Syosset, New York

Syosset /saɪˈɒsᵻt/ is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Nassau County, New York, United States, in the northeastern section of the Town of Oyster Bay, near the North Shore of Long Island. The population was 18,829 at the 2010 census. It is served by the Syosset railroad station, the Syosset Post Office, the Syosset Central School District, the Syosset Public Library, the Syosset Fire Department, and the Jericho Water District.

Syosset is located approximately 32 miles (51 km) east of Midtown Manhattan. Service is accessible to New York City by the LIRR and the Long Island Expressway by car.

Geography

Syosset is located at 40°48′46″N 73°30′03″W / 40.812743°N 73.500949°W / 40.812743; -73.500949.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.0 square miles (13 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 18,544 people, 6,281 households, and 5,307 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,719.7 per square mile (1,434.8/km²). There were 6,354 housing units at an average density of 1,274.5/sq mi (491.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 60.26% White, 4.50% African American, 0.04% Native American, 31.66% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.56% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. 4.92% are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Syosset (LIRR station)

Syosset is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Port Jefferson Branch in Syosset, New York, at Jackson Avenue and Underhill Boulevard, south of New York State Route 25A, but north of Jericho Turnpike and the Long Island Expressway. Syosset's downtown was built around the station. There are no public transportation connections at the station, but taxi service is available.

Location

Syosset station is in the hamlet of the same name in the Town of Oyster Bay. About 30.9 mi (50 km) east of New York Penn Station by rail, the station is at the southeast edge of the town center, on the east side of Jackson Avenue near its intersection with Underhill Boulevard.

History

Syosset Station was originally built by the Hicksville and Syosset Railroad in 1854. The station's former building was built in 1872. The building's first location was at Lockwood’s Grove station, on the formerly Cedarhurst Cut-off. The LIRR moved the building to Syosset station in 1877, as the Far Rockaway – Lockwood's Grove Station had since been abandoned. The building was renovated in 1944, then torn down and replaced in 1948. In 1970 the station was electrified, along with the rest of the Port Jefferson Branch between Mineola and Huntington Stations.