Chapter 3 - New York Metropolitan Transportation Council

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Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services <strong>Transportation</strong> Plan for NYMTC Region • FinalN E W Y O R K M E T R O P O L I T A N T R A N S P O R T A T I O N C O U N C I L• L O N G I S L A N DGeneral Profile of Nassau CountyOverviewNassau County lies on the western half of Long Island, bordered by Suffolk County to the eastand Queens County to the west. Within the county’s 287 square miles of land are the cities ofGlen Cove and Long Beach, the towns of Hempstead, North Hempstead, and Oyster Bay, andover 100 unincorporated areas. Together, the cities and towns encompass 64 villages and 53hamlets.Figure 3-7Nassau County with in the NYMTC RegionPage 3-6
Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services <strong>Transportation</strong> Plan for NYMTC Region • FinalN E W Y O R K M E T R O P O L I T A N T R A N S P O R T A T I O N C O U N C I L• L O N G I S L A N DFigure 3-8Nassau County DetailEight major roadways serve Nassau County, running east to west. Starting on the North Shoreand going south: NY 25A, Northern Boulevard, runs from Suffolk County to the QueensboroBridge in Long Island City in Queens.NY 25, Jericho Turnpike, runs from Suffolk County over the Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan.Interstate 495, the Long Island Expressway, runs from Suffolk County into Manhattan via theMidtown Tunnel in Long Island.The Northern State Parkway runs from Suffolk County and becomes the Grand Central Parkwayas it enters Queens.NY 24, Hempstead Turnpike, runs from NY 110 in Suffolk County through the center of NassauCounty and into Jamaica Avenue in Queens Village.The Southern State Parkway runs from Suffolk County into the Cross Island and LaureltonParkways as it enters Queens.Page 3-7
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