1. (Architecture) denoting, relating to, or resembling the style of architecture that was used in W Europe from the 12th to the 16th centuries, characterized by the lancet arch, the ribbed vault, and the flying buttress. See also Gothic Revival.
For other uses, see Hastings (disambiguation). Hastings is a town in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 9,450 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Hastings Curtiss, a prominent citizen and member of the State Assembly in 1824. The Town of Hastings is on the south border of the county.
Oyster Bay was originally part of Queens County, until New York City was amalgamated in 1898, and the eastern portion of Queens County was added to the newly formed Nassau County in 1899. More recently, the town exchanged territories with the Town of Hempstead and the Town of Babylon between the 1990 and 2000 censuses.