What happened to Hempstead? (New York, Mount Vernon: school district, shop, garden)

[WJFM]

I have heard that. But I do not how they compile these statistics. For example,Moderator cut: link removed, linking to competitors sites is not allowed shows that Garden city has a worse crime statistic than New Cassel.

Originally Posted by Smash255

Nassau County is constantly rated among the safest counties in the U.S by the FBI.

[Jdawg8181]

Originally Posted by Coney

Please read more carefully. No one said anything about RF having an impact on Hofstra's decline. Hofstra is not in decline.

The subject was that a large mall near the Hempstead shopping district affected Hempstead businesses. You are the one who brought up Hofstra and you conjectured that Hofstra had an impact on the decline of Hempstead and asked when did Hofstra orginate. I answered your question that Hofstra was established in 1937, well before Hempstead even had a large shopping area. You and I both AGREE that RF was not the only contributing factor to problems with Hempstead's shopping district.

Duh, we all know that RF and Hofstra are not in Hempstead. No one said that they were.

I meant to say HEMPSTEAD's decline, not Hofstra...yikes, sorry. Sometimes I think my fingers have a mind of their own.

My point was, malls don't necessarily attribute to downfall of a community. Look at Short Hills, NJ.

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by WJFM

For example,Moderator cut: link removed, linking to competitors sites is not allowed shows that Garden city has a worse crime statistic than New Cassel.

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Could this be because crimes committed in the Hamlet of New Cassel are misclassified as occurring in the Village of Westbury because all of the Hamlet of New Cassel has a "Westbury, NY 11590" mailing address?
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[WJFM]

In that case, how would you explain this..Moderator cut: link removed, linking to competitors sites is not allowed andModerator cut: link removed, linking to competitors sites is not allowed . All of these, New Cassel, Westbury and Salisbury have a Westbury-11590 zip ( Unless they consider Westbury as the postal boundaries, and that would include a much larger area than just the village).

Originally Posted by Walter Greenspan

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Could this be because crimes committed in the Hamlet of New Cassel are misclassified as occurring in the Village of Westbury because all of the Hamlet of New Cassel has a "Westbury, NY 11590" mailing address?
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[GCGuy]

Originally Posted by WJFM

In that case, how would you explain this.. Moderator cut: link removed, linking to competitors sites is not allowed and Moderator cut: link removed, linking to competitors sites is not allowed . All of these, New Cassel, Westbury and Salisbury have a Westbury-11590 zip ( Unless they consider Westbury as the postal boundaries, and that would include a much larger area than just the village).

Thanks for the info. You live in New Cassel...I'll stay in Garden City (which numbers are certainly hit by East Garden City). I'll take my chances.

[WJFM]

East Garden City has its own Crime Statistics. Moderator cut: link removed, linking to competitors sites is not allowed

I am guessing this is actually respecting Municipal boundaries and is based upon the actual geography ( rather than the postal geography that most seem to think is reality).

Originally Posted by GCGuy

Thanks for the info. You live in New Cassel...I'll stay in Garden City (which numbers are certainly hit by East Garden City). I'll take my chances.

[WJFM]

I actually try to keep away from New Cassel borders ever since I heard about the gang activity. But these crime statistics seem to think that New Cassel is safer than GC!

Originally Posted by GCGuy

Thanks for the info. You live in New Cassel...I'll stay in Garden City (which numbers are certainly hit by East Garden City). I'll take my chances.

[lauricellac]

Hempstead I heard some good Hispanic Food Places I've never went to them but I've heard of them

[Johninwestbury]

Originally Posted by lauricellac

Hempstead I heard some good Hispanic Food Places I've never went to them but I've heard of them

Well, unless you'd like Swine Flu and Stabbing with that I think it should be avoided!

[Smash255]

Originally Posted by Jdawg8181

I meant to say HEMPSTEAD's decline, not Hofstra...yikes, sorry. Sometimes I think my fingers have a mind of their own.

My point was, malls don't necessarily attribute to downfall of a community. Look at Short Hills, NJ.

That is true at times, but how influential were the local business districts and the mom and pop shops to the communities surrounding the Short Hills mall? And what kind of impact did the mall have on the surrounding business's at the time? Keep in mind the Short Hills mall is fairly upscale, Roosevelt Field Mall has a much broader appeal and heavily middle-class customer base. The same customer base that use to frequent the Hempstead shopping and business districts.

I do agree a mall might not always negatively effect surrounding communities, in fact sometimes it can greatly help them. However, at times it can hurt them as well, especially in the case of Hempstead. The Hempstead shopping and business district was hurt badly by the mall. They just could not compete with it, and were unable to recover. The shopping and business districts were a vital part of Hempstead's infrastructure, once it collapsed it really hurt the community itself. Combine that with the steering practices of the 60's & 70's and the crack epidemic of the 80's and you have some serious problems