Serving Great Neck, G.N. Plaza, G.N. Estates, Kensington, Kings Point, Lake Success, Russell Gardens, Saddle Rock and Thomaston Vol. 96, No. 48
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Friday, November 26, 2021
HEALTH & WELLNESS
PILIP OUTLINES MICHAEL D’INNOCENZO GOALS DIES AT 86
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Nassau, North Shore continue diversity growth
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BACK IN THE SADDLE
Asian American population increases while non-Hispanic whites decrease BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Detailed data from the 2020 U.S. census showed that Nassau County’s white, non-Hispanic population decreased by nearly 10 percent, while its Asian American population increased by more than 4 percent. The data, on the New York state comptroller’s website, breaks down the shifts in demographics, housing and overall population since the 2010 census. Nassau County’s total population increased by more than 56,000, or 4.2 percent, over the 10 years, and is less than 5,000 away from surpassing 1.4 million residents, according to the data. The county’s non-Hispanic white population decreased from 65.5 percent in 2010 to 55.8 percent in 2020. In 2010, Asian Americans made up 7.6 percent of Nassau’s population, which increased to 11.7 percent in 2020. The Hispanic or Latino population increased by more than 31
percent, growing from 14.6 percent in 2010 to 18.4 percent in 2020. While data showed that Nassau’s Black population remained at 10.5 percent over the decade, the total did increase by 4.2 percent. The Town of North Hempstead, which had a 5 percent increase in total population to more than 237,000 residents, saw similar trends. The town’s white, nonHispanic population decreased from 64.8 percent in 2010 to 53.9 percent in 2020, according to the data. Its Asian American population rose from 14.9 percent to 23 percent over the decade, a 62 percent increase. Hispanics or Latinos made up 12.8 percent of the town’s population in 2010, growing by more than 20 percent to 14.8 percent in 2020. Its Black population declined from 5.3 percent in 2010 to 4.8 percent in 2020, statistics showed. Other races not specified in the census data increased in the town Continued on Page 34
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GREAT NECK PARK DISTRICT
The Great Neck Park District reflected on some of its events that included horseback riding and window painting.
G.N. residents object to district’s racism teachings BY R OB E RT PELAEZ Residents in the Great Neck school district have voiced objections to teaching about racism and “white fragility” that was reportedly part of an 11th-grade English class at
North High School. At a high-tension meeting of the Board of Education last Wednesday night, a handful of parents, students, teachers and residents addressed screenshots from a PowerPoint presentation allegedly featured in the class that circulated on
social media recently. The slides were included in an article on the website for Parents Defending Education, a national grassroots organization that works to ensure schools do not promote “harmful agendas,” according Continued on Page 35
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