Kings Point, New York
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Kings Point is a village located 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 5,005 at the 2010 census.
History
[edit]The Village of Kings Point incorporated in November 1924.<ref name=":81">Template:Cite book</ref> It is named for the King family, which owned large portions of land in the area.<ref name=":81" />
The entire region was once known as Hewlett's Point after the Hewlett family, who also owned land in the area; this name is still used sometimes in reference to the village's northern point.<ref name=":81" />
Geography
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.3 km2), of which 3.3 square miles (8.7 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.7 km2) (16.08%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>
Kings Point is surrounded on three sides by water.<ref name=":13" /> It touches Little Neck Bay to the west, the Long Island Sound to the north, and Manhasset Bay to the east.<ref name=":13" />
Demographics
[edit]Template:US Census population As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 5,076 people, 1,401 households, and 1,203 families residing in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,455 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the village was 91.67% White, 0.87% African American, 0.08% Native American, 3.55% Asian, 0.65% from other races, and 3.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.95% of the population.
As of 2000 Kings Point was the most Iranian conurbation in the United States with 29.7% of its population reporting Iranian Jewish ancestry.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
There were 1,401 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.7% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.1% were non-families. 11.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.38.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 17.8% from 18 to 24, 17.4% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 122.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $116,957, and the median income for a family was $122,692. Males had a median income of $100,714 versus $50,595 for females. The per capita income for the village was $57,965. About 0.8% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.
Government
[edit]Village government
[edit]As of March 2023, the Mayor of Kings Point is Kouros "Kris" Torkan, the Deputy Mayor is Hooshang Nematzadeh, and the Village Trustees are Ira S. Nesenoff, Tedi Kashinejad and Shahriar (Ebi) Victory.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Village police
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The Village of Kings Point operates its own police department.<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":4">Template:Cite web</ref> The Kings Point Police Department, as such, is responsible for providing police protection services within the village.<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":4" />
As of March 2023, the Commissioner of the Kings Point Police Department is Daniel Flanagan.<ref name=":4" />
Representation in higher government
[edit]Town representation
[edit]Kings Point is located in the Town of North Hempstead's 4th district, which as of March 2023 is represented on the Town Board by Veronica Lurvey (D–Great Neck).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Nassau County representation
[edit]Kings Point is located in Nassau County's 10th Legislative district, which as of March 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><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
New York State representation
[edit]New York State Assembly
[edit]Kings Point is located in the New York State Assembly's 16th State Assembly district, which as of March 2023 is represented by Gina L. Sillitti (D–Manorhaven).<ref name=":13" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
New York State Senate
[edit]Kings Point is located in the New York State Senate's 7th State Senate district, which as of March 2023 is represented in the New York State Senate by Jack M. Martins (R–Old Westbury).<ref name=":13" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Federal representation
[edit]United States Congress
[edit]Kings Point is located in New York's 3rd congressional district, which as of December 2023 has been unrepresented in the United States Congress.
United States Senate
[edit]Like the rest of New York, Kings Point is represented in the United States Senate by Charles Schumer (D) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Politics
[edit]In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the majority of Kings Point voters voted for Donald J. Trump (R).<ref name=":53">Template:Cite web</ref>
Parks and recreation
[edit]Kings Point is located entirely within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Great Neck Park District. The special district operates two parks which are located entirely within Kings Point: Kings Point Park and Steppingstone Park and Marina.<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> Additionally, the park district's Parkwood Pool and Sports Complex is partially located within the village, on its border with the Incorporated Village of Great Neck.<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":0" />
Other recreational facilities within the village include the Broadlawn Harbour Yacht Club, the Kennilworth Pool Club, and the Shelter Bay Yacht Club – all of which are privately owned.<ref name=":13" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Education
[edit]School district
[edit]Kings Point is located entirely within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) 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" />
Additionally, John F. Kennedy Elementary School is located within the village, and Great Neck North Middle School is located on Kings Point's border with the Incorporated Village of Great Neck.<ref name=":13" />
Library district
[edit]Kings Point is located wholly within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Great Neck Library District.<ref name=":13" />
Higher education
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The United States Merchant Marine Academy is located within the village, along Little Neck Bay.<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref>
Infrastructure
[edit]Transportation
[edit]Road
[edit]Major roadways in Kings Point include Bayview Avenue, East Shore Road, Kings Point Road, Middle Neck Road, Redbrook Road, and Steamboat Road.<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":18">Template:Cite web</ref>
Rail
[edit]No rail lines run through Kings Point.<ref name=":13" /> The nearest Long Island Rail Road station to the village is Great Neck on the Port Washington Branch.<ref name=":13" />
Bus
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Kings Point is served by the n57 and n58 bus routes, which are operated by Nassau Inter-County Express.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Utilities
[edit]Natural gas
[edit]National Grid USA provides natural gas to homes and businesses that are hooked up to natural gas lines in Kings Point.<ref name=":2">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":38">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Power
[edit]PSEG Long Island provides power to all homes and businesses within Kings Point.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":38" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Sewage
[edit]Kings Point is primarily unsewered.<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":3">Template:Cite web</ref> As such, the entirety of the village relies on cesspools and septic systems.<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":3" /> The only major exception is the United States Merchant Marine Academy, which operates its own sanitary sewer network.<ref name=":3" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Water
[edit]Kings Point is located within the boundaries of the Water Authority of Great Neck North, which provides the entirety of the village with water.<ref name=":13" />
Landmarks
[edit]Kings Point is the home of the United States Merchant Marine Academy and its maritime museum, the American Merchant Marine Museum.<ref name=":1" />
There is also a lighthouse known as the Kings Point Light. This is a private building which is owned and operated by the United States Merchant Marine Academy. It is the lighthouse on top of the chapel that shines as a way to bring wayfaring sailors back home from at sea and students back from Long Island Sound, also known as the "Play Pen."Template:Citation needed
Notable people
[edit]- Sol Atlas (1907–1973), real estate developer<ref name="NYTSol">Template:Cite news</ref>
- Sid Caesar (1922–2014), comic actor and writer, lived in Kings Point from the 1950s to the late 1970s in a home on the water <ref name="nytimes.com">Template:Cite news</ref>
- Barrie Chase (born 1933), actress and dancer, born in Kings Point
- Walter Chrysler (1875–1940), automobile pioneer, died in Kings Point
- George M. Cohan (1878–1942), entertainer, playwright, composer, actor, lyricist, singer, dancer and producer, lived in Kings Point 1914–1920 <ref name="nytimes.com" />
- Arthur G. Cohen (1930–2014), American businessman and real estate developer.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940), as noted below.
- Vitas Gerulaitis (1954–1994), professional tennis player, former Kings Point resident<ref>Sports People; Gerulaitis Fined $2,500, The New York Times, May 30, 1982. Accessed May 30, 2007. "Vitas Gerulaitis of Kings Point, L.I., has said he will appeal a fine of $2,500 imposed for his behavior in the French Open tennis tournament."</ref>
- W.R. Grace, as noted above.
- Emily Hughes (born 1989), member of the U.S. figure skating team at the 2006 Winter Olympics<ref name="Hughes">Powell, Shaun. "Hughes sisters' warm bond strengthened by time on ice", The Baltimore Sun, February 16, 2006. Accessed October 26, 2016. "On a certain satisfaction level, this will mean almost as much to Sarah as it does to Emily. They come from a tight family of six kids, all born and raised on ice, all nurtured wonderfully in Kings Point, N.Y., by Amy and John Hughes, the Canadian who handed his love of skating down to his children."</ref>
- Sarah Hughes (born 1985), gold medalist in figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics<ref name="Hughes" />
- Andy Kaufman (1949–1984), comedian and actor
- Alan King (1927–2004), comedian and actor<ref>Weber, Bruce. "Alan King, Comic With Chutzpah, Dies at 76", The New York Times, May 9, 2004. Accessed August 27, 2007. "He was 76 and lived in Kings Point, N.Y."</ref>
- Morris S. Levy, film and television producer<ref>Santa, John. "Great Neck catches case of Affluenza during filming" Template:Webarchive, The Island Now, August 9, 2012. Accessed October 26, 2016. "But Morris S. Levy, who is a Kings Point resident and one of the film’s producers, said shooting in Great Neck concluded with Monday’s Steppingstone Park scene."</ref>
- Fred Ohebshalom (born 1952), New York City real estate developer
- Bobby Rosengarden (1924–2007), jazz drummer and bandleader, former Kings Point resident<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Tamir Sapir (1946/1947–2014), businessman and investor<ref>Clarke, Katherine. "Long Island palace once home to billionaire fertilizer mogul Tamir Sapir wants $100M", New York Daily News, September 10, 2015. Accessed October 26, 2016. "A castle-like Long Island estate once owned by Georgian taxi driver turned billionaire fertilizer mogul Tamir Sapir has hit the market for a jaw-dropping $100 million.... The main house on the eight-acre, Kings Point estate was first constructed in 1928 and was renovated over the last decade."</ref>
- Stanley Silverstein (1924–2016), entrepreneur who was co-founder of Nina Footwear<ref>Slotnik, Daniel E. "Stanley Silverstein, Co-Founder of Nina Footwear, Dies at 91", The New York Times, October 25, 2016. Accessed October 25, 2016. "Mr. Silverstein remained active with Nina Footwear until his death and helped create the Silverstein Hebrew Academy, a religious school in Great Neck, N.Y. He lived in Kings Point, N.Y."</ref>
Media
[edit]The Great Neck Record is the newspaper of record for the Village of Kings Point.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The Great Gatsby
[edit]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, 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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