{"id":4937,"count":1,"description":"East Meadow is a hamlet (and census-designated place or CDP) in Nassau County (Long Island), New York, United States. East Meadow is an unincorporated area in the Town of Hempstead.\nIts name is derived from being the meadow of Hempstead Plains east of the Meadow Brook (originally a brook, now replaced by a parkway of the same name). Located just 30 miles (48\u00a0km) from downtown Manhattan and with approximately 86% of residents commuting to work, East Meadow is a suburb of New York City.\nThe population was 38,132 at the 2010 census. East Meadow's postal ZIP code is 11554, and its telephone area code is 516.\nIn 1655, two surveyors for Hempstead Town reported that the \"east meadow\" would be suitable for grazing. The area quickly became a grazing area for cattle and later, in the 18th century, for sheep. The sheep of the East Meadow, NY area provided the country with more than 50% of the United States' wool needs during that time.\nDuring the American Revolutionary War, East Meadow was...","link":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/tag\/east-meadow\/","name":"East Meadow","slug":"east-meadow","taxonomy":"post_tag","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/4937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/post_tag"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?tags=4937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}