Editing Island Park, New York

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Island Park, New York
| official_name      = Incorporated Village of Island Park
| settlement_type    = [[Village (New York)|Village]]
| motto              = "Together we are better!"

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| leader_name        = Michael G. McGinty
| leader_title1      = [[Deputy mayor|Deputy Mayor]]
| leader_name1       = Matthew Graci
| leader_title2      = [[Board of trustees|Trustees]]
| leader_name2       = Irene Naudus<br>Robert Tice<br>Barbara A. Volpe-Ried
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| population_total   = 4928
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| area_code          = [[Area codes 516 and 363|516, 363]]
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'''Island Park''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Village|village]] located in the [[Hempstead, New York|Town of Hempstead]] in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. It is a neighbor to [[Long Beach, New York|Long Beach]] to the south, and [[Oceanside, New York|Oceanside]] to the north. The population was 4,928 at the time of the 2020 census.

== History ==
Island Park was developed by the Island Park-Long Beach Company as a resort community in the 1920s, after previous development plans for the area were cancelled due to the outbreak of [[World War I]] and the subsequent wartime efforts.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Our History |url=https://villageofislandpark.com/our-history/ |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Island Park |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":81">{{Cite book |last=Winsche |first=Richard |title=The History of Nassau County Community Place-Names |year=1999 |publisher=Empire State Books |isbn=978-1557871541 |location=[[Interlaken, New York]] |pages=}}</ref>

Island Park incorporated itself as a village in 1926. Its first mayor was Charles N. Talbot, who served in that capacity for 12 years.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":81" />

In the 1950s, there was a proposal in which Island Park would have annexed the adjacent hamlet of [[Harbor Isle, New York|Harbor Isle]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 23, 1952 |title=Town Board Mulls Question Of Harbor Isle Annexation |page=29 |work=[[Newsday]] <!-- |via=[[ProQuest]] --><!-- needs URL -->}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=January 21, 1952 |title=Island Park Will Seek Vote On Harbor Isle Annexation |page=14 |work=[[Newsday]] <!-- |via=[[ProQuest]] --><!-- Needs URL -->}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=February 20, 1952 |title=Plan New Action in Court As Town Nixes Harbor Isle Plea |page=45 |work=[[Newsday]] |via=<!-- [[ProQuest]] --><!-- needs URL -->}}</ref> The proposal was ultimately defeated, and to this day, Harbor Isle remains an unincorporated hamlet governed by the Town of Hempstead.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Long Island Index: Interactive Map |url=http://www.longislandindexmaps.org/?zoom=0&x=1313564&y=266122.5&code=53264&tab=tabServiceProviders&satellite=false&landuse=true&landuseopacity=0.8&mainlayers=Fire_boundary,LIE,ParkwayMainRd,VillageBoundaryUninc,VillageBoundaryInc,TownsCities&labellayers=Fire_boundary,VillageBoundaryUninc,VillageBoundaryInc,TownsCities,LIE&serviceproviderlayers= |access-date=2021-08-19 |website=www.longislandindexmaps.org}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Island-park-ny-map.gif|thumb|left|U.S. Census map of Island Park.]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land.<ref name="GR2" />

The Village of Island Park is part of the [[Outer Barrier]] of [[Long Island]] and is bordered on the west by a man-made canal running parallel to Suffolk Road. Its northern borders follow another channel, while its eastern and southern borders are delineated by the rails of the [[Long Beach Branch]] of the [[Long Island Rail Road]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Long Island Index: Interactive Map |url=http://www.longislandindexmaps.org/ |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=www.longislandindexmaps.org}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1930= 1002
|1940= 1531
|1950= 2031
|1960= 4014
|1970= 5891
|1980= 4201
|1990= 3092
|2000= 2987
|2010= 2032
|2020= 4928
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 2,032 people, 1,603 households, and 1,872 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|8,865.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,715 housing units. The median home value was $721,600. The racial makeup of the village was 94.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]]. 1.8% were from two or more races. 2.5% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.<ref name="GR2" /> The primary ethnicities are Italian and Irish.

There were 1,685 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.17.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.1% aged 19 and under, 6.1% from 20 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.8 years. Female population was 51.1% and male population was 49.9%.<ref name="GR2" />

The median income for a household in the village was $162,500, and the median income for a family was $192,765. Males had a median income of $157,018 versus $177,764 for the female population [[per capita income]]. The per capita for the village was $28,149. 8.6% of the population and 0.1% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. 0.01% of those people were under the age of 18 and 11.1% were 65 and older.<ref name="GR2" />

==Government==

[[File:VIPBOARD.JPG|thumbnail|Mayor Michael McGinty addressing the crowd at a summer concert at Masone Beach. The Village Board is behind.]]

The community of Island Park is run by the Incorporated Village of Island Park which performs the majority of municipal services for residents, businesses and other community organizations. The Village is controlled by a 5 member village board which consists of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and three trustees, all of whom serve four year terms.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Welcome to the Incorporated Village of Island Park, NY |url=https://villageofislandpark.com/ |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Island Park |language=en-US}}</ref> The board votes on all resolutions in the village and are chiefly responsible for all municipal operations. The Village Clerk runs the day to day operations of the Village and acts as a supervisor for all Village staff.<ref name=":4" />

As of May 2022, the Mayor of Island Park is Michael G. McGinty, the Deputy Mayor is Matthew Graci, and the Village Trustees are Irene P. Naudus, Robert Tice, and Barbara A. Volpe-Ried.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Village Officials |url=https://villageofislandpark.com/village-officials/ |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Island Park |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Education==
Island Park is located entirely within the boundaries of the [[Island Park Union Free School District]],<ref name=Districtmapandlist>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36059_nassau/DC20SD_C36059.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721193819/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36059_nassau/DC20SD_C36059.pdf|date=January 12, 2021|archive-date=July 21, 2022|url-status=live|title=2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Nassau County, NY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2024-10-12}} – [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36059_nassau/DC20SD_C36059_SD2MS.txt Text list] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721193916/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36059_nassau/DC20SD_C36059_SD2MS.txt |date=July 21, 2022 }}</ref> which provides education to all children in the Village of Island Park who attend public schools through grade 8.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Home Page – Island Park Public Schools |url=http://www.ips.k12.ny.us/ |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=www.ips.k12.ny.us}}</ref> Students in grades K-4 attend the Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School, and those in grades 5-8 attend Lincoln Orens Middle School.

Children in grades 9–12 attend [[Long Beach High School (New York)|Long Beach High School]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ips.k12.ny.us/about_district|title=About District|publisher=[[Island Park Union Free School District]]|access-date=2025-03-22|quote=High school aged students [...] attend Long Beach High School.}}</ref> which is a part of the [[Long Beach City School District]].

From circa 1968<!--2018 - 50 , source text: "After almost 50 years" --> to 2008, the Island Park district sent high school students only to [[West Hempstead High School]], operated by the [[West Hempstead Union Free School District]]. From circa 2008 to 2018,<!--Source text: "It's been nearly a decade since[...]"--> Island Park school district residents had the choice of attending either Long Beach HS or West Hempstead HS. In 2018 the Island Park school district stopped paying for Island Park residents to have the West Hempstead choice, and this was effective the 2019-2020 school year.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kolodny|first=Sarah|url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com:443/news/local/island-park-to-conclude-sending-students-to-west-hempstead-high-school/1729603/|title=Island Park to Stop Sending Students to West Hempstead High School |publisher=[[NBC New York]]|date=2018-08-03|access-date=2024-03-22}}</ref>

== Transportation ==

=== Road ===
Major roads within Island Park include Island Parkway, Austin Boulevard, [[Long Beach Road]], and Warwick Road. All of which are owned by Nassau County and are maintained by both the Village and County through a shared services agreement.<ref name=":3" />

=== Rail ===
The [[Island Park station]] on the [[Long Island Rail Road]]'s [[Long Beach Branch]] provides commuters with a direct link to [[New York City]].<ref name=":3" />

==Notable people==
* [[Anthony Bitetto]] (born 1990), professional hockey player for the [[New York Rangers]].
* [[Al D'Amato]] (born 1937), [[United States Senator]] from New York from 1981 to 1999.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Barone |first1=Michael |author-link1=Michael Barone (pundit) |last2=Ujifusa |first2=Grant |title=[[The Almanac of American Politics|The Almanac of American Politics 1988]]|series=[[National Journal]] |year=1987 |page=795}}
</ref>
* [[Anthony D'Esposito]] (born 1982), Congressman, United States House of Representatives (2023–)
* [[Tim Dillon (comedian)|Tim Dillon]] (born 1985), actor, comedian, and host of ''The Tim Dillon Show'' podcast.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-06 |title=Video: Comedian Tim Dillon In Studio |url=https://wmgk.com/2018/10/06/video-comedian-tim-dillon-in-studio/ |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=102.9 WMGK |language=en}}</ref>
* [[John F. Good]] (1936–2016), FBI agent who created the [[Abscam]] [[sting operation]] in the late 1970s and early 1980s.<ref>Gates, Anita. [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/19/nyregion/john-good-dead.html "John Good, Architect of F.B.I.'s Abscam Sting Operation, Dies at 80"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 18, 2016. Accessed October 19, 2016. "John F. Good, who developed and directed the F.B.I.'s Abscam investigation, resulting in grainy black-and-white videotapes on the evening news that showed elected officials accepting bags and envelopes of cash from what appeared to be an Arab sheikh, died on Sept. 28 at his home in Island Park, N.Y."</ref>
* [[Raymond Kelly]] (born 1941), former [[New York City Police Commissioner]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/19/nyregion/halcyon-days-in-island-park.html Halcyon Days In Island Park] ''New York Times'' Retrieved 2014-10-08.</ref>
* [[Vincent Palermo|Vinny Palermo]], former de facto head of the New Jersey [[DeCavalcante crime family|DeCalvacante]] mafia family and basis for character Tony Soprano from the HBO series ''[[The Sopranos]]''. Lived in Island Park with his family in the 1990s.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.villageofislandpark.com/ Official website]

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[[Category:Villages in Nassau County, New York]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in New York (state)]]