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Island Park is a village home in Hempstead on the South Shore of Long Island. Phineas T. Barnum purchased around 5 acres of land in 1889 along with the neighborhood of Barnum Island to have a winter home for his traveling circus. The village had also been known as Barnum Island and Hog Island. Island Park became incorporated in 1926. Prior to this, Europeans drove Indians east and settled the area. The area was mainly farms for hogs, thus the reason of the name which was used from 1665 until 1874.
Island Park has its own school district which is considered one of the smallest in New York City with only two school serving 1,270 students which are Lincoln Orens Middle School and Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School. The district also serves Harbor Isle and Barnum Island. The community has four churches, a public library, and a variety of shops, restaurants, and businesses. The most popular attraction in Island Park is Shell Creek Park where families can enjoy tennis, basketball, and various other sports on the ballpark. Lido Beach is also a very nice quiet beach for relaxing and enjoy the day.

About Island Park, New York 

• # of Businesses: 312
• Zip Code: 11558
• AreaCode: 516
• County: Nassau
• Latitude: 40.6050
• Longitude: -73.6551
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Phyllis U. gave Public Storage - Self Storage a rating My house has a lot of sentimental trash that we never use anyways, nor do we have the heart to throw away! I’m happy with Public Storage and...

Harvey gave Public Storage - Self Storage a rating My house has a lot of sentimental trash that my hubby never lets me dispose of! I don’t know what he plans to do with his high school note b...

William A. gave Outback Steakhouse a rating I am almost ashamed of liking this restaurant so much, considering it is a huge company and giant chains usually are something I try and sta...

William A. gave Outback Steakhouse a rating I am almost ashamed of liking this restaurant so much, considering it is a huge company and giant chains usually are something I try and sta...

Jonathan L gave RUBY Tuesday a rating Ruby Tuesday is a nationwide chain of restaurants, and pretty reliable. This location is as good as any other I've been to. Usually I make...

Donald Frost gave Jacob's Jewelry 1 INC a rating I bought a new watch here, and I am in love with it. It's the best timepiece I've ever owned, and the materials are very high quality and t...

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