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North Hempstead
Grabs Number Two Berth in Money Magazine’s Ranking of Nations
“Best Places for a Healthy Retirement"
September 10, 2009, North Hempstead, NY—Supervisor Jon
Kaiman and the North Hempstead Town Board announced today that
for the second consecutive year, Money Magazine ranked North
Hempstead among the nation’s “Best” municipalities in terms of
life style.
Ranked 46th last year in the magazine’s annual list of 100
Best Places To Live in the United States, North Hempstead made
the cut again, this time grabbing the number two berth in
Money’s 2009 “Best Places for a Healthy Retirement” category.
The news was greeted with great pride at Town Hall.
“I’ve said it over and over that North Hempstead is indeed an
extraordinary place,” said Supervisor Jon Kaiman. “But when a
prestigious and respected publication like Money supports your
contention two years in a row, it’s a source of great pride
and welcomed recognition that we are doing a good job
providing the high quality of life our constituents deserve.”
One outstanding program North Hempstead has initiated, Project
Independence, is designed specifically to help seniors “age in
place.”
With North Hempstead’s senior population growing—residents
aged 75-84 increased 40% while those older than 85 increased
60% according to the last national census—the Town developed
Project Independence to help support and empower seniors by
providing an array of services through partnerships with
government, service providers, businesses and the local
community.
Money cited North Hempstead’s well maintained waterfront, a
recreational playground for everyone, from sailors to
kayakers. As well as pointing to North Hempstead’s network of
medical facilities, Money also recognized the numerous nature
trails, including Sands Point preserve, where paths wind
through forests and meadows and along the beach. It also
mentioned Harbor Links golf course with its close to 7,000
yards of green.
Anaheim, California, was ranked number one. Like North
Hempstead, Money cited it for it’s abundance of medical
facilities and active lifestyle. |
