Guide to New Hyde Park and Floral Park 2023_06_16

NEW HYDE PARK & FLORAL PARK

Libraries S6

Civic Associations ............. S8

Water Districts S9

Merchants Associations .... S9

Government S10 - S19

Schools .................. S20 - S23

Hospitals S25

Colleges ............................ S25

Museums S26

Historical Societies ........ S27

Parks S28

Boy, Girl & Cub Scouts S28

Major Shopping Malls S29

Cinemas ............................ S29

Fire Departments S30

Police Departments S30 Places of Worship S32 Essential Services S33

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BY HOWARD KROPLICK

Former Town of North Hempstead Historian

Thomas Dongan was born in Castletown, Ireland in 1634 of a very old Catholic family. His brother William was made Viscount Dongan in 1661 and Earl of Limerick in 1685.

Dongan entered the French army at an early age and made colonel in 1674 and recalled to England in 1677.

In 1682 Dongan became New York’s fourth Royal Governor.

One of Dongan’s first official acts was to convene the Assembly of Community Representatives from New York and Southern New England (then part of the New York Province).

The 1683 assembly drew up the “Charter of Liberty and Privileges” which became the basis for the New York State Constitution.

The assembly created the counties of New York State. Long Island was divided into three counties: Kings,Queens and Suffolk.

Present day North Hempstead and Hempstead were part of Queens County which included Queens and Oyster Bay.

Dongan also set up the Queens County Courthouse in what is now Jericho Turnpike and Marcus Avenue in Garden City Park

Soon after the 1683 assembly, the towns of Flushing and Hempstead presented Dongan with a gift of land south of Success Pond.

At the Nov. 12, 1684 Hempstead Town Board meeting, Dongan was gifted 200 acres

of “woodland” adjoining the 400 acres given to him by the Town of Flushing.

The large property,later spanning 672.5 acres, would become known as the Dongan Farm.

The Dongan Farm was located west of Lakeville Road from south of Lake Success down to Jericho Turnpike.

This 1918 map of the property was drawn by Frederick Van Wyck for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.

Dongan built a manor on the west side of Lakeville Road in the area now about 1,000 feet north of Hillside Avenue.

An anti-Catholic aristocratic revolution pushed James II off the British throne in 1688. As a result, Dongan lost his governorship and “retired to his farm in Hempstead.”

Following a warrant for his arrest, Dongan escaped to New Jersey and then to Boston.

Dongan returned to England in 1691. Upon his brother’s death in 1698,Thomas Dongan became the Earl of Limerick, although the Dongan land had already been confiscated by the Crown.

Following Dongan’s death on Dec. 15, 1715,the Dongan Farm and manor were inherited by his nephews Thomas and Walter Dongan.

In 1724,the heirs sold the Dongan estate to George Clark.

Born in 1676 in Somersetshire, England, Clark was a nephew of William Blathwait who held significant power over colonial appointments.

After practicing law in Dublin, he came to

America in 1702 as Secretary of the Province of New York.

While visiting England in 1705, he married Anne Hyde, who was related to Queen Anne and Lord Cornbury who was then governor of the Province of New York. Clark would become a member of the Provincial Council in 1716 and served as lieutenant governor from 1736 to 1743.

To honor his wife (who died in 1740), Clark named his Long Island estate purchased from the Dongan heirs Hyde Park.

At first the name referred just to the Clarke property, but after he returned to England in 1745, it was used for the entire area.

Although the Clark property was sold off and sub-divided into several farms, the area for the next 165 years was referred to as Hyde Park.

In 1871,John C. Christ and Phillip J. Miller applied to the Post Office Department for establish a post office in Hyde Park.

The postal authorities refused to allow them to use the name since Hyde Park had been recently assigned to a Dutchess County village, later the birthplace of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The revised name New Hyde Park was approved by the postal authorities and the Long Island Rail Road changed the name of its station in March 1871.

New Hyde Park became incorporated as a village on Aug. 17,1927.

LIBRARIES

FLORAL PARK

PUBLIC LIBRARY

17 Caroline Place

Floral Park, NY 11001

(516) 326-6330

www.floralparklibrary.org

Board of Trustees

John Breheny, President Linda Price, Trustee

Douglas Monaghan, Trustee

Sean O’Donnell, Trustee

Jessica Alfonsi, Trustee

Patricia D. Eren, Director

Michael F. Longobardi, Village Trustee Liaison to the Library

Linda Sartini, Secretary to the Board

Hist y of the Fl al P k Public Libr y

The community’s desire for a public library was evident in 1916. Funds were raised but it wasn’t until the Parent Teacher’s Association and community members in 1923 held a very successful tea that the idea became a reality. The guests were asked to bring “two books”. Many brought more than two books. The Village provided $1500. In addition, monetary gifts were accepted. The first library was located on South Tyson Avenue in the Knights of Columbus building which later became Koenig’s Restaurant and today Harrison Restaurant. The first year the library welcomed 768 borrowers and had circulation of 13,500 books.

In 1936 the Floral Park Public Library (chartered in 1941) was housed in the west wing of the newly

constructed Floral Park Village Hall. The entrance to the Library was located where the Police Department entrance is today. Pictured is the word “Library” which was etched in concrete and hidden from view until recently when a restoration project revealed it. Above the entranceway is a concrete medallion with an open book displayed most likely installed at the time the library signage was created.

The library was relocated in 1964 when the Village obtained the U.S. Post Office property at the corner of Caroline Place and Tulip Avenue.

Information and photo provided by Floral Park Historical Society.

HILLSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY

155 Lakeville Road

New Hyde Park, NY 11040

Phone: (516) 355-7850

www.hillsidelibrary.info

Board of Trustees

Maura Rossi, President

Sabera Saadullah, Vice President

Richard Bursig, Trustee

Peter Pinto, Trustee

Sloan Vahldieck, Trustee

Charlene Noll, Library Director

Past Library Directors:

Eleanor McKay and Stanley Itkin

Hist y of the Hillside Public Libr y

The Hillside Public Library is a school district library serving the New Hyde Park Union Free School District #5.The Hillside Public Library was first charted by New York State in 1961 where the library was housed in a wing of the Manor Oaks School. In 2003, voters approved a bond referendum for the purchase of the Kismet Temple building and the renovation of the building and site as a new public library facility. The library celebrated its 10th year anniversary in the new building this past March. Hillside Public Library is a place where everyone can go to improve their lives, where all generations are valued and have the opportunity to learn and expand their horizons.

Information and photo provided by the Hillside Public Library.

CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS

LAKEVILLE ESTATES

CIVIC ASSOCIATION

P.O. Box 46 New Hyde Park, NY 11040

lakevilleestatescivicassoc@gmail. com

President: Bill Cutrone

Vice President: Bobby Thind

Treasurer: Jean Capobianco

Rose Lowe, Communications

Mike Currie, Sr. Adviser

Officers:

Jack Kott

Betty Leong

Estelle O’Brien

Sandy Portnoy

Tony Colon

Donald Panetta Leca11040@gmail.com

ORDER SONS OF ITALY

Cellini Lodge #2206

6 Denton Avenue South, New Hyde Park NY 11040

646-438-2838

www.cellinilodge2206.org

President: Mary Modica

NEW HYDE PARK NORTH LIONS CLUB

www.e-clubhouse.org

516-742-3878

President: Joanne Alexander

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

www.kofc2852.org

516-352-2852

Rev. Kevin McBrien: Chaplain

John A. Quinonez: Grand Knight COLUMBIETTES

www.kofc2852.org

President:

Christine Natale-Quinonez

KIWANIS CLUB OF NEW HYDE PARK

P.O. Box 917

New Hyde Park, NY 11040

Secretary: Mary Jo Bursig

516-437-5958

HILLCREST CIVIC ASSOCIATION

Fphillcrest@gmail.com

516-437-0801

President:

Margaret MacDonald

NORTH END CIVIC ASSOCIATION

Tom Holz, President tholz55@yahoo.com fpvillage.org

SOUTH SIDE CIVIC ASSOCIATION info@southsidecivics.com

516-885-3153

Frank DeAngelis-President

WEST END CIVIC ASSOCIATION

Marc Mullen, President www.westendcivic.com

CITIZENS’ PARTY OF FLORAL PARK

Chairman Joseph O’Grady

Treasurer: Bernadette Verdu fpcitizensparty.com

FLORAL PARK BELLEROSE ROTARY CLUB

Beth Kramer, President fpbrotary.org

FLORAL PARK WOMAN’S CLUB, INC.

Lois O’Connor PO Box 20329

Floral Park, NY 11001

Co-President Andrea DiLorenzo Co-President Petrina DiGangi floralparkJWC@gmail.com

FLORAL PARK AMERICAN LEGION POST #334

15 Elizabeth Street Floral Park

Robert Murray, Commander 516-437-1295

FLORAL PARK AMERICAN LEGION POST #334

LADIES AUXILIARY

Dolores Johnson, President 516-352-3733 deeannj@aol.com

FLORAL PARK LIONS CLUB

Lynn Smith, President 516-236-8608 tlcsmith@optonline.net floralparklionsclub@gmail.com

FLORAL PARK KIWANIS CLUB

Arthur Greb

516-775-0013 agreb@optonline.net

FLORAL PARK COUNCIL OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS

Ms. Alexa Ventimiglia

516-660-2300 la20miles@optonline.net

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUSFLORAL PARK COUNCIL #2345

33 South Tyson Avenue Floral Park, NY 11001

516-352-9770

AHRC - FLORAL PARK AUXILIARY

Dr. Serge Nerli, President AHRCFloralPark@gmail.com

THE UNITED METHODIST WOMEN

United Methodist Church Parlor

35 Verbena Avenue Floral Park, NY 11001

FLORAL PARK YOUTH COUNCIL

Ms. Eva Bose-Chatterton, President evachatterton@yahoo.com

FISH

Susie McDonough Fpvillage.org

516-835-9522

ST. HEDWIG’S CATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION (CYO)

One Depan Avenue Floral Park NY 11001

516-354-0042

OUR LADY OF VICTORY CATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION (CYO)

2 Bellmore Street Floral Park, NY 11001

516-354-0479

FLORAL PARK BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE

Donna Sanchez

917-841-2994

FLORAL PARK CONSERVATION SOCIETY info@fpgarden.org

516-260-6468

Mr. Dennis McEnery, President

FLORAL PARK

JUNIOR WOMAN’S CLUB

Peggy Susino

516-352-9268

ELKS LODGE

901 Lakeville Road New Hyde Park, NY 11040 www.nhpnselks.com

516-352-6620

Christopher Petrellas, Exalted Ruler

SOUTH FLORAL PARK

CIVIC ASSOCIATION

President: Tony Barbieri sfpca@yahoo.com www.southfloralpark.org

WEDNESDAY’S MOTHER’S CLUB

President: Christine Letcher wednesdaymothersclub@gmail.com

SOUTH FLORAL PARK

South Floral Park Historical Highlights

· South Floral Park is proudly known as one of the first racially integrated communities in Long Island.

· When first established, the mode of transportation was trolley cars that ran up and down Hempstead Turnpike. It would cost $.15 to get to Manhattan.

· The Lily Theatre on Jericho Turnpike would cost $.25 for an all-day show; the theatre is now a retail space.

· Adams Street was fondly called Lover’s Lane. A date back then would cost a gentleman $1.00.

· There were 2 stores in our village: a deli on Louis Avenue and Emma Street owned by the Rutgers, and Poppa Smith’s on Louis Avenue and Tennessee Street.

· The original firehouse was located on Bertha Street and Roquette Avenue. In 1930, the fire garage and meeting room was moved to Roquette Avenue. The first chief was Fredrick Kesslick and in 1940 the fire truck was a Model T Ford. By this time, the Ladies’ Auxiliary was in full swing. In 1984, the village constructed a new modern fire department.

· National politics heightened the air of civil defense during the war and John Trinker, Jr. was in charge of Auxiliary Police Unit 103. We had a two-man police force in 1931 and the holding jail cell was the ladies’ bathroom.

· In 1942 the Zoning Board of Appeals was created which still serves the village today.

· A cast iron bell made in 1875 weighing about 75 pounds was used in the village prior to its incorporation. It was used to alert the volunteers and was placed on Kingston Avenue in 1915. In 1973, the bell was placed as a permanent monument on Arthur Avenue dedicated to the volunteer fireman in what is now known as Firemen’s Memorial Park.

· In 1994 village elects the first woman Mayor

· In 2006 village elects the first Hispanic Mayor

· In 2010 village elects the first Black Mayor Information provided by Village of South Floral Park. www.southfloralpark.org

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WATER DISTRICTS

GARDEN CITY PARK

WATER DISTRICT

gcpwater.org

33 Marcus Avenue

Garden City Park, NY 11040-0608

Phone: 516-746-3194 • Fax: 516-746-3157

WATER AUTHORITY OF WESTERN NASSAU COUNTY

www.wawnc.org

1580 Union Tpke, New Hyde Park, NY 11040

Phone: 516-327-4100 • Fax: 516 327-4130

Michael Tierney, Superintendent

Donna Squicciarino, Treasurer

Board of Directors:

Chairman: John E. Ryan

Incorporated Village of Bellerose:

Susan Powderly

Incorporated Village of Floral Park:

Dominick Longobardi

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS:

Commissioner: Robert Mirabile

Commissioner: Alan Cooper

Commissioner: Peter Chimenti

Incorporated Village of Garden City: Owen Barbour

Incorporated Village of New Hyde Park: Laura Robinson

Incorporated Village of South Floral Park: Gregory Ifill

Incorporated Village of Stewart Manor: Steven Giammona

Town of Hempstead: George Bakich

Town of Hempstead: Cherie Zacker

Town of North Hempstead:

Marianna Wohlgemuth

MERCHANT ASSOCIATIONS

THE GREATER NEW HYDE PARK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.nhpchamber.org

PO Box 247, New Hyde Park, NY 11040

Phone: 888-400-0311

Officers:

President: Donna Pagano

1st Vice President: Saveeta Barnes

2nd Vice President: Larry Armstrong

3rd Vice President: Dean Lykos

Treasurer: Richard Guilfoyle

Immediate Past President: Cheryl Fajardo

Director/Past President: Jeanette Frisina

Director/Past President: Richard DeMartino

Director/Past President; Peter Caputo

Director: Bianca O’Brien

Director: Channi Singh

Director: Daniel Stravino

Director: Edward Powers

Director: Ed Stone

Director: Frank Miranda

Director: Meghav Parikh

Director: Michael Hunt

Director: Richard Pallisco

Director: Ron Shapiro

Director: Rosanne Spinner

Director: Smitha Lukose-Khan

FLORAL PARK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.floralparkchamber.org

P.O.Box 20093, Floral Park, NY 11002 516-641-1200

Board of Directors:

Interim President: Marie Grant

Interim Vice President: Shane Parouse

Director/Recording & Corresponding

Nominee: Alex Benjamin

Mildred Tassone

Immediate Past President: Stephen Wickes

Past President: Michael Jakob

Director: Christos Vassiliou

GOVERNMENT

UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

CONGRESSMAN GEORGE SANTOS

Washington, DC Office: 1117 Longworth House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: (202) 225-3335

Huntington Office: 478A Park Avenue

Huntington, NY 11743

Phone: (631) 923-4100

Queens Office: 242-09 Northern Boulevard

Douglaston, NY 11363 (718) 631-0400

3rd Congressional District

(Includes the communities of Glen Cove, Great Neck, Roslyn, Manhasset, Port Washington, parts of Williston Park and New Hyde Park, Plainview, Hicksville, Bethpage, Oyster Bay, the Town of Huntington and portions of Kings Park and Commack, and a portion of Queens County including Whitestone, Bellerose, Douglaston and Little Neck)

CONGRESSMAN ANTHONY D’ESPOSITO

Washington, DC Office: 1508 Longworth House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: (202) 225-5516

District Office: 229 7th St., Suite 300 Garden City, NY 11530

Phone: (516) 739-3008

4th Congressional District

(Includes the communities of Atlantic Beach, Baldwin, Bellmore, Bellerose, Bellerose Terrace, East Rockaway, East Meadow, Elmont, the Five Towns, Floral Park, Franklin Square, Freeport, Garden City, Hempstead, Island Park, Long Beach, Lynbrook, Malverne, Merrick, Mineola, Carle Place, New Hyde Park, Oceanside, Rockville Centre, Roosevelt, Stewart Manor, Uniondale, Valley Stream, Wantagh, West Hempstead and Westbury)

NASSAU COUNTY

EXECUTIVE BRUCE BLAKEMAN

1550 Franklin Avenue

Mineola, NY 11501

Phone: (516) 571-3131

NASSAU COUNTY

COMPTROLLER

ELAINE PHILLIPS

240 Old Country Road

Mineola, NY 11501

Phone: (516) 571-2386

NASSAU COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY HONORABLE

ANNE T. DONNELLY

262 Old Country Road

Mineola, NY 11501

Phone: (516) 571-3800

COUNTY CLERK

MAUREEN O’CONNELL

240 Old Country Road Room 105

Mineola, NY 11501

Phone: (516) 571-2660

Mineola, NY 11501

Phone: (516) 571-6200

STATE ASSEMBLY

16th Assembly District

(Consists of Great Neck, Manhasset, Port Washington, Herricks, Mineola, Baxter Estates, Parts of East Williston, Old Westbury, Roslyn Estates, Roslyn, Albertson, Williston Park and New Hyde Park)

19th Assembly District

(Comprises the Willistons, Mineola, New Hyde Park, Garden City Park, Garden City, Uniondale, North Merrick, North Bellmore, Carle Place, West Hempstead, Franklin Square, Glen Head, Old Brookville and Old Westbury)

22nd Assembly District

(Comprises Valley Stream, North Valley Stream, Elmont, South Valley Stream, South Floral Park, Floral Park, the Village of Bellerose, Bellerose Terrace, North Woodmere, Stewart Manor, and sections of Franklin Square)

ASSEMBLYWOMAN GINA SILLITTI

District Office: 44 South Bayles Avenue, Suite 200 Port Washington, NY 11050 516-482-6966

Albany Office: LOB 452 Albany, NY 12248 518-455-5192

ASSEMBLYMAN EDWARD RA

District Office: 825 East Gate Boulevard, Suite 207 Garden City, NY 11530 516-535-4095

Albany Office: CAP 444 Albany, NY 12248 518-455-4627

ASSEMBLYWOMAN MICHAELLE SOLAGES

District Office: 33 North Central Avenue Valley Stream, NY 11580 516-599-2972 • Fax: 516-599-3768

Albany Office: LOB 736 Albany, NY 12248 518-455-4465 • Fax: 518-455-5560

NASSAU COUNTY LEGISLATURE

LEGISLATOR

KEVAN ABRAHAMS

(D-Hempstead)

1st Legislative District Minority Caucus Leader (Part of Baldwin, Part of East Meadow, Part of Freeport, Part of Hempstead, Roosevelt, Uniondale )

1550 Franklin Avenue

Mineola, NY 11501

Phone: (516) 571-6201

LEGISLATOR

SIELA A. BYNOE (D-Westbury)

2nd Legislative District (Hempstead, Lakeview, Westbury, New Cassel, Hicksville, Uniondale, Rockville Centre and East Garden City)

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501

Phone: (516) 571-6202

LEGISLATOR

CARRIÉ SOLAGES (D-Elmont)

3rd Legislative District (Elmont, Valley Stream, South Floral Park, Inwood, Portions of Lawrence & North Woodmere)

1550 Franklin Avenue

Mineola, NY 11501

Phone: (516) 571-6203

LEGISLATOR

DENISE FORD (R-Long Beach)

4th Legislative District Alt. Deputy Presiding Officer (City of Long Beach, Lido Beach, Atlantic Beach, East Atlantic Beach, Point Lookout and Island Park, Parts of East Rockaway, Oceanside, Woodmere, Lawrence and Cedarhurst)

1550 Franklin Avenue

Mineola, NY 11501

Phone: (516) 571-6204

LEGISLATOR DEBRA MULÉ

(D-Baldwin)

5th Legislative District (Most of Baldwin, All of South Hempstead and Parts of Freeport, Rockville Centre, Merrick and Oceanside)

1550 Franklin Avenue

Mineola, NY 11501

Phone: (516) 571-6205

LEGISLATOR C. WILLIAM GAYLOR III (R-Lynbrook)

6th Legislative District (Lynbrook, Malverne, North Lynbrook, Valley Stream and Portions of Rockville Centre, Hewlett, Franklin Square and Woodmere)

1550 Franklin Avenue

Mineola, NY 11501

Phone: (516) 571-6206

LEGISLATOR HOWARD J. KOPEL (R-Lawrence)

7th Legislative District Deputy Presiding Officer (Oceanside, Rockville Centre, East Rockaway, Cedarhurst, Woodmere and Parts of Hewlett, Lawrence, Baldwin, Valley Stream and Lynbrook)

1550 Franklin Avenue

Mineola, NY 11501

Phone: (516) 571-6207

LEGISLATOR

LEGISLATOR

JOHN J. GIUFFRE

(R-West Hempstead)

8th Legislative District (Franklin Square, West Hempstead and portions of Elmont, Floral Park and Stuart Manor)

1550 Franklin Avenue

Mineola, NY 11501

Phone: (516) 571-6208

LEGISLATOR RICHARD NICOLELLO

(R-New Hyde Park)

9th Legislative District Presiding Officer (Part of New Hyde Park, Garden City Park, Mineola, Williston Park, East Williston, Albertson, Roslyn Estates, Munsey Park, Plandome Heights, Plandome, Plandome Manor, Floral Park)

1550 Franklin Avenue

Mineola, NY 11501

Phone: (516) 571-6209

LEGISLATOR

MAZI MELESA PILIP

(R-Great Neck)

10th Legislative District (Great Neck, Herricks, North Hills, North New Hyde Park, Searingtown/Albertson Manhasset, Garden City Park and Manhasset Hills)

1550 Franklin Avenue

Mineola, NY 11501

Phone: (516) 571-6210

DELIA DERIGGI-WHITTON (D-Glen Cove)

11th Legislative District (Glen Cove, Port Washington, Roslyn, Roslyn Harbor, Sands Point, Sea Cliff, Glenwood, Glen Head)

1550 Franklin Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501

Phone: (516) 571-6211

NASSAU COUNTY GOVERNMENT

LEGISLATOR

JAMES KENNEDY

(R-Massapequa)

12th Legislative District (Massapequa, Parts of Farmingdale)

1550 Franklin Avenue

Mineola, NY 11501

Phone: (516) 571-6212

LEGISLATOR

THOMAS McKEVITT

(D-East Meadow)

Presiding Officer

13th Legislative District (East Meadow, North Bellmore, North Merrick, North Wantagh and Portions of Seaford)

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501

Phone: (516) 571-6213

LEGISLATOR

LAURA SCHAEFER

(R-Farmingdale)

14th Legislative District (Garden City, Carle Place and Portions of Westbury, Hicksville, Bethpage, Plainview, West Hempstead Hemptead, Franklin Square and Jericho)

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 571-6214

LEGISLATOR

JOHN R. FERRETTI JR. (R-Levittown)

15th Legislative District (Levittown, Westbury and Portions of East Meadow, Bethpage, Wantagh and Seaford)

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 571-6215

LEGISLATOR ARNOLD W. DRUCKER (R-Levittown)

16th Legislative District (Woodbury, Syosset, Plainview, Jericho, Old Bethpage, Hicksville, Old Westbury and Roslyn Heights)

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 571-6216

LEGISLATOR ROSE MARIE WALKER (R-Hicksville)

17th Legislative District (Bethpage, Hicksville, North Massapequa, North Wantagh, Old Bethpage, Plainedge and Parts of Seaford)

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501

Phone: (516) 571-6217

LEGISLATOR

JOSHUA A. LAFAZAN (D-Syosset)

18th Legislative District (North Woodbury, North Syosset, Laurel Hollow, Oyster Bay Cove, Oyster Bay, Cove Neck, Centre Island, Bayville, Mill Neck, Lattingtown, Locust Valley, Matinecock, the Brookvilles, Muttontown, East Norwich, Greenvale, East Hills and Glen Head)

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501

Phone: (516) 571-6218

LEGISLATOR

MICHAEL GIANGREGORIO (R-Merrick)

19th Legislative District (Freeport, Merrick, North Merrick, Bellmore, Wantagh and Seaford)

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 (516) 571-6219

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TOWN HALL

220 Plandome Road Manhasset, NY 11030 (516) 869-6311 • Fax: (516) 627-4204

COUNCILMAN

ROBERT J. TROIANO

1st District

(New Cassel/Westbury, Carle Place and the Villages of Westbury and Old Westbury)

220 Plandome Road

Manhasset, NY 11030

Phone: (516) 869-7701

Fax: (516) 869-7688

troianor@northhempsteadny. gov

COUNCILMAN PETER ZUCKERMAN

2nd District (East Williston, Searingtown, Manhasset Hills, East Hills, Glenwood Landing, Sea Cliff, Herricks, Roslyn Harbor, Albertson and Roslyn Heights)

220 Plandome Road

Manhasset, NY 11030

Phone: (516) 869-7702

Fax: (516) 869-7688

zuckermanp@northhempsteadny.gov

COUNCILMAN

DENNIS J. WALSH

3rd District (Garden City Park, Mineola, Williston Park, Garden City, and parts of New Hyde Park)

220 Plandome Road Manhasset, NY 11030

Phone: (516) 869-7703

Fax: (516) 869-7688

walshd@northhempsteadny.gov

SUPERVISOR JENNIFER DeSENA

200 Plandome Road

Manhasset, NY 11030

Phone: (516) 869-6311

desenaj@northhempsteadny.gov

TOWN CLERK RAGINI SRIVASTAVA

200 Plandome Road

Manhasset, NY 11030

Phone: (516) 869-6311

srivastavar@northhempsteadny.gov

RECEIVER OF TAXES CHARLES BERMAN

200 Plandome Road Manhasset, NY 11030

Phone: (516) 869-7800

bermanc@northhempsteadny.gov

VERONICA LURVEY

4th District (Villages of Roslyn, Roslyn Estates, Munsey Park, North Hills, Great Neck, Great Neck Gardens, Kensington, Kings Point, Thomaston, and the unincorporated areas of Manhasset and Great Neck, including Great Neck Gardens and Allenwood)

220 Plandome Road Manhasset, NY 11030

Phone: (516) 869-7704

Fax: (516) 869-7688

lurveyv@northhempsteadny. gov

COUNCILMAN

DAVID. A. ADHAMI

5th District (North New Hyde Park, Garden City Park, Floral Park and the villages of Saddle Rock, Great Neck Estates, Russel Gardens, University Gardens, Lake Success and other unincorporated areas)

220 Plandome Road

Manhasset, NY 11030

Phone: (516) 869-7705

Fax: (516) 869-7688

adhamid@northhempsteadny.gov

COUNCILWOMAN

MARIANN DALIMONTE

6th District

(Port Washington, including the villages of Baxter Estates, Manorhaven, Port Washington North, and Sands Point. It also includes the villages of Flower Hill, Plandome, Plandome Heights, and Plandome Manor)

220 Plandome Road Manhasset, NY 11030

Phone: (516) 869-7706

Fax: (516) 869-7688

mdalimonted@northhempsteadny.gov

BOARD OF ZONING AND APPEALS

210 Plandome Road

Manhasset, NY 11030

Phone: (516) 869-7667

Fax: (516) 869-7812

David Mammina, AIA Chairman

Leslie Francis, Esq. Vice Chairman

Members:

Patricia A. Goodsell, Esq.

Daniel D. Donatelli, Esq.

Jay Hernandez

TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

TOWN HALL

One Washington St., Hempstead, NY 11550 (516) 489-5000 ext. 3200

SUPERVISOR

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR.

One Washington St. Hempstead, NY 11550

(516) 489-5000 ext. 3200

TOWN CLERK

KATE MURRY

One Washington St. Hempstead, NY 11550

(516) 489-5000 ext. 3200

RECEIVER OF TAXES

JEANINE C. DRISCOLL

One Washington St. Hempstead, NY 11550

(516) 489-5000 ext. 3200

TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD COUNCILMEMBERS

COUNCILWOMAN

DOROTHY GOOSBY

1st District

(Hempstead, Lakeview, Roosevelt, Uniondale, and portions of Baldwin, Freeport, West Hempstead and Lynbrook.)

One Washington Street, Hempstead, NY 11550 516-489-5000 ext. 3200

COUNCILMAN

THOMAS E. MUSCARELLA

2nd District

(Bellerose Terrace, Floral Park, Garden City, Garden City South, the incorporated area of New Hyde Park, South Floral Park, Stewart Manor, and portions of Bellerose, Elmont, Franklin Square, Hempstead, North Valley Stream and West Hempstead.)

COUNCILWOMAN

MELISSA MILLER

3rd District

(Elmont, Franklin Square, Hewlett, Lynbrook, North Valley Stream, Valley Stream, West Hempstead and Woodmere; and all of Atlantic Beach, Cedarhurst, East Atlantic Beach, Inwood, Lawrence, Malverne, North Woodmere.)

One Washington Street Hempstead, NY 11550 516-812-3523

COUNCILWOMAN

LAURA P. RYDER

4th District

(Baldwin, East Rockaway, Hewlett, Island Park, Oceanside, Rockville Centre, South Hempstead, and a portion of Lynbrook.)

One Washington Street Hempstead, NY 11550 516-812-3252

COUNCILWOMAN

CHRIS CARINI

5th District (Barnum Island, Bellmore, Lido Beach, Merrick and Point Lookout; and parts of Freeport, North Bellmore, North Merrick, Seaford and Wantagh.)

One Washington Street Hempstead, NY 11550 516-812-3285

COUNCILMAN

DENNIS DUNNE, SR.

6th District

(East Meadow, Levittown, Plainedge, Salisbury and portions of Bethpage, North Bellmore, North Merrick, Seaford and Wantagh.)

One Washington Street Hempstead, NY 11550 516-812-3180

VILLAGE GOVERNMENT

Board Of Zoning Appeals

Ronald Sakowich, Chairman

Joseph Barbagallo, Member

Frank Miranda, Member

Richard Papa, Member

Alvin Su, Member

Department of Public Works

Deputy Superintendent -

Igor Sikiric

Gregory Romano - Foreman

Theresa Blaho - Admin. Asst.

Architectural Review Board/ Planning Board

Ken Garvin, Chair

Anthony Lennon Ramesh Sanichar

Richard Lampeter

Sam Khoury

Darren Merims, Secretary to the ARB Board

Village Historian

Lara Verbanac

Building Department Binu Pillay, Superintendent of the Building Department

Darren Merims, Secretary to the Planning Board

Paul Pesale, Building Inspector

John Nicastro, Building Code Enforcement

Board of Assessors

Kenneth Wunsch, Assessor Village Court

Robert Morici, Associate Village Justice Court Clerk, Maria Cerda

Clerks Office

Cathryn Hillman, Village Clerk/Treasurer

Lara Verbanac, Deputy Clerk

Oscar Osorio, Deputy Treasurer

Patricia Santomauro, Secretary to the Board

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Village Administrator, Clerk/Treasurer:

Marianne C. Lobaccaro

Deputy Clerk Treasurer: Wendy S. Russo

Superintendent of Building Department:

Peter Cinquemani, R.A.

Assistant to Mayor and Assistant to Building Inspector: Robin Schlusselberg

Village Attorney : A. Thomas Levin

Village Justice: Jerome Reisman

Associate Village Justice: Jacob N. Schwartz

Court Clerk: Ann M. Demeri

Deputy Court Clerk: Anne C. Buff

Village Prosecutor: Scott Black

Deputy Village Prosecutor: Timothy Jones

Commissioner of Public Works: Richard Kashinsky

Village’s Representative to the Great Neck/North Shore Cable Commission, Director of the Public Access Television Corporation: Shirley Ann Bruno

The Architectural Review Board

Alison Chimerine, Chairman

Linda Marsden

Rhonda Siskin

Terri Orlando

Mohan Ramnani

Ely Zaken, Alternate

The Planning Board

Ivan Dochter, Chairman

Doreen Severin

Rich Kashinsky

Margo Kane

Gary Schubert

Barry S. Bassik, Alternate

The Zoning Board Of Appeals

Douglas S. Weigler, Chairman

Philip Goodman

Anthony Lobosco

Bruce Spenadel

Michael Strauss

Howard Fox, Alternate

Ray Dispaltro, Alternate

TRUSTEE ELLIOTT ARNOLD

MAYOR MARVIN NATISS DEPUTY MAYOR DENNIS SGAMBATI

TRUSTEE PHYLLIS LENTINI TRUSTEE GAIL COHEN

VILLAGE GOVERNMENT

VILLAGE OF FLORAL PARK

MAYOR

Kevin M. Fitzgerald

Village Administration

Gerard M. Bambrick, Village Administrator-Treasurer

Susan E. Walsh, Village Clerk

Rosaleen Shea, Deputy Village Clerk

Steve Arnone, Deputy Village Treasurer

Village Court

Hon. Douglas J. Hayden, Esq., Village Justice

Hon. Perry Criscitelli, Esq., Associate Village Justice

Building Department

Rene Marcus, AIA, Superintendent

Kevin Bove, Building Inspector

DEPUTY

MAYOR

Michael Longobardi, Village Trustee Liaison

Department of Public Works

Kevin Ginnane, Superintendent

Joseph O’Grady , Deputy Superintendent

Kevin Pearsall, General Supervisor Trustee

Jennifer Stewart, Village Trustee Liaison

Assessment Department

Michael Derby, Assessor

Police Department

Stephen G. McAllister, Police Commissioner

TRUSTEE

TRUSTEE

TRUSTEE

MAYOR

Nyakya T. Brown

Village Administration

Village Administrator:

Mary Long

Deputy/Court Clerk

Village Court

Village Attorney:

Christopher Prior

Village Justice:

Hon. Paul D. Lawless

Associate Village Justice:

Hon. Rovshan Sharifov

Prosecutor: Marybeth Malloy

Highway Department

Thomas Salzarulo

Aaron Matthew

Jean Laurent

Zoning Board

Chairman: Carlos Johnson

Gregory Ifill

John Boyd, Jr.

Alan Simmons

Gary McCollin

Michael Longobardi

Lt. Will Doherty

Lt. Tom McCarthy

Deputy Mayor

Dr. Lynn Pombonyo, Village Liaison

Zoning Board of Appeals

Christopher Downes, Chairperson

Kevin Flood

Dennis McEnery

Indra Sanichar

Gary Parisi

Michael Longobardi, Village Trustee Liaison

Board of Architectural and Preliminary Site Review

(ARB) Members

Timothy Tweedy, Chairman

Frank J. Chiara

Jennifer Stewart

Anthony Kruzynski

Tom Kubler

Roger Kuehnlenz

John Lockwood

Edward Chatterton (Alternate)

Edward Betsch (Alternate)

Michael Longobardi, Village Trustee Liaison

Recreation Center and Pool Departments

Kurt Meyfohrt, Supt. of Recreation

Tom Dillon, Pool Director

Trustee Michael Longobardi, Village Trustee Liaison

Fire Department

Fire Chief Mike Saville

Frank Chiara, Village Trustee Liaison

Library

Pat Eren, Library Director

Frank Chiara, Village Trustee Liaison

Highway Department

Kevin Roe

Sanitation Department

Supervisor Joseph Karam

Parks Department Supervisor Larry DeCiantis

Fleet Department Supervisor James Nelson

Building Maintenance Department Supervisor

Kevin Pearsall

TRUSTEE

Dr. Lynn Pombonyo TRUSTEE Porscha Lyons

LeRoy

Building Department Building Inspector: Rich Belziti

Deputy Building Inspector

Ron Dougherty

Fire Department

Chief: Douglas Merritt

1st Assistant Chief: Kevin Bellamy

2nd Assistant Chief: Franklin DeMatas

Captain of Rescue: Justin Cunningham

Captain of Fire: Justin Bellamy

1st Lieutenant of Fire: Thomas Salzarulo

2nd Lieutenant of Fire: Michael Calisto

Fire Commissioner

Randy Jacques

TRUSTEE

Randy Jacques

Water Authority

Representative Gregory Ifill

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Representative

Kitiara Maingon

Historian

Kathleen Sharkey

Ladies Auxiliary President

Elizabeth Brown

Highway Commissioner

Porsha Lyons

Police Commissioner

LeRoy Graham, Jr.

Power & Light/ Emergency Management Commissioner

Jennifer Bellamy

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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

Dr. Tony Sinanis tsinanis@herricks.org

BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESIDENT

Jim Gounaris boardofeducation@ herricks.org

BOARD OF EDUCATION

VICE PRESIDENT

Henry R. Zanetti boardofeducation@ herricks.org

BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE

Juleigh Chin boardofeducation@ herricks.org

BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE

Nancy Feinstein boardofeducation@ herricks.org

BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE

Brian Hassan boardofeducation@ herricks.org

CENTER STREET SCHOOL

240 Center Street Williston Park, NY 11596

Phone: (516)305-8300

Principal: Brennen Bierwiler bbierwiler@herricks.org

DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL

1050 Denton Avenue New Hyde Park, NY 11040

Phone: (516) 305-8400

Principal: Dominick Tolipano dtolipano@herricks.org

SEARINGTOWN SCHOOL

106 Beverly Drive Albertson, NY 11507

Phone: (516) 305-8500

Principal: Diana DeGiorgio ddegiorgio@herricks.org

HERRICKS MIDDLE SCHOOL

7 Hilldale Drive Albertson, NY 11507

Phone: (516) 305-8600

Principal: Brian McConaghy bmcconaghy@herricks.org

HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL 100 Shelter Rock Road New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Phone: (516) 305-8700

Principal: Joan Keegan jkeegan@herricks.org

New Hyde Park - Garden City School District

Superintendent of Schools

Jennifer MorrisonRaptis, Ed.D. jmorrison@nhp-gcp.org

Board of Education President James Reddan jreddan@nhp-gcp.org

Board of Education Vice President Kathryn Canese kcanese@nhp-gcp.org

Trustee Danielle Fagan dfagan@nhp-gcp.org

Trustee Binu Jacob bjacob@nhp-gcp.org

Trustee Danielle Messina dmessina@nhp-gcp.org

Trustee Jennifer Kerrane jkerrane@nhp-gcp.org

Trustee Patricia Rudd prudd@nhp-gcp.org

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION

GARDEN CITY PARK SCHOOL

51 Central Avenue Garden City Park, NY 11040

Phone: 516-434-2390

Principal: Amy Sullivan asullivan@nhp-gcp.org

MANOR OAKS SCHOOL

1950 Hillside Avenue New Hyde Park, NY 11040

Phone: 516-434-2350

Principal: Jane Ruthkowski jruthkowski@nhp-gcp.org

HILLSIDE GRADE SCHOOL

150 W. Maple Drive New Hyde Park, NY 11040

Phone: 516-434-2410

Principal: Beth Torreano btorreano@nhp-gcp.org

NEW HYDE PARK ROAD SCHOOL

300 New Hyde Park Rd. New Hyde Park, NY 11040

Phone: 516-434-2370

Principal: Kim LaRegina klaregina@nhp-gcp.org

Inter-School Council President: Tricia Nicewicz

Garden City Park School President: Joyce Wheeler

Hillside Grade School President: Lauraine Anton

Manor Oaks School Co-Presidents: Michelle Damore and Sunayna Ramdeo

New Hyde Park Road School President: Christina Creado

SCHOOLS

Sewanhaka Central High School District

77 Landau Avenue, Floral Park, NY 11001 516.488.9800 • www.sewanhawkaschools.org

PRINCIPALS

Interim

Board of Education

Superintendent Thomas Dolan tdolan@ sewanaka.k12.ny.us

Board of Education President

Michael A. Jaime Elmont mjaime@ sewanaka.k12.ny.us

Vice President

William Leder Franklin Square wleder@ sewanaka.k12.ny.us

FLORAL PARK

MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL

Principal: Ms. Maria Hecht mhecht@ sewanaka.k12. ny.us 210 Locust St. Floral Park, NY 11001-3399 516.488.9300

Trustee

Tameka Battle Elmont tbattle@sewanaka.k12.ny.us

Trustee

Stephen Toto Franklin Square stoto@ sewanaka.k12.ny.us

Trustee

Beth Kierez Floral Park/ Bellerose bkierez@ sewanaka.k12.ny.us

NEW HYDE PARK MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL

Principal:

Dr. Richard P. Faccio rfaccio@ sewanaka.k12.ny.us

Trustee

Patricia Rudd New Hyde Park/ Garden City Park prudd@ sewanaka.k12.ny.us

Trustee

James Reddan

New Hyde Park/ Garden City Park jreddan@ sewanaka.k12.ny.us

Trustee

Rosemarie Peltonen

Floral Park/Bellerose rpeltonen@ sewanaka.k12.ny.us

500 Leonard Blvd. New Hyde Park, NY 11040-3999 516.488.9500

SEWANHAKA HIGH SCHOOL

Principal: Nichole Allen nallen@ sewanaka.k12.ny.us 500 Tulip Ave. Floral Park, NY 11001-3254 516.488.9600

H FRANK CAREY HIGH SCHOOL

Principal: Christopher Fiore cfiore@ sewanaka.k12. ny.us 230 Poppy Ave. Franklin Square, NY 11010-3897 516.539.9400

FLORAL PARKBELLEROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Jamie Adams, Principal jaadams@floralpark.k12.ny.us

2 Larch Avenue Floral Park, NY 11001 516.434.2750

ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL

Principal:

Kevin Dougherty kdougherty@ sewanaka.k12.ny.us 555 Ridge Road Elmont, NY 11003 516.488.9200

JOHN LEWIS CHILDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Susan Fazio, Principal sfazio@floralpark.k12.ny.us 10 Elizabeth Street Floral Park, NY 11001 516.434.2780

New Hyde Park Memorial

High School PTSA

President Tricia Nacewicz tricianazny@aol.com

First VP Joyce Wheeler

Second VP

Jill McNeely

Honorary Third VP Richard Faccio

Honorary Fourth VP

Michele Pesce

Recording Secretary

Michela Conroy Treasurer

Angela Spagnolo

Corresponding Secretary

Dara Cefoloni

Floral Park Bellerose School: John Dekams, Principal

Floral Park Bellerose School PTA Co-Presidents: Mercedes Reyes and Allison Saavedra

John Lewis Childs School PTA Co-Presidents: Kathy Sweeney and Jackie Leonard

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The history of Floral Park village

The history of Floral Park begins in 1874, when 17-year-old John Lewis Childs came to the area known as East Hinsdale.

The community, then a part of Queens County, consisted of a small group of houses, one store, the Hinsdale Post Office and a railroad station.

In 1899 the County of Nassau was formed and Floral Park became a part of it.

Childs became an employee of C. L. Allen, who was a grower of flowers and seeds. After a year of apprenticeship, he went into business for himself. He rented a small area of land and began a seed and bulb business.

He advertised his products in leaflets, thus starting the first seed catalogue business in America. The business grew to hundreds of acres of gardens, thousands of customers, a printing plant and catalogues sent throughout the world.

Childs bought the land surrounding the post office and named the new territory Floral Park, naming the streets and avenues for flowers and trees. The post office was soon renamed the Floral Park Post Office and, in 1888, the railroad similarly changed the name of its station.

Childs did not own Jericho Turnpike, a planked toll road used by those traveling from Long Island to New York. In 1904, Jericho Turnpike and Light Horse Road (now Tulip Avenue) was a popular place to view the first Vanderbilt Cup Race.

The Village of Floral Park was formally incorporated on October 15, 1908. Two days later, some 175 voters elected John Lewis Childs as president, along with two trustees, George F. Downing and John F. Klein.

The first village clerk, David W. Syme, and tax collector, Andrew Wright, were named.

The new officials, through the generosity of John Lewis Childs, met in an upstairs room in the Mayflower Press Building.

With population increasing in 1910 to almost 800 people, a proposition was submitted to village voters recommending the addition of two trustees. It was voted down until 1922, when it was again submitted and passed.

The title of president was changed to mayor in 1927. In 1926, Floral Park was classified a village of the first class with a population of more than 5,000.

A bond was issued in 1921 for paving village streets, a project that took many years to complete. The village now has approximately 37 miles of paved roads.

Law and order was provided by two deputy sheriffs, Gilbert Wright and George Hurrell, when the village incorporated in 1908. It wasn’t until 1918 that Floral Park had a uniformed police force with a booth at Jericho Turnpike and Tyson Avenue, which served as police headquarters.

Today, the village is served by uniformed officers, civilian dispatchers, crossing guards and parking meter attendants with a modern computerized headquarters.

The Hook & Ladder Company was founded in 1893, the first of the Floral Park fire companies. The first firehouse was on Violet Avenue, now the location of a municipal parking field.

The second floor of this hall served as a meeting place for village activities for many years.

A second unit, Alert Engine Company, was formed in 1907, followed by Reliance Engine Company in 1910, and Active Hose and Engine Company in 1924. Each of these companies located in various areas of the village are still housed in their original facilities.

The last branch of the department was the Rescue Company, formed in 1930. Its much in demand ambulance service, begun in 1970, offers modern lifesaving equipment and well-trained medical technicians.

Floral Park is served by a 100 percent volunteer fire department.

Religious organizations came to Floral Park as early as 1889, when the Extension Society of the Methodist Church sent a minister to preach on Sunday evenings. A church was formally dedicated in 1891 and became the first church in the village.

St. Hedwig’s Roman Catholic Church dates from 1902 and offered some masses in Polish for a large ethnic congregation. St. Elisabeth Episcopal Church originated as a mission in 1910, and was followed in 1912 by Christ Lutheran Church.

After celebrating masses in Fireman’s Hall in the mid 1920s, Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church located to its present site in 1924.

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Businesses flourished in the Floral Park in the early 1900s. Pictured here is a chocolate shop.

HOSPITALS

NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

300 Community Drive Manhasset, N.Y. 11030

(516) 562-0100

ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL

100 Port Washington Blvd. Roslyn, N.Y. 11576

(516) 562-6000

NYU LANGONE HOSPITAL

259 First Street Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 663-0333

PARKER JEWISH GERIATRIC INSTITUTE

271-11 76th Avenue

New Hyde Park, N.Y. 11040 718-289-2100

L.I. JEWISH-HILLSIDE MEDICAL CENTER

270-05 76th Avenue

New Hyde Park, N.Y. 11040 718-470-7000

NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (NUMC)

2201 Hempstead Turnpike East Meadow, N.Y. 11554 (516) 572-0123

GLEN COVE HOSPITAL

101 St. Andrews Lane Glen Cove, N.Y. 11542 (516) 674-7300

COHEN CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER/ NORTHWELL HEALTH 269-01 76th Avenue New Hyde Park, NY 11040

General Phone: (718) 470-3000

FLORAL PARK HISTORY

Floral Park

“Home of Flowers”

The history of Floral Park can be traced to 1874 when 17-yearold John Lewis Childs came to the hamlet known as East Hinsdale. The community at the time was part of Queens County, consisted of a small group of houses, one store, the Hinsdale Post Office and a railroad station. In 1899, the County of Nassau was formed and Floral Park became part of it.

lions of catalogs that were sent to thousands of customers worldwide.

African American Museum

110 North Franklin Street Hempstead, NY 11550 (516) 572-0730 theaamuseum.org

The American Airpower Museum at Republic

Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County

100 Crescent Beach Road Glen Cove, NY 11542 (516) 571-8040 hmtcli.org

Sands Point Preserve

127 Middle Neck Road Sands Point, NY, 11050 Phone: 516-571-7901 sandspointpreserveconservancy.org

Long Island Children’s Museum

Oyster Bay Railroad Museum

Childs realized that mail-order sales of bulbs, seeds and plants would bring in the most revenue. He established the Floral Post Office but “Floral” was used elsewhere in New York State so the name of the post office was changed to Floral Park Post Office, and in 1899, the railroad similarly changed the name of its station.

1230 New Highway Farmingdale, NY 11735 (631) 293-6398 americanairpowermuseum.com

The American Guitar Museum

1810 New Hyde Park Rd. New Hyde Park, NY 11040 516-488-5000 americanguitarmuseum.com

Cedarmere Museum

11 Davis Avenue Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 224-5800 licm.org

Nassau County Museum of Art

1 Railroad Avenue Oyster Bay, NY 11771 516-558-7036 obrm.org

Polish American Museum

16 Belleview Avenue Port Washington NY 11050

225 Bryant Ave. Roslyn Harbor, NY 11577 516-571-8130 friendsofcedarmere.org

One Museum Drive Roslyn Harbor, NY 11576 (516) 484-9338 nassaumuseum.org

Phone: 516-883-6542 polishamericanmuseum.com

Nassau County Firefighters Museum & Education Center

Sands-Willets House Museum

of flowers and into himself.

seed

Childs became an employee of C. L. Allen, who was a grower of flowers and seeds. After a year of apprenticeship, he went into business for himself. He rented a small track of land and began a seed and bulb business. He advertised his products in a one-page circular, thus starting the first seed catalog business in America. Over the next five years his business grew. Childs purchased land in East Hinsdale and Plainfield. Eventually, his enterprise would include hundreds of acres of gardens, several buildings and greenhouses. His publishing company, Mayflower Press, printed mil-

The Village of Floral Park was formally incorporated on October 15, 1908. Two days later, 175 votes elected John Lewis Childs as President, along with two Trustees, George F. Dowling and John F. Klein.

Cradle of Aviation Museum

Charles Lindbergh Blvd. Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 572-4111 cradleofaviation.org

Garvies Point Museum & Preserve

dent, with

With the population increasing in 1910 to almost 800 people, a proposition was submitted to village voters recommending the addition of two trustees. It was voted down until 1922, when it was again submitted and passed. The title of President was changed to Mayor to 1927.

50 Barry Drive Glen Cove, NY 11542 Phone: (516) 571-8010 garviespointmuseum.com

1 Davis Avenue Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 572-4177 ncfiremuseum.org

Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society

336 Port Washington Blvd. Port Washington NY 11050 516-365-9074 cowneck.org

336 Port Washington Blvd., Port Washington 516-365-9074 cowneck.org

Science Museum of Long Island

1526 N. Plandome Road Plandome, NY, 11030 Phone: 516-627-9400 smli.org

Information and photos provided by Floral Park Historical Society.

HISTORICAL SOCIETIES

FLORAL PARK

HISTORICAL SOCIETY

P.O. Box 802

Floral Park, NY 11002

www.floralparkhistorical.org

FPHS Archives & Museum

102 So. Tyson Avenue

Floral Park, NY 11001

anncorbett@corbettpr.com

516- 775-6849

President: Ann V. Corbett

Village Historian/Curator & Archives: Walter Gosden

Recording Secretary: Lynn Henry

Treasurer/Membership: Claire Mansfield Directors

Maintenance-Museum/Archives: Margaret and Jim McDonald

Finance/Budget/Website Director: John Lockwood

Publicity/Facebook: Clare Byrne

Program/Tours: Adele Wertmuller

Research: Pat Bradley

Community Resources: Dot Carson

At a glance: Fl al P k Hist ical Society

The Floral Park Historical Society (FPHS), founded in 1999, is dedicated to collecting and preserving memorabilia, documents, artifacts, photos and oral histories that capture the everyday life as well as the milestones of the Floral Park community. The village’s founder and first president of the Inc. Village of Floral Park (1908), John Lewis Childs, established very successful seed and publishing businesses. Childs also served as a New York State Senator, an author world renowned flora-culturalist, botanist, ornithologist and naturalist. By maintaining an archives and museum at 103 South Tyson Avenue in Floral Park and offering museum tours and public education programs, the FPHS hopes current and future residents will take pride in the village as they become part of its collective history by living, working, raising families and enjoying the fruits of the American Dream right in Floral Park. Information and photos provided by the Floral Park Historical Society.

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Stewart Avenue

New Hyde Park, NY 11040 516-796-4200

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25 Mayfair Road, New Hyde Park

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1950 Hillside Avenue

New Hyde Park, NY 11040

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300 Hillside Avenue

New Hyde Park, NY

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NEW HYDE PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT

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1555 Jericho Tpke. New Hyde Park, NY 11040 516-437-1349

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First Deputy Chief: Joseph Barbagallo

Second Deputy Chief: Thomas Farina

Third Deputy Chief: John Waldron

Fourth Deputy Chief: Joseph Kotarski

NHP Fire District Board of Fire Commissioners:

Commissioner/Chairman: Reid Sakowich

Commissioner: Ronald Sakowich

Commissioner: Robert Teetz

Commissioner: Joseph Abukoush

Commissioner/Chairman: Joseph Papa Enterprise Company

1555 Jericho Turnpike New Hyde Park, NY 11040

President: John Pignetti

Vice President: Gerard Hyatt

Captain: Justin Ferriero

First Lieutenant: Anthony Fischetti

Second Lieutenant: Shivi Bhalla

Chief Driver: Stephen Fereance

Secretary: Stephen Fereance

Treasurer: George Ruhl

Protection Engine Company

11 South 5th Street New Hyde Park, NY 11040

President: Ronald Sakowich

Vice President: Steve Donahue

Captain: David Sullivan

First Lieutenant: Steven Donahue

Second Lieutenant: Gerard Efinger

Chief Driver: Christopher Kane

Secretary: Michael Levy

Treasurer: Richard Coppola

Estates Engine Company

1021 Lakeville Road

New Hyde Park, NY 11040

Captain: Jake Riekert

First Lieutenant: Anthony Verde

Second Lieutenant: Nicholas Kern

Chief Driver: Richard Husch IV

Secretary: Eric Kern

Treasurer: Kevin Kern

Rescue Company

1555 Jericho Turnpike New Hyde Park, NY 11040

Captain: Shaheer Ilyas

First Lieutenant: Tom Thomas

Second Lieutenant: Ciara Lennon

Chief Driver: James Hart

Secretary: Rich Lampeter

Treasurer: Al Ferreiro

Hook and Ladder

1555 Jericho Turnpike New Hyde Park NY 11040

Captain: Joseph Abukoush

First Lieutenant: Conor Jacoby

Second Lieutenant:

Ryan Efinger

Chief Driver: Thomas Smith

Secretary: Michael Sokol

Treasurer: Matthew Cherson

GARDEN CITY PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT

www.gcpfire.org

Headquarters/Chief’s Office 2264 Jericho Tpke, Garden City Park, NY 11040 516-741-2718

Chief of Department: Roland Sarracco, Truck Company One

Second Assistant Chief: Michael McGillicuddy, Engine Company Four

Chief’s Aide: Matthew George, Rescue Five

Department Officers: Truck Company One: Captain: Beny Hilado

Station 2 1030 Denton Avenue New Hyde Park, NY 11040 516-746-3268

Merillon Company Two:

Captain: Tim Klett

First Lieutenant: Jonathan Neves

Admin Second Lieutenant: Joseph McAvoy

Hillside Heights Engine Company Three:

Captain: Siby Mathew

North Hills Express Engine Company Four:

Captain: Vincent Bitsko

Rescue Company Five:

Captain: Mathew George

First Lieutenant: Jonathan Neves

Second Lieutenant: Thomas McHugh

Garden City Park

Water and Fire District 333 Marcus Avenue, Garden City Park, NY 11040 516-746-3194

Board of Commissioners:

Commissioner: Robert Mirabile

Commissioner: Alan Cooper

Commissioner: Peter Chimenti

Water District Superintendent: Michael Levy

Fire District Supervisor: Michael Ziminski

Fire District Operations Supervisor: Mathew George

Fire District Mechanic: Steve Batz

Fire District Houseman: Chris Borman

Fire District Houseman: Kurt Zupan

THIRD PRECINCT 214 Hillside Avenue Williston Park, NY 11596 Phone: 516-573-6300

Commanding Officer Inspector Daniel Ciaccio

Deputy Commanding Officer Deputy Inspector James Crawford

FLORAL PARK

FIRE DEPARTMENT www.fpvillage.org

1 Floral Boulevard Floral Park, NY 11001

516-326-6328

Chief of Department: Brian Hamerman

1st Assistant Chief: Sal Arrigo, Rescue Company

2nd Assistant Chief: Gil Luger, Active Engine Company

SOUTH FLORAL PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT

383 Roquette Avenue South Floral Park, NY 11001 www.southfloralpark.org

516-354-7823

Chief: Douglas Merritt

1st Assistant Chief: Kevin Bellamy

2nd Assistant Chief: Franklin DeMatas

Captain of Rescue: Justin Cunningham

Captain of Fire: Randy Jacques

3rd Assistant Chief: Eric O’Connor, Hook and Ladder Company

4th Assistant Chief: William Lauria, Alert Engine Company

1st Lieutenant of Fire: Thomas Salzarulo

2nd Lieutenant of Fire: Michael Calisto

Fire Commisioner: Randy Jacques

PLACES OF WORSHIP

NOTRE DAME

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

www.notredamenhp.com

45 Mayfair Rd

New Hyde Park, Ny 11040 (516) 352-7203

HOLY SPIRIT ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

www.holyspiritnhp.com

16 S. 6th Street

New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (516) 354-0359

CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH

christchurchnhp.org

300 Hillside Dr S New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (516) 746-4889

GLORIA DEI

LUTHERAN CHURCH

600 New Hyde Park Rd New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (516) 354-6956

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

www.firstpresnhp.org

16 S 9th St

New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (516) 354-5013

NY LOGOS PRESBYSTERIAN CHURCH

432 Lakeville Rd, New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (516) 708-1517

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH

5 Durham Rd

New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (516) 354-8883

EL BETHEL KOREAN METHODIST CHURCH

www.el-bethel.com

159 Park Avenue

New Hyde Park, NY 11040

(516) 277-1884

NEW HOPE

COMMUNITY CHURCH

newhopeccli.com

1400 Jericho Tpke

New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (516) 354-7787

NEW HYDE PARK BAPTIST CHURCH nhpbc.com

635 New Hyde Park Road

New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (516) 352-9672

HILLSIDE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

2801 Hillside Ave

New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (516) 741-5148

JAIN TEMPLE OF NY CORPORATION

www.jaintempleny.org

271-09 80th Ave

New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (718) 470-0000

CALVARY FULL GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP

www.calvaryfullgospelfp.org

1 Magnolia Avenue

Floral Park, NY 11001

516-437-4465

CHRIST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

www.christlutheranfp.org

57 Spooner Street

Floral Park, NY 11001

516-775-9669

CITIZEN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

70 Floral Parkway

Floral Park, NY 11001 516-775-1550

OUR LADY OF VICTORY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

olvfpny.org

2 Floral Parkway

Floral Park, NY 11001 516-354-0482

ST. ELISABETH’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

6 Harvard Street Floral Park, NY 11001 516-354-6867

ST. HEDWIG’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

www.sthedwigfloralpark.org

1 Depan Avenue

Floral Park, NY 11001 516-354-0042

BRIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH

www.bridgeccny.org

6 Harvard Street Floral Park, NY 11001

516-500-2238

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF FLORAL PARK

www.umcfloralpark.org

35 Verbena Avenue Floral Park, NY 11001 516-354-4969

516-354-5156

OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS CHURCH www.olsnows.org

258-15 80th Avenue Floral Park, NY 11004 718-347-6070

WORLD MISSION SOCIETY CHURCH OF GOD

120 Floral Parkway Floral Park, NY 11001 516-354-3296

HILLSIDE ISLAMIC CENTER

www.hicny.org

300 Hillside Avenue New Hyde Park, NY 11040 516-488-6440

TEMPLE TIKVAH

templetikvah.org

3315 Hillside Ave. New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Phone: (516) 746-1120

YOUNG ISRAEL OF NEW HYDE PARK

www.yinhp.org

264-15 77th Avenue New Hyde Park, NY 11040 718-343-0496

SHELTER ROCK

JEWISH CENTER

272 Shelter Rock Road Roslyn, NY 11576 516-741-4305

srjc.org

Information Phone:

(718) 244-4444

LaGuardia Airport

General Information Phone:

(718) 533-3400

Air Quality

Phone: (516) 227-9686

Alcoholics

Nassau Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous:

361 Hempstead Turnpike

West Hempstead, NY 11552

Phone: (516) 292-3045

Nassau County Dept. of Drug & Alcohol Addiction

60 Charles Lindbergh Blvd. Suite 240 Uniondale, NY 11553

Phone: (516) 227-7007

Animal Bites

Phone: (516) 227-9663

Animal Rescue North Shore

Animal League: Adoption General Services

25 Davis Avenue

Port Washington, NY 11050

Phone: (516) 883-7575

Disease Control

Phone: (516) 227-9496

Drinking Water

Phone: (516) 227-9692

Department of Motor Vehicles

Garden City Office

1140 Franklin Avenue Garden City, NY 11530

Phone: (718) 477-4820

Bethpage Office

4031 Hempstead Turnpike

Bethpage, NY 11714

Phone: (718) 477-4820

Massapequa Office

Carmans Plaza

Shopping Center

927 Carmans Road

Massapequa, NY 11758

Phone: (718) 477-4820

Department of Emergency Management

Richard Corbett, Commissioner

Early Intervention

Phone: (516) 227-8661

Emergency Preparedness Program

Phone: (516) 573-9600

Environmental Health

Director

Phone: (516) 227-9723

Environmental Engineering

Phone: (516) 571-4156

E-Z Pass

Phone: 1-800-333-TOLL (8655)

Garbage Districts and Recycling

Call Town of North Hempstead at 311

Hazardous Waste

Phone: (516) 571-6850

Health Department

Phone: (516) 227-9697 or (516) 227-9700

After Hours Emergency (516) 742-6154

Homeless

Office of Housing & Homeless Services

40 Main Street, #302, Hempstead, NY 11550

Phone: (516) 572-1900

Fax (516) 572-2790

Housing Complaints

Phone: (516) 227-9715

Industrial Waste Permits

Phone: (516) 571-7319,

Lifeguard Certification

Phone: (516) 572-6591

Mosquito Control Program:

Phone: (516) 572-1166

Physically Handicapped

Children’s Program

Phone: (516) 227-8665

Police

Nassau County Police Department

1490 Franklin Avenue

Mineola, NY 11501

Phone: (516) 573-8800

Potholes

To report a pothole, call (516) 571-6900

Preschool Special Education Program

Phone: (516) 227-8673

Public Assistance

Department of Social Services

60 Charles Lindbergh Blvd #160

Uniondale, NY 11550

Phone: (516) 227-8519

Public Health

Nuisances

Phone: (516) 227-9715

Public Water Supply

Phone: (516) 227-9692

Rabies Control:

Phone: (516) 227-9663

Recycling:

Call Town of North Hempstead at 311

Sanitation (Sewers) and Water Supply

1100 Prospect Avenue Westbury, NY 11590

Phone: (516) 571-6021

Sewage Spills

Phone: (516) 227-9692

Sexually Transmitted DiseasesControl Program

Phone: (516) 227-9439

Social Security

Phone: (800) 772-1213

Traffic Violations

Traffic and Parking

Violations Agency

16 Cooper Street W, Hempstead, NY 11550

Phone: (516) 572-2700

Trees, Rodents & Mosquito Control

Phone: (516) 571-6900

Sewer Permits

Phone: (516) 571-6840

Storm Water Basins/ Sumps

Phone: (516) 571-6900

Water Management Phone: (516) 571-7508

SOUTH FLORAL PARK HISTORY

Village of South Floral Park History

In 1643, on the 4th of July, a tribal chief put his mark on the deed for the land that would one day be known as Elmont. He negotiated with the Reverend Richard Delton and a group of English colonists for the purchase of the Hempstead Plains. This treaty stated that the land was to be enjoyed by the settlers and their heirs, forever, freely, firmly, quietly and peacefully. The purchase also included the areas known today as part of Valley Stream, Rosedale, Laurelton, and a good portion of Springfield Gardens, along with Bellerose. It was divided among the 66 original settlers, two of which were Thomas Foster & his brother Christopher. The Foster brothers named their part of the huge land purchase Foster’s Meadow. It was a long, flat land with endless green fields, great for farming, raising sheep, and hunting the wild game that inhabited the flatlands. Soon thereafter, the Foster brothers sold off sections to some farm families. In a ten-year period the population of Foster’s Meadow had only risen to eighteen families although it was a town filled with a network of old Indian trails, toll houses, & trolley lines that ran down a deserted Hempstead Turnpike.

It wasn’t until the 1800’s that some real change took place. German farmers from Brooklyn made a journey to Foster’s Meadow to work the vast farmlands. In the late 1800’s a plank road was built on the area that is now Hempstead Turnpike, signaling a large rise in population. The planks for the old plank road were cut from local trees at a sawmill near what is now Thyben’s Saddlery. Additional growth was evident with the original schoolhouse built in 1865 on Elmont Road, now occupied by the Elmont Fire Department, to where children were driven by horse and buggy. As enrollment increased, South Floral Park children went to Belmont Blvd. School, now known as Clara H. Carlson, in honor of a dedicated educator. Again, the number of families increased and Covert Avenue School was constructed. (Later, in 1954, Stewart Manor School was constructed and to this day remains the school

our children attend from K-6 th grade.)

The village’s growth slowly continued and in 1918 the United Methodist Church of South Floral Park was built. The first pastor leading the congregation was Edgar Jackson who served from 1918-1922. Pastor Gustave Lass was leading a faithful congregation at the time of our incorporation. The church remains an integral and vibrant part of our community and it was later declared a historical site by Nassau County Planning Commission in 1976.

In 1925, we saw the inception of a vision. A vision wide in scope and varied in purpose that would bear long reaching fruit; fording the gap from horse drawn trolley to state of the art technology while keeping the vision intact; the integrity unswerving in the pursuit of the American dream.

And in that year, we became incorporated in 1925 as the Village of Jamaica Square, because residents wanted their own government ruling on local issues that would apply solely to them. Until then, the village was mostly dirt roads and asparagus and potato farmland, with well water and outhouses, and no streetlights or electricity. William J. Ruppert was the first mayor (1925 –1933) & while in office, the residents then totaling 600, agreed to rename the village in 1931 to South Floral Park.

The adoption was signed and this newlycreated South floral park village ran northeast of Jamaica square from Chelsea to Tennessee Street and from Memphis Avenue to Arthur Avenue. Additionally, seven block east and west avenues by four blocks north and south streets. Kingston Avenue area was a cow and sheep grazing field where one would go to get fresh milk. And even though it was developing with the installation of power lines and water pipes, men still hunted rabbits and the area was a secluded place for summer homes. Also, under Ruppert’s administration, the first firehouse was built which was later updated with the construction of the new village hall and fire house. The fire department was then-called

the Jamaica Square Chemical & Hose Company #3 and the Ladies’ Auxiliary was created to support them by hosting fundraisers, setting up aid stations, and work events for seniors and children.

William Hand (1933-1939) and William Sweeney (1939-1942) followed as mayors and in 1942 mayoral duties were passed to Barney Strup until 1966. By this time, the village consisted of 150 homes on 64 acres of land and it was under his direction and acquisition of a grant that the first village hall was built in 1953; and also the Highway Department and the Village Justice Court. To date, he is the longest-running mayor in office. William J. Hoffman was the next village mayor from 1966-1971. South Floral Park’s periodic newsletter, The Villager, debuted under the editorship of Mayor Hoffman. Next, was Mayor James Lorenzo from 1971-1990. Under Mayor Lorenzo’s administration, the Firemen’s Memorial Park was dedicated in 1974; the Save Our Community Coalition began; curbing, sidewalks, and road-paving projects started; and new technology and computers were brought in to the village hall. In addition, our current village administrator, Sally Ponce, was appointed by Mayor Lorenzo, and has served in the operation of day to day activities for 27 years. Additionally, in 1989, communityminded residents formed the Civic Association with Elva Soto as president. In addition to creating the Armed Forces Day Celebration in the village, the Civic Association erected a monument in 1991 on the village hall lawn dedicated to all those brave men & women who have served our country and “especially to those who have made the supreme sacrifice”.

By 1990, the village’s first woman mayor was elected and held office until 2002. Mayor Arlene McMullen had been a dedicated trustee before her run and afterwards served as The Villager’s editor until present-day. While Mayor McMullen was in office, South Floral Park and the neighboring three villages (Floral Park, Stewart Manor, and Bellerose) started a joint venture in developing the 4-Village Studio. Within a few years, the

dream of having an exclusive cable channel for the four villages became a reality. Toni Warren became the liaison on the Cable Committee and she continues to volunteer for the network today.

In 2001, during the most trying time in our nation’s history, the residents of South Floral Park once again showed how willing they were to give of themselves. The days following September 11, were tragic ones for everyone. Our firefighters and paramedics showed the true spirit of the volunteerism as they worked tirelessly at the ravaged site of the World Trade Center.

History was made a second time in 2002 with the election of Angel Soto, South Floral Park’s first Hispanic mayor. Mayor Soto, a very active member of the community, had served as Chairman of the Nassau County Emergency Management Office and Chairman of the Water Authority of Western Nassau. While in office, he arranged for a memorial site dedicated to the late Mayor Lorenzo and he began a project to facilitate the installation of a generator for the village hall and fire department buildings in case of any emergency power outages. In 2010, Geoffrey N. Prime made history again in being elected the first black mayor of South Floral Park. Under Mayor Prime’s administration, the installation of the generator was completed and the village’s website was created and launched. This website will prove to be a direct tie to the residents & provide them with an abundance of village information for every-day living. The village anxiously awaits Mayor Prime’s upcoming achievements.

In view of the many changes, the Village has prospered and grown since 1925--Always guided by the same vision, the same hopes, and the same dedication. This, making the Village of South Floral Park a true mark in the pages of history that celebrates the achievements of the American Dream. Let us go forth and continue to make our village a great place to live.

Information provided by Village of South Floral Park. www.southfloralpark.org

The history of Floral Park’s founder, John Lewis Childs

John Lewis Childs, the founder of Floral Park was born in Jay Maine on May 13, 1856. At seventeen he wrote a letter to Mr. C. W. Allen, an importer and grower of plants and flowers in what was then the hamlet of East Hinsdale, Queens, on the Hempstead Plains of Long Island, to see if there was a “situation” available in his gardens or green-houses.

His letter impressed Mr. Allen. Childs worked for Mr. Allen as an apprentice for a year and then rented a few acres of land nearby and began a business as a seed man and florist. He created the first ever seed catalog in 1875. In five years, after purchasing his own property, his business, the John Lewis Childs Seed Company, grew rapidly necessitating a railroad stop. The train station was first known as East Hinsdale and renamed Floral Park, to Childs’ credit. For a mile, or more,

fields of bright colored flowers lined the train tracks. Thus the telling names ascribed to Floral Park –“Home of Flowers,” Land of Flowers” and “Park of Flowers.” Childs became known around the globe as a man devoted to the “cultivation of flowers.”

It was not long before a post office was needed to accommodate Childs’ fabulous enterprise of giant proportions which would flourish for 50 years. He had hundreds of loyal employees. In 1889 he was receiving 10,000 orders for plants and seeds a day.

In 1909 he expanded his business to eastern Long Island to support his wholesale business and to grow plants and seeds for his retail mail order business. He purchased 1,000 acres near St. James and named it Flowerfield. He built a large bulb house and planted acres

of flowers, plants and shrubs. It was dubbed “The World’s Biggest Flower Bed.”

Childs’ grand publishing house in Floral Park printed 500,000 copiously illustrated catalogues that were mailed out twice a year to consumers worldwide. Each year he published 300,000 copies of

“The Mayflower” magazine with 32 pages of information for the average person who wanted to learn about floriculture and gardening. Another of his publications was the “Schoolmate,” a children’s magazine with natural history stories.

Childs was active in the movement to construct the Floral Park School in 1884 which would later bear his name as a tribute to his good works. In 1894 he was elected to the New York State Senate and would become a staunch friend of Governor Theodore Roosevelt. When Floral Park was incorporated in 2008, Childs served as the first president of the village.

By 1910 Childs owned the world’s most complete private collection of North American mounted birds and their nests and eggs and had a natural history library of over 1,000 books. For three years

he was the editor and publisher of a magazine about birds titled “The Warbler.” In addition, he amassed a huge collection of minerals, including very rare specimens.

In later years his daughter Norma Childs Schwieters wrote about her father saying that he “was a man whose worldly success was phenomenal, but whose financial gains were used to spread beauty and happiness throughout the world through his love of flowers.”

On March 5, 1921, John Lewis Childs passed away in his sleep on a train due in Grand Central Station that morning. He was returning from Pasadena, California where he had land known as the Old Paradise Nurseries. He was an extraordinary citizen of America and without question the “Father of Floral Park.” Information and photo provided by the Floral Park Historical Society.

FLORAL PARK HISTORY

Vanderbilt Cup Races in New Hyde Park

BY HOWARD KROPLICK

From 1904 to 1910, the most significant international automobile races in the world were held right here on Long Island-The Vanderbilt Cup Races. William K. Vanderbilt Jr. (1878-1944) was the greatgrandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt. At the age of only 26, William K. Vanderbilt Jr. proposed the first international road race to be held in the United States by donating the Vanderbilt Cup.

The 1904 William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., Cup Race held was an immediate success among the public and supporters of automobile racing. America had finally created a major road race that attracted great drivers and cars from around the world. Newspapers and automobile trade journals helped to build the interest and excitement that ensured the Second Vanderbilt Cup Race in 1905. Responding to criticisms of the 1904 layout, the 1905 course was modified to eliminate controls through large towns and reduce the number

of sharp turns. One of the most exciting sections to view the race was the New Hyde Park Turn at Lakeville Road and Jericho Turnpike, located at the south-west corner of the 1905 course.

These views of the race were captured by a photographer at the top of the steeple of The First Presbyterian Church, then located on the south-east corner of the intersection. Among the drivers seen at New Hyde Park Turn were prominent drivers including Louis Chevrolet and Vincenzo Lancia.

Following the success of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race, the second race was held on October 14, 1905. Competing against the five American cars, France, Germany, and Italy started 14 of their greatest cars and drivers including; Vincenzo Lancia, Louis Chevrolet and the 1904 winner George Heath.

More information on the Vanderbilt Cup Races can be found on VanderbiltCupRaces.com created by Howard Kroplick, president of the Roslyn Landmark Society.

RECREATION

HERRILL LANES

www.herrillanes.com

465 Herricks Road New Hyde Park, NY 11040 516-741-8022

FLORAL PARK INDIANS BASKETBALL

www.floralparkindiansbasketball.sportngin.com

Floral Park Indians Basketball PO Box 20876

Floral Park, NY 11001

FLORAL PARK SOCCER CLUB www.floralparksoccerclub.org

Board of Directors:

President: Steve McCaffrey

Travel Registrar: George Braun

Travel Scheduler:

Terence Coppinger

Administrator/Treasurer: Elizabeth Rossi

Risk Manager/Clinics:

Matt Sotirhos

Intramural: Dayna Sotirhos

Field, Referees, Equipment: Tom King

Travel Coordinator:

Tom Greco

Assistant Travel Coordinator, Uniform Coordinator:

Franco Abballe

Assistant Travel Coordinator: Steve Vargas

Website/Social Media: Frank Camuglia

FLORAL PARK LITTLE LEAGUE www.floralparklittleleague.com

President: Doug Madden

1st Vice President:

Gerard McCarren

2nd Vice President: Christine Hand

Treasurer: Mike Montaigne

Recording Secretary: Rich Provost

Correspondence Secretary: Paul Scarapicchia

Safety Officer: Tom Van Buskirk

Coaching Coordinate:

Bobby Bressmer

Player Agent: Shawn Walsh, Robert Jorglewich

Directors:

Joseph Capobianco

Joe DiSanza

Thomas Crimmins

Daniel Gafforio

Louis LeBlanc

Timothy Leonard

Brian Naughton

Joseph Ragusa

James Reda

Nick Burzynski

Christopher Anderson

Jason Gutierrez

Director Emeritus: Fran Leary

Honorary Member:

Doug Hayden, Mike Karpf

In Remembrance: Robert Regan

MERRILLON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION/ NHP NORTH LITTLE LEAGUE

www.nhpnll.org

P.O. Box 2144

New Hyde Park, NY 11040

President: Jonathan Lobdell

Player Agent: Mike Aguilo

Secretary: Anthony Merolla

NEW HYDE PARK WILDCATS SOCCER CLUB

www.nhpwildcats.org

PO Box 848

New Hyde Park, NY 11040

Board of Directors

Kieran Griffin, President Travel Commissioner / Game Scheduler

Pat Lopez, Vice President, Travel Registrar

Mary Jo Bursig, Treasurer, CommissionerTOPSoccer Program

Craig Booth, Secretary, CommissionerMicro Program

Roy Peter, Commissioner - Safety

Leo Sacco, CommissionerIntramurals & Developmental

Lili Cho, Director

Cheryl Kontopoulos, Director

David Fitzgerald, Commissioner – Referees

NEW HYDE PARK POLICE ACTIVITY LEAGUE (PAL)

newhydeparkpal.com

375 Denton Avenue

New Hyde Park, NY 11040 516-248-2442

Board:

Nicholas Caras, President

Bess Marie Caras, Treasurer

Bruce McDougall, Trustee

Artie Catania, Alt. Trustee

Wally Brooks, Alt Trustee

NEW HYDE PARK LITTLE LEAGUE

President: Vinnie Grunert

Vice President/Safety Officer: Tom Pelligrino

Secretary/Information/ Fundraising Officer: Mike Foley

Player Agent: Mike Colletta Treasurer/Softball

Commissioner: David Massa

Equipment Manager/ Coaches Coordinator: Phil Binaso

Umpire Coordinator: Maureen Ogden

LONG ISLAND ASTROS liastros.com

77 Denton Avenue

New Hyde Park, NY 11040

Directors: Bill Curtrone, Al D’Elia

Vice President: Jeff Rusoff

President Emeritus: John Tunney

SPRING ROCK GOLF CENTER

www.springrockgolf.com

377 Denton Avenue

New Hyde Park, NY 11040 516-739-0167

ICELAND

www.icelandlongisland.com 516-746-1100

3345 Hillside Avenue

New Hyde Park, NY 11040

HERRICKS COMMUNITY CENTER

999 Herricks Road New Hyde Park, NY 11040 516-305-8975

Crash of North American B-25A Mitchell Bomber

BY HOWARD KROPLICK

On New Year’s Day 1942 a North American B25A Mitchell Bomber #402199 took off at 7:20 am from Mitchel Field, fully equipped and fueled for a “routine training flight”. Less than one month after the December 7th Pearl Harbor raid, it is likely the bomber was on an anti-submarine patrol and loaded with bombs. Five crew were on the plane.

Within minutes after take-off, one of the plane’s two engines began smoking and failed. The plane’s one engine could not carry the heavy load and the

23-year pilot Lieutenant Charles Van Eeuwen struggled to keep the plane aloft, trying a low sweeping turn back to Mitchel Field. He soon realized that he was not going to make it.

Rather than bailing out and risking having a crash of the medium size bomber into the many homes below in the Hillside Park Oaks community in New Hyde Park, Van Eeuwen attempted to land the plane in a vacant sand pit located south of Hillside Avenue and west of Denton Avenue.

All five on board were killed when the gasoline tanks exploded upon hitting the sand pit. Van Eeuwen was awarded a posthumous Distin-

guished Service Medal for avoiding hitting houses during the crash.

In honor of the sacrifices of the five airmen, New Hyde Park residents placed a bronze plaque on the southwest corner of Hillside Avenue and Oak Drive. The plaque was later moved to the traffic circle at Michael Tully Park in New Hyde Park. Ceremonies honoring the airmen were held in 1942, 1972

and 1981.

On the 75th anniversary of the airplane crash, a ceremony honoring the airmen will be held on Sunday, January 8, 2017 at Michael Tully Park.

Howard Kroplick is the former Town of North Hempstead Historian

a Big Impact By Shopping Small

The history of the Floral Park Police Department

At the incorporation in 1908, Floral Park had a police force of two men: Gilbert L. Wright and George Hurrel.

Their equipment consisted of a pistol, a night stick and a good pair of shoes. They were not called policemen at the time but deputy sheriffs.

They worked on a part-time basis and were called out only when needed, they were supplemented by the Nassau County Sheriff ’s Office.

Prior to incorporation, two private groups known as “Protective Associations” had formed and charged $1 per month to offer protection to residents. Many residents opted to join both groups.

In 1918, the Floral Park Police Department was established as the first full-time police officers, Al Surprise and James Peterson, were appointed.

In 1926 Robert Ferris was appointed the first police chief. Prior to his appointment the department was headed by Sgt. Surprise from 1918 to 1924, and then by Sgt. James Peterson from 1924 to 1926.

In 1927 Police Headquarters was moved to a vacant store at 160 Jericho Turnpike in the Pickenpack building with equipment consisting of a desk and detention cell.

Surprise, Floral Park’s first and only mounted policeman, was a noticeable figure directing traffic at the intersection of Tyson Avenue and Jericho Turnpike astride his horse, with nightstick in hand.

One summer day the horse broke loose, wandered onto the Long Island Rail Road tracks where he was struck by a train and killed.

His horse was replaced with a onecylinder motorcycle that he used to become a reported “nemesis to speeders” on Jericho Turnpike. However, misfortune came his way again as the motorcycle’s engine seized into a hunk of set steel after a lengthy pursuit of a speeding motorcycle that led him down Jericho Turnpike into Westbury, where the speeding cycle was finally able to evade apprehension.

At a special meeting in 1927, the Village Board appropriated $100 for the purchase of a used Model T Ford roadster. This was the first police car purchased by the Village and it served the department until 1929.

Chief James Humphrey took charge of the police department in 1928, succeeding Ferris.

During his tenure in 1936, Police Headquarters was moved again to its current location in Village Hall which had been completed that year.

At the time of his appointment, the village had been steadily growing. The population had increased from 2,097 in 1920 to 10,016 in 1930, roads were being paved around the village and the Police Department continued to grow.

There was little growth, however, through the 1930’s due to the Great Depression. The

first years of the 1940’s remained quiet in the village as well, as many of the residents served in the armed forces during World War II.

The post-war era saw continued growth in the village as vacant lots became scarce. The Floral Park Police Department grew with the population as a new patrol sector was added as a result of public demand.

In 1950 Philip Maickel was appointed chief, replacing Humphrey.

By 1958, the force had grown to five lieutenants, four sergeants and twenty-three patrolmen; there were also four school crossing guards.

In that year, the village installed seventyfour telephone boxes connected to police headquarters; several of these boxes are still in use today.

Also, by this time a teletype which received immediate police information from thirteen states, screened to Floral Park police by the Nassau County Police Department, and a radio system was installed.

Floral Park had established itself as a safe and secure community, and the Floral Park Police Department had gained a reputation as a force intent on maintaining that environment.

The Floral Park Annual Report for 1958 states that “Floral Park can report an almost negligible amount of crime” and it listed 111 complaints of criminal acts, most of them for offenses ranging from auto theft to disorderly conduct, and 1,527 complaints for non-criminal acts.

It adds that the department made 38 arrests that year, largely for infractions such as disorderly conduct, and reported that 10 stolen cars were recovered. Five people were reported missing; all were found.

The department prided itself on its record of safety as it continually won many awards, year after year, from the National Safety Council for both traffic and pedestrian safety.

In 1956 Floral Park was one of three communities throughout the United States to receive the Walker Award of the NSC for the excellent safety program and record.

By the 1960s the population growth of the village had reached its peak as there was very little open land remaining.

The two major infrastructure projects, the elevation of the Long Island Rail Road and the widening of Jericho Turnpike, created significant traffic problems throughout the village.

Activity had started to rise as 238 major complaints and 126 arrests were reported in 1967, though most arrests reportedly were still largely for infractions such as disorderly conduct.

The Police Department added the rank of detective in 1969 and promoted Patrolman John Melinski to that position. He had been a well known, and very active, highway officer with the department for many years.

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The history of the Garden City Park Fire Department

Motorized equipment for firemen was unheard of when the Garden City Park Fire Department was organized in March of 1911 with a complement of 23 men and officers.

The equipment consisted of a horse drawn combination hook and ladder and bucket brigade.

The district was originally covered by New Hyde Park Fire District until the latter established its eastern boundary at Denton Avenue, shutting out Garden City Park.

In 1917, the horses were replaced by a secondhand truck which pulled the same piece of apparatus until 1925. The company then purchased a secondhand pumper from Farmingdale which remained in service until 1927.

Garden City Park was growing so a second company was formed in 1927 and headquarters moved to Jericho Turnpike. George Malvese was elected the first chief in 1927.

Prior to that year the fire companies were under the direction of a foreman, Peter Krumhoz Sr.

As the population continued to grow at a steady pace, it was found necessary to form a third company to service the area north of Hillside Avenue. A firehouse was set up on Denton Avenue, north of Hillside Avenue in 1938. A fourth company was added in 1943 and an Emergency Relief Squad in 1950.

In 1961, the department consisted of 146 men and officers, equipped with the most modern firefighting apparatus including a 75-foot aerial ladder truck.

The Garden City Park vamps provided fire protection for upwards of 5,000 families in one of the largest fire districts in Nassau County, and its district was bound on the north by I.U. Willets Road, south by Maple Drive to Denton Avenue, then south along Denton Avenue to the LIRR tracks.

From that point the line extended east to Herricks Road, north to Hillside Avenue, east to Foch Boulevard and

north again to Old Motor Parkway.

An event that saddened the department was the accidental crash of an Army B-25 medium bomber in a Denton Avenue sand pit on the morning of Jan. 1, 1942, shortly after Pearl Harbor.

The department responded to an alarm but there was little it could do beyond preventing flames from spreading to nearby homes. Five of the fliers aboard the plan perished when the pilot deliberately head the plan for the sand pit to avoid hitting the homes.

A memorial service for the dead fliers was held in Notre Dame Catholic Church, New Hyde Park. A plaque erected to their memory still stands at New Hyde Park Road and Oak Drive, half a mile from the sand pit site.

In all of the department’s 100 year history, no blaze was more spectacular than the fire that completely destroyed a one-and-a-half story brick and wood warehouse at 2145 Jericho Turnpike on New Year’s Eve in 1958.

The building, occupied by the Globe Nassau Supply Co., was stocked with lumber, tar and roofing supplies. Damage was estimated at $500,000.

The vamps battled in subfreezing weather for more than five hours to bring the flames under control. Several firemen suffered smoke poisoning and minor injuries. At one point flames shooting 65 feet in the air were visible five miles away.

At that time, a major face-lifting job gave a brilliant “new look” to the Jericho Turnpike headquarters. The once drab meeting room on the second floor shined with new sparkle and luster. Renovation and alterations also were done to other parts of the building. “There is nothing like a renovation job to improve the men’s morale,” commented chief Kenneth Rodden.

(as published in the Long island Daily Press, Vol. 1 No. 4, 1959)

Information and photo provided by the Garden City Park Fire Department.

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Printing House of the Mayflower Publishing Company

The Printing house of the Mayflower Publishing Company was part of a complex of buildings that John Lewis Childs had constructed to print the 150 + catalogs for his seed business as well as his monthly magazine , The Mayflower. This beautiful brick building was built in 1886 and located just north of the Long Island Rail Road tracks several feet and freight trains loaded with huge rolls of paper weighing tons would be unloaded from the

trains that stopped on the tracks. Many windows were part of the facility to allow natural light in as well as circulate air for the employees.

Decades later the building became Ajax Buildings & Roofing Supply Company and was demolished in 1960 when the railroad tracks and train station was elevated. The land it was on at the end of South Tyson Avenue is now the parking lot for The Harrison restaurant (formerly known as Koenig’s).

Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church

Completed in 1924, Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church is located between Plainfield Avenue and Bellmore Street . It was built on property that was once farm land and an early farmhouse was demolished when the church was constructed. The Parish school and convent were added to the south part of the church in 1930.

Floral Park Post Office

The post office building seen here was completed in 1936 . For many decades the post office was located in the Tyson Building just a block to the east ,in a store front. this building was built on property once owned by John Lewis Childs whose mansion was just across the street to the right in the photograph.

Just opposite the building is the Floral Park Railroad station . In 1963 this facility became to small to meet the demands of the volume of mail for the village and a new post office was built on Tulip Avenue a half mile further north. The village

of Floral Park acquired the building and property in 1964 and converted the premises to become the new location for the village Library.

Information on this page provided by Walter Gosden, historian for the Incorporated Village of Floral Park and founder of the Floral Park Historical Society.

A look back: The history

Continued from Page 24

In 1928, the Floral Park Jewish Center located on Tyson Avenue. The 1940s brought the Covenant Church and First Church of Christ Scientist to the village. In later years, the Pentecostal Church located on Magnolia Avenue.

As the population increased in the village, the need for a school became apparent.

A Board of Education was formed and a four room school house, called the Floral Park School, was built and opened in 1895 on South Tyson Avenue.

Upon the death of John Lewis Childs in 1921, the name was changed to the John Lewis Childs School. In 1929, the Floral Park-Bellerose School opened its doors for students, accommodating the residents in the west end of the village.

St. Hedwig School, the first parochial school in the village, was built in 1908 and was followed by Our Lady of Victory Parochial School in 1930.

Pupils going on to high school in the early years attended Hempstead or Jamaica High Schools. Overcrowding of these schools in then 1920s saw Floral Park seek its own high school.

In 1926, a Central High School District was formed and Sewanhaka High School opened its doors in 1930. Sewanhaka became overcrowded and, although Floral

Park-Bellerose residents wished to withdraw from the Central High School District, efforts to do so were voted down in 1954 by the rest of the component districts.

The final effort was the construction of a junior-senior high school in each member district, and Floral Park Memorial High School opened in 1957.

In 1936, a Village Hall was erected and it serves the village today. At that time, it housed the administrative offices, police department, fire companies and the library.

Today, the administrative offices occupy the major portion of the building along with police and fire headquarters.

During the 1960s, many changes took

Park village

place. Old houses were demolished to make room for office buildings and super markets and the post office moved to its present location on Tulip Avenue. In 1962, a self-sustaining swimming pool was added to the much used recreation area. Over the years, additional equipment and renovations have made the recreation center a most popular place in the village, with thousands of people making use of the tennis courts, fields and other facilities.

At the same time, elimination of the Long Island Rail Road grade crossing at Tulip, Carnation and Plainfield avenues was in progress.

The first train to operate on the newly elevated tracks came through in June of 1962 and full service was in effect that November. In the late 1940s, the village saw the need for parking due to the great increase of automobiles and construction of four municipal parking fields was begun to alleviate this problem.

Storm sewers and sanitary sewers were installed between 1954 and 1957 and kept the village in a disrupted state for three years. Although the Village Board of Trade started a fund in 1916 toward the goal of a public library, it did not come into being until 1923. The Floral Park Public Library opened its doors in that year and moved to its present location in 1964.

In 1982, Memorial Park was completely renovated through the efforts of the South Side Civic Association. A memorial commemorating those residents who gave their lives for our country stands there and is the site of Memorial Day services.

Art shows and musical presentations offered by the Council of Cultural Affairs are also held at Memorial Park.

The most recent change in the village has taken place on Tulip Avenue. Through the Community Development Fund, matching grants were made available to participating merchants for new facades on the store fronts of Tulip Avenue.

The history of the New Hyde Park Fire

Prior to 1896 there was no organized fire protection in the New Hyde Park area. After a man lost his life as a result of a fire in a hotel on Jericho Turnpike, the residents decided something must be done to prevent another tragedy like this from happening again.

On several Saturdays in March, April, and May 1896, the citizens of New Hyde Park and the vicinity held meetings for the purpose of organizing a fire protection service.

The first of these meetings was held on March 14, 1896 on the second floor of Millers Hall, now known as Henry’s Inn.

At the initial gathering on March 14, Augustus Denton called the meeting to order, those present chose him to be the chairman of this committee and for Philip Christ to be the secretary.

A committee of five was appointed to act and find out cost of apparatus and equipment, and were to report back at the next meeting. The subscription committee reported that an account balance of $200 existed.

On March 28, John Hughes made a motion to form a Hook and Ladder Company and call it “New Hyde Park Hook and Ladder Company No. 1”. This motion carried. William B. Raynor.

On May 9, the By-Laws Committee reported progress. Article six, section one was amended to read that the uniform shall consist of helmet, cap, shirt, belt and shield (there was no mention of pants) and no uniform was to be purchased before Jan. 1, 1897.

Finally on May 23, a motion was made and carried by George Schnurr to donate a building to house apparatus and equipment. A second motion was made and carried by A. Uelins who donated a his services to cut doors on said building no charge. The last order of business on this date was a motion to accept applications for membership at the next meeting on May 30.

As an outgrowth of the New Hyde Park Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 came the founding of the New Hyde Park Fire District early in 1910.

Philip J. Christ, who was supervisor of the Town of North Hempstead, provided assistance in securing the resolution for its creation.

The purpose of the establishment of the district was to put the volunteer fire protection services of the community on a more

stable basis, permit the residents of the community to have something to say about this service and thus insure its constant progress and efficiency.

All of the fire apparatus and equipment were sold by the New Hyde Park Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 to the newly formed fire district.

Later in 1910, the board of the fire commissioners organized the New Hyde Park Fire Department with a nucleus of three companies – Active Hook and Ladder No. 1, Enterprise Hose Company No. 1 and Protection Hose Company No. 2. The Emergency Relief Squad was organized and activated in 1933.

The first major firehouse owned by the taxpayers was constructed on Millers Lane in 1914. In 1940 the Protection Company firehouse on South 5th street was constructed and in 1914 a small garage was donated by the developers of Lakeville Estates and located on Lakeville Road near Hillside Avenue for the use of a contemplated new company.

From 1941, the north end of the district had grown at such a rapid pace that it needs and facilities had to be expanded. The Estates Hose Company No. 3 was organized and activated.

Today, 100 years later, the Active Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1 is an organization of 45 members working with 161 other firefighters that comprise the New Hyde Park Fire Department.

The Estates Engine Company was organized by a group of concerned new homeowners in the “Lakeville Estates” development in North New Hyde Park.

The organizing members felt that the community of newly built homes needed a fire company that was closer to the neighborhood and appealed to the New Hyde Park Fire District to allow them to form a new fire company. In December 1941, the Estates Hose Company was officially chartered just as the United States was entering World War II.

From the time of its founding in 1910, the New Hyde Park Fire Department had no medical assistance unit until the 1930s.

In 1933, Chief James Conrad approached the Board of Fire Commissioners and proposed the establishment of a Rescue Company. The board and the department approved the plan and men from the existing fire companies were appointed to form the nucleus of the unit.

After a ten week course, each of them was awarded the Basic First Aid Certification by the Red Cross.

The next order of business was to acquire a rescue truck. This was accomplished by having a budget election which was fully supported by the tax payers of the fire district. Delivery of the first rescue apparatus was planned for 1935.

Over the seventy-five years since 1934, the members of the Rescue Company have responded to many thousands of calls for assistance. Their medical expertise has grown from the Basic First Aid provider to Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic. They look forward to responding to more calls in the future with the same enthusiasm as our founding charter members.

Enterprise Hose Company was organized in April of 1910 with members of the New Hyde Park Hook and Ladder Company, which had been organized in 1896.

The first apparatus that was used by the company was a hand drawn hose reel. It was a two-wheel cart light enough to be hauled by manpower to a fire.

For the 75th anniversary in 1985, Milton Baer, a 75- year member of Enterprise, recalled that because there was no heat, during the winter the pumps and tanks had to be drained.

The firehouse was never locked and open to all, and keys were not issued. Even though the commissioners were responsible for providing equipment money was still scarce.

Each fireman paid for his own uniform and 50 cents for his badge.

Currently Enterprise is made up of 40 active members.

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