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Levittown

Beginnings: It seems fitting that the most famous community on Long Island started out on a grand yet simple scale. The first in the area were the English, who settled Hempstead in the 1640s. New York merchant Alexander T. Stewart purchased the plains in 1869, but he limited his development to Garden City. The first change was the conversion of the prairie to productive farmland, mostly by Dutch and German immigrants. Potatoes and other vegetables were grown there. The Hempstead Turnpike to Bethpage cut through the area, but left no development in its wake. The real estate boom that developed western Nassau in the 1920s stopped well short of the farms east of Hempstead.
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Beginnings: It seems fitting that the most famous community on Long Island started out on a grand yet simple scale. The first in the area were the English, who settled Hempstead in the 1640s. New York merchant Alexander T. Stewart purchased the plains in 1869, but he limited his development to Garden City. The first change was the conversion of the prairie to productive farmland, mostly by Dutch and German immigrants. Potatoes and other vegetables were grown there. The Hempstead Turnpike to Bethpage cut through the area, but left no development in its wake. The real estate boom that developed western Nassau in the 1920s stopped well short of the farms east of Hempstead.
Photo: The original Levitt & Sons who built Levittown, NY - The world famous suburban community of 17,447 homes. from left: Son, William; Father, Abraham; Son Alfred (courtesy: Long Island Life)  « Show less

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    Jan 1, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Interview: Comedian Carlos Mencia swears he has changed -- for better

    <strong>Carlos Mencia</strong> was faced with the difficult task of trying to make people laugh just hours after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings Dec. 14, but the 45-year-old standup comedian said before his show at Governor's Comedy Club in Levittown, NY, fewer than 90 miles from the tragedy, that he was not only up for the challenge, but he wouldn't shy away from the subject.
    Carlos Mencia was faced with the difficult task of trying to make people laugh just hours after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings Dec. 14, but the 45-year-old standup comedian said before his show at Governor's Comedy Club in Levittown, NY, fewer...

    Tags: Hurricane Katrina (2005), Super Bowl, Mardi Gras, YouTube, F-bomb Dropping

    2. Oct 29, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  2. Parts Of Long Island Already Under Water As Sandy Approaches

    When PIX 11 cameraman, Keith Lopez, and I entered Bayville, Long Island about 10:30 am Monday, we were amazed at the waves kicking up from Long Island Sound, an hour before high tide in this North Shore town.
    @MurphyPIX
    When PIX 11 cameraman, Keith Lopez, and I entered Bayville, Long Island about 10:30 am Monday, we were amazed at the waves kicking up from Long Island Sound, an hour before high tide in this North Shore town. Thirty minutes later, the Nassau County...

    Tags: Long Island Sound, Republic Airport, West Hempstead, Westbury, Long Island

    3. Sep 7, 2011 |Story| Petoskey News

  3. A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims

    A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims from data compiled by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. The overall death toll from the attacks stands at 2,977 -- including 2,753 killed as a result of the attacks at the World Trade Center, 184...

    Tags: Fox Broadcasting Company, Japan, Franklin Square, Manhattan Beach (Brooklyn, New York), Companies and Corporations

    4. Nov 18, 2010 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  4. LI Teen Arrested For Threatening To 'Shoot Up' His High School

    A Long Island teenager was arrested early Thursday morning, a month after he threatened to &quot;shoot up" his high school.
    wpix.com
    A Long Island teenager was arrested early Thursday morning, a month after he threatened to "shoot up" his high school. Nassau County Police say 17-year-old Anthony Larosa was arrested just before 12:30 a.m. for making a terroristic threat on on Douglas...

    Tags: Nassau County Police, WPIX, Long Island

    5. Oct 9, 2008 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  5. Jockey's Daughter Gets Jail Time

    MINEOLA, N.Y - Jockey Jose Santos was on top of the world in 2003 when he rode Funny Cide to victory in both the Preakness and Kentucky Derby.   But the super star jockey watched his daughter Sophia Santos Wednesday, get sentenced to 3 to 9 years in...

    Tags: Punishment, Kentucky Derby, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes

    6. Dec 1, 2008 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  6. College Student Killed in Farmingdale Car Crash

    Jason Shein was 21, studying to become a doctor and hoping to practice one day in New York, close to his family in Levittown. Shortly after midnight Sunday, driving home from a dinner with friends at Applebee's in Farmingdale, he was killed when a...

    Tags: Punishment, Emergency Incidents, Colleges and Universities, Crime, Law and Justice, Government

    7. May 7, 2009 |Blog| Newsday

  7. Town of Hempstead puts a nice face on bad news

    Spin Cycle
    When a rent dispute closed Yours Ours Mine Community Center in Levittown last week, the Town of Hempstead could not stop the eviction of the center???s many programs. But the town made sure that the grass and other greenery surrounding......

    Tags: Local Elections, Vehicles, Services and Shopping

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