Centrally located Syosset with shopping, dining in easy reach
Stores and restaurants line Jackson Avenue in Syosset's shopping district near the train station. Credit: Danielle Silverman
Syosset is home to the Nassau BOCES Long Island High School For the Arts, which received a boost from the Billy Joel Foundation of $1 million six years ago and $1.5 million last winter.
Homes on North Street. Credit: Danielle Silverman
Originally a hunting ground of the Matinecocks, Syosset may have gotten its name from “suwasset,” a Native American word meaning “place in the pines.” By the mid-18th century the area had morphed into a farming community and in time, businesses opened, including a hotel in 1824.
Thirty years later, the Long Island Rail Road connected the hamlet to Hicksville. When trying to elude well-wishers, President Theodore Roosevelt was known to occasionally disembark there and make the rest of his stealthy journey on horseback through the woods to Sagamore Hill.
A commercial district sprang up around the station along Jackson Avenue, with more shops and restaurants coming later to Jericho Turnpike.
The Celebrity Diner on Jericho Turnpike is a popular gathering spot. Credit: Danielle Silverman
After World War II farms disappeared as land was sold to developers who put up mostly split-levels, with prices ranging today from $550,000 for a small ranch or Cape to $3.5 million for new construction on a 2-acre parcel.
Soon to be home to a 200,000-square-foot Amazon warehouse on the former site of Cerro Wire, Syosset is attractive for its central location, as well as the Town of Oyster Bay Golf Course and Syosset/Woodbury Community Park, with an ice skating rink, pool, preschool and free summer concerts, says Oyster Bay Town Clerk Richard LaMarca.
Robbins Lane Community Park. Credit: Danielle Silverman
“It’s a great community,” says LaMarca, who notes that Syosset has been home to actors Natalie Portman and Idina Menzel and sportscasters Chris “Mad Dog” Russo and Howie Rose.
A view of Church Street. Credit: Danielle Silverman
Priced at $2.288 million, this Colonial is on 1 acre in Sagamore Estates. Credit: Homedia Group/Steve Booke
Set on an acre in Sagamore Estates, this 4,594-square-foot Colonial built in 2016 features six bedrooms, 5½ bathrooms, wide-planked floors, a double-height family room, custom kitchen with butler’s pantry, primary suite with coffered ceiling, and an unfinished basement with a 9-foot ceiling. Taxes are $54,568. Linda Freedman, Douglas Elliman Real Estate, 516-921-2262.
Priced at $1.595 million, this Colonial on Split Rock Road features a library with custom bookcases. Credit: Jump Visual/Andrea Licostie
This 3,236-square-foot Colonial built in 1970 has four bedrooms, three bathrooms, hardwood floors, a large kitchen and a library with custom cherry bookcases and wood-burning fireplace. The 1-acre fenced-in property has perennial gardens, a swimming pool and slate patio. Taxes are $28,494; a sale is pending. Tricia Shannon, Compass Greater NY, 516-517-4866.
Priced at $929,000, this ranch on Syosset-Woodbury Road is near Stillwell Woods Park. Credit: Coldwell Banker American Homes
Near Stillwell Woods Park, this renovated 2,175-square-foot expanded ranch built in 1958 has four bedrooms and three bathrooms, two of which are new, high ceilings, hardwood floors, a wood-paneled dining room and new vinyl siding. The 0.46-acre fenced-in property features a new circular driveway and a two-car detached garage with a greenhouse. Taxes are $22,768. Sukumar Haldar, Coldwell Banker American Homes, 516-864-8100.
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