Port Washington Parking District

The Port Washington Parking District (also known as the Port Washington Public Parking District) is a special public parking district in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. It serves the Greater Port Washington area of Long Island's North Shore and is operated by the Town of North Hempstead.

Port Washington Parking District
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District overview
Formed1948
TypeParking
StatusActive
Headquarters15 Vanderventer Avenue, Port Washington, New York, United States
40°49′43″N 73°41′6″W
Websitegoportparking.org/rppportal/

History

The Port Washington Parking District was established by the Town of North Hempstead in 1948, with the purpose of establishing, maintaining, and regulating parking facilities and parking meters in Port Washington's downtown area, such as for local commuters using the Port Washington Long Island Rail Road station, shoppers, and merchants.[1][2][3][4]

One of the Port Washington Parking District's meters on Port Washington Boulevard (NY 101) on January 1, 2022.

For the construction of several of the lots, most notably between the 1940s and 1960s, the Port Washington Parking District used eminent domain to acquire several of the lots needed for the parking facilities.[1][4][5]

In 1959, the district opened its main commuter parking lot at the Port Washington LIRR station, with enough parking spaces for 411 cars.[6] The construction of this lot more than doubled the commuter parking capacity at the station; its construction required land swaps between the Town of North Hempstead and the Long Island Rail Road, and the rail freight depot was relocated roughly 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from its original location for its construction.[4][6]

In 1969, the boundaries of the district were expanded, taking in several incorporated villages surrounding the hamlet of Port Washington (Baxter Estates, Flower Hill, Manorhaven, Port Washington North, and Sands Point).[7] As a result of the expansion, legislation was enacted limiting parking at the Port Washington LIRR station to residents of the parking district.[7]

As of 2022, the Port Washington Parking District operates 12 lots, some of which require residential permits exclusively available to district residents or merchants between certain hours and on certain days (specifically the commuter and merchant lots).[2][8]

Communities served

See also

References
  1. "Town Starts Court Move To Get Carpark Sites at Port". Newsday. December 8, 1948. p. 35 – via ProQuest.
  2. "Town of North Hempstead - Port Washington Parking District Residential Parking Program". www.northhempsteadny.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  3. "Both Sides in Dispute Cheer Levitt Decision". Newsday. October 5, 1966. p. 26 – via ProQuest.
  4. "LIRR Okays Port Parking Plan". Newsday. September 22, 1948. p. 27 – via ProQuest.
  5. "2 Land Tracts Are Sought For Parking Lots". Newsday. April 27, 1966. p. 29 – via ProQuest.
  6. "Parking Area Opens at Port LIRR Station". Newsday. July 16, 1959. p. 36 – via ProQuest.
  7. "Port Washington Station Parking To Be Limited". Newsday. August 13, 1969. p. 23 – via ProQuest.
  8. "Port Washington Public Parking District Lot Map" (PDF). northhempsteadny.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  9. "Long Island Index: Interactive Map". www.longislandindexmaps.org. Archived from the original on 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
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