Epilepsy Foundation to revamp former Snapple HQ"]. ''[[Long Island Business News]]''. Retrieved on September 24, 2012.</ref>

[[Lufthansa]] United States had its headquarters in East Meadow beginning in the 1970s, after it moved from [[Park Avenue]] in [[Manhattan]], in order to save money. In 2019, the office had 206 employees; that year the headquarters moved to [[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Madore, James T.|url=https://www.newsday.com/business/lufthansa-headquarters-uniondale-east-meadow-1.28119272|title=Lufthansa moves Americas headquarters, seeks tax breaks|newspaper=[[Newsday]]|date=2019-03-05|access-date=2020-05-17}}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:East Meadow High School New York.jpg|thumb|[[East Meadow High School]]]]
East Meadow's nine public schools are operated by the [[East Meadow Union Free School District]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/|title=East Meadow School District|website=www.EastMeadow.k12.ny.us|access-date=January 22, 2018}}</ref> Town of Hempstead School District #3. The district was originally organized in 1812 and then formally organized as Town of Hempstead Common School District #3 in 1814 under the name "Brushy Plains", and at one time was the third largest school district in New York State.  The first school building was on Front Street (where the East Meadow Public Library<ref name="System">{{cite web|url=http://www.nassaulibrary.org/emeadow/|title=East Meadow Public Library -|first=Nassau Library|last=System|website=www.NassauLibrary.org|access-date=January 22, 2018}}</ref> building stands today).  Four successive schoolhouses stood at the corner of Newbridge Avenue (now East Meadow Avenue) and Front Street between 1814 and 1950.

===Elementary schools===
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* Barnum Woods<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/barnum/|title=Index|website=www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us|access-date=January 22, 2018|archive-date=January 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072929/http://www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/barnum|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Bowling Green<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/bgreen/|title=Main Page|website=www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us|access-date=January 22, 2018|archive-date=July 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705174418/http://www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/bgreen|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* George H. McVey (previously Meadowlawn)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/mcvey/|title=East Meadow School District|website=www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us|access-date=January 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060216062949/http://www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/mcvey/|archive-date=February 16, 2006|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* Meadowbrook<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/mbrook/|title=Home — Meadowbrook Elementary School — East Meadow School District|website=www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us|access-date=January 22, 2018|archive-date=January 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122125557/http://eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/mbrook|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Parkway<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/parkway/|title=East Meadow School District|website=www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us|access-date=January 22, 2018|archive-date=February 16, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060216062906/http://www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/parkway/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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===Middle schools===
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* Woodland<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/woodland/|title=Woodland Middle School|website=www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us|access-date=January 22, 2018|archive-date=January 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072525/http://www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/woodland|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* W. Tresper Clarke<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/clarkems/|title=East Meadow School District|website=www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us|access-date=January 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060212050552/http://eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/clarkems/|archive-date=February 12, 2006|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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===High schools===
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* [[East Meadow High School]]
* [[W. Tresper Clarke High School]]
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===Closed schools===
* ''Front Street School'', once located at the corner of Front Street & East Meadow Avenue, burned down and replaced by the East Meadow Public Library.
* ''Prospect Avenue School'', once located on the corner of Coakley Street & Prospect Avenue; students now go to Barnum Woods.
* ''Newbridge Road Elementary School'', once located on Newbridge Road, between 7th Avenue & Lawn Drive, has been converted to condominiums. The concrete engraving reading "District No. 3 Public School" remains intact on the front of the building, now the Heritage Square apartments.
* ''McCleary Junior High School'', previously Meadowbrook Junior High School, was located on Newbridge Road, in the lot adjacent to East Meadow's [[Wal-Mart]]. Has been replaced by a housing development.
* ''Salisbury School'', building now serves as the [https://web.archive.org/web/20060212050823/http://eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/central_administration/ district offices] and alternative school

==Houses of worship==
* Christ Alive Church, 493 East Meadow Avenue<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.christalivechurchny.org/index.cfm/ |title=Christ Alive Church, East Meadow, NY |publisher=www.christalivechurchny.org |date=2011 |access-date=December 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813002647/http://christalivechurchny.org/index.cfm |archive-date=August 13, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
* [[East Meadow Beth-El Jewish Center]], 1400 Prospect Avenue, [[Conservative Jewish|Conservative]] synagogue<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Git2AAAAMAAJ&q=%22east+meadow+jewish+center%22|title=The Encyclopedia of Jewish ... |date=September 17, 2008 |access-date=July 29, 2010|last1=Rosen |first1=Oded |publisher=Mosadot Publications |isbn=9780913185001 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=December 31, 2006 |title=East Meadow Beth-El Jewish Center – Conservative Synagogue, East Meadow, NY 11554 |url=http://www.eastmeadowbetheljc.org/ |access-date=August 21, 2010 |publisher=Eastmeadowjc.org}}</ref>
* East Meadow United Methodist Church, 470 East Meadow Avenue<ref>{{cite web|last=Rosenberg |first=Joe |url=https://maps.google.com/maps/place?num=100&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=%22east+meadow%22+church&fb=1&gl=us&hq=church&hnear=East+Meadow,+NY&cid=4216590970727353579&ei=ORlRTOWGKYSBlAe1-dS6CQ&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCAQnQIwAw |title=East Meadow United Methodist Church |publisher=Google Maps |access-date=July 29, 2010}}</ref>
* Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 369 Green Avenue<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.holytrinityeastmeadow.org/ |title=Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, East Meadow, NY |publisher=Holytrinityeastmeadow.org |date=November 19, 2008 |access-date=August 21, 2010}}</ref>
* Long Island Muslim Society, 475 East Meadow Avenue<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.limsinfo.org/ |title=LIMS :: Long Island Muslim Society |publisher=Limsinfo.org |access-date=August 21, 2010}}</ref>
* St. Raphael Parish, 600 Newbridge Road, Roman Catholic Church <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.straphaelparish.org/|title=St. Raphael Parish Home Page|website=www.StRaphaelParish.org|access-date=January 22, 2018}}</ref>

==Landmarks==
[[File:Eisenhower Park Main Entrance.jpg|thumb|Nassau County's [[Eisenhower Park]] (formerly Salisbury Park), seen here in 2007, is located within East Meadow.]]
* East Meadow water tower
* [[Nassau University Medical Center]], which dominates the "skyline."
* Nassau County Jail
* East Meadow Public Library<ref name="System" />
* Mitchel Manor military housing complex
* [[Eisenhower Park]], which holds many events such as cultural nights, free concerts, the Carltun, and the attraction [[Safety Town]]

==Movies filmed in East Meadow==
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* [[The Hot Rock (film)|''The Hot Rock'']] (1972, dir. [[Peter Yates]]), aka "How to Steal a Diamond in Four Uneasy Lessons", footage filmed at the prison, showing the high school in the background.
* ''[[Let the Good Times Roll (film)|Let the Good Times Roll]]'' (1973, dir. [[Robert Abel (animator)|Robert Abel]] and Sidney Levin), footage filmed in [[Modell's]].
* ''The Long Island Cannibal Massacre'' (1980, dir. [[Nathan Schiff]])
* ''[[Compromising Positions]]'' (1985, dir. [[Frank Perry]])
* ''[[Married to the Mob]]'' (1988, dir. [[Jonathan Demme]])
* ''[[Pieces of April]]'' (2003, dir. [[Peter Hedges]]), scene in car with [[Krispy Kreme]] and [[Wal-Mart]] in background on [[Hempstead Turnpike]].
* ''Enjoy the Show'' (2005, dir. Jess King)
* ''[[September 12th (film)|September 12th]]'' (2005, dir. John Touhey)
* ''Fitzgerald's Flask'' (2006, dir. Phillip Snyder and Robert M. Snyder)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moviesfilmedonlongisland.com/portfolio-item/fitzgeralds-flask-short-film/|title=Fitzgerald's Flask - short - Movies Filmed on Long Island|website=www.moviesfilmedonlongisland.com}}</ref>
* ''Knight of the Peeper'' (2006, dir. Jose Sombra)
* ''Medium'' (2007, dir. Michael Buran and Anthony Gaudioso)
* ''Enjoy Yourself'' (2008, dir. George Massimillo)
* ''Scum'' (2009, dir. Michael McInerney)
* ''[[Morning Glory (2010 film)|Morning Glory]]'' (2010, dir. [[Roger Michell]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moviesfilmedonlongisland.com/portfolio-item/morning-glory/|title=Morning Glory - Movies Filmed on Long Island|website=www.moviesfilmedonlongisland.com}}</ref>
* ''Potnah'' (2011, dir. Darrell Smith)
* ''[[The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]'' (2011, dir. [[Raja Gosnell]])<ref name=smurfs>{{cite web|title=Wednesday's Lot List: Filming Locations in NYC, L.A., Chicago & more including 'Cheaters' & 'Something Borrowed' |url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2010/06/02/thursday%E2%80%99s-lot-list-filming-locations-in-nyc-l-a-chicago-more-including-%E2%80%98cheaters%E2%80%99-%E2%80%98something-borrowed%E2%80%99/ |work=On Location Vacations |access-date=February 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100606165015/http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2010/06/02/thursday%E2%80%99s-lot-list-filming-locations-in-nyc-l-a-chicago-more-including-%E2%80%98cheaters%E2%80%99-%E2%80%98something-borrowed%E2%80%99/ |archive-date=June 6, 2010 |date=June 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>
* ''[[The Bourne Legacy (film)|The Bourne Legacy]]'' (2012, dir. [[Tony Gilroy]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moviesfilmedonlongisland.com/portfolio-item/bourne-legacy-the/|title=The Bourne Legacy - Movies Filmed on Long Island|website=www.moviesfilmedonlongisland.com}}</ref>
* ''Conscientious Objector'' (2012, dir. J.W. Cortes)
* ''One Trick Dieter'' (2013, dir. Zachary Kerschberg)<ref>https://patch.com/new-york/eastmeadow/movie-shot-in-east-meadow-to-debut-at-film-festival</ref>
* ''[[Bridge and Tunnel (film)|Bridge and Tunnel]]'' (2014, dir. [[Jason Michael Brescia]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moviesfilmedonlongisland.com/portfolio-item/bridge-and-tunnel/|title=Bridge and Tunnel - Movies Filmed on Long Island|website=www.moviesfilmedonlongisland.com}}</ref>
* ''The Last Taxi Driver'' (2014, dir. Debra Markowitz)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moviesfilmedonlongisland.com/portfolio-item/last-taxi-driver-the/|title=The Last Taxi Driver - Movies Filmed on Long Island|website=www.moviesfilmedonlongisland.com}}</ref>
* ''Disco!'' (2015, dir. Fred Carpenter)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moviesfilmedonlongisland.com/portfolio-item/disco/|title=Disco - Movies Filmed on Long Island|website=www.moviesfilmedonlongisland.com}}</ref>
* ''February'' (2015, dir. Jessi Shuttleworth)
* ''Forgiveness'' (2015, dir. [[Max Hechtman]] and Michael Madden)
* ''Finding Sandler'' (2016, dir. David Seth Cohen)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moviesfilmedonlongisland.com/portfolio-item/finding-sandler-documentary/|title=Finding Sandler - documentary - Movies Filmed on Long Island|website=www.moviesfilmedonlongisland.com}}</ref>
* ''I Am Here'' (2016, dir. Christonikos Tsalikis)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moviesfilmedonlongisland.com/NassauCounty/i-am-here---short.html|title=I Am Here - short - Movies Filmed on Long Island|website=www.moviesfilmedonlongisland.com}}</ref>
* ''[[The Comedian (2016 film)|The Comedian]]'' (2016, dir. [[Taylor Hackford]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moviesfilmedonlongisland.com/portfolio-item/comedian-the/|title=The Comedian - Movies Filmed on Long Island|website=www.moviesfilmedonlongisland.com}}</ref>
* ''Stories of Strength and Hope: Preventing Youth Suicide'' (2018, dir. Max Hechtman)
* ''Broken Hearted'' (2019, dir. Joseph Ammendolea)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moviesfilmedonlongisland.com/portfolio-item/broken-hearted/|title=Broken Hearted - Movies Filmed on Long Island|website=www.moviesfilmedonlongisland.com}}</ref>
* ''Sfortunato'' (2022, dir. Debra Markowitz)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moviesfilmedonlongisland.com/portfolio-item/sfortunato/|title=Sfortunato - Movies Filmed on Long Island|website=www.moviesfilmedonlongisland.com}}</ref>
* ''[[The Instigators]]'' (2024, dir. [[Doug Liman]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moviesfilmedonlongisland.com/portfolio-item/instigators-the/|title=The Instigators - Movies Filmed on Long Island|website=www.moviesfilmedonlongisland.com}}</ref>{{Div col end}}

==Notable people==

* [[Eleanor Roosevelt]], [[First Lady of the United States]]
* [[Criss Angel]], magician-illusionist, stunt performer
* [[Arjun Atwal]], [[PGA Tour]] golfer
* [[Adam Busch]], actor-singer
* [[John Danowski]], Duke lacrosse coach, three NCAA Championship titles
* [[Matt Doherty (basketball)|Matt Doherty]], player and head coach for the [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball]] team.
* [[Jim Drucker]], former Commissioner of the [[Continental Basketball Association]], former Commissioner of the [[Arena Football League]], and founder of NewKadia Comics
* [[Julius Erving]], basketball player
* [[Sam Farber]], industrial designer and businessman
* [[William Fichtner]], actor
* [[Raymond Gniewek]], violinist
* [[Richard Greenberg]], Broadway playwright
* [[Max Hechtman]], filmmaker, video editor and videographer<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dowd|first=Joe|title=East Meadow homecoming king's win part of documentary|url=https://www.newsday.com/news/east-meadow-homecoming-king-s-win-part-of-documentary-s53470|date=2014-11-02|access-date=2024-02-04|website=Newsday|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Weingrad|first=David|title=Rain doesn't dampen Jets' pride|url=https://www.liherald.com/stories/rain-doesnt-dampen-jets-pride,60414|date=2014-11-05|access-date=2024-03-05|website=Herald Community Newspapers|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ebert|first=Michael R.|title=LI high school journalists celebrate Press Day 2015 at Adelphi University|url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/li-high-school-journalists-celebrate-press-day-2015-at-adelphi-university-b42517|date=2015-04-16|access-date=2024-02-04|website=Newsday|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=East Meadow filmmaker nominated for three awards at local festival|first=Brian|last=Stieglitz|url=https://www.liherald.com/eastmeadow/stories/east-meadow-filmmaker-nominated-for-three-awards-at-local-festival,127864|access-date=2020-10-12|website=Herald Community Newspapers|date=September 22, 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Satnick|first=Randi|title=The Real Deal: A look through the lens of a young Long Island filmmaker|url=https://issuu.com/yournewsmag/docs/yournewsmag_v6__5_kv_web__2_/s/127614|website=Your News Mag|access-date=2024-02-04|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Ron Heller (offensive tackle)|Ron Heller]], [[National Football League|NFL]] coach and former offensive tackle
* [[Donald E. Ingber]], cell biologist and bioengineer 
* [[Arthur Kurzweil]], author, educator, editor, writer, publisher, and illusionist
* [[Annet Mahendru]], actress
* [[Joy Mangano]], entrepreneur, inventor of "Miracle Mop"
* [[Brandon Moore (linebacker)|Brandon Moore]], NFL player and [[college football]] coach<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brandon Moore |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MoorBr22.htm |access-date=February 1, 2025 |website=[[Sports Reference|Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref>
* [[Rob Moore (American football)|Rob Moore]], NFL wide receiver
* [[Sterling Morrison]], guitarist & back-up singer with [[The Velvet Underground]]
* [[Rich Ohrnberger]], NFL football offensive lineman for the [[San Diego Chargers]]
* [[Denis Peterson]], Hyper-realist painter
* [[Jan Rabson]], voice over actor
* [[Fred Reinfeld]], chess player, author
* [[Joel Rifkin]], serial killer
* [[Louis Sachar]], author
* [[Matt Serra]], [[mixed martial artist]], former [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] Welterweight Champion
* [[Stereo Skyline]], former [[pop punk]] band
* [[Siegmund Spiegel]], architect, activist, Holocaust lecturer, and war hero<ref name=":22">{{Cite web |title=Siegmund Spiegel Obituary (1919 - 2016) - Aventura, FL - Newsday |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/newsday/name/siegmund-spiegel-obituary?id=5208714 |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref>
* [[Melinda Sullivan]], dancer, choreographer, and actress
* [[Jenna Ushkowitz]], actress (''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'')
* [[Frank Viola]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] pitcher, winner of 1988 [[Cy Young Award]]
* [[Leslie West]], musician, member of hard rock group [[Mountain (band)|Mountain]]
* [[Lee Zeldin]], [[Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency]]

==References==
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==Sources==
* ''East Meadow, Its Past and Present'', published in 1976 by the East Meadow Public Library
* ''East Meadow, Yesterday & Today,'' by Mary Louise Clarke, available at the East Meadow Public Library

==External links==

* [https://www.eastmeadowchamber.com/ East Meadow Chamber of Commerce official website]
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