Serving Roslyn, East Hills, Roslyn Estates, Roslyn Harbor, Roslyn Heights, Greenvale, Old Westbury and North Hills Vol. 9, No. 48
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Friday, November 26, 2021
HEALTH & WELLNESS
PORT MAN TO HEAD LIJ
MICHAEL D’INNOCENZO DIES AT 86
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Nassau, North Shore continue diversity growth
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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 popu-
lation 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. Continued on Page 35
PHOTO COURTESY OF ROSLYN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Roslyn’s Athletes Helping Athletes (AHA) hosted its annual Turkey Bowl football game on Friday, Nov. 5 at Roslyn High School. Twenty teams participated and raised $1,300, which will be donated to Island Harvest Food Bank just in time for Thanksgiving.
E. Hills to put ‘No Outlet’ signs on Horseshoe Drive BY B R A N D ON DUFFY
at the entrances of East and West Horseshoe Drive after residents raised concern about The East Hills Board of unsafe driving on the road. During the public comTrustees decided at a meeting last Thursday night to ment portion of the hearing, install two “No Outlet” signs residents said drivers coming
from West Horseshoe Drive are racing around the top of the horseshoe, which is a blind spot, at unsafe speeds. It was agreed to put the two signs up because, accordContinued on Page 10
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