Garden City

Garden City is a village located on Long Island in Nassau County New York. It is the Greater Garden City area's anchor community. The population was 23,272 at the 2020 census. In 1869, the Irish-born millionaire Alexander Turney Stewart bought a portion of the lightly populated Hempstead Plains. In its early years, the press referred to Garden City as "Stewart's Folly" due to the lack of residents that Stewart had envisioned would populate his project. In 1910, Doubleday, Page, and Co. moved its operations to the east side of Franklin Avenue and had its own train station called Country Life Press added nearby. In 1916, the area to the west of Garden City, named Garden City Estates, was established. It was merged with Garden City in 1907 and incorporated as the Garden City Village in 1919. For a short time, the Cherry Valley Golf Club and Garden City Country Club were also open. The Village is home to three golf courses, the first having been laid out under the direction of Devereux Emmet Emmet in 1896, now called Garden City Golf Club. In 2008, the Cathedral of the Incarnation underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation and rehabilitation project, which was completed in 2012. The Garden City Hotel was replaced by a new hotel in 1895, designed by the acclaimed firm of McKim, Mead & White. This hotel was destroyed by fire in 1899 and then rebuilt and expanded, before being replaced again in 1983. The hotel still stands on the original grounds, as do many nearby Victorian homes.

History

Alexander Turney Stewart bought a portion of the lightly populated Hempstead Plains in 1869. Stewart's wife, Cornelia, founded the Cathedral Schools of St. Paul (for boys) and St. Mary (for girls) and the Gothic Cathedral of the Incarnation, which is today the center of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island. In 2008, the Cathedral underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation and rehabilitation project, which was completed in 2012. In 1910, Doubleday, Page, and Co., one of the world's most important publishers, moved its operations to the east side of Franklin Avenue and had its own train station called Country Life Press. In 1916, company co-founder and Garden City resident Walter Hines Page was named Ambassador to Great Britain. The Village of Garden City is home to three golf courses, the first laid out under the direction of Devereux in 1896, now called the Garden City Golf Club. The Nassau Boulevard Aerodrome, west of the west section of the Village, hosted the Second International Aviation Meet in 1911, which featured the official air service of the United States Air Force. In the late 1920s, a fourth golf course, the Old Westbury Golf Club (initially the Intercollegiate Golf Club), east of Clinton Road, opened. It was merged with Garden City with both incorporated as the Village of garden City in 1919. The Garden City Hotel was replaced by a new hotel in 1895, designed by the acclaimed firm of McKim, Mead & White.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.8 km²), all land. The village lost some territory between the 1990 census and the 2000 census. The Garden City 11530 ZIP code includes another incorporated village, Stewart Manor, as well as two unincorporated areas of the Town of Hempstead: Garden City South and East Garden City. The latter of which was absorbed by the CDP of Uniondale in the 2010s. It is located approximately 18.5 miles (29.8km) east of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. In addition to the Incorporated Village of Garden City, the Garden City area also includes the villages of Stewart Manor and Garden City East. It has a ZIP code of 11530, which is located in the northern part of the city. It also has a population of 2,816. It was the site of the World War II-era Battle of the Bulge, which took place in World War I. The Battle was followed by the Second World War, which ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall and the creation of the Statue of Liberty. In the early 20th century, the area was known as the "Garden City area" because of its large number of undeveloped land areas. The name Garden City is derived from the word "garden," which means "to grow" or "to plant" in English. The area is also known as "the Garden City neighborhood" due to the number of abandoned homes.

Demographics

As of the census of 2020, 23,272 people lived in Garden City. The town included 7,715 housing units at an average density of 1,415.2 per square mile (546.3/ km²) The racial makeup of the village was 88.8% White, 1.1% African American, 0.0% Native American, 4.7% Asian and 0.00% Pacific Islander. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.3% of the population. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.27. The median income for a household in the village is $186,607. The per capita income is $83,823. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males. The population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 25 to 34, 42.6% over 45, 21.6%. over 60 and 1.9% who were over the Age of 85. The city is located on the New Jersey Turnpike, which runs from New Jersey to New Jersey. The Turnpikes are a main route through Garden City and the town is on the N.C. Turnpines, which run from North Carolina to New York. It is the only town in the state that is not on the turnpike. It was the site of the U.S. Civil War Battle of the Bulge.

Government

As of August 2022, the Mayor of Garden City is Cosmo Veneziale and the Village Trustees are Mary Carter Flanagan, Bruce Chester, Charles Kelly, Terry Digan, Bruce Torino, Lawrence Marciano Jr. and Tom O'Brien. The Village Administrator is Ralph V. Suozzi, the former Mayor of the City of Glen Cove and the cousin of Congressman Thomas R.Suozzi. From its inception until 2021, the mayor and Trustees were elected via a "Community Agreement" in which the four Property Owners Associations, representing different areas of the Village, held primary elections in January. Winners were entered on the official ballot in March as the Community Agreement Party without opposition. The village is located on the East River in Suffolk County, New York. It has a population of about 2,000 and is home to a community center, a library, a park, a theater, a bowling alley, a restaurant, a bar and several other businesses. It is located near the New York City borough of Queens, which is about 20 miles from the village center. It was founded in the 1950s and has been in the same location since the 1960s. The town's name is derived from Garden City, a town in the town of the same name, which was once the site of the town's first post-Civil War settlement. The city's name was later changed to Garden City and the name was changed again in the 1970s and 1980s, when the town was incorporated.

Education

Garden City is mostly served by its own school district: the Garden City Union Free School District. Most students who reside within Garden City and attend public schools go to Garden City's schools. One independent school, the Waldorf School of Garden City (grades pre-K12), and two Roman Catholic elementary schools (K8), St. Joseph School and St. Anne School, are in Garden City. In 1929, Adelphi College moved from Brooklyn to its present 76-acre (31 ha) campus in Garden city. It was the first four-year college in Nassau or Suffolk counties. The former St. Paul's School and. St. Mary's School are now defunct. The city is home to one of New York's largest public high schools, the New York City School for the Deaf (NYCDSD). The city also has one of the largest private high schools in New York, the NYSDSD's St. Patrick's School. It is also home to a number of non-profit organizations, such as the YMCA and the YWCA, which provide services to the homeless and the disabled. The Garden City Police Department is based in the city and has a station in the center of the city. The New York State Department of Education has a substation in the town, which provides security for the city's public schools. It also has an office in Long Island City, which is located in the neighboring town of Hempstead.

Infrastructure

The Village of Garden City maintains approximately 74 miles (119 km) of roads. The Mott Section features a series of parallel, semicircular streets and numerous northsouth streets connecting the crescents. The village maintains a sanitary sewer system which flows into Nassau County's system, which treats the sewage from the village's system through the Nassau county-owned sewage treatment plants. National Grid USA provides natural gas to homes and businesses that are hooked up to natural gas lines in Garden City. There are five Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train stations in the village. Garden City's water system serves the majority of the Village with water. It is connected to sanitary sewers, which are treated by the county's system. The Water Authority of Western Nassau. County services Village residents who live in the westernmost part of. the Village. It also provides power to all homes and. businesses within Garden City, as well as other utilities such as natural gas, electricity, water, and phone service. It has a population of about 3,000 people (as of the 2010 census). It is located on Long Island, New York, at the northern tip of Long Island. The Village is one of the most densely populated areas of the Long Island peninsula, with more than half of its residents living in or near the city of New York City. The population of the village is about 4,000 (as calculated by the 2010 Census). The village is located in the eastern part of Long. Island, which is the most populous part of the county.

Notable landmarks

Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building (old Nassau County Courthouse) is one of the city's most famous landmarks. Adelphi University and Garden City High School are also prominent landmarks in the city. The city is also home to the Cathedral of the Incarnate Word and St. Paul's School. It is located in the Long Island suburb of Hempstead. The town's population is about 2.5 million. It was once known as "Nassau County" and is now known as the "Long Island City" area. It has a population of about 1.6 million people. The largest city in the state is New York City, with a population in excess of 1.7 million people, according to the 2010 census. It also has a number of other notable landmarks, such as the Garden City Hotel and the Adelphi University campus. For more information, visit www.nassau-council.org or go to nassau.councillor.org. For information on how to get involved in the community, go to www.lacounty.gov/nassua. For further information on the town's history, visit lancaster.gov or lacaster.com. For a list of other landmarks, visit http://www.lancasteronline.com/Lancaster-New-York-City-History. For additional information about the town, visit the Larceny-Lancashire-County-History-Index.

Legacy

Garden City inspired the names of several nearby municipalities. It is the namesake of Garden Village, Kentucky. Garden City is also the name of a U.S. state, Garden City, New Jersey, and a city in New Jersey. It was also the inspiration for the town of Garden City in New York state, New York City, and the city of Garden Springs in South Dakota. The city was founded in 1836. It has a population of 3,000. The town is located in the Ozarks of central Kentucky, near the Kentucky/Louisiana border. The name Garden City was adopted by the city in 1838. It means "garden city" in English, and "city" in German. It also means "town" or "place" in both English and German, and means "village" in the German language. It became known as Garden City after the city was built in 1837. It's also known as "Garden Village" in Kentucky, after the nearby town of that same name, which was also named after Garden City. It inspired several other towns, including Garden City and Garden Springs, Kentucky, as well as several other cities in the state of New Jersey and New York, such as Garden Springs and Garden Falls, Pennsylvania, and Garden Ridge, New Hampshire, in the United States. The City's name is still used in the city's name today, and in the town's name for the Garden City section of New York.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Garden City, Nassau County, New York = 36.5. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 60. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Garden City = 3.6 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 23,272 individuals with a median age of 41.7 age the population dropped by -1.22% in Garden City, Nassau County, New York population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 4,213.55 persons per square mile. There are average 2.85 people per household in the 7,205 households with an average household income of $131,423 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 7.00% of the available work force and has dropped -3.67% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 25.66%. The number of physicians in Garden City per 100,000 population = 529.6.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Garden City = 44.6 inches and the annual snowfall = 30.5 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 124. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 173. 84 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 23.6 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 46, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Garden City, Nassau County, New York which are owned by the occupant = 88.83%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 58 years with median home cost = $640,730 and home appreciation of -7.24%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $23.43 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $11,234 per student. There are 14.2 students for each teacher in the school, 533 students for each Librarian and 533 students for each Counselor. 6.65% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 31.59% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 30.13% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).