The Village of Kings Point incorporated in November 1924.[2] It is named for the King family, which owned large portions of land in the area.[2]
The entire region was once known as Hewlett's Point after the Hewlett family, who also owned land in the area; this name is still used sometimes in reference to the village's northern point.[2]
Geography
U.S. Census map of Kings Point.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.3 km2), of which 3.3 square miles (8.7 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.7 km2) (16.08%) is water.[3]
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 5,076 people, 1,401 households, and 1,203 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,519.0 inhabitants per square mile (586.5/km2). There were 1,455 housing units at an average density of 435.4 per square mile (168.1/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 91.67% White, 0.87% African American, 0.08% Native American, 3.55% Asian, 0.65% from other races, and 3.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.95% of the population.
As of 2000 Kings Point was the most Iranianconurbation in the United States with 29.7% of its population reporting Iranian Jewish ancestry.[7]
There were 1,401 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.7% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.1% were non-families. 11.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.38.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 17.8% from 18 to 24, 17.4% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 122.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $116,957, and the median income for a family was $122,692. Males had a median income of $100,714 versus $50,595 for females. The per capita income for the village was $57,965. About 0.8% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Village government
As of March 2023, the Mayor of Kings Point is Kouros "Kris" Torkan, the Deputy Mayor is Hooshang Nematzadeh, and the Village Trustees are Ira S. Nesenoff, Tedi Kashinejad and Shahriar (Ebi) Victory.[8]
Village police
A Kings Point Police Department patrol car in August 2022.
The Village of Kings Point operates its own police department.[4][9] The Kings Point Police Department, as such, is responsible for providing police protection services within the village.[4][9]
As of March 2023, the Commissioner of the Kings Point Police Department is Daniel Flanagan.[9]
Representation in higher government
Town representation
Kings Point is located in the Town of North Hempstead's 4th district, which as of March 2023 is represented on the Town Board by Veronica Lurvey (D–Great Neck).[10]
In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the majority of Kings Point voters voted for Donald J. Trump (R).[16]
Parks and recreation
Kings Point is located entirely within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Great Neck Park District. The special district operates two parks which are located entirely within Kings Point: Kings Point Park and Steppingstone Park and Marina.[4][17] Additionally, the park district's Parkwood Pool and Sports Complex is partially located within the village, on its border with the Incorporated Village of Great Neck.[4][17]
Other recreational facilities within the village include the Broadlawn Harbour Yacht Club, the Kennilworth Pool Club, and the Shelter Bay Yacht Club – all of which are privately owned.[4][18]
Education
School district
Kings Point is located entirely within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Great Neck Union Free School District.[4][19] As such, all children who reside within the village and attend public schools go to Great Neck's schools.[4][19]
Additionally, John F. Kennedy Elementary School is located within the village, and Great Neck North Middle School is located on Kings Point's border with the Incorporated Village of Great Neck.[4]
Library district
Kings Point is located wholly within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Great Neck Library District.[4]
Higher education
The United States Merchant Marine Academy in 2003.
Kings Point is primarily unsewered.[4][27] As such, the entirety of the village relies on cesspools and septic systems.[4][27] The only major exception is the United States Merchant Marine Academy, which operates its own sanitary sewer network.[27][28]
Water
Kings Point is located within the boundaries of the Water Authority of Great Neck North, which provides the entirety of the village with water.[4]
Landmarks
Kings Point is the home of the United States Merchant Marine Academy and its maritime museum, the American Merchant Marine Museum.[20]
There is also a lighthouse known as the Kings Point Light. This is a private building which is owned and operated by the United States Merchant Marine Academy. It is the lighthouse on top of the chapel that shines as a way to bring wayfaring sailors back home from at sea and students back from Long Island Sound, also known as the "Play Pen."[citation needed]
The Great Neck Record is the newspaper of record for the Village of Kings Point.[40]
The Great Gatsby
In the 1920s, F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in Great Neck, at 6 Gateway Drive in Great Neck Estates, which is probably Great Neck's greatest claim to fame.[41] It was a modest house, not dissimilar to that of Nick, the protagonist of his novel, The Great Gatsby. It is said that Fitzgerald modeled West Egg, the fictional town in which Nick lived, next to the mansion of Jay Gatsby, after Great Neck (specifically Kings Point), for its epitome of nouveau riche gaudiness, atmosphere, and lifestyle. He modeled East Egg, the town where Daisy and Tom lived, after Great Neck's eastern neighbor Sands Point, which is part of Port Washington.[42]
^Sports People; Gerulaitis Fined $2,500, The New York Times, May 30, 1982. Accessed May 30, 2007. "Vitas Gerulaitis of Kings Point, L.I., has said he will appeal a fine of $2,500 imposed for his behavior in the French Open tennis tournament."
^ abPowell, Shaun. "Hughes sisters' warm bond strengthened by time on ice", The Baltimore Sun, February 16, 2006. Accessed October 26, 2016. "On a certain satisfaction level, this will mean almost as much to Sarah as it does to Emily. They come from a tight family of six kids, all born and raised on ice, all nurtured wonderfully in Kings Point, N.Y., by Amy and John Hughes, the Canadian who handed his love of skating down to his children."
^Santa, John. "Great Neck catches case of Affluenza during filming"Archived October 27, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, The Island Now, August 9, 2012. Accessed October 26, 2016. "But Morris S. Levy, who is a Kings Point resident and one of the film’s producers, said shooting in Great Neck concluded with Monday’s Steppingstone Park scene."
^Clarke, Katherine. "Long Island palace once home to billionaire fertilizer mogul Tamir Sapir wants $100M", New York Daily News, September 10, 2015. Accessed October 26, 2016. "A castle-like Long Island estate once owned by Georgian taxi driver turned billionaire fertilizer mogul Tamir Sapir has hit the market for a jaw-dropping $100 million.... The main house on the eight-acre, Kings Point estate was first constructed in 1928 and was renovated over the last decade."
^"Residents Fight Developer In Kings Point". Newsday. February 6, 1974. p. 25 – via ProQuest.
^Slotnik, Daniel E. "Stanley Silverstein, Co-Founder of Nina Footwear, Dies at 91", The New York Times, October 25, 2016. Accessed October 25, 2016. "Mr. Silverstein remained active with Nina Footwear until his death and helped create the Silverstein Hebrew Academy, a religious school in Great Neck, N.Y. He lived in Kings Point, N.Y."
