Woodmere is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, United States. United States. The population was 16,447 at the 2000 census. Administrative divisions of New York State differ from those in certain other countries and most U.S. states, leading to misunderstandings regarding the governmental nature of an area. ... A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ... Nassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. ... NY redirects here. ...

Woodmere is one of the Long Island community known as the Five Towns, which is usually said to be comprised of the villages of Lawrence and Cedarhurst, the hamlets of Woodmere and Inwood, and "The Hewletts", which consist of the villages of Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor and Hewlett Neck and the hamlet of Hewlett. The "towns" most commonly included as constituents of the "Five Towns" are all within the Town of Hempstead. The Five Towns is an informal grouping of villages and hamlets in Nassau County, New York, United States on the South Shore of western Long Island adjoining the border with Queens County in New York City. ... Lawrence is a village located in Nassau County, New York in the USA. As of the United States 2000 Census, the village had a total population of 6,522. ... Cedarhurst is a village located in Nassau County, New York. ... Inwood is a census-designated place located in Nassau County, New York. ... Hewlett Bay Park is a village located in Nassau County, New York. ... Hewlett Harbor is a village located in Nassau County, New York. ... Hewlett Neck is a village located in Nassau County, New York. ... Hewlett is a census-designated place located in Nassau County, New York. ... The Town of Hempstead is one of the three towns (otherwise known as civil townships) in Nassau County, New York, United States. ...

Education

Most of the community is in the Hewlett-Woodmere School District (District 14), with the remainder served by the Lawrence Public Schools (District 15). The Hewlett-Woodmere Public School District, Union Free School District 14, is located in the southwest section of Nassau County, New York and borders the New York City borough of Queens. ... The Lawrence Public Schools, Union Free School District 15, is a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade, located in the southwest section of Nassau County, New York and borders the New York City borough of Queens. ...

The Hebrew Academy of Long Beach High School, known as the Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for Boys, is an all-boys Jewish day school located in Woodmere. Hebrew Academy of Long Beach (HALB) is located in Cedarhurst, New York. ... A Jewish day school is a modern Jewish educational institution that is designed to provide Jewish children with both a Jewish and a secular education in one school on a full time basis, hence its name of day school meaning a school that the students attend for an entire...

Lawrence Woodmere Academy [1] is a pre-kindergarten through grade 12 coeducational preparatory school. A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school (usually abbreviated to preparatory school, college prep school, or prep school) is a private secondary school designed to prepare a student for higher education. ...

Geography

Woodmere is located at 40°38′10″N, 73°43′10″W (40.636236, -73.719542)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²). 6.6 km² (2.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (5.19%) is 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 metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... 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. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 16,447 people, 5,349 households, and 4,525 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,480.6/km² (6,436.6/mi²). There were 5,462 housing units at an average density of 823.8/km² (2,137.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.48% White, 1.67% African American, 0.02% Native American, 3.73% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.20% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.57% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... 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. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... 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. ...

Woodmere has become home to many Modern Orthodox Jewish families who have established a number of growing synagogues. The community is close to the more Haredi nearby community of Far Rockaway which has more yeshivas for the children and younger members. It is also home to the largest Young Israel (a chain of Modern-Orthodox Jewish synagogues) in the United States. Modern Orthodox Judaism (or Modern Orthodox or Modern Orthodoxy; sometimes abbreviated as MO or Modox) is a movement within Orthodox Judaism that attempts to synthesize traditional observance and values with the secular, modern world. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... A synagogue (from Greek synagoge place of assembly literally meeting, assembly,) is a Jewish house of prayer and study. ... Haredi or Charedi Judaism (alternatively Hareidi or Chareidi - this spelling being usually preferred by Haredim themselves) is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. ... Far Rockaway street scene Far Rockaway is one of the four neighborhoods on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens in the United States. ... This article is about the Jewish educational system. ...

There were 5,349 households out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.5% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.4% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.32. “Matrimony” redirects here. ...

In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $93,212, and the median income for a family was $119,402. Males had a median income of $76,266 versus $41,393 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $41,699. About 3.5% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over. 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. ...

Transportation

The Woodmere station provides Long Island Rail Road service on the Far Rockaway Branch to Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. Some residents use the Hewlett station because of its location and ample parking. Woodmere is a station on the Long Island Rail Roads Far Rockaway Branch in Woodmere, in Nassau County, New York, United States. ... An M3 railcar The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR (often referred to as the L-I-double-R) is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York, United States. ... The Far Rockaway Branch is a fully-electrified branch of the Long Island Rail Road which begins in Nassau County at Valley Interlocking in Valley Stream proceeds east and actually ends in Queens at the Far Rockaway station. ... Pennsylvania Station (commonly known as Penn Station) is the major intercity rail station and a major commuter rail hub in New York City. ... View of Midtown from Empire State Building. ... Hewlett is a station on the Long Island Rail Roads Far Rockaway Branch in Hewlett, in Nassau County, New York, United States. ...

Residents

Current and former residents of Woodmere include:

• Lynne Barasch - authour/illustrator
• Lisa Glasberg, radio and TV personality
• Sidney Hertzberg, original member of the New York Knicks
• Harvey Milk - first openly gay city supervisor of San Francisco, California. He and Mayor George Moscone were assassinated in 1978.^[1]
• Gerard Piel - owner of Scientific American, who became the president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1986.^[2]
• Shmuel Sackett - co-founder of both the Zo Artzeinu and Manhigut Yehudit political movements in Israel.^[3]

Lynne Barasch was born in New York City and grew up in Woodmere, New York. ... Lisa Lisa G Glasberg is an American radio and TV personality. ... Sidney Sonny Hertzberg (born July 29, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York - died July 24, 2005 in Woodmere, New York) was a former pro basketball player. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Harvey Milk (1930-1978) American politician and gay-rights activist. ... Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City; The City Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Government  - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area  - City  47 sq mi (122 km²)  - Land  46. ... Mayor Moscone George Richard Moscone (November 24, 1929 – November 27, 1978) was the mayor of San Francisco, California from January 1976 until his assassination in November 1978. ... Dr. Gerard Piel (1 March 1915-September 7, 2004) was a pioneer in science journalism. ... Scientific American is a popular-science magazine, published (first weekly and later monthly) since August 28, 1845, making it the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States. ... The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an organization that promotes cooperation between scientists, defends scientific freedom, encourages scientific responsibility and supports scientific education for the betterment of all humanity. ... Shmuel (Seth) Sackett is a Religious Zionist leader. ... Zo Artzeinu (which means This is our Land in Hebrew) was a political protest movement created and led by Moshe Feiglin and Shmuel Sackett in Israel to block Israeli land concessions to the Arabs in the early 1990s, especially the Oslo Accords. ... Manhigut Yehudit (מנהיגות יהודית Jewish Leadership) is a movement started by Moshe Feiglin and Shmuel Sackett to lead the State of Israel with, in their words, authentic Jewish values. ...

References

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External links

• Woodmere Volunteer Fire Department
• Woodmere: Largest Community in the Five Towns
• Hewlett Woodmere Public School District
• Hewlett High School Alumni
• Young Israel of Woodmere
• Bais Tefilah of Woodmere
• Congregation Aish Kodesh of Woodmere
• Congregation Bais Ephraim Yitzchak
• Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island

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