North Woodmere, New York

North Woodmere is an unincorporated community in the Town of Hempstead, New York,[1] located in far western Nassau County on the South Shore of Long Island in the Town of Hempstead and is represented by Councilman Bruce Blakeman. North Woodmere is directly north of Woodmere, but separated from it by Motts Creek. Access to Woodmere is available via Branch Boulevard, Brookfield Road, and a footbridge over the creek. Unlike Woodmere, North Woodmere is not part of the Five Towns, which consists of the villages of Lawrence and Cedarhurst, the hamlets of Hewlett, Inwood and Woodmere.

Hungry Harbor Road is the main east-west route through North Woodmere, connecting with Branch Boulevard (to Cedarhurst) and Brookfield-Rosedale Road (to Valley Stream). Park Lane provides access to upper Rosedale Road, and from there to Francis Lewis Boulevard, Sunrise Highway, and the Belt Parkway/Cross Island Parkway junction.

A shopping mall is located on Rosedale Road. A former shopping center on Hungry Harbor Road became an assisted living center.

The community is home to North Woodmere Park, a Nassau County park. The park includes a pool complex, a playground, a nine-hole golf course, a lighted driving range, and a fishing area.[2]

North Woodmere is home to several synagogues, including Congregation Ohr Torah, Young Israel of North Woodmere, Beis Haknesses of North Woodmere, Temple Hillel, Kehillas Bnei Hayeshivos, and Khal Lev Avos. In 1984, Ronald Reagan addressed Temple Hillel.

This areais served by two school districts: 15 (Lawrence Public Schools) in the west, 14 (Hewlett-Woodmere School District) in the center.

Notable residents

Residents of North Woodmere have includes:

Bruce Blakeman, first presiding officer of Nassau County.
David M. Friedman, U.S. ambassador to Israel
Jeffrey M. Friedman, discoverer of Leptin
Martin Heit, inventor of the whiteboard
Esther Jungreis (1936-2016) - founder of Hineni
Wendy Kaufman, spokesperson for Snapple and TV personality
Norm Kent past president of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws NORML, radio host, publisher
Seth Rudetsky, composer, musical director and talk show host.[3]
Steve Spinner, founder of Sports Potential, adviser to Obama campaign, Department of Energy official.

External links

References

"Vital Records > Towns & Cities in Nassau County > Unincorporated Communities in the Town of Hempstead". Nassau County, New York official website. Archived from the original on April 9, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
"North Woodmere Park". Nassau County, New York official website. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
Gans, Andrew. "Rhapsody in Seth's Rudetsky Fights Back With Santorum Fund" Archived 2008-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, Playbill, May 7, 2003. Accessed September 17, 2008. "In his self-penned, one-man show directed by Peter Flynn — Rhapsody in Seth — Seth Rudetsky recalls growing up in North Woodmere, Long Island, where he was praised for his musical gifts but ridiculed for being gay."

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[1] "Vital Records > Towns & Cities in Nassau County > Unincorporated Communities in the Town of Hempstead". Nassau County, New York official website. Archived from the original on April 9, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.

[2] "North Woodmere Park". Nassau County, New York official website. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.

[3] Gans, Andrew. "Rhapsody in Seth's Rudetsky Fights Back With Santorum Fund" Archived 2008-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, Playbill, May 7, 2003. Accessed September 17, 2008. "In his self-penned, one-man show directed by Peter Flynn — Rhapsody in Seth — Seth Rudetsky recalls growing up in North Woodmere, Long Island, where he was praised for his musical gifts but ridiculed for being gay."