Local Area

Long Island Rail Road

The closest train stations are Mineola and Hempstead. For current schedules please visit: http://lirr42.mta.info/

Hofstra provides limited complimentary shuttle service during the summer, please visit www.hofstra.edu/shuttle for our current schedule.

Local Restaurants

Our area has a large concentration of restaurants in the local towns of Garden City and Westbury.

Roosevelt Field Mall

Love Shopping? Visit Roosevelt Field mall for some of the best shopping in the country, with more than 270 specialty stores.

Jones Beach State Park

Jones Beach State Park offers surf bathing along its 6.5 miles of ocean beach. The park is also home to the Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center, which includes environmental displays about the seashore, educational tours, and programming for all ages.

Eisenhower Park

A 930-acre oasis of open space and recreation in the heart of Nassau County, Eisenhower Park is one of the largest public spaces in the New York metropolitan area.

Museum Row

Museum Row, a one-stop destination for some of Long Island’s finest museums, is home to the Long Island Children’s Museum, The Francis X. Pendl Nassau County Firefighters Museum, and the Cradle of Aviation Museum.