Manhasset - hamlet on Long Island, New York

Manhasset is a hamlet in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York.

Understand

Manhasset is the main community in the Greater Manhasset area of the Town of North Hempstead. The hamlet is also North Hempstead's Town Seat and Town Hall is located in the heart of its business district.

In addition to the hamlet, the Greater Manhasset area is the anchor community for the villages of Munsey Park, Plandome, Plandome Heights, and Plandome Manor, and also serves as the anchor community for parts of the villages of Flower Hill and North Hills.

Get in

The Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch has a station in Manhasset and offers frequent service to/from Manhattan and Port Washington.

See

• North Hempstead Town Hall, 220 Plandome Rd, 40.7957°, -73.6988°, +1 516 869 6311. The headquarters for the Town of North Hempstead's government. This historic building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 2006. July 2021
• Strathmore. This large neighborhood of Manhasset (which consists of North Strathmore, South Strathmore, Strathmore–Vanderbilt, and Strathmore Village) is one of the best-known Levitt & Sons Strathmore developments ever constructed (four, if counting each of those subdivisions separately). It contains many large homes typical of higher-end Levitt communities. 2021-07-15

Buy

• Americana Manhasset, 2060 Northern Blvd, 40.7961°, -73.6724°, info@americanamanhasset.com. One of the most famous shopping malls on Long Island. This luxury shopping mall is located at the eastern edge of the hamlet and of the Greater Manhasset area, as a whole. July 2021

Eat

• Cipollini, 2110C Northern Blvd, +1 516 627 7172. An upscale Italian restaurant located at the Americana. July 2021

Sleep

• Travelodge by Wyndham Manhasset, 1177 Northern Blvd, +1 516 708 4952. A budget motel off of Northern Boulevard, near Macy's. July 2021

Stay safe

Manhasset is generally a very safe place to visit at all times of the day and night. There is an area called Spinney Hill (by Whitney Pond Park off Community Drive) which consists of two of the North Hempstead Housing Authority's public housing projects (Spinney Hill Homes and Pond View Homes). Despite the stories associated with housing projects generally-speaking, this area is not very dangerous and is of little interest to a tourist (although the former Manhasset Valley School, which is now a community center, is a beautiful old building with an interesting history), and the Nassau County Police Department's 6th Precinct headquarters is located just down the street.

Stay healthy

Manhasset is home to North Shore University Hospital, which is one of the best hospitals on Long Island, in New York, and in the United States, as a whole.

Go next

• Port Washington