Garden City (New York)

Garden City is a village (not actually a city, despite the name!) in Nassau County, New York.

Understand

Roosevelt Field Mall
Cradle of Aviation Museum
Nassau County Athletic Center at Eisenhower Park
Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building

The Garden City area is known as the "Nassau Hub" due to its central location and concentration of shopping, athletic, and cultural activities. Much of the development is in East Garden City, formerly the site of the two historic airfields Mitchel Field and Roosevelt Field. Garden City itself holds the main government buildings for Nassau County, although due to a historical anomaly, neighboring Mineola is technically the county seat.

Get in

By train

There are five Long Island Railroad stations in Garden City.

  • Country Life Press. Part of the Hempstead Branch. Located in a residential area in southeastern Garden City near Hempstead.
  • Garden City. Part of the Hempstead Branch. Located in central Garden City. Within walking distance of the Garden City Hotel, the Garden City Public Library, and the shops and restaurants located on 7th Street and Franklin Avenue.
  • Merillon Avenue. Part of the "Main Line" (Port Jefferson, Oyster Bay, and Ronkonkoma Branches). Located in a mostly residential area in the northwest corner of Garden City on the border of Garden City Park.
  • Nassau Boulevard. Part of the Hempstead Branch. Located in a residential area in the southwest corner of Garden City. Adelphi University is within walking distance.
  • Stewart Manor. Part of the Hempstead Branch. Located in a residential area in west Garden City on the border of the Village of Stewart Manor.

By car

Garden City is easily accessible by car.

Parking on the Garden City streets between the hours of 2 AM and 6 AM is prohibited. Offending cars are ticketed by the Garden City Police Department. Exceptions to this rule are sometimes granted by request made in person at the Garden City Police Department located at 349 Stewart Avenue.

Get around

By train

The Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Railroad is the easiest way to get around Garden City by train. Four of Garden City's five Long Island Railroad stations are on the Hempstead Branch. The stations are, from west to east, Stewart Manor, Nassau Boulevard, Garden City, and Country Life Press.

By car

Garden City is easily navigable by car. The Village speed limit is 30 miles per hour.

See

  • 🌍 Cradle of Aviation Museum, Charles Lindbergh Blvd, Garden City, ☎ +1 516-572-4111. Open 9:30-5:00, Tuesday-Sunday. Open on Mondays that fall on holidays and school breaks. Museum devoted to the history of aviation on Long Island Adult $14, Child/Senior $12; Planetarium Shows & Dome Theater Shows: Adult $8, Child/Senior $7; Museum and Show Combo: Adult $19, Child/Senior $17.
  • 🌍 Eisenhower Park, 1899 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow. Long Island's central park; at 930 acres it's larger even than Manhattan's Central Park. Besides the normal park amenities, it also includes an ice rink, an aquatic center built for the 1998 International Goodwill Games, and three 18-hole golf courses.
  • 🌍 Hofstra University, Charles Lindbergh Blvd, Garden City. A private university known for holding several Presidential general election debates. The campus, formerly the estate of entrepreneur William S. Hofstra, is maintained as an arboretum
  • 🌍 Mitchel Athletic Complex, 1 Charles Lindbergh Boulevard, Uniondale, ☎ +1 516 742-8000. 49-acre athletic complex used for local sports
  • 🌍 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale. Former home of the New York Islanders; currently under renovation
  • 🌍 Old Nassau County Courthouse, 1550 Franklin Avenue, Garden City. Completed in 1901, now the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building
  • 🌍 Roosevelt Field Mall, 630 Old Country Road, Garden City, ☎ +1 516 742-8000. Ask any Long Islander and they will tell you that one of the best shopping areas in Nassau County is Roosevelt Field Mall and the numerous outlets surrounding it. The areas of Garden City, East Meadow, and Carle Place have numerous shopping centers and a smaller mall, 'The Source Mall'.

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Go next

Routes through Garden City

Merges with Main Line ← Floral Park ←  W  E  β†’ Hempstead β†’ END
Manhattan ← Floral Park ←  W  E  β†’ Mineola β†’ Hicksville


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