You are correct. Hempstead is not one of the five borroughs, so you are a NYC nonresident. Here is the NYS website that confirms this for you. (You will scroll all the way to the bottom to see the New York City rules). https://www.tax.ny.gov/pit/file/pit_definitions.htm
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