Uniondale, New York

History

A one-room schoolhouse was built in 1830, which is the current site of the Uniondale Public Library. Hofstra University was established in the estate of William S. Hofstra (now Netherlands Hall) in 1935.

In the early 1970s, several Uniondale residents attempted to incorporate their hamlet as a village, citing dissatisfaction with the way their community was being represented on the board of the committee for redeveloping Mitchel Field, regarding matters like policies and the plans. Their incorporation plans were unsuccessful, and Uniondale remains an unincorporated hamlet governed by the Town of Hempstead.

Until 2015, the area of Uniondale north of the Hempstead Turnpike was a separate census-designated place called East Garden City.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 2.7 sqmi, all land.

The Uniondale CDP gained territory between the 2010 census and the 2020 census, due to the hamlet and former CDP of East Garden City being absorbed by the CDP of Uniondale.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification, Uniondale has a Humid subtropical climate (type Cfa) with cool, wet winters and hot, humid summers. Precipitation is uniform throughout the year, with slight spring and fall peaks.{{Weather box | Jan record high F = 71 | Feb record high F = 73 | Mar record high F = 85 | Apr record high F = 94 | May record high F = 97 | Jun record high F = 103 | Jul record high F = 105 | Aug record high F = 104 | Sep record high F = 100 | Oct record high F = 90 | Nov record high F = 83 | Dec record high F = 76 | year record high F = 105 | Jan record low F = -10 | Feb record low F = -7 | Mar record low F = 3 | Apr record low F = 13 | May record low F = 32 | Jun record low F = 43 | Jul record low F = 50 | Aug record low F = 48 | Sep record low F = 38 | Oct record low F = 27 | Nov record low F = 10 | Dec record low F = -1 | year record low F = -10

Plant zone

According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Garden City is located within hardiness zone 7b.

Economy

Lufthansa United States has its headquarters in Uniondale, moving to the hamlet from adjacent East Meadow in 2019.

At one point, Swiss International Air Lines operated its United States office at 776 RexCorp Plaza in the EAB Plaza in Uniondale. The airline moved its offices from 41 Pinelawn Road in Melville, New York, around 2002.

Demographics

2020 census

2000 Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 23,011 people, 6,026 households, and 4,826 families living in the CDP. The population density was 8,676.5 PD/sqmi. There were 6,201 housing units at an average density of 2,338.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 26.97% White, 55.53% Black, 0.35% Native American, 2.10% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 9.95% from other races, and 5.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.86% of the population.

Of the 6,026 households 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 20.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. Of all households 16.0% were one person and 8.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.66 and the average family size was 3.95.

The age distribution was 26.5% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.

The median household income was $61,410 and the median family income was $67,264. Males had a median income of $32,417 versus $31,169 for females. The per capita income was $19,069. About 6.0% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.

Sports

Uniondale was formerly the home of the NHL's New York Islanders, who played at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum from 1972 until 2015, and again from 2018 until 2021. The 2014–15 NHL season was originally their final year at the Coliseum before the team moved to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York City. Beginning in 2018, home games were split between Barclays and the Coliseum, and beginning in 2020, the Coliseum once again became the sole home arena for the Islanders until UBS Arena opened in 2021.

Notable people

• Richard Blais, chef, reality show contestant, restaurateur and author.
• Gary Dell'Abate, also known as Baba Booey, is longtime producer of *The Howard Stern Show. *He grew up in Uniondale.
• Edward Goljan, pathologist, professor, and USMLE/COMLEX Board Review Teacher, grew up in Uniondale.
• Sheryl Lee Ralph, Broadway and film actor and singer.
• John Moschitta Jr., an American spokesperson and singer best known for his rapid speech delivery; appeared in over 100 commercials as "The Micro Machines Man", as well as in ads for FedEx.
• Aljamain Sterling, mixed martial artist, former UFC Bantamweight Champion; born and raised in Uniondale.
• Busta Rhymes, rapper, graduated from Uniondale High School

In popular culture

Uniondale has been the filming location for – or otherwise been the setting for scenes in – various films. Some of the scenes in The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) were set at Roosevelt Field, located within the East Garden City section of the CDP. Additionally, scenes for The Godfather (1972) were filmed on the present campus of Nassau Community Colleges, on the Mitchel Air Force Base's former runways.

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