Hempstead

At City Gates we repair, design, fabricate and install rolling steel doors and coiling store front grille gates for commercial and industrial buildings and retail stores. We have an immediately response time and will provide 24 hour 7 days a week 365 days a year emergency overhead doors & rolling gate and all door repairs service, no matter how big or small your job is. We can do customized in many styles and sizes of roll up door & gate and security grills to accommodate all of your Rolling & security gates.

Hempstead is one of the few neighborhoods in ,Long Island with a flourishing African American and Latino community. Hempstead was formed in 1643 when Robert Fordham and John Carmen met with Tackapousha, the chief of the Marsapeague and spokesperson for the Mericock, Matinecock and Rekoewake tribes and bought the land from the natives to form the new community. By the spring of 1644 families were leaving Stamford forHempstead. By May 6, 1853 Hempstead was the first incorporated community in Queens.

Hempstead’s population soon grew, with its St. George’s Church receiving a silver communion service from Queen Anne of England, George Washington came through here during the American Revolutionary War, Eleanor Roosevelt spent her summers here as a child, Peter Cooper lived in Hempstead and Charles A. Lindbergh spent a lot of time in the community. In the 19th century important families like the Vanderbilts and the Belmonts built their homes in Hempstead making it the center of ,Long Island society. Soon Hempstead became the center of trade and commerce making it the shopping center and “hub” of Nassau County. It is now the most populous village in New York State.

The first African-American mayor ever elected in New York State was James A. Garner, Hempstead mayor elected in 1989. There are several neighborhoods in Hempstead including “The Heights”, “The Hills”, “Terrace”, “Parkside”, “Trackside” and “Midway”. The religious denominations of Hempstead include Roman Catholic, Episcopalian, Presbyterian, Orthodox, Methodist, Seventh-day Adventists, Baptist, Lutheran, Hinduism, Sikh Gurudwara, Judaism and others.

Hempstead High School was named “High School of the Year” by Newsday in 1980. Sacred Heart Academy is also in Hempstead. On February 4, 2009 the Hempstead school district renamed the Ludlum Elementary School to Barack Obama Elementary School. This is the first U.S. school to be named in honor of Obama.

Notable residents of Hempstead include Walt Whitman, Christopher Morley, music producer Eric “Vietnam” Sadler, rapper A+ and basketball star Julius Erving.