DOG-FRIENDLY PARKS IN HEMPSTEAD, NY

Long Island's flat glacial outwash plain supports Hempstead's dense population of 55,000, where coastal influence moderates temperatures between summer highs near 82°F and winter lows around 25°F. Neighborhoods built on former farmland create a suburban landscape lacking significant elevation changes. Atlantic proximity brings humid summers and occasional nor'easters, while the absence of natural water features defines the developed terrain.