Great Neck Estates, New York

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement 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.

History

Great Neck Estates incorporated in 1911, making it the second village to incorporate on the Great Neck Peninsula.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":81">Template:Cite book</ref> Residents felt that the incorporation was imperative in order to maintain home rule.<ref name=":81" /> 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.<ref name=":81" />

A plaque was installed at Village Hall in 1981 to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Great Neck Estates' incorporation as a village.<ref name=":0" />

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.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite news</ref> Copies of their document were delivered to the leaders of both nations as peace efforts.<ref name=":1" />

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 Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, or 4.94%, is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

Template:US Census population At the 2000 census there were 2,756 people, 919 households, and 767 families in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 944 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. 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%.<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref>

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 was William D. Warner, the Deputy Mayor was Jeffrey Farkas, and the Village Trustees were Ira D. Ganzfried, Howard Hershenhorn, and Lanny Oppenheim.<ref name=":3" />

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 was represented on the Town Board by Lee R. Seeman (D–Great Neck).<ref name=":2">Template:Cite web</ref>

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).<ref name=":13">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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).<ref name=":13" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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 was represented in the New York State Senate by Anna Kaplan (D–North Hills).<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":14">Template:Cite web</ref>

Federal representation

United States Congress

Great Neck Estates is located in New York's 3rd congressional district, which as of September 2021 was represented in the United States Congress by Tom Suozzi (D–Glen Cove).<ref name=":13" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Politics

In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the majority of Great Neck Estates voters voted for Hillary Clinton (D).<ref name=":53">Template:Cite web</ref>

Mayors of Great Neck Estates

• William D. Warner<ref name=":3">Template:Cite web</ref>
• David Fox<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Murray Seeman<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Lawrence Nadal<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Jean Margouleff<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Education

School district

Great Neck Estates is located entirely within the boundaries of the Great Neck Union Free School District.<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":452">Template:Cite web</ref> As such, all children who reside within the village and attend public schools go to Great Neck's schools.<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":452" />

Library district

Great Neck Estates is located within the boundaries of the Great Neck Library District.<ref name=":13" />

Landmark

• Ben Rebhuhn House – A home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

References

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External links

• Official website