Massapequa, New York
Massapequa, New York
Coordinates: 40°40′13″N 73°28′6″W / 40.67028, -73.46833
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Nassau
Area
- Total	4.0 sq mi (10.4 km²)
- Land	3.6 sq mi (9.5 km²)
- Water	0.4 sq mi (1.0 km²)
Elevation	26 ft (8 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	22,652
- Density	6,207.5/sq mi (2,396.7/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	11758
Area code(s)	516
FIPS code	36-45986
GNIS feature ID	0956651

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Massapequa is a suburb on the South Shore of Long Island in the Town of Oyster Bay. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the island in New York State. ... The Town of Oyster Bay is one of 3 towns in Nassau County, New York on Long Island, United States. ...

For many years it was reported that Massapequa was one of the 13 tribes of Long Island. Later research says that it was just a Native American name for the location. Metoac (also known as the 13 tribes of Long Island) is the collective name for what earlier was considered the 13 Algonquian-speaking Indian tribes on Long Island in New York in the 1600s at the time of European contact. ...

Geography

Massapequa, on southern Long Island, is located at 40°40'13" North, 73°28'16" West (40.670403, -73.471150).^[1] This article is about the island in New York State. ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.4 km²), of which, 3.7 square miles (9.5 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it is water. The total area is 9.20% water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there are 22,652 people, 7,417 households, 6,297 families, and 5,243 cats residing in the CDP. The population density is 6,207.5 per square mile (2,396.2/km²). There are 7,514 housing units at an average density of 2,059.1/sq mi (794.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP is 97.42% White, 0.17% African American, 0.02% Native American, 1.27% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. 2.59% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There are 7,417 households out of which 38.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.4% are married couples living together, 8.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 15.1% are non-families. 12.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.05 and the average family size is 3.33.

In the CDP the population is spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years as of 2007. For every 100 females there are 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP is $94,760 as of 2007, and the median income for a family is $88,571. Males have a median income of $62,231 versus $40,920 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $32,532. 2.3% of the population and 1.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 2.0% of those under the age of 18 and 2.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The median household income is commonly used to provide data about geographic areas and divides households into two equal segments with the first half of households earning less than the median household income and the other half earning more. ... The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

During the 1960s and the 1970s, Massapequa School District had seven elementary schools (Carmans Road, East Lake, Birch Lane, Fairfield, Unqua, Hawthorne, Raymond J. Lockhart), two junior high schools (John P. McKenna and J. Lewis Ames, formerly Parkside) and two high schools, Massapequa and Alfred G. Berner. Berner is located five minutes away from the infamous "Amityville Horror" house. In the 1990s the Massapequa school district restructured the district by leasing Carmans Road elementary to Nassau BOCES. Hawthorne Elementary was rented to the police in 2006. John P. McKenna Jr. High School was converted to an elementary school, while Alfred G. Berner became the new middle school. J. Lewis Ames Jr. High School is also no longer a middle school, but now the "Ames Campus" of Massapequa High School, which is where the 9th grade currently attends. BOCES stands for Board of Cooperative Educational Services. ...

Famous residents

Dairy Barn employee Stacey Shapiro, anti-war activist Ron Kovic, the Baldwin Brothers, musician Dee Snider, comedian Jerry Seinfeld, As Tall As Lions, Bobby Slayton, Mark LoMonaco, actor Steve Guttenberg, John Melendez,Yankee's pitcher Robert Elliott, the Baldinger brothers, Brian Kilmeade, model & actress Yvette Nelson, political speechwriter Peggy Noonan, singer/song writer Neil Diamond and the Stray Cats (Brian Setzer, Jim McDonnell and Lee Rocker) all grew up in Massapequa. Ron Kovic, (left) with Brian Willson at a Veterans for Peace conference. ... This article is about the four American actors. ... David Daniel Dee Snider (born March 15, 1955) is an American musician, radio personality, and actor. ... This article is about the comedian. ... As Tall as Lions, sometimes referred to as ATAL, is a band from Long Island, New York. ... Bobby Slayton (born May 25, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian known as The Pit Bull of Comedy. Slayton, a native of Massapequa, New York, is probably best known for a supporting role in the 2001 film Bandits. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Steven Robert Guttenberg (born August 24, 1958) is an American film and television actor. ... John Melendez, formerly known as Stuttering John (born October 4, 1965 in New York City), is the announcer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. ... Brian Baldinger (born January 7, 1960) is a former professional football player and current National Football League television commentator for the Fox Television Network. ... Brian Kilmeade (born May 7, 1964) is a Fox News personality. ... Yvette Stefens Nelson is an American model, actress and Singer-songwriter who was born on August 19, 1972. ... Peggy Noonan (born Margaret Ellen Noonan on September 7, 1950 in Brooklyn, New York) is an author of seven books on politics, religion and culture, a weekly columnist for The Wall Street Journal, and was a Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan. ... Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor. ... The Stray Cats are a rockabilly band formed in 1979 by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer (Bloodless Pharaohs/Brian Setzer Orchestra) with school friends Lee Rocker (born Leon Drucker) and Slim Jim Phantom (born James McDonnell) in the Long Island town of Massapequa, New York. ... Brian Setzer (born April 10, 1959, Massapequa, New York) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. ... Lee Rocker Lee Rocker (born August 3, 1961 in Long Island, New York) is a rockabilly double bass player. ...

• Other famous long term residents have included transgender pioneer Christine Jorgensen, composer Marvin Hamlisch, author Robert Sobel, guitarist & graphics artist Hal Lester, The Cars' lead guitarist Elliot Easton, lacrosse players Matt Zash and Brian Langtry, Dr. Sean Kenniff, Bob Nelson, Michael Dougherty, Dennis Vitolo, Joe Maca died here on July 13, 1982, Angelo Dominck Roncallo, Joe Donnelly, Helen Slater, William Gaddis, Andy Glazer, Jimmy Noonan, Dave Mejias, pro skateboarder Anthony Pappalardo, pro bodyboarder Bob Baldwin, comedian Thomas J. Kelly III, Stanley Drucker and Peter Brennan who died there on October 2, 1996.

• Some infamous people who hail from Massapequa: Jessica Hahn, Jason Sauter Joey Buttafuoco,John A. Gotti,and Carlo "Don Carlo" Gambino.

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Current Residents

Notable current residents include:

• Anthony Pappalardo- Pro Skateboarder
• Cameron Keym - guitarist
• Christine Sohmer - Editor, massapequaNEWS.com
• Gary Baldinger- Former Football player for Kansas City Chiefs, Indianapolis Colts, and Buffalo Bills. He grew up in Massapequa with his two brothers Brian and Rich who also became pro Football Players.
• Jon Billian - Keyboardist of Interface
• Kevin L. Herbst- President,(KLH Fire Safety Consultants LLC)
• Steve Labriola- Town of Oyster Bay Town Clerk
• Tazz- Pro Wrestler with ECW/WWE, now with ECW commentary.

Gary Baldinger (born October 4, 1963, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former professional football player. ... League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Western Division (1960-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970-present) AFC West (1970-present) Current uniform Team colors Red, White and Gold Mascot K. C. Wolf (1985-present) Warpaint (1963-1988) Personnel Owner The Hunt Family (Clark Hunt... League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1953–present) Western Conference (1953-1969) Coastal Division (1967-1969) American Football Conference (1970-present) AFC East (1970-2001) AFC South (2002-present) Current uniform Team colors Royal Blue, White Mascot Blue Personnel Owner Jim Irsay General Manager Bill Polian Head Coach Tony Dungy... For other uses, see Buffalo Bills (disambiguation). ... The Town of Oyster Bay is one of three towns in Nassau County, New York on Long Island, United States. ... Peter Senerchia (born October 11, 1967),[2] is a retired American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Tazz, (originally Tazmaniac and later shortened to simply Taz). ...

Trivia

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• Streets of Massapequa were shown in the Oliver Stone film "Born on the Fourth of July", which was based on the book of the same name by Massapequa native Ron Kovic.
• Massapequa was first settled by Native Americans.
• Massapequa is the location of the well-known Long Island hotspot All-American Drive In.
• Massapequa is the setting for an episode of Friends in which they go to a party in Massapequa. Alec Baldwin is a guest character in the episode, who claims he's "not familiar with Massapequa". He should, Baldwin was born there.
• Massapequa is known for having excellent sport teams. The Area is known mostly for its Baseball teams massapequa coast and MHS

, Football teams, Lacrosse teams, Hockey teams, and Soccer teams. In the 2007 Season Massapequa High Schools baseball team won the New York State division. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946), known as Oliver Stone, is a three-time Academy Award winning film director and screenwriter. ... Born on the Fourth of July is a 1989 a film adaptation of the autobiographical novel of the same name by Ron Kovic. ... Ron Kovic, (left) with Brian Willson at a Veterans for Peace conference. ... This article is about the television show. ... Alexander Rae Alec Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an Emmy- and Academy Award-nominated, and Golden Globe Award-winning, American actor. ...

• Massapequa was originally known as South Oyster Bay, but was changed when the LIRR (Long Island Railroad) placed the sign contradicting the original name.
• Massapequa is the place of the first descendants of Kate McKay's family in Kate and Leopold.
• Massapequa is known for it's very high Jewish and Italian population. Massapequa was also a well known Mafia neighborhood. Massapequa, North Massapequa, and Massapequa Park are considered the "Little Italy" of Long Island.

Kate & Leopold is a 2001 motion picture that tells a story of Duke who time travels from 1876 to the present and falls in love with a career woman in New York. ...

School District

Massapequa School District has...

• 6 Elementary schools[Grades K-6}

-Birch Lane -East Lake -Fairfield -Lockhart -Mckenna -Unqua

• 1 Middle School{Grades 7-8}

-Berner formerly {Berner High School 1962-1987} Now known as Berner Middle School, Berner High School was the original high school for Massapequa. ...

• 1 Pre-High School{Grade 9}

-Ames -Officially designated Massapequa High School, Ames Campus

• 1 High School{Grades 10-12}

-Massapequa High School Massapequa High School is a high school located in Massapequa, New York for students grades 10 through 12. ...

Weather

Massapequa has a climate that is very similar to other coastal areas of the Northeastern United States; it has warm, humid summers and cold winters, but the Atlantic Ocean helps bring afternoon sea breezes that temper the heat in the warmer months and limit the frequency and severity of thunderstorms. However, severe thunderstorms are not uncommon, especially when they approach the island from the mainland (Bronx, Westchester and Connecticut) in the northwest. In the wintertime, temperatures are warmer than areas further inland (especially in the night and early morning hours), sometimes causing a snowstorm further inland to fall as rain on the island. However, measurable snow falls every winter, and in many winters one or more intense storms called Nor'easters produce blizzard conditions with snowfalls of 1-2 feet (30-60 cm) and near-hurricane force winds. Long Island temperatures also vary from west to east, with the western part of the island warmer on most occasions than the east. This is due to two factors; one because the western part is closer to the mainland and the other is the western part is more developed causing what is known as the "urban heat island" effect. Map of the US northeast. ...

On August 25, 2006, a small F0 tornado struck Massapequa. is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the weather phenomenon. ...

See also

• Massapequa Park
• North Massapequa
• East Massapequa

Massapequa Park is a village located in Nassau County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 17,499. ... North Massapequa is a census-designated place located in Nassau County, New York. ... East Massapequa is a census-designated place located in Nassau County, New York. ...

References

1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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External links

• Massapequa, New York is at coordinates 40°40′14″N 73°28′16″W / 40.670403, -73.47115 (Massapequa, New York)Coordinates: 40°40′14″N 73°28′16″W / 40.670403, -73.47115 (Massapequa, New York)

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