New Hyde Park

New Hyde Park refers to both an incorporated village as well as the surrounding unincorporated area, also referred to as New Hyde Park. If that’s not complex enough, the area is also located in both the Town of Hempstead and the Town of North Hempstead. The larger towns are the governmental bodies, overseeing a wide range of administrative functions. The incorporated village occupies less than one square mile, with a population of just over 9,000 people.

Jericho Turnpike cuts across the village, offering numerous shopping and dining opportunities. Additional retail opportunities are located along Union Turnpike, New Hyde Park Road, and Hillside Avenue in the larger unincorporated area. Obtaining groceries and other necessities is fairly easy as everything is local. Buses run frequently along the main roads, and New Hyde Park has its own LIRR station, with parking available with a village permit or on a pay-per-day basis. Travel time to Manhattan is about 35 minutes.

Elementary students attend school in the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park School District, which has 1,600 students in kindergarten through sixth grade. Three of the district’s four elementary schools are located within the village or the unincorporated area of New Hyde Park. After sixth grade, students move over to the Sewanhaka Central High School District, which has 8,500 students in seventh through twelfth grade. The high school district has five high schools, drawing students from several parts of western Nassau County. The district prides itself on its comprehensive vocational-technical education offerings, and also has a county-certified evening high school program. All five of the high schools have been awarded the National Blue Ribbon of Excellence from the U.S. Department of Education. New Hyde Park Memorial High School offers over a dozen Advanced Placement courses, allowing students to begin earning college credit.

Arts and recreation opportunities are plentiful. The village’s Cultural Commission oversees programs and events. The William Gill Theater, named for a former mayor, features concerts and performances. The New Hyde Park Museum, which is located with the theater in the Village Hall, displays artifacts and contains audio and video histories of area residents. Summer recreation programs are held at the village’s Memorial Park. Sports clinics are held as well. Nuzzi Park has a playground. The Town of North Hempstead runs an aquatic center at Michael J. Tully Park, which also has facilities for numerous sports. Ridder’s Pond Park, also a North Hempstead park, allows catch-and-release fishing, and has a playground.

Both the village and the unincorporated area of New Hyde Park offer great opportunities for homebuyers, with inventory at a range of prices. Those interested in older homes will find some capes and colonials from the 1920s and 1930s, as well as homes built during the post-World War II period.

New Hyde Park has excellent schools and a great place to settle down and raise a family with only 35 minutes to penn station from the Lirr station in New Hyde Park. Great Schools!!! Easy transaction from nearby queens. If you are someone who doesn't like the sound of the train DON'T move here it will drive you insane it also depends how close you are to it. Excellent Neighborlly Spirit. people move here and stay here forever