Serving Williston Park, East Williston, Mineola, Albertson and Searingtown Vol. 70, 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 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 34
PHOTO COURTESY OF JOE SCALERO, VILLAGE CLERK
Mayor Scott Strauss swears in Janine Sartori as a member of the Mineola Board of Trustees. See story on page 2.
Mineola awaits final fixes on parking garage BY B R A N D ON DUFFY
taking ownership, according to Mayor Scott Strauss. Earlier in the month, the The Village of Mineola is MTA said that the structure, waiting for minor problems to which has been completed since be corrected at the new Harrison November 2020, is awaiting apAvenue parking garage before provals for building paperwork
and permits before the village takes ownership. Strauss said previously that he doesn’t want to take control of the garage until everything is sorted on the development side. Continued on Page 35
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