Valley Stream, New York
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Nassau County, New York
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, New York
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in the United States
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. The population in the village of Valley Stream was 37,511 at the 2010 census. When including North Valley Stream
North Valley Stream, New York
North Valley Stream is a census-designated place in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 16,628 at the 2010 census.-Geography:North Valley Stream is located at ....
, South Valley Stream
South Valley Stream, New York
South Valley Stream is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 5,962 at the 2010 census.South Valley Stream is in the south part of the Town of Hempstead.-Geography:...
, and other areas considered to be "Valley Stream", the total population is around an estimated 65,000 people.
The Incorporated Village of Valley Stream is inside the southwest part of the town of Hempstead, along the border with Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
.
The village is served by the Long Island Rail Road
Long Island Rail Road
The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
at the Valley Stream
Valley Stream (LIRR station)
Valley Stream is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Atlantic Branch serving the residents of Valley Stream, and is the first station in Nassau County. The station is located at Franklin Avenue and Sunrise Highway, west of Rockaway Avenue, and is 17.7 miles from Penn Station in Midtown...
station, located at Sunrise Highway and Franklin Avenue.
Geography
Valley Stream is located at 40.664780°N 73.703327°W (40.664780, -73.703327).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²), of which 3.4 square miles (8.8 km²) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²), or 0.86%, is water.
Communities bordering Valley Stream are Elmont
Elmont, New York
Elmont is an unincorporated census-designated place located in the northwest corner of the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, along its border with the borough of Queens in New York City...
(Home of Belmont Park
Belmont Park
Belmont Park is a major thoroughbred horse-racing facility located in Elmont in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, on Long Island adjoining New York City. It first opened on May 4, 1905...
Racetrack), Lynbrook
Lynbrook, New York
Lynbrook is a village in Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 19,427 at the 2010 census. The Village of Lynbrook is inside the Town of Hempstead. The Village of Lynbrook's current mayor is William Hendrick....
, Malverne
Malverne, New York
Malverne is a village in the town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 8,514 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.-History:...
, Franklin Square
Franklin Square, New York
Franklin Square is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 29,320 at the 2010 census...
, Hewlett
Hewlett, New York
Hewlett is a hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York on the South Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the CDP population was 6,819....
, Woodmere
Woodmere, New York
Woodmere is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 17,121 at the 2010 census.Woodmere is one of the Long Island communities known as the Five Towns, which is usually said to comprise the villages of Lawrence and Cedarhurst, the hamlets of Woodmere and Inwood, and...
, and Rosedale
Rosedale, Queens
Rosedale is a suburban neighborhood in Queens. The neighborhood is on the Nassau County, New York - Queens border and is part of Queens Community Board 13.- History :...
(a neighborhood in Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
in New York City
New York City
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).
There are many different sections of Valley Stream:
- Valley Stream (Village)
- North Valley StreamNorth Valley Stream, New YorkNorth Valley Stream is a census-designated place in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 16,628 at the 2010 census.-Geography:North Valley Stream is located at ....
- North WoodmereNorth Woodmere, New YorkNorth Woodmere is an unincorporated area section of Valley Stream, located in Nassau County, New York on the South Shore of Long Island. North Woodmere is directly north of Woodmere, but separated from it by Mott's Creek. Access to Woodmere is available via Branch Boulevard and a footbridge over...
- South Valley StreamSouth Valley Stream, New YorkSouth Valley Stream is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 5,962 at the 2010 census.South Valley Stream is in the south part of the Town of Hempstead.-Geography:...
- Mill Brook
- Gibson (A section within the Village of Valley Stream)
History
In the year 1640, 14 years after the arrival of the Dutch settlers in Manhattan, the area that is now Valley Stream was purchased by the Dutch West India Company from the Rockaway Indians. There was no development of the woodland area for the next two centuries. The census of 1840 list about 20 families, most of whom owned large farms. At that time, the northwest section was called “Fosters Meadow”. The business section on Rockaway Avenue was called “Rum Junction” because of its lively nightlife. The racy northern section was known as “Cookie Hill”, and the section of the northeast that housed the local fertilizer plant was called “Skunks Misery”. Hungry Harbor, a section that has retained its name, was home to a squatter’s community.Robert Pagan was born in Scotland on December 3, 1796. In or about the late 1830s, Robert, his wife Ellen, and their children emigrated from Scotland. On the journey to America, one of their children died and was buried at sea. The 1840 U.S. Census for Queens County lists Pagan's occupation as a farmer. Two children were born to Robert and Ellen Pagan after they settled in the town of Hempstead.
At this time, the community did not have a post office, so mail had to be picked up in Hempstead
Hempstead (village), New York
Hempstead is a village located in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 53,891 at the 2010 census.Hofstra University is located on the border between Hempstead and Uniondale.-Foundation:...
. Pagan petitioned the appropriate authorities for a post office and it was house in his home, the Pagan-Fletcher House
Pagan-Fletcher House
Pagan-Fletcher House is a historic home located at Valley Stream in Nassau County, New York. It was built about 1840 and is a two story, clapboard sided dwelling, five bays wide with a shallow central portico. It has a one story rear wing with an exterior end chimney...
. He was advised that the community needed a name. Pagan chose "Valley Stream" based on the topographical appearance of the area. In 1843, the U.S. Post Office formally accepted the name of Valley Stream. As a consequence, Pagan is credited with naming the community. Pagan died on March 25, 1870.
Mr. Pagan’s wife, Ellen, also played a significant role in village history. Tired of traveling to Lynbrook for religious services, she began holding the services in her home. A Methodist minister was hired for periodic stops in the Pagan home, and the first congregation in Valley Stream was founded. She also pushed for her husband to change the family to Payan, seen now in Payan Avenue.
In 1853, Hempstead Turnpike was the only route that connected Valley Stream to Jamaica and New York City. The main streets in Valley Stream that connected the small village to the turnpike were Mill Road (which is Corona Avenue today) in the west, Sand Street (Central Avenue) in the south, and Dutch Broadway in the north. That year Merrick Road, a planked
Plank road
A plank road or puncheon is a dirt path or road covered with a series of planks, similar to the wooden sidewalks one would see in a Western movie. Plank roads were very popular in Ontario, the U.S. Northeast and U.S. Midwest in the first half of the 19th century...
, one lane road came through Valley Stream, connecting the village to Merrick in the east, and Jamaica to the west. With the new thoroughfare in the area, Valley Stream residents and industry began to move southward.
In 1869, the South Side Railroad began stopping in Valley Stream and a branch of the railroad was constructed that connected the main line with the Rockaways. The new branch is now called the Far Rockaway Branch
Far Rockaway Branch
The Far Rockaway Branch is an electrified rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch begins at Valley Interlocking, just east of Valley Stream station; the Long Beach Branch also begins there, heading east and south to Long Beach,...
of the Long Island Railroad.
The new railroad, combined with the emergence of Merrick Road as a major artery, caused Valley Stream to grow into a substantial community. At the turn of the century, Hendrickson Park became a prime vacationing spot for people from Brooklyn and Queens. The Valley Stream Hotel opened at the beginning of the 20th Century, overlooking the golf course. Many tourists who came to visit wound up moving to Valley Stream. The Village of Valley Stream was incorporated in 1925 as a result of its growth.
In 1922, developer William R. Gibson came to Valley Stream after building more than 2,500 homes in Queens. He bought 500 acres (2 km²) of land on Roosevelt Avenue and built homes on Avondale, Berkeley, Cambridge, Derby, and Elmwood Streets. Five years later he expanded his development to Cochran Place and Dartmouth Street.
Realizing that his development was perfectly designed for the new class of white-collar commuters he petitioned the Long Island Railroad for a stop. The LIRR agreed to stop in the area if Gibson would build the station himself. On May 29, 1929, the Gibson station was opened. Gibson station, as it became known, still retains the name of its founder.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 36,368 people, 12,484 households, and 9,600 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 10,569.5 people per square mile (4,081.9/km2). There were 12,688 housing units at an average density of 3,687.5 per square mile (1,424.1/km2). The racial make up of the village is 78.8% White, 7.5% African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
, 0.1% Native American, 6.9% Asian
Asian people
Asian people or Asiatic people is a term with multiple meanings that refers to people who descend from a portion of Asia's population.- Central Asia :...
, 4.1% from other races and 2.5% from two or more races. Hispanic
Hispanic
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or Latino
Latino
The demonyms Latino and Latina , are defined in English language dictionaries as:* "a person of Latin-American descent."* "A Latin American."* "A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States."...
were 12.3% of the population. The median household income was $62,243 and the family income was $72,585.
Median household income for the village is $77,905, and the median income for a family is $84,273.
Males have a median income of $80,094 versus $56,260 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $66,334. About 1.0% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and .4% of those age 65 or over.
There were 12,484 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.37.
In the village the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.
The village is home to a significant Italian American
Italian American
An Italian American , is an American of Italian ancestry. The designation may also refer to someone possessing Italian and American dual citizenship...
, Irish American
Irish American
Irish Americans are citizens of the United States who can trace their ancestry to Ireland. A total of 36,278,332 Americans—estimated at 11.9% of the total population—reported Irish ancestry in the 2008 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau...
and German American
German American
German Americans are citizens of the United States of German ancestry and comprise about 51 million people, or 17% of the U.S. population, the country's largest self-reported ancestral group...
populations, with 31.8% of the population identifying themselves as being of Italian ancestry in the 2000 Census.
Education
Valley Stream has many separate elementary schoolElementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
districts that share the same central high school district
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
.
Hewlett-Woodmere School District#14
- Ogden Elementary School
- Hewlett Elementary School
- Woodmere Middle School
- George W. Hewlett High SchoolGeorge W. Hewlett High SchoolGeorge W. Hewlett High School is a four-year public high school in Hewlett, New York, which is a part of the Five Towns area of the South Shore of Long Island. The school is the only high school in the Hewlett-Woodmere School District . On March 13, 2008, Asst. Principal Thomas Russo was named...
Valley Stream School District#13
- Howell Road School
- James A. Dever Elementary School
- Wheeler Avenue Elementary School
- Willow Road Elementary School
Valley Stream School District#24
- Brooklyn Avenue Elementary School
- Robert W. Carbonaro Elementary School
- William L. Buck Elementary School
Valley Stream School District#30
- Clear Stream Ave Elementary School
- Forest Road Elementary School
- Shaw Ave Elementary School
Valley Stream Central High School District
- Valley Stream Central High SchoolValley Stream Central High SchoolValley Stream Central High School is a public senior high school in the village of Valley Stream, New York in southwest Nassau County. It is part of the Valley Stream Central High School District.-Principals:A list of school principals:...
- Valley Stream Memorial Junior High SchoolValley Stream Memorial Junior High SchoolValley Stream Memorial Junior High School is a junior high school that is part of the Valley Stream Central High School District. Students that attend the school generally attend Valley Stream Central High School when starting 10th grade. Their current team and mascot are the Memorial Eagles...
- Valley Stream North High SchoolValley Stream North High SchoolValley Stream North High School is a public junior and senior high school in the hamlet of Franklin Square, New York in southwest Nassau County. It is part of the Valley Stream Central High School District. As of 2006, the school principal is Mr. Clifford Odell. The assistant principals are...
- Valley Stream South High SchoolValley Stream South High SchoolValley Stream South High School is a combined public junior and senior high school in the village of Valley Stream, New York, more specifically, the hamlet of South Valley Stream, New York in southwest Nassau County on Long Island...
Trivia
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Beverage Co., and the drink itself, started in Valley Stream. - National AmusementsNational AmusementsNational Amusements, Inc. is a privately owned theatre company based in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA. The company was founded in 1936 as the Northeast Theatre Corporation by Michael Redstone....
Movie Theater chain started in Valley Stream. - Valley Stream State ParkValley Stream State ParkValley Stream State Park is a state park located in Valley Stream, Nassau County, New York in the United States. The park is one of three state parks located in the Town of Hempstead and, like Hempstead Lake State Park, originated as a feeder reservoir for the Ridgewood Reservoir.The park is a...
was originally part of the Brooklyn water supply system. At 97 acres (392,545.4 m²), it is the smallest state park on Long Island. - Green Acres MallGreen Acres MallGreen Acres Mall is an indoor shopping mall located in Valley Stream, New York, off Sunrise Highway in Nassau County right off the border of New York City. The mall has a gross leasable area of . The mall is the 26th largest in the United States. The mall is extremely popular in Nassau County and...
is located in Valley Stream. - Ninety-Nines were started in Valley Stream.
- LL Cool JLL Cool JJames Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J , is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor...
taped portions of a rap video at the Sunrise Multiplex in Valley Stream. - Valley Stream once had their own police department.
- Valley Stream was home to the legendary Slipped Disc RecordsSlipped disc recordsSlipped Disc Records was a record store located in Valley Stream, New York, on Rockaway Avenue - owned/operated by Mr. Mike Schutzman - and was one of Long Island's longest running record stores...
. - Valley Stream once had an airport named Curtiss Field. (Green Acres MallGreen Acres MallGreen Acres Mall is an indoor shopping mall located in Valley Stream, New York, off Sunrise Highway in Nassau County right off the border of New York City. The mall has a gross leasable area of . The mall is the 26th largest in the United States. The mall is extremely popular in Nassau County and...
sits on the old air field)
Films
Portions of the films GoodfellasGoodfellas
Goodfellas is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is a film adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese...
, Trees Lounge
Trees Lounge
Trees Lounge is the 1996 feature film debut written and directed by Steve Buscemi. It was produced by Brad Wyman and Chris Hanley and features a large ensemble cast of actors, including Buscemi, Anthony LaPaglia, Chloë Sevigny and Samuel L. Jackson...
, The Brothers McMullen
The Brothers McMullen
The Brothers McMullen is a 1995 American comedy-drama film directed, written, produced by, and starring Edward Burns. It deals with the lives of the three Irish Catholic McMullen brothers from Long Island, New York, over three months, as they grapple with basic ideas and values — love, sex,...
, and Desperate Endevers were filmed in Valley Stream.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Valley Stream include:- Fred ArmisenFred ArmisenFred Armisen is an American actor, comedian and musician best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and portraying off-color foreigners in various comedy films such as EuroTrip, Anchorman and Cop Out...
, actor/comedian, raised in Valley Stream - Lon BabbyLon BabbyLon Babby is a long-time NBA player agent who was named the Phoenix Suns President of Basketball Operations on Tuesday July 20, 2010.-Career:Babby graduated from the Yale Law School and Valley Stream South High School....
, president of the Phoenix SunsPhoenix SunsThe Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...
, grew up in Valley Stream - Peter Barton, actor, raised in Valley Stream
- Stephen BoydStephen Boyd (football player)Stephen Gerard Boyd is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowl selection at middle linebacker for the Detroit Lions...
, professional footballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player, raised in Valley Stream - Michael BrandonMichael BrandonMichael Brandon is an American actor who resides in the United Kingdom and United States.-Life and career:Brandon was born Michael Feldman in Brooklyn, New York to Miriam and Sol Feldman...
, actor, raised in Valley Stream - Brian BurnsBrian BurnsBrian Burns is an American film and television writer, producer and director. Brian was born and raised in Long Island, New York...
, actor, raised in Gibson (brother of Edward Burns) - Edward BurnsEdward BurnsEdward Fitzgerald Burns is an American actor, film producer, writer and director.-Early life:Burns was born in Woodside, Queens, New York, the son of Molly , a federal agency manager, and Edward J. Burns, a public relations spokesman and police officer. He was raised a Roman Catholic...
, actor, raised in Gibson - Jim BreuerJim BreuerJim Breuer is an American stand-up comedian, actor and radio host. He is most noted for his time as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and starring in the 1998 cult "stoner comedy" Half Baked, alongside Dave Chappelle....
, actor/comedian, raised in Valley Stream - Steve BuscemiSteve BuscemiSteven Vincent "Steve" Buscemi is an American actor, writer and film director. An associate member of the renowned experimental theater company The Wooster Group, Buscemi has starred and supported in successful Hollywood and indie films including New York Stories, Mystery Train, Reservoir Dogs,...
, actor/director, grew up in Valley Stream - Eileen CharbonneauEileen CharbonneauEileen Charbonneau is a novelist whose books include The Connor Emerald , Rachel LeMoyne , The Randolph Legacy , and Waltzing in Ragtime . Her books for young people are The Ghosts of Stony Clove , In the Time of Wolves , Honor to the Hills . Charbonneau was raised in Valley Stream, New York...
, novelist, grew up in Valley Stream - Patricia CharbonneauPatricia CharbonneauPatricia Charbonneau is an American actress, probably best known for playing the part of Cay Rivvers in Desert Hearts, her first film role.Charbonneau was born in Valley Stream, New York on Long Island...
, actress, grew up in Valley Stream - EverlastEverlast (musician)Erik Francis Schrody , better known by his stage name Everlast, is a Grammy Award-winning American rapper and songwriter, known for his solo hit "What It's Like" and as the front-man for rap group House of Pain. He is also part of the hip-hop supergroup La Coka Nostra, which consists of members of...
, singer, born in Valley Stream - Jeffrey M. FriedmanJeffrey M. FriedmanJeffrey Friedman, MD, PhD, is a molecular geneticist at New York City's Rockefeller University. His discovery of the hormone leptin and its role in regulating body weight has had a major role in the area of human obesity.-Biography:...
, scientist, discoverer of LeptinLeptinLeptin is a 16 kDa protein hormone that plays a key role in regulating energy intake and energy expenditure, including appetite and metabolism. It is one of the most important adipose derived hormones...
, raised in Valley Stream - Frank Galatolie, creator of Sour Patch KidsSour Patch KidsSour Patch Kids are a soft candy with a coating of sour sugar created by Paul Mihalick. When sour confectionery was first introduced it was not considered a serious product category, more of a children's fad. Success, however, rocketed it into the mainstream. One of the driving forces behind the...
- Mary Gordon, author, partially grew up in Valley Stream
- Steve HytnerSteve HytnerStephen Arthur "Steve" Hytner is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Kenny Bania in Seinfeld...
, actor, grew up in Valley Stream - George E. KillianGeorge E. KillianGeorge E. Killian, born on April 6, 1924 in Valley Stream, New York, U.S. is a sports administrator and currently the president of the International University Sports Federation ....
, president of FISU, born and raised in Valley Stream - Esther JungreisEsther JungreisEsther Jungreis is the founder of the international Hineni movement in America. A Holocaust survivor, she has made it her life's mission to bring back Jews to Orthodox Judaism.-Biography:...
, founder of HineniHineniHineni was, as a result of a speech given at the Madison Square Garden by Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis on November 18, 1973, "one of the first Ba'al Teshuva movements...
, lived in Valley Stream - Wendy KaufmanWendy KaufmanWendy Kaufman is an American best known for being the spokesperson for Snapple and for her two stints on Celebrity Fit Club.-Life and career:...
aka The Snapple Lady, spokesperson for Snapple, grew up in Valley Stream - Larry MillerLarry Miller (actor)Lawrence J. "Larry" Miller is an American actor, voice artist, comedian, podcaster, and columnist.-Early life:Miller was born in Valley Stream, New York, attended Valley Stream South High School graduating in 1971. He attended Amherst College...
, comedian and actor, grew up in Valley Stream - Leslie MoonvesLeslie MoonvesLeslie Moonves is President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Corporation.Moonves served as co-president and co-chief operating officer of Viacom, Inc., the predecessor to CBS Corporation, from 2004 until the company split on December 31, 2005...
, president of CBSCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
, grew up in Valley Stream - Joe Murphy, actor/comedian, born and raised in Valley Stream
- Steve OrichSteve OrichSteve Orich is a Composer, Orchestrator and Musical Director.-Professional Work:Steve Orich was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Orchestrations in 2006 for his work on "Jersey Boys" which won the Tony Award for Best Musical on Broadway. The album also won the 2006 Grammy Award...
, Tony-nominated orchestrator, grew up in Valley Stream - Orio PalmerOrio PalmerOrio Joseph Palmer was a Battalion Chief of the New York City Fire Department who died while rescuing occupants of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001...
, fireman who died while rescuing World Trade Center occupants on 9/11 - Edward RenehanEdward RenehanEdward John Renehan, Jr. is a publisher, consultant and writer, and onetime professional musician. He made headlines in 2008 when he was convicted of document theft.-Biography:...
, writer, grew up in Valley Stream - Matt Rubano, bassist for Taking Back SundayTaking Back SundayTaking Back Sunday is a rock band from Long Island, NY, formed in 1999 by guitarist Eddie Reyes. Current members of the band are Adam Lazzara , John Nolan , Eddie Reyes , Shaun Cooper and Mark O'Connell ....
, born in Valley Stream - Adam Schefter, NFL reporter for ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
, grew up in Valley Stream - Shaggy, reggae singer, lived in Valley Stream
- Greg SmithGreg SmithGregory Smith may refer to:*Greg Smith , Australian Liberal politician; New South Wales Legislative Assembly member for Epping and Attorney-General of New South Wales...
, bassist/vocalist for Ted NugentTed NugentTheodore Anthony "Ted" Nugent is an American guitarist, musician, singer, author, reserve police officer, and activist. From Detroit, Michigan, he originally gained fame as the lead guitarist of The Amboy Dukes, before embarking on a lengthy solo career...
, Alice CooperAlice CooperAlice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
, and RainbowRainbow (band)Rainbow were an English rock band, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with American rock band Elf's members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up...
, grew up in Valley Stream - Jack WagnerJack WagnerJack Wagner may refer to:*Jack Wagner *Jack Wagner , an announcer for Disney theme parks*Jack Wagner , from The Bold and the Beautiful...
, nationally ranked swimmer and male model, grew up in Valley Stream - Robin WilsonRobin Wilson (musician)Robin Wilson is an American musician, most notable for his work as the lead vocalist of the rock band, Gin Blossoms.-Career:...
, lead singer for the Gin BlossomsGin BlossomsGin Blossoms is an American pop rock band formed in 1987, in Tempe, Arizona. They took their name from a photo of W.C. Fields which bore the caption "W.C. Fields with gin blossoms", referring to what appeared to be the actor's gin-ravaged nose, but was actually a skin condition known as rosacea... - Ralph PenzaRalph PenzaRalph Penza was a senior correspondent and substitute anchor for WNBC in New York City. He first joined WNBC in 1980, left the station in 1995 and rejoined it in October 1997...
, TV news correspondent, grew up in Valley Stream
External links
- Valley Stream official website
- Henry Waldinger Memorial Library
- Valley Stream Historical Society Pagan-Fletcher Restoration
- Valley Stream: The Bicycling Craze Rolled Into Town
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