1. Welcome toUniondaleNew York. Population26,034Accordingto the 2010Census.Population 26,034

2. The Hamlet of Uniondale is a suburbof Long Island located in centralNassau County. The area is approximately 2.7square miles and is borderedby Garden City, Hempstead, East Meadow and Roosevelt. The majorroadways are Hempstead Tnpk, Uniondale Ave, Front Street and Jerusalem Ave. 3. The main attractions of Uniondale consist of Museum Row, where you can explore the Cradle of Aviationand Air and Space Museum 4. The Firefighters Museum, the LongIsland Childrens Museum and thehistorical Nunleys Carousel. 5. Just around the corner you can see a New YorkIslanders Hockey Game or your favorite Musical Artists performing at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. 6. Uniondale has two major colleges. Nassau Community College is aState University of New York(SUNY) school and the largestsingle-campus community collegein the state, NCC has aremarkable mix of quality academics, activities, athletics,arts, and one of the best AssociateDegree Nursing Programs in thecountry. 7. Hofstra Universitys beautiful campus offers students about 140 undergraduate and about 150graduate programs, in Liberal Arts and Science, Business,Communication, Education, Health and Human Services and Honors Studies, as well as a School of Lawand School of Medicine. 8. The Uniondale Union Free School District consists of five elementaryschools, two Middle schools and one High School. While driving into theHigh School I was stopped by a police officer at the gate. He allowedme to continue as I explained my community project and I noticed a sign as I entered through the gate. Police presence is a necessary andcontinual occurrence at this School. There was another police officer at the gate exiting the school. 9. The local library can be found on Uniondale Avenue in the Down town area of Uniondale. 10. There are two fire houses. One is the mainheadquarters. The members are all volunteers. 11. Uniondale has one post office. 12. Wal-Mart Department store and Shop Rite Grocery Stores are thelarger shopping centers. You canalso find the local fish market,convenience stores like theUniondale Grocery and 7 elevenas well as a communitypharmacy, in town. 13. Uniondales residential area consists of approximately 6,225 households, mainly single family homes, which may or may nothave private apartments within. The median combined income for a household in Uniondale is $61,410. This community is extremely diverse. The population is made up of 7,330 white residents, 12,984 black residents of African American andCaribbean decent, 9,779 Hispanic, 716Asian, 335 Indian, 44 Hawaiian and 5,683 mixed nationalities. There is an equal male to female ratio. I found the homes to be aninteresting mix of old and new constructions.Some of the landscapes are beautifully groomed and others are neglected and maypossibly be abandoned. 14. The diversity of the population alsoincludes a diversity of religiousdenominations. There are Catholic,Baptist, Methodist, Jehovah Witness, Episcopalian, Apostolic and somenondenominational places of worship. Idid not notice any Jewish temples in the area. 15. I took note of a number of Day Care facilitiesscattered throughoutthe town. Some of them were in privatehomes and others were in churches and professional buildings. 16. The neighborhood restaurantsreflect the multi culture andethnicity of the community. Thereare Caribbean, Dominican, El Salvadorian, Italian, and American cuisines to satisfy yourhunger. 17. The community health services range from one small walk- in medical center, various private practice physicians,two dental offices, Rota care free clinic, and A. Holly Patterson extended care facility for the aged. 18. Mercy Medical Center, Rockville CentreWinthrop University Hospital, MineolaNassau University MedicalCenter, East MeadowThe closest area hospital is Nassau University Medical Center, which is three miles away. Winthrop UniversityHospital, LIJ Franklin Hospital and Mercy Medical Center all range between a 4North Shore LIJ FranklinHospital, Valley Streamto 5 miles radius.