Hempstead NY Yellow Pages

Hempstead is a town known as a civil township in Nassau County on Long Island. There are around 22 villages within Hempstead and as of 2000 census there were 755,924 residents. Hempstead was settled in a treaty between Robert Fordham and John Carman in 1644 when the pair purchased land from local Native American Indian tribes. During its early days it was known as Heemstede taken from the Dutch city. During the American Revolution, American sympathizers lived in the north and loyalists in the south which caused a split in 1784 of the town.

Hempstead is home to several schools including Hempstead High School, Alverta B. Gray Schultz Middle School, Franklin School, Fulton School, Jackson Main School, Jackson Annex School, Barack Obama School, Marshall School, and Prospect School. Higher learning facilities are also home in Hempstead including the Nassau Community College, New York University, and the Hofstra University, to name a few. Hempstead is home to a variety of businesses, restaurants, and service businesses which is the main industry leading the economy.

The most popular attractions in Hempstead for residents and visitors alike are the 90 parks that are home in the area offering all kinds of activities including concerts, aquatics, cultural arts, sports, and more. Along with the parks, there are also 25 unique museums in Hempstead including Cradle of Aviation Museum, a wildlife sanctuary, and of course the beaches such as Jones Beach.

About Hempstead, New York 

• # of Businesses: 1483
• Zip Code: 11549, 11550, 11551
• AreaCode: 516
• County: Nassau
• Latitude: 40.7051
• Longitude: -73.6280
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• Long Island Business Expo
• Long Island Volunteer Center
• Hofstra University Club
• Flores Public Publications INC
• U-Haul Moving & Storage of Hempstead
• Identification Cards-Instant
• Hempstead Family Foot Care - Stephen Chernick DPM
• Simplicity Home Improvement

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U Joyce gave ON the RUN a rating I am leaving a review for the Exxon because they are the only gas station which ever seems to be convenient for me. They are easier to driv...

I Gill gave Linda's Restaurant a rating A very yummy place! I am the first to review them? That's crazy. They should be really popular!...

U Fitzgerald gave Hofstra University Club a rating Don't let the location fool you; this is an amazing restaurant. They have some of the best food in town, and never mind that it's on a coll...

L Rhodes gave Carsey & Associate PC a rating I was really pleased with the services I received from Carsey & Associate Pc. I needed them for some personal issues, and they delivered jus...

CW gave Foley SMIT O'Boyle & Weisman a rating When I opened my business I needed somethings drawn up for my website. They drafted up my privacy policy and my terms of service, and didn't...

EJ gave Anele & Associates a rating I went to them for a legal problem and they weren’t sure about what to do. They nevertheless offered me a document that was useless for me. ...

Nearby Cities 

• West Hempstead (1.48 miles)
• Uniondale (1.48 miles)
• Garden City (1.81 miles)
• Roosevelt (2.47 miles)
• Franklin Square (2.96 miles)
• Mineola (2.98 miles)
• Carle Place (3.04 miles)
• East Meadow (3.34 miles)
• Baldwin (3.51 miles)
• Malverne (3.64 miles)

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