Great Neck Village is one of nine villages that make up the Great Neck area — all spread across a Long Island peninsula that’s flanked by Little Neck and Manhasset bays. The village, which locals call “the old village,” is near the heart of the peninsula. “It’s very diverse and has great schools, wonderful parks and a nice town. It’s within proximity to Manhattan and is very friendly and welcoming,” says Edna Mashaal, a longtime resident and the owner of Edna Mashaal Realty. Its A-plus-rated schools are among the main reasons people move to Great Neck, alongside its active community and abundant green space. “My favorite part? I think the peaceful, serene atmosphere,” says Phil Raices, a licensed real estate broker at Turn Key Real Estate and a journalist at Blank Slate Media who has written just shy of 480 articles about real estate over the last nine and a half years. He’s lived in the Great Neck area for 69 years. “It’s quiet here. On quiet nights, I can hear the train coming in, which is about two or two-and-a-half miles from me.”
Great Neck Public Schools aren’t just popular with parents; Niche places them among the top 20 best places to be a teacher in the state. Great Neck is also less than 5 miles from three hospitals: North Shore University Hospital, St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center and Cohen Children’s Medical. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 32.1% of residents work in education, health care or social assistance.
Great Neck is a 30 minute drive from New York City .
Village of Great Neck is apart of the Nassau County and North Hempstead areas.
Great Neck's location provides a view of Manhattan in the distance.
Stroll through rose garden featured at Village Green Park.
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Great Neck’s A-plus schools
“About 99% of the people who move to Great Neck are looking for the schools,” Mashaal says. “Our kids go on to great colleges.” Great Neck Public Schools get an A-plus from Niche. Once kids reach sixth grade, the district is split into three sections — a northern section, a southern section and an optional zone, where parents can choose to send their children to the northern schools instead. Since the village is located in the northern section, all children here go to North Middle School or North High School.
Elizabeth M. Baker Elementary School. Where Discovery Leads to Greatness.
Great Neck North High School has 1195 students in grades 9-12.
Great Neck North Middle School is preparing students for high school.
Great Neck South High School is one of the top high schools in Great Neck.
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A little downtown along Middle Neck Road
Great Neck has a collection of little shops and local restaurants stretched along a walkable part of Middle Neck Road, which runs through its center. There’s traditional American fare, Italian and a bakery, and several spots are entirely Kosher. “It’s always nice to walk around the town itself,” says Linda Drost, a licensed real estate broker at JWS Realty Group who has sold homes here for 25 years. “It’s only really about five blocks long, but they have a little bit of a mall over there where they have a couple of banks and they have a drug store and they have coffee shops.” According to Drost, though, parking can be a little bit of a challenge in the little downtown. There’s parallel parking along the street, but it’s not always easy to find a spot; residents can buy parking permits for municipal lots. Synagogues, especially orthodox synagogues, are abundant in the village.
Grab after school snacks at the Bagel Hut in Great Neck.
Croffle House in Great Neck offers artisanal Belgian waffles in a cafe atmosphere.
Marie Blachère is a French bakery and cafe in Great Neck, NY.
H Mart in Great Neck boasts a wide array of grocery options.
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“Every neighborhood is beautiful” in Great Neck
“No matter where you live in Great Neck, every neighborhood is beautiful, every street is beautiful,” Mashaal says. Condos and co-ops clustered near Middle Neck Road typically sell for between $250,000 and nearly $800,000, but single-family homes are the most prevalent throughout the rest of the village. As the streets spread out from the little downtown, they become lined with Tudors, colonials and ranch-style houses — but those are just the most common examples. “This is a great town to learn about the different styles of homes,” Raices says. “There’s not a home or style that does not exist here.” Older homes built in the early 1900s are particularly common. Because the peninsula is already so developed, there’s little space for new homes. Mashaal and Raices say that some people buy older homes, knock them down and build new houses in their place, while others choose to renovate instead. Prices range from $700,000 to $3 million.
This large colonial is an example of what you will find in Great Neck.
Single family homes, including this Tudor, are prevalent in Great Neck.
Homes like this are available in Great Neck.
There’s not a home or style that does not exist in Great Neck.
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High winds during hurricane season, decreasing crime rates
Located near the peninsula’s center, Great Neck has only a minor risk of flooding even during hurricane season. This season of storm still impacts the village, though, bringing a major risk of high winds.
Although it’s a village, Great Neck doesn’t have its own police force. It’s served by the Nassau County Police Department’s 6th Precinct. Just like in the rest of the county, the 6th Precinct has experienced decreasing crime rates; between the first half of 2023 and the first half of 2024, major crimes in the precinct decreased by 22.49%. There was also a 67% decrease in stolen vehicles.
Ice skating and swimming in the village, nearby parkland
The village is part of the Great Neck Park District, an area that covers most of the greater Great Neck area with 21 active and passive parks. Not all these parks are directly in the village, but residents have access to them — and many are close. Inside the village, the most popular spot is The Parkwood Sports Complex, thanks to its tennis courts, indoor ice-skating rink and massive outdoor swimming pool. Open during the summer, there are kiddie pools, a lazy river and a larger pool with a deep end. The village also has little parks with athletic fields and playgrounds. In the rest of the park system, Steppingstone Park is the most popular. Just over 2 miles away, the waterfront park has a fishing pier, boat launch, sailing school and plenty of views. “I just got back from Steppingstone Park on the water,” Raices says. “You sit there and relax and it’s like your psychiatrist. You just don’t think about anything that’s happened; you just focus on relaxing.” In 2023, plans were set in motion to buy land next to the park to expand it, but these changes will be a few years in the making.
Enjoy an afternoon of skating at the Parkwood Sports Complex in Great Neck.
Hit some balls at the indoor tennis courts of Parkwood Sports Comples in Great Neck.
Wyngate Park on Wyngate & Shoreward, has two play areas and basketball courts.
Steppingstone Park is a great place to get away.
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Annual music festival, summer concert series
Great Neck’s Music Festival & Street Fair takes place on the Village Green every year. A two-day event, it features live music, carnival rides and local vendors. Many local parks host summer concert series, but Steppingstone Park has one of the biggest. “We have first-rate bands,” Raices says. “Last year we actually had Flo Rida, and then we had Ne-Yo.”
Commute to Manhattan in 40 minutes
Middle Neck Road is the village’s main street, and there are a few bus stops scattered along it. It takes a few minutes to get onto state Route 25A, which is the nearest major road. Great Neck is about 20 miles from Midtown Manhattan. According to the census, 53% of residents drive alone to work, but 27.8% rely on public transportation. Just 3.5% of people in the United States commute on public transportation, but Great Neck’s proximity to New York City and nearby Long Island Rail Road Station make it much easier to rely on. The closest station is less than 2 miles away in Great Neck Plaza. From there, the train heads to both Penn Station and Grand Central Station in Manhattan, taking about 40 minutes.
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