Exploring the Villages in the Town of North Hempstead, Long Island through Digital Maps By Mitchell M. Schwartz, May 2023 Created for GEOG 159, Hofstra University St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Map 2: Does the Village Operate its Own Police, Fire, or Water District(s)?
Map 1: 2020 Population
Location within New York
Map 3: Does the Village Have its 2022-23 Budget and Codebook on its Website? Kitchener
Sands Point
Sands Point
Sands Point
Manorhaven
Kings Point
Kings Point Plandome Manor
Plandome Manor
Roslyn Harbor Flower Hill
Plandome
Plandome Great Neck
Great Neck
3
Kensington
East Hills
6
2
Saddle Rock
2
Great Neck Estates
Old Westbury
Plandome Great Neck Saddle Rock
East Hills
Roslyn Estates 6
East Williston
Williston Park
Village Population (2020)
Westbury
Baxter Estates Great Neck Plaza Plandome Heights Port Washington North Russell Gardens Thomaston
Lake Success Williston Park
East Williston
Westbury
2
4 Miles
1
2
4
Manorhaven
Manorhaven 1 1
Kings Point Plandome Manor
Roslyn Harbor
Roslyn Harbor Flower Hill
Great Neck
Flower Hill
Plandome Great Neck
4
Great Neck Estates
2
Saddle Rock
East Hills
Roslyn Estates
Kensington 6
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
North Hills Baxter Estates Great Neck Plaza Plandome Heights Port Washington North Russell Gardens Thomaston
Lake Success Williston Park
East Williston
6
Old Westbury
5 North Hills
Lake Success Williston Park
$10,000 - $19,999
Westbury
New Hyde Park
Yes
New Hyde Park
East Williston
Mineola
No
$5,000 - $9,999
≥$40,000
Baxter Estates Great Neck Plaza Plandome Heights Port Washington North Russell Gardens Thomaston
Kensington 2
East Hills
Roslyn Estates
Are the Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes on the Website (Per the Open Meetings Law)?
$0 (Uncompensated) $1 - $4,999
Roslyn
Westbury
Mineola
Mayor’s Salary (2022)
$20,000 - $39,999
Great Neck Estates
Old Westbury
5
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
3 Munsey Park
Roslyn
Munsey Park
Garden City
Garden City Floral Park
Floral Park
0
1
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2
4 Miles
Williston Park
East Williston
Westbury
This means that villages can set their own laws and zoning ordinances, and can offer better, locally-maintained services and infrastructure for its residents (such as village police departments, village parks, and locally-maintained roads, sewers, garbage collection, et cetera) – largely paid for through village taxes and are often exclusive to the given village.
Mineola
Some villages, however, are less transparent than others – and while many village governments are accountable, transparent, and follow all proper procedures (such as posting Board of Trustees minutes on the official website in a reasonable amount of time, if the given village has a website and an adequate internet connection), others do not and/or are shrouded in secrecy.
New Hyde Park
0
4
Plandome
Lake Success
4 Miles
Sands Point
Sands Point
Plandome Manor
Baxter Estates Great Neck Plaza Plandome Heights Port Washington North Russell Gardens Thomaston
Garden City
Map 5: Are the Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes Posted on the Village’s Website?
Kings Point
All villages in New York State are granted a large set of powers through the Municipal Home Rule Law and the Village Law – and, more generally, through the New York State Constitution. They are able to govern themselves independently from the town(s) which they are located in.
Floral Park
0
Map 4: Mayor’s Salary (as of 2022)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Floral Park
Police and Water
1
There are 31 incorporated villages within the Town of North Hempstead. Each of these villages operate independently from the Town, which is seated in Manhasset.
Old Westbury
Garden City
Police
Floral Park
0
2
Codebook only
New Hyde Park
No
Garden City
≥20,000
6
Budget only
Fire and Water
15,000 - 19,999
140 Miles
Budget and Codebook
Fire
New Hyde Park
10,000 - 14,999
Roslyn Estates
Kensington
What is on the Website?
Fire, Police, and Water
1,000 - 4,999
East Hills
North Hills
Village Services
≤999
70
A Brief Overview
Roslyn
5
Mineola
Mineola
5,000 - 9,999
3
North Hills
Lake Success
Saddle Rock
Great Neck Estates
Old Westbury
North Hills
35
Harrisburg
Munsey Park
Roslyn
5
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
0
Roslyn Harbor Flower Hill
Flower Hill
Kensington
5 Baxter Estates Great Neck Plaza Plandome Heights Port Washington North Russell Gardens Thomaston
Roslyn Harbor
Munsey Park
Roslyn Estates
Plandome Manor
3
Roslyn
Munsey Park
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
1
1
Kings Point
Great Neck Estates
Manorhaven
Manorhaven 1
Saddle Rock
4
4
4
0
1
2
4 Miles
1
2
These maps and the associated data table explore select statistics from each of the 31 villages in the Town of North Hempstead – from population and mayoral salaries all the way to whether the given village posts its Board of Trustees meeting minutes online, per the Open Meetings Law of the State of New York. They aim to make local government more understandable, more accessible, more transparent, and more accountable.
4 Miles
Data Table Name of Village
Mayor's Salary (2022) BoT Meeting Minutes Online? Population (2020) Budget and/or Codebook Online?
FD, PD, and/or Water System?
Baxter Estates
$0
Yes
991
Both
No
East Hills
$60,000
Yes
7,284
Both
No
East Williston
$3,000
Yes
2,645
Budget only
Fire and water
Floral Park
$10,000
Yes
16,172
Both
Fire, police, and water
Flower Hill
$0
Yes
4,794
Both
No
Garden City
$0
Yes
23,272
Both
Fire, police, and water
Great Neck
$10,000
Yes
11,145
Both
No
Great Neck Estates
$0
Yes
2,990
Both
Police
Great Neck Plaza
$32,000
Yes
7,482
Both
No
Kensington
$0
Yes
1,226
Codebook only
Police
Kings Point
$0
Yes
5,619
Both
Police
Lake Success
$3,600
Yes
2,828
Both
Police
Manorhaven
$7,000
Yes
6,956
Both
No
Mineola
$24,166
Yes
20,800
Both
Fire and water
Munsey Park
$0
Yes
2,809
Both
No
New Hyde Park
$20,000
Yes
10,257
Both
Fire
North Hills
$48,000
Yes
5,464
Codebook only
No
Old Westbury
$4,000
Yes
4,289
Both
Police and water
Plandome
$0
Yes
1,448
Both
Fire and water
Plandome Heights
$0
Yes
1,009
Both
No
Plandome Manor
$0
Yes
793
Both
No
Port Washington North $5,000
Yes
3,160
Both
No
Roslyn
$5,400
No
2,988
Both
No
Roslyn Estates
$0
No
1,318
Both
No
Roslyn Harbor
$0
No
1,067
Both
No
Russell Gardens
$0
Yes
978
Both
No
Saddle Rock
$0
No
989
Codebook only
No
Sands Point
$0
Yes
2,712
Codebook only
Police and water
Thomaston
$0
Yes
2,759
Both
No
Westbury
$10,000* (2018 data)
Yes
15,864
Codebook only* (2018-19 Budget is on website)
No
Williston Park
$14,400
No
7,591
Codebook only
Fire and water
Sources: New York State GIS, ESRI, USGS, United States Census Bureau, Govsalaries.com, Town of North Hempstead, The 31 North Hempstead Villages, NYCOM, NCVOA, Mitchell M. Schwartz