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Wheeler, William Almon

(Encyclopedia) Wheeler, William Almon, 1819–87, American legislator, vice president of the United States (1877–81), b. Malone, N.Y. Admitted to the New York bar (1845), he was district attorney of…

NY, NY Census Data

People QuickFactsNew YorkNew YorkPopulation, 2003 estimate 8,085,74219,190,115Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 1.0%1.1%Population, 2000 8,008,27818,976,457Population,…

Todt Hill

(Encyclopedia) Todt Hill, N.Y.: see Staten Island.

New Alesund

(Encyclopedia) New Alesund, town, Spitsbergen: see Ny-Ålesund.

Floral Park

(Encyclopedia) Floral Park, village (2020 pop. 15,784), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island, a residential suburb of New York City; inc. 1908. It has a…

Massapequa Park

(Encyclopedia) Massapequa Park, residential village (1990 pop. 18,044), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island; inc. 1931. Nearby is Bethpage State Park, with its championship-level golf courses.

East Rockaway

(Encyclopedia) East Rockaway, village (2020 pop. 10,159), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on SW Long Island; settled c.1688, inc. 1900. It is mostly residential…

Rockville Centre

(Encyclopedia) Rockville Centre, residential village (1990 pop. 24,727), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on SW Long Island; inc. 1893. Molloy College is there. A state park is adjacent to the village.