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East Meadow, NY

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  • Decrepit houses frustrate neighbors, town

    A pair of vacant, rodent-infested houses in Kings Park should be condemned and torn down by the Town of Smithtown , a local community group says.Smithtown officials agree, but say their efforts to raze the buildings have been stymied because the properti   Read more »

  • Dangerous crossings: Hempstead Turnpike

    The conflict between cars and pedestrians plays out more violently and more often along Hempstead Turnpike's 16 miles through Nassau County than anywhere else on Long Island .Pedestrians are killed an average of more than five times a year, according to   Read more »

  • Purabi Nandi fatally hit in crosswalk

    On a warm July evening in 2009, Purabi Nandi and a visiting friend set out to pick up some groceries.Nandi, 68, who was an urban planner before arriving in the United States, had lived in East Meadow since 1973. Her home was on the south side of Hempstea   Read more »

  • LI eateries buzz with Super Bowl customers

    Stewart Tarshis of Jericho was standing at the counter at Vincent's Clam Bar in Carle Place , waiting for his order of chicken parm, chicken scarpariello and rigatoni with meatballs -- all headed for the 14-person Super Bowl party back home."It's family-   Read more »

  • Cops: Man who stole doc's Jeep arrested

    A man who slipped into an East Meadow pediatrician's office last month, taking the doctor's keys and driving off with a fire emergency vehicle, was caught Tuesday -- after being arrested by the Lynbrook police department on an unrelated charge, police sa   Read more »

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About East Meadow, NY

East Meadow is a hamlet (and census-designated place or CDP) in Nassau County (Long Island), New York, United States. East Meadow is an unincorporated area of the Town of Hempstead. Its name is derived from being the meadow of Hempstead Plains east of the Meadow Brook (originally a brook, now replaced by a parkway of the same name). Located just 30 miles (48 km) from downtown Manhattan and with approximately 86% of residents commuting to work, East Meadow is a thriving suburb of New York City.

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