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
• Goldis Jewelry
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Bradley C gave Payless Shoe Source a rating I couldn't find anything here. I was pretty tired and annoyed too, because I'd been hunting for new shoes for like four hours, going store ...

Victoria gave R & G Brenner Income Tax Center a rating Getting taxes done is such a pain. I know a lot of other people who own businesses who just skip their quarterly taxes altogether because t...

OA gave Atales African Hair Braiding a rating I had my hair done here and it came out looking absolutely amazing! These ladies do a great job with really detailed work. I'm going to br...

Dennis O. French gave Big Al's Breakfast & LUNCH a rating It's not much to look at, kind of an ugly building, but the breakfast here is awesome! I love that they have some country favorites like gr...

O Hoyle gave Family Dollar a rating I love dollar stores! It's not like they're amazing by any stretch of the imagination, but they still save me money on stuff like socks, mo...

Betsy McConnell gave Wings ''N' Things a rating This is really an incredible restaurant … mind you, it’s in a ghetto area, but they have a drive-through, which I typically use, because I d...

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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