Woodmere

Woodmere, New York
—  CDP  —
U.S. Census Map
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 40°38′10″N 73°43′10″W / 40.63611°N 73.71944°W / 40.63611; -73.71944Coordinates: 40°38′10″N 73°43′10″W / 40.63611°N 73.71944°W / 40.63611; -73.71944
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Nassau
Area
- Total	2.7 sq mi (7.0 km2)
- Land	2.6 sq mi (6.6 km2)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation	23 ft (7 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	16,447
- Density	6,436.6/sq mi (2,485.2/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	11598
Area code(s)	516
FIPS code	36-82942[1]
GNIS feature ID	0971684[2]

Woodmere is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 16,447 at the 2000 census.

Woodmere is one of the Long Island communities known as the Five Towns, which is usually said to comprise 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, along with Woodsburgh.^[3] The "towns" most commonly included as constituents of the "Five Towns" are all within the Town of Hempstead.

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 Hebrew Academy of Long Beach(HALB) High School, known as the Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for Boys, is an all-boys Jewish day school located in Woodmere.

Lawrence Woodmere Academy [1] is a pre-kindergarten through grade 12 coeducational preparatory school.

There is also Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway [2](HAFTR), a co-education preschool through high school located in Cedarhurst.

Geography

Woodmere is located at 40°38′10″N 73°43′10″W / 40.636236°N 73.719542°W / 40.636236; -73.719542.^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km²), of which, 2.6 square miles (6.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (5.19%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 16,447 people, 5,349 households, and 4,525 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 6,436.6 per square mile (2,480.6/km²). There were 5,462 housing units at an average density of 2,137.6/sq mi (823.8/km²). 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.

Woodmere has become home to many Modern Orthodox Jewish families who have established a number of growing synagogues in Woodmere and throughout much of the Five Towns. The Young Israel of Woodmere is the largest Young Israel affiliated synagogue in the United States.^{[citation needed]}

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.

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.

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. There are also 2 MTA Bus routes that go through Woodmere.

Climate

Woodmere has a wet and cold winter, with a warm and moderately dry summer. The average high is 83 in July and 39 in January. The average low in January is 24 and in July 67. The record high is 104 in July 1966, and the record low is -2 in 1985 and 1994.The rainest month is May, and the driest is August. Woodmere is prone to droughts from late July until mid- September. Woodmere receives around 22 inches of snow a year in a normal winter. Woodmere can get strong to severe thunderstorms, and is prone to flooding in the early fall and late spring. It has been hit by tornadoes twice, in 1998, and 1985.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Woodmere include:

• David A. Adler (born 1947), author of the Cam Jansen series of books.^[5]
• Lynne Barasch - author/illustrator
• Jane Bowles (1917-73) - writer/playwright
• Lisa Glasberg, radio and TV personality
• Sidney Hertzberg (1922-2005) - was an original member of the New York Knicks
• Donna Karan (born 1948), fashion designer.^[6]
• Aline Kominsky-Crumb (born 1948), comics artist ^[7]
• Cy Leslie (1922-2008), founder of Pickwick International record company and president of MGM Home Video.^{[citation needed]}
• Gene Mayer (born 1956), former professional tennis player.^[8]
• Harvey Milk (1930-1978) - first openly gay man elected to public office in California, member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.^[9]
• Gerard Piel (1915-2004), owner of Scientific American, who became the president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1986.^[10]
• Shmuel Sackett - co-founder of both the Zo Artzeinu and Manhigut Yehudit political movements in Israel.^[11]
• Michael J San Filippo (born Michael Sanford, 1960), Florida State prosecutor, teacher and writer.
• Alan Zweibel (born 1950), producer and writer on such productions as Saturday Night Live, PBS' Great Performances, and It's Garry Shandling's Show.^[12]
• Rabbi Moshe Weinberger, of Aish Kodesh Institute.

References

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
• Save the Five Towns

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