Garden City Park is a hamlet located in Nassau County on Long Island, NY. It is known for its quiet residential streets and peaceful atmosphere. Given its location, the area offers many excellent transportation options that give residents easy access to the surrounding cities and towns. The village has several bus lines that provide links to multiple destinations within the county. They include both Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) buses and MTA Regional Bus Lines. The nearest Long Island Rail Road station is two miles away from Garden City Park at Floral Park Station, offering connections to Manhattan or points eastward via Penn Station in New York City. For those looking for alternative modes of transportation, there are bike lanes throughout Garden City Park as well as plenty of sidewalks for walking or running. In addition, car services like Uber and Lyft are easily accessible in this region of Long Island as well. With so many convenient transportation options available, Garden City Park makes it easy for residents to stay connected with the rest of Long Island and New York City.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Garden City Park takes 40.0 minutes. That's longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Garden City Park get to work:
- 66.4% drive their own car alone
- 8.3% carpool with others
- 3.3% work from home
- 18.7% take mass transit