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Manhasset Woods Road

Manhasset Woods Road is a 1.16-mile (1.87 km) road in the incorporated villages of Flower Hill and Munsey Park in the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It serves as a major north–south through street across the lower portion of the Cow Neck Peninsula, between Northern Boulevard (NY 25A) to the south and Stonytown Road to the north.

Manahsset Woods Road
Manhasset Woods Road in Munsey Park in 2023.
TypeMajor Collector
OwnerVillage of Flower Hill
Village of Munsey Park
Maintained byFlower Hill DPW (Flower Hill section)
Munsey Park DPW (Munsey Park section)
Length1.16 mi (1.87 km)
North endStonytown Road
South endNorthern Boulevard (NY 25A)
Other
DesignerT. B. Ackerson Company
Olmsted Brothers
Map

Route description edit

Manhasset Woods Road runs north–south through the incorporated villages of Flower Hill and Munsey Park.[1][2] The road serves as a major north–south route through portions of both villages.[1][2][3] The portions of Manhasset Woods Road within the Incorporated Village of Flower Hill are maintained by the Flower Hill Department of Public Works, and the portions within the Incorporated Village of Munsey Park are maintained by the Munsey Park Department of Public Works.[1][4]

Manhasset Woods Road is classified as a major collector roadway by the New York State Department of Transportation and is eligible for federal aid.[1]

 
Manhasset Woods Road in Flower Hill in 2022.
 
Manhasset Woods Road, as seen from Park Avenue, looking south.

Manhasset Woods Road's northern terminus is at its intersection with Stonytown Road in the Village of Flower Hill.[1][3] Continuing south, it ascends a hill, winding slightly and continuing towards the south, soon reaching Bonnie Heights Road.[1][3] It then continues towards the south, soon reaching Walter Lane. The road then continues towards the south, ascending another hill and eventually reaching Elderfields Road. The road then veers towards the southwest and soon reaches Dogwood Lane. The road then continues southwest for a short distance before reaching and crossing the Flower Hill–Munsey Park border, entering the Village of Munsey Park.[1][3] After entering Munsey Park, Manhasset Woods Road quickly veers south-southeast, soon reaching an intersection with Park Avenue, as well as a slip lane for southbound traffic heading for Park Avenue to go west. The triangular traffic island in between Manhasset Woods Road, the slip lane, and Park Avenue is a large park strip containing small cell node disguised as a flagpole.[5][6][7] Manhasset Woods Road then crosses Park Avenue, continuing south through the heart of Munsey Park, eventually reaching Hunt Lane. It then turns towards the southeast, continuing for one block to its southern terminus at Northern Boulevard (NY 25A).[1][3][8]

Manhasset Woods Road becomes East Gate on the south side of the intersection, which continues south through Strathmore.[1][3]

History edit

The first portion of Manhasset Woods Road to be built was platted and constructed in the early 1920s, when Carlos W. Munson, the founding father of Flower Hill, had a portion of his large Flower Hill estate developed; this housing development and its street layout were developed by the T. B. Ackerson Company.[9][10][11] This portion of the road extended from Stonytown Road to the north into the housing development to its south, connecting to Bonnie Heights Road and eventually extending south to the Flower Hill–Munsey Park border. Then, in the late 1920s, the Metropolitan Museum of Art had been willed a large amount of land by publisher Frank Munsey, and the museum had the portion of the property north of Northern Boulevard developed as Munsey Park – a large, planned community which would take advantage of the nearby Manhasset station on the Long Island Rail Road.[2][8] This portion of Manhasset Woods Road between the Flower Hill–Munsey Park border and Northern Boulevard was platted and constructed in the late 1920s, with the landscaping designed by the Olmsted Brothers.[2][12][13]

In the 1950s, there was a proposal for a bypass of Northern Boulevard in Manhasset, starting at East Shore Road and continuing east, ending at Manhasset Woods Road; the proposed highway would have crossed Whitney Pond and Shelter Rock Road.[14][15][16][17][18] The proposed highway would have consisted of a four or six lanes and would bypass the western half of Manhasset's Miracle Mile; the project, had it been approved, would have cost approximately $5,000,000-$8,000,000 (1956 USD).[14][15] The proposal met stiff opposition from the community and was ultimately scrapped by New York lawmakers.[16][19]

In the mid-to-late 1990s, the section of Manhasset Woods Road between Bonnie Heights Road and Stonytown Road in Flower Hill was straightened. The project was undertaken in order to eliminate a dangerous curve in the road.[20][21]

Major intersections edit

The entire route is within Nassau County.[1][4]

Location[1][22]mikmDestinationsNotes
Flower Hill0.000.00Stonytown RoadNorthern terminus.
0.200.32Bonnie Heights Road
0.580.93Elderfields Road
0.631.01Dogwood Lane
Flower Hill–Munsey Park line0.69
0.47		1.11
0.76		Bend in roadwayOwnership changes; change in mileage measurements.
Munsey Park0.440.71Slip rampAccess to westbound Park Avenue.
0.410.66Park Avenue
0.070.11Hunt LaneAccess to Munsey Park Elementary School, via Hunt Lane.
Munsey Park–Manhasset line0.000.00  NY 25A (Northern Boulevard) – New York City, CalvertonSouthern terminus; roadway becomes East Gate and travels south through Strathmore. At-grade intersection.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Notable residents edit

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ a b c d Mackay, Robert B. (2015). Gardens of Eden: Long Island's Early Twentieth-Century Planned Communities. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0393733211.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Long Island Index: Interactive Map". www.longislandindexmaps.org. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "My Roads | Nassau County, NY - Official Website". www.nassaucountyny.gov. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  5. ^ West, Teri (April 17, 2019). "Munsey Park approves cell node". The Island Now. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  6. ^ Claus, Christina (April 19, 2019). "Cell Node Proposed Houses Away From Flower Hill". Port Washington News. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  7. ^ West, Teri (November 7, 2018). "Company again wants to install cell node in Munsey Park". The Island Now. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Village History". Incorporated Village of Munsey Park. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  9. ^ "Village of Flower Hill » Village History". villageflowerhill.org. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  10. ^ "1924 May 29 Ackerson Obit Eagle". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 29, 1924. p. 2. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  11. ^ "Display Ad 38 -- No Title". The New York Times. April 18, 1924. p. 35 – via ProQuest.
  12. ^ "photo album 07434-01-ph001". Olmsted Archives. Frederick Law Olmsted Nation Historic Site. September 3, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Flickr.
  13. ^ United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics, and International Communications (1927). Drugs, Law Enforcement, and Foreign Policy: The Cartel, Haiti, and Central America. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 366–367.
  14. ^ a b "200 Residents Sign Petition Against Manhasset By-Pass". Newsday. November 29, 1956. p. 21 – via ProQuest.
  15. ^ a b Times, Byron Porterfield Special To the New York (April 25, 1957). "1,800 Nassau Residents Attack Plans to Bypass Miracle Mile". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  16. ^ a b Fougner, Robert S. (September 18, 1958). "Why the Miracle Mile Bypass Was Beaten". Newsday – via ProQuest.
  17. ^ "HARRIMAN KILLS L.I. BYPASS PLANS; Miracle Mile Road Project at Manhasset Canceled Because of Protests". The New York Times. May 10, 1957. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  18. ^ Times, Joseph C. Ingraham Special To the New York (December 17, 1956). "NORTH L.I. ARTERY TO BE REALIGNED; 4.3 Miles of Route 25A Will Be Affected--Some Homes May Be Condemned Road Will Be Widened". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  19. ^ "Meeting Will Protest Manhasset By-Pass". Newsday. April 4, 1957. p. 41 – via ProQuest.
  20. ^ "Manhasset Woods Road to Get Upgrade". The Roslyn News. May 18, 1995.
  21. ^ Abruzzo, Sharon (September 19, 1996). "Manhasset Woods Road Work on Course". The Roslyn News. pp. 3, 17.
  22. ^ Google (January 15, 2023). "Manhasset Woods Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  23. ^ Kaufman, Bill (October 30, 1974). "Harry Goz: Actor Who Came to Dinner". Newsday. pp. 3A – via ProQuest.
  24. ^ "Chris Mullin's House in Flower Hill, NY (Google Maps) (#2)". Virtual Globetrotting. November 2, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  25. ^ Torrance, Luke (January 10, 2018). "John Walter, Flower Hill mayor and cousin of the president, dies - News". The Island Now. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  26. ^ "MRS. WILLIAM WALTER". The New York Times. December 4, 1961. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  27. ^ "WILLIAM WALTER, 65, LONG A BANKER HERE". The New York Times. October 25, 1959. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2023.


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