Port Washington, New York

{{Short description|Hamlet and CDP in Nassau County, New York}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Port Washington, New York | nicknames = "Downtown"; "Port"; "PW" | established_title = First settled | established_date = 1644 | named_for = George Washington | unit_pref = Imperial | settlement_type = Hamlet and census-designated place | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|New York}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flagu|United States}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Nassau | subdivision_type3 = Town | subdivision_name3 = North Hempstead | image_skyline = Main Street, Port Washington, NY September 31, 2022 D.jpg | image_caption = Main Street in downtown Port Washington in September 2022 | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_map = Nassau County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas Port Washington highlighted.svg | mapsize = 260px | map_caption = Location in Nassau County and the state of New York | coordinates = {{coord|40|49|44|N|73|41|12|W|region:US-NY_type:city(16,000)|display=inline,title}} | government_type = | government_footnotes = | leader_title = | leader_name =  | area_total_km2 = 14.64 | area_land_km2 = 10.88 | area_total_sq_mi = 5.65 | area_water_sq_mi = 1.45 | area_water_km2 = 3.76 | area_land_sq_mi = 4.20 | area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref> | population_demonym = Port Washingtonian | pushpin_map = USA New York Long Island#New York | pushpin_map_caption = Location on Long Island##Location within the state of New York | pushpin_label = Port Washington, New York | pushpin_label_position = top | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 30 | elevation_ft = 98 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 16753 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_density_km2 = 1539.71 | timezone = Eastern (EST) | utc_offset = −5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = −4 | postal_code_type = ZIP Codes | postal_code = 11050–11055 | area_code = 516, 363 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 36-59520 | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 0960979 | website = | footnotes = | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | population_density_sq_mi = 3987.86 | area_code_type = Area codes }}

'''Port Washington''' is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) on the Cow Neck Peninsula in the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The hamlet is the anchor community of the Greater Port Washington area. The population was 16,753 at the time of the 2020 census.

==History== What is now Port Washington was originally inhabited by the Matinecock Native Americans.<ref name=":81" /><ref name=":022">{{Cite web |title=Historical |url=http://www.manhassetbayprotectioncommittee.org/historical_background.htm |access-date=November 15, 2020 |publisher=Manhasset Bay Protection Committee}}</ref> European colonists – namely, Dutchmen and Englishmen – settled in the area in 1644, after they purchased land from the Matinecocks.<ref name=":81">{{Cite book|last=Winsche|first=Richard|title=The History of Nassau County Community Place-Names|date=October 1, 1999|publisher=Empire State Books|isbn=978-1557871541|location=Interlaken, New York|pages=}}</ref><ref name=":022" /><ref name=":9">{{Cite web|title=About Port Washington – Port Washington Chamber of Commerce|url=https://www.pwcoc.org/port-washington|access-date=September 27, 2021|website=www.pwcoc.org}}</ref> Many of these settlers in modern-day Port Washington and across Cow Neck established farms or large colonial estates.<ref name=":81" /><ref name=":022" /><ref name=":9" /> Some of these early settlers belonged to prominent, early Long Island families – including members of the Hewlett, Sands, and Willets families, among others.<ref name=":81" /><ref name=":15">{{Cite web |title=Village of Flower Hill » Village History |url=https://villageflowerhill.org/village-history/ |access-date=August 6, 2025 |website=Village of Flower Hill |publisher=}}</ref>

In the 1870s, Port Washington became an important sand-mining town; it had the largest sandbank east of the Mississippi River and easy barge access to Manhattan. Some 140 million cubic yards of local sand were used for concrete for skyscrapers in New York City (including the Empire State and Chrysler buildings), in addition to the New York City Subway.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Sand Mining|url=https://www.cowneck.org/sand-mining|access-date=January 11, 2021|website=Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society}}</ref> In 1998, the sand mines were redeveloped as Harbor Links – a golf course for North Hempstead residents.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|title=Harbor Links|url=http://www.harborlinks.com/|website=harborlinks.com}}</ref>

In 1895, a group of Port Washington residents lobbied for the Long Island Rail Road to be extend what is now the Port Washington Branch from Great Neck to its present terminus in Port Washington; this request came after the failure of an 1882 attempt to extend the line from Great Neck to Roslyn. The LIRR agreed to build an extension to Port Washington, and the extended line – including the Manhasset and Port Washington stations – subsequently opened on June 23, 1898.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=Long Island Rail Road |url=https://www.cowneck.org/lirr |access-date=December 14, 2023 |website=Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Mastrocinque-Martone |first=Andrea |date=2021-07-08 |title=Hail The New Rail |url=https://www.longislandpress.com/2021/07/08/hail-the-new-rail/ |access-date=2025-07-28 |website=www.longislandpress.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The arrival of rail service in Port Washington spurred rapid development in the community.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":8" />

The Port Washington Line of the New York and North Shore Traction Company's trolley system reached Port Washington in 1907 and opened in 1908; this trolley connected the community with Roslyn and Mineola.<ref name=":53">{{Cite web |last=Prisco |first=Julie |date=2022-02-24 |title=Remember When: The Trolley Of Main Street |url=https://www.longislandpress.com/2022/02/24/remember-when-the-trolley-of-main-street/ |access-date=2025-07-28 |website=www.longislandpress.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":43">{{Cite web |title=Village of Flower Hill » Flower Hill Historic Trail |url=https://villageflowerhill.org/flower-hill-historic-trail/ |access-date=July 17, 2022 |website=villageflowerhill.org}}</ref><ref name=":122">{{Cite web |title=Long Island Zoning Atlas |url=http://www.longislandindexmaps.org/ |access-date=July 18, 2025 |website=Long Island Index |publisher=}}</ref><ref name=":83">{{Cite book |last=Seyfried |first=Vincent F. |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015006056595&view=1up&seq=1 |title=New York & North Shore Traction Company; Trolleys in: Whitestone, Flushing, Bayside, Roslyn, Pt. Washington, Mineola [and] Hicksville. |publisher=F. E. Reifschneider |year=1956 |isbn= |location=Orlando, Florida |pages=}}</ref> These trolleys operated until 1920, when the company collapsed.<ref name=":53" /><ref name=":43" /><ref name=":122" /><ref name=":83" />

In 1908, the Town of North Hempstead opened the Port Washington Town Dock, located along Manhasset Bay.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Simon |first=Ernest |date=November 1, 1973 |title=Port Remembered |url=https://portwashington.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?t=41000&i=t&d=01011903-12311996&e=town%20dock%20was%20built&m=between&ord=e1&fn=port_washington_news_usa_new_york_port_washington_19731101_english_7&df=1&dt=6&cid=2875 |access-date=2025-08-07 |work=The Port Washington News |pages=7}}</ref> This facility would become a major destination in Port Washington over the ensuing years and decades.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Needelman |first=Joshua |date=2025-07-01 |title=Port Washington town dock receives FEMA funds for repair |url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/towns/port-washington-town-dock-fema-funds-edupjyi5 |access-date=2025-08-07 |website=Newsday |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Oakes |first=Cameryn |date=2025-07-07 |title=North Hempstead gets $6.3M FEMA grant to restore dock damage |url=https://www.longislandpress.com/2025/07/07/north-hempstead-fema-grant-dock/ |access-date=2025-08-07 |website=www.longislandpress.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":19">{{Cite web |title=Town Dock – Town of North Hempstead, NY |url=https://www.northhempsteadny.gov/departments/parks_recreation/towndock.php |access-date=2025-08-07 |website=www.northhempsteadny.gov |language=en}}</ref>

By 1910, the northern portions of the peninsula – including Sands Point, Mott's Point, and Barker's Point – sought to incorporate as villages and thereby split from the rest of Port Washington. Citing concerns over the effects which these developments would have on the rest of the Greater Port Washington area's taxpayers, a movement to incorporate Port Washington proper as the Incorporated Village of Port Washington was born, with a vote on the incorporation taking place in 1912.<ref name=":21">{{Cite news |date=February 8, 1911 |title=NATIVES RETALIATE ON LONG ISLAND RICH; Port Washington Decides to Incorporate Before Any More Wealthy Neighbors Desert. ESTATES BECAME VILLAGES Humble Neighbors Thus Left to Bear Brunt of School Taxes -- New Move Traps Congressman Littleton. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1911/02/08/archives/natives-retaliate-on-long-island-rich-port-washington-decides-to.html |access-date=2025-08-11 |work=The New York Times |language=en}}</ref> However, this proposal – like later proposals to incorporate the community – was unsuccessful, and the movement was highly contentious.<ref name=":81" /><ref name=":24">{{Cite news |date=May 22, 1953 |title=Port's Efforts For Incorporation Failed: Try For Village Defeated By Nine Votes In 1912; Move For City Killed In 1931 |url=https://portwashington.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?i=f&d=01011903-12311996&e=proposed%20village&m=between&ord=e1&fn=port_washington_news_usa_new_york_port_washington_19530522_english_37&df=31&dt=40&cid=2875 |access-date=2025-08-12 |work=The Port Washington News |pages=37}}</ref> In the 1912 referendum vote on the matter, the measure to incorporate Port Washington as a village was defeated by nine votes, and local Democratic Party leaders in the community had fiercely rallied against the incorporation plans.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 10, 1976 |title=Yesterdays On The North Shore |url=https://portwashington.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?i=f&d=01011903-12311996&e=plan%20to%20incorporate&m=between&ord=e1&fn=port_washington_news_usa_new_york_port_washington_19760610_english_23&df=1&dt=6&cid=2875 |access-date=2025-08-12 |work=The Port Washington News |pages=23}}</ref>

In 1912, Main Street – the main east–west thoroughfare through downtown Port Washington – was renamed accordingly from Flower Hill Avenue, its former name.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 7, 2021 |title=Historical Hotspots: The History of The Victoria Hotel |url=https://theislandnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/GUIDE-TO-PORT-WASHINGTON-2021_05_07_c.pdf |access-date=2025-07-28 |work=Guide to Port Washington |publisher=Blank Slate Media |pages=S56}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=PORT WASHINGTON MAIN STREET CORRIDOR – 2021 DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION INITIATIVE PROPOSAL |url=https://www.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2021-12/dri5_north_hempstead.pdf |access-date=2025-07-28 |website=State of New York}}</ref>

In 1916, the Town of North Hempstead proposed erecting a vehicular bridge across Hempstead Harbor, between Bar Beach in Port Washington and Shore Road in Glenwood Landing, citing traffic demand. While this bridge would never be built, one further south – the William Cullen Bryant Viaduct – opened several years later as part of a separate but similar project, in January 1950.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 19, 1916 |title=Talk of Bridging Glenwood Channel |url=https://portwashington.advantage-preservation.com/ |access-date=2025-08-06 |website=The Port Washington News |page=1}}</ref><ref name=":54">{{Cite book |last=Russell |first=Ellen |title=Roslyn |last2=Russell |first2=Sargent |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-7385-6505-7 |series=Images of America |pages=56 |lccn=2008942609}}</ref><ref name=":62">{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=1950-01-03 |title=The New Viaduct Which By-passes the Town of Roslyn |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1950/01/03/archives/the-new-viaduct-which-bypasses-the-town-of-roslyn.html |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> 1916 also saw the creation of Sunset Park and the erection of the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District's first treatment plant, which was located within the park.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 12, 1915 |title=Town's Shore Front for Disposal Plant |url=https://portwashington.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?k=%22port%20washington%20sewer%22&i=f&by=1915&bdd=1910&d=01011903-12311996&m=between&ord=k1&fn=port_washington_news_usa_new_york_port_washington_19151112_english_1&df=1&dt=1&cid=2875 |access-date=2025-12-22 |work=Port Washington News |pages=1}}</ref>

As Port Washington continued to grow in the early 20th century, the need arose for improved law enforcement services in the community.<ref name=":23">{{Cite web |last=Andrea Mastrocinque-Martone |date=2021-08-19 |title=Police Centennial Sees Major Milestones In Port's Illustrious Past |url=https://portwashington-news.com/police-centennial-sees-major-milestones-in-ports-illustrious-past/ |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=Port Washington News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":33">{{Cite web |last=Pitaro |first=Francesca |date=2006 |title=GUIDE TO THE PORT WASHINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT COLLECTION |url=https://pwpl.org/wordpress1/wp-content/uploads/PW_Police_Department.pdf |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=Port Washington Public Library}}</ref><ref name=":04">{{Cite web |title=PWPD History {{!}} Port Washington Police District NY |url=https://portwashingtonpd.ny.gov/pwpd-history/ |access-date=2021-08-11 |language=en-US}}</ref> This led to the establishment of the Port Washington Police District – as of 2025 the only special district police department in New York state – in 1921.<ref name=":23" /><ref name=":33" /><ref name=":04" />

In 1930, Port Washington tried to incorporate itself as a city, which would have had the same boundaries as the Port Washington Union Free School District – excluding Sands Point, which had already incorporated itself as a village several years prior.<ref name=":81" /> The plan to incorporate as a city ultimately failed when Baxter Estates, Flower Hill, and Manorhaven incorporated themselves as villages in order to retain home rule over their respective areas – events which effectively killed the city incorporation bill.<ref name=":81" /><ref name=":24" /> The City of Greater Port Washington ultimately never formed, and the Port Washington CDP remains an unincorporated part of – and continues to be governed by – the Town of North Hempstead to this day.<ref name=":81" /><ref name=":24" />

1930 also saw the establishment of a ferry between Bowman's Point Road (now in the Village of Manorhaven) to New Rochelle in Westchester County via (and across) the Long Island Sound, after the courts ruled in favor of its establishment in a legal dispute over the proposal; the service was established a few months prior to the Manorhaven's incorporation, meaning service originally began in Port Washington proper.<ref name=":03">{{Cite web |date=January 12, 1945 |title=Old-time Port Washington Story |url=https://portwashington.advantage-preservation.com/ |access-date=2025-08-05 |website=The Port Washington News |page=3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1930-07-12 |title=APPROVES NEW FERRY LINE.; Westchester Engineer Favors New Rochelle-Long Island Service. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1930/07/12/archives/approves-new-ferry-line-westchester-engineer-favors-new.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=2025-08-09 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 18, 1930 |title=License Granted To Operate Ferry Between Port Washington And New Rochelle |url=https://portwashington.advantage-preservation.com/ |access-date=2025-08-05 |website=The Port Washington News |page=1}}</ref><ref name=":14">{{Cite web |date=April 28, 1939 |title=The End of a Good Service |url=https://portwashington.advantage-preservation.com/ |access-date=2025-08-05 |website=The Port Washington News |page=4}}</ref> This ferry – operated by the Port Washington–New Rochelle Ferry Co., Inc. – would run until 1939, when the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge opened further to the west and rendered the service obsolete, partially due to a lack of sufficient business.<ref name=":03" /><ref name=":14" />

The Port Washington Post Office – commissioned by the United States Government as part of the New Deal – opened in 1935.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Post Office – Port Washington NY |url=https://livingnewdeal.org/sites/post-office-port-washington-ny/ |access-date=December 13, 2024 |website=Living New Deal |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Kahofer |first=Kurt |title=Building-Structure Inventory Survey: Port Washington Post Office |date=November 1989 |publisher=Town of North Hempstead}}</ref>

In the late 1930s, prior to the opening of the Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia Airport, Port Washington and Manorhaven were home to Pan American World Airways' New York base for their Yankee Clipper Boeing B-314 flying boats; the waters of Manhasset Bay were ideal for flying boat operations.<ref name=":02">{{Cite book|last=Stoff|first=Joshua|title=LaGuardia Airport|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|year=2008|isbn=978-0-7385-5799-1|series=Images of Aviation|pages=31 & 32|lccn=2008924409}}</ref> Common destinations served included London, Southampton (UK), the Azores, and Bermuda.<ref name=":02" />

On the afternoon of January 30, 1949, a mid-air collision between a Pan Am Lockheed Constellation and a private Cessna 140 occurred over downtown Port Washington.<ref name=":44">{{Cite news |date=February 4, 1949|title=Tragedy in The Air Over Beacon Hill|url=https://portwashington.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?i=f&d=01011949-12311950&e=mid%20air&m=between&ord=e1&fn=port_washington_news_usa_new_york_port_washington_19490204_english_1&df=1&dt=2&cid=2875|access-date=March 8, 2026|work=The Port Washington News|pages=1}}</ref><ref name=":110">{{cite news |date=1949-01-31|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1949/01/31/archives/2-in-tiny-plane-are-killed-as-it-rips-clipper-in-flight-damaged.html|title=2 in Tiny Plane Are Killed As It Rips Clipper in Flight|work=The New York Times|access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref><ref name=":26">{{cite news |date=1963-12-10|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1963/12/10/archives/list-of-victims-in-crash-crew-passengers.html|title=List of Victims in Crash|work=The New York Times|access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref><ref name=":34">{{cite news |last=Lee|first=Henry|date=1949-01-31|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news/174956793/|title=Tiny Plane Hits Airliner Over L. I., 3 Killed|work=Daily News|location=New York|page=2C|access-date=2025-06-21|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Both occupants of the Cessna were killed, and all 33 occupants onboard the Pan Am flight survived; the Constellation performed an emergency landing at nearby Mitchel Field.<ref name=":110" /><ref name=":26" /><ref name=":34" /> Debris from the accident rained down on portions of the downtown – primarily in the vicinity of North Maryland Avenue, North Bayles Avenue, and Herbert Avenue – and in the Beacon Hill neighborhood.<ref name=":44" /><ref name=":110" /><ref name=":34" />

In 1953, the community's current high school – Paul D. Schreiber High School – opened.<ref name=":17">{{Cite web |date=November 13, 1958 |title=Miss Merriman Will Speak at School Jubilee |url=https://portwashington.advantage-preservation.com/ |access-date=2025-08-07 |website=The Port Washington News}}</ref> It is named in honor of Paul D. Schreiber, who served as the Port Washington Union Free School District's superintendent from 1920 to 1953.<ref name=":17" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 1, 1952 |title=Merriman School Opens To Pupils With Fitting Program |url=https://portwashington.advantage-preservation.com/ |access-date=2025-08-07 |website=The Port Washington News |page=1}}</ref>

In June 1967, the John Philip Sousa Memorial Bandshell – one of the community's primary performing arts venues – was formally dedicated in Sunset Park.<ref name=":42">{{Cite web |title=Sousa Memorial Band Shell – History |url=https://www.sousamemorialbandshell.org/history/ |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=John Philip Sousa Memorial Bandshell Sunset Park}}</ref><ref name=":55">{{Cite news |date=March 28, 1965 |title=Campaign Mounts For L.I. Band Shell In Honor of Sousa |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1965/03/28/archives/campaign-mounts-for-li-band-shell-in-honor-of-sousa.html |access-date=2025-12-19 |work=The New York Times |pages=47}}</ref><ref name=":72">{{Cite news |last=Richterman |first=Anita |date=March 5, 1981 |title=PROBLEM LINE |work=Newsday |pages=B15 |via=ProQuest}}</ref> It is named after – and was built as a memorial to – American composer and longtime Port Washington resident John Philip Sousa, who lived in what would eventually become the Village of Sands Point.<ref name=":42" /><ref name=":55" /><ref name=":72" />

Around 2007, the Town of North Hempstead took ownership of Hempstead Harbor Beach Park from Nassau County.<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |date=2004-12-12 |title=Nassau Wants to Transfer Parks to Towns (Published 2004) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/12/nyregion/nassau-wants-to-transfer-parks-to-towns.html |access-date=2025-08-06 |language=en}}</ref> It subsequently turned it and the adjacent, Town-owned park – Bar Beach Town Park – into a single, larger, {{Convert|60|acres|ha|adj=on}} park facility, known as North Hempstead Beach Park.<ref name=":10" /><ref name=":11">{{Cite web |title=North Hempstead Beach Park – Town of North Hempstead, NY |url=https://www.northhempsteadny.gov/departments/parks_recreation/north_hempstead_beach_park.php |access-date=2025-08-06 |website=www.northhempsteadny.gov |language=en}}</ref>

===Etymology=== Port Washington's name is a tribute to George Washington – an American Revolutionary War general and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, who served as the first President of the United States between 1789 and 1797.<ref name=":81" />

==Geography== thumb|U.S. Census map of Port Washington|left According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|4.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.4|sqmi|km2}}, or 25.22%, is water.

The hamlet is bordered on two sides with bodies of water: Manhasset Bay on its western side and Hempstead Harbor on its eastern side.<ref name="GR22">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><ref name=":32" />

Two enclaves exist above the northern portions of the main, contiguous part of the hamlet.<ref name=":32">{{Cite web |title=Long Island Zoning Atlas |url=http://www.longislandindexmaps.org/?zoom=0&x=1313564&y=266122.5&code=53264&tab=tabServiceProviders&satellite=false&landuse=true&landuseopacity=0.8&mainlayers=Fire_boundary,LIE,ParkwayMainRd,VillageBoundaryUninc,VillageBoundaryInc,TownsCities&labellayers=Fire_boundary,VillageBoundaryUninc,VillageBoundaryInc,TownsCities,LIE&serviceproviderlayers= |access-date=March 2, 2021 |website=www.longislandindexmaps.org}}</ref>

Furthermore, Port Washington is located on the Cow Neck Peninsula.<ref name=":02" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=May 17, 1992|title=A Place With Unique Qualities: Waterfront, parks make area special|work=Newsday|url=|access-date=|id={{ProQuest|}}}}</ref>

===Topography=== Like the rest of Long Island's North Shore, Port Washington is situated on a terminal moraine, known as the Harbor Hill Moraine.<ref name=":58">{{Cite web |title=Garvies Point Museum and Preserve – Geology of Long Island |url=http://www.garviespointmuseum.com/geology.php |access-date=November 7, 2020 |publisher=Garvies Point Museum}}</ref><ref name=":59">{{Cite web |title=Geology – Friends of the Bay |url=http://friendsofthebay.org/about-us/geology/ |access-date=November 7, 2020 |publisher=Friends of the Bay}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> This moraine was formed by glaciers during the Wisconsin Glacial Episode, and is named for Harbor Hill in Roslyn; Harbor Hill is the highest geographic point in Nassau County.<ref name=":58" /><ref name=":59" />

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Geological Survey, the highest point in Port Washington is Beacon Hill, at an elevation of roughly {{Convert|270|ft|m}}, and the lowest point is Hempstead Harbor and Manhasset Bay, which are at sea level.<ref name=":16">{{Cite web |title=EPA – Waters GeoViewer |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401215117/https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |archive-date=April 1, 2019 |access-date=July 28, 2021 |website=United States Environmental Protection Agency}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The National Map – Advanced Viewer |url=https://apps.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202060756/https://apps.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |archive-date=February 2, 2021 |access-date=July 30, 2021 |website=United States Geological Survey}}</ref>

===Climate===

====Overview==== Port Washington has a humid subtropical climate (''Cfa''), bordering on a hot-summer humid continental climate (''Dfa'').<ref name=":5" /> Average monthly temperatures in the central CDP range from 33.0 °F in January to 75.9 °F in July.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/|title=PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University|website=prism.oregonstate.edu}}</ref>{{Weather box | location = Port Washington, New York, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1999–present | single line = Yes | Jan record high F = 71 | Feb record high F = 73 | Mar record high F = 87 | Apr record high F = 94 | May record high F = 96 | Jun record high F = 101 | Jul record high F = 108 | Aug record high F = 105 | Sep record high F = 97 | Oct record high F = 89 | Nov record high F = 83 | Dec record high F = 76 | year record high F = | Jan high F = 39.8 | Feb high F = 41.9 | Mar high F = 48.7 | Apr high F = 59.7 | May high F = 69.4 | Jun high F = 78.6 | Jul high F = 84.0 | Aug high F = 82.6 | Sep high F = 76.4 | Oct high F = 65.2 | Nov high F = 54.5 | Dec high F = 45.0 | year high F = | Jan mean F = 33.0 | Feb mean F = 34.5 | Mar mean F = 41.0 | Apr mean F = 51.2 | May mean F = 60.8 | Jun mean F = 70.2 | Jul mean F = 75.9 | Aug mean F = 74.8 | Sep mean F = 68.3 | Oct mean F = 57.3 | Nov mean F = 47.1 | Dec mean F = 38.6 | year mean F = | Jan low F = 26.1 | Feb low F = 27.1 | Mar low F = 33.2 | Apr low F = 42.6 | May low F = 52.2 | Jun low F = 61.8 | Jul low F = 67.8 | Aug low F = 66.9 | Sep low F = 60.3 | Oct low F = 49.5 | Nov low F = 39.8 | Dec low F = 32.1 | year low F = | Jan record low F = -4 | Feb record low F = -5 | Mar record low F = 5 | Apr record low F = 13 | May record low F = 34 | Jun record low F = 43 | Jul record low F = 50 | Aug record low F = 46 | Sep record low F = 38 | Oct record low F = 27 | Nov record low F = 18 | Dec record low F = -2 | year record low F = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation inch = 3.86 | Feb precipitation inch = 3.06 | Mar precipitation inch = 4.30 | Apr precipitation inch = 4.02 | May precipitation inch = 3.75 | Jun precipitation inch = 4.31 | Jul precipitation inch = 4.06 | Aug precipitation inch = 4.33 | Sep precipitation inch = 4.22 | Oct precipitation inch = 4.20 | Nov precipitation inch = 3.42 | Dec precipitation inch = 4.31 | year precipitation inch = | Jan snow inch = 1.85 | Feb snow inch = 7.8 | Mar snow inch = 3.7 | Apr snow inch = 0.3 | May snow inch = 0 | Jun snow inch = 0 | Jul snow inch = 0 | Aug snow inch = 0 | Sep snow inch = 0 | Oct snow inch = 0 | Nov snow inch = 0.2 | Dec snow inch = 5.7 | year snow inch = | humidity colour = | Jan humidity = 73 | Feb humidity = 75 | Mar humidity = 72 | Apr humidity = 72 | May humidity = 75 | Jun humidity = 74 | Jul humidity = 73 | Aug humidity = 71 | Sep humidity = 73 | Oct humidity = 73 | Nov humidity = 71 | Dec humidity = 75 | year humidity = | Jan sun = 177 | Feb sun = 153 | Mar sun = 172 | Apr sun = 167 | May sun = 202 | Jun sun = 213 | Jul sun = 237 | Aug sun = 241 | Sep sun = 215 | Oct sun = 190 | Nov sun = 210 | Dec sun = 171 | year sun = | Jan uv = 2 | Feb uv = 2 | Mar uv = 2 | Apr uv = 4 | May uv = 5 | Jun uv = 6 | Jul uv = 6 | Aug uv = 6 | Sep uv = 5 | Oct uv = 3 | Nov uv = 2 | Dec uv = 2 | source = NOAA, PRISM, The Weather Channel (temperatures, average dew points, and average precipitation)<ref>{{cite web |url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/ |title = xmACIS2 (Applied Climate Information System) – Port Washington 1991–2020 Raw Averages and 1938–2011 Extremes |publisher = NOAA |accessdate = June 4, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Monthly Averages for Port Washington, NY |publisher=The Weather Channel |url=https://weather.com/weather/monthly/l/455a0e09279461db28f52be971df56cabc21bb76f5c226506a8e1eb4ea902dfb |access-date=July 12, 2015}}</ref> | Jan dew point F = 22.0 | Feb dew point F = 22.3 | Mar dew point F = 27.3 | Apr dew point F = 37.0 | May dew point F = 48.2 | Dec dew point F = 27.9 | Nov dew point F = 36.5 | Oct dew point F = 47.2 | Sep dew point F = 58.1 | Aug dew point F = 64.2 | Jul dew point F = 64.4 | Jun dew point F = 58.9 | source 1 = | source 2 = Weather Atlas (all other data)<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.weather-us.com/en/new-york-usa/port-washington-climate |title = Climate and monthly weather forecast Port Washington, NY |publisher = Weather Atlas |accessdate = June 4, 2024 }}</ref> | Jan light = 9.6 | Feb light = 10.7 | Mar light = 12.0 | Apr light = 13.3 | May light = 14.5 | Dec light = 9.3 | Nov light = 9.9 | Oct light = 11.1 | Sep light = 12.4 | Aug light = 13.7 | Jul light = 14.8 | Jun light = 15.1 }}

====Plant zone==== According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Port Washington is located within hardiness zone 7b.<ref>{{Cite web |title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map |url=https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/ |access-date=2025-08-03 |website=planthardiness.ars.usda.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: New York |url=https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/ |access-date=2025-08-03 |website=planthardiness.ars.usda.gov |publisher=USDA}}</ref>

===Greater Port Washington area=== The Greater Port Washington area is home to four incorporated villages in their entirety, in addition to the hamlet of Port Washington:<ref name=":32" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Port Washington News|url=https://portwashington-news.com/|access-date=March 2, 2021|website=Port Washington News}}</ref> * Baxter Estates * Manorhaven * Port Washington North * Sands Point

Additionally, the Greater Port Washington area also includes part of the Incorporated Village of Flower Hill (which is split between the Greater Manhasset, Greater Port Washington, and Greater Roslyn areas), as well as a small part of the Village of Plandome Manor (which is split between the Greater Manhasset and Port Washington areas).<ref name=":32" /><ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Village of Flower Hill » Village History|url=https://villageflowerhill.org/village-history/|access-date=March 2, 2021|website=villageflowerhill.org}}</ref>

==Economy== thumb|The Hilton Garden Inn in Port Washington in 2022 There are numerous small stores in Port Washington with 6 shopping centers, 4 strip malls and an industrial complex on the east side of Port Washington next to Hempstead Harbor, off West Shore Road. Entertainment One, NPD Group, Pall, and Systemax, as well as a Hilton Garden Inn are located in that industrial complex.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=Port Washington |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Port+Washington,+NY/@40.8278693,-73.6789346,13.5z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c288cbac59ef47:0x369706fa72f96d0c!8m2!3d40.8256552!4d-73.6981854 |access-date=August 10, 2020 |website=Google Maps }}</ref>

===Business improvement district=== The entire hamlet is located within the Greater Port Washington Business Improvement District's boundaries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Municipalities & Jurisdictional Lines |url=https://portwashingtonbid.org/municipalities-jurisdictional-lines/ |access-date=August 17, 2022 |website=Greater Port Washington Business Improvement District }}</ref>

==Demographics== {{US Census population | 2000 = 15215 | 2010 = 15846 | 2020 = 16753 | footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref> | align = right | align-fn = center }}

===2020 census=== As of the 2020 census, Port Washington had a population of 16,753. The median age was 44.7 years. 24.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A59520&in=state%3A36|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 27, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A59520&in=state%3A36|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 27, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A59520&in=state%3A36|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 27, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 5,925 households in Port Washington, of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 62.5% were married-couple households, 10.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 6,269 housing units, of which 5.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.7%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

{| class="wikitable" |+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL"/> ! Race !! Number !! Percent |- | White || 12,197 || 72.8% |- | Black or African American || 334 || 2.0% |- | American Indian and Alaska Native || 108 || 0.6% |- | Asian || 1,505 || 9.0% |- | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 5 || 0.0% |- | Some other race || 1,086 || 6.5% |- | Two or more races || 1,518 || 9.1% |- | ''Hispanic or Latino (of any race)'' || 2,524 || 15.1% |}

===2010 census=== As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,846.<ref name="GR22" /> The racial makeup of the population was 82.2% White, 2.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 8% Asian, 4.8% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 13.4% of the population.

===2000 census=== As of the census of 2000, there were 15,215 people, 5,521 households, and 4,168 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|3,613.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 5,662 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,344.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.97% White, 2.81% African American, 0.11% Native American, 6.07% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.15% from other races, and 1.86% from two or more races.

There were 5,521 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, and 24.5% were non-families. Of all households, 20.4% were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.15.<ref name="GR22" />

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.<ref name="GR22" /> The median income for a household in the CDP was $105,837 and the median income for a family was $122,646. Males had a median income of $91,024 versus $59,299 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $53,815. About 3.1% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="GR22" />

===Income and poverty=== The median income for households in Port Washington, New York is $127,813, while the mean household income is $189,892. ==Government== ===Town representation=== Port Washington, an unincorporated area within the Town of North Hempstead, is directly governed by said Town.<ref name=":32" /> It is located entirely within North Hempstead Town Council's 6th district, which as of January 2025 is represented by Mariann Dalimonte (D–Port Washington).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Town of North Hempstead – Councilwoman Mariann Dalimonte|url=https://northhempsteadny.gov/district6|access-date=December 18, 2020|website=northhempsteadny.gov}}</ref>

===Representation in higher government===

====Nassau County representation==== Port Washington is in the Nassau County Legislature's 11th legislative district, which as of January 2025 is represented by Delia DiRiggi-Whitton (D–Glen Cove).<ref name=":32" /><ref name=":782">{{Cite web |title=District 11 – Delia DeRiggi-Whitton {{!}} Nassau County, NY – Official Website |url=https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/507/District-11---Delia-DeRiggi-Whitton |access-date=December 18, 2020 |website=www.nassaucountyny.gov}}</ref>

====New York State representation====

=====New York State Senate===== Port Washington is in New York's 7th State Senate district, which as of January 2025 is represented by Jack M. Martins (R–Old Westbury).<ref name=":32" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=NY Senate District 7 |url=https://www.nysenate.gov/district/7 |access-date=December 18, 2020 |website=NY State Senate }}</ref>

=====New York State Assembly===== Port Washington is in New York's 16th State Assembly district, which as of January 2025 is represented by Daniel J. Norber (R–Great Neck).<ref name=":32" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Daniel J. Norber – Assembly District 16 {{!}}Assembly Member Directory {{!}} New York State Assembly |url=https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Daniel-J-Norber/bio/ |access-date=January 1, 2025 |website=nyassembly.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Walker |first=Corey |date=November 11, 2024 |title=Ex-IDF Soldier Becomes First Republican in 50 Years to Win New York State Assembly Seat in Long Island District |url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/11/11/ex-idf-soldier-becomes-first-republican-50-years-win-new-york-state-assembly-seat-long-island-district/ |accessdate=November 15, 2024 |website=The Algemeiner}}</ref>

====Federal representation==== =====United States Congress===== Port Washington is in New York's 3rd congressional district, which as of January 2025 is represented in the United States Congress by Thomas R. Suozzi (D–Glen Cove).<ref name=":32" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/democrat-tom-suozzi-to-be-sworn-back-into-congress-tonight-after-winning-special-election-for-ny-3/|title=Democrat Tom Suozzi sworn back into Congress after winning special election for NY-3|last1=Kramer|first1=Marcia|last2=Williams|first2=Doug|website=CBS News |date=February 28, 2024}}</ref>

====United States Senate==== Like the rest of New York, Port Washington is represented in the United States Senate by Charles E. Schumer (D) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D).<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators |url=https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm?State=NY |access-date=July 22, 2021 |website=www.senate.gov}}</ref>

===Politics=== In the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the majority of Port Washington voters voted for Kamala D. Harris (D).<ref name=":52">{{Cite web|last=Welch|first=Will|date=November 8, 2017|title=How Long Island Voted|url=https://projects.newsday.com/long-island/how-long-island-voted/?election=2016%20General&position=U.S.%20President&region=United%20States|access-date=June 23, 2021|website=Newsday}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=LaRocco |first=Paul |date=November 12, 2024 |title=Map: How Long Island voted for president in Harris-Trump race |url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/elections/trump-harris-election-results-uuvmm1tu |access-date=November 12, 2024 |website=Newsday |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":25">{{Cite web |last=Wines |first=Luke |title=The 2024 Election at a Precinct Level |url=https://votehub.com/2024-map/ |access-date=2025-12-18 |website=VoteHub |language=en-US}}</ref> Harris carried the hamlet by roughly 66% of the hamlet's vote, while Donald J. Trump (R) received approximately 33% of the remaining votes.<ref name=":25" />

==Parks and recreation== thumb|The Sandminers Monument, located off of West Shore Road, pays tribute to the area's historic sand-mining operationsThere are several public parks in Port Washington. These include:<ref name=":32" /> * Blumenfeld Family Park<ref>{{Cite web |title=Town of North Hempstead – Blumenfeld Family Park |url=https://www.northhempsteadny.gov/content/16253/16261/18952/18956/20990/default.aspx |access-date=August 11, 2021 |website=www.northhempsteadny.gov}}</ref> * Harbor Links<ref name=":3" /> * Merriman Park (Manhasset Bay Park District residents only)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Town of North Hempstead – Merriman Park |url=https://www.northhempsteadny.gov/content/16253/16261/18952/18956/21034/default.aspx |access-date=August 11, 2021 |website=www.northhempsteadny.gov}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Merriman Park/Committee to Preserve Recreational Space in Port Washington |url=https://pwpl.org/wordpress1/wp-content/uploads/Merriman_Park.pdf |access-date=August 11, 2021 |website=Port Washington Public Library}}</ref><ref name=":20">{{Cite news |last=Long |first=Irving |date=August 29, 1979 |title=Park Approval Pressures Day-Care Center to Move |work=Newsday |pages=30 |via=ProQuest}}</ref> * North Hempstead Aerodrome<ref>{{Cite web |title=Town of North Hempstead – Aerodrome |url=https://www.northhempsteadny.gov/content/16253/16261/18952/18956/20988/default.aspx |access-date=August 10, 2021 |website=www.northhempsteadny.gov}}</ref> * North Hempstead Beach Park<ref name=":11" /> * Alvan Petrus Park<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2, 2017 |title=Alvan Petrus Park reopens in Port Washington |url=https://theislandnow.com/news-98/alvan-petrus-park-reopens-port-washington/ |access-date=August 11, 2021 |website=The Island Now }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Town of North Hempstead – Alvan Petrus Park Photos |url=https://northhempsteadny.gov/alvanpetruspark |access-date=August 11, 2021 |website=northhempsteadny.gov}}</ref> * Sand Miner's Monument<ref>{{Cite web |title=Town of North Hempstead – Sand Miners Monument |url=https://www.northhempsteadny.gov/content/16253/16261/18952/18956/21054/default.aspx |access-date=August 11, 2021 |website=www.northhempsteadny.gov}}</ref> * Sunset Park<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 8, 2011 |title=No. 94: Sunset Park |url=https://patch.com/new-york/portwashington/no-94-sunset-park |access-date=August 11, 2021 |website=Port Washington, NY Patch |language=en}}</ref> * Town Dock Park<ref name=":19" /> Other recreational facilities include Lions Field and the Port Washington Tennis Academy.<ref name=":32" />

===Park district=== thumb|An entrance to Merriman Park in 2022 A small portion of Port Washington is in a park district named the Manhasset Bay Park District. This special district, which is operated by the Town of North Hempstead, covers the hamlet's Manhasset Bay Estates neighborhood, as well as a portion of the Plandome Country Club in the adjacent incorporated village, Plandome Manor.<ref name=":32" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":20" />

The Manhasset Bay Park District is responsible for operating and maintaining Merriman Park, located on the former site of the Port Washington Union Free School District's Merriman School; the park is open exclusively to residents of the Manhasset Bay Park District.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":20" />

===Yacht clubs=== * Manhasset Bay Yacht Club<ref>{{cite web |title=Home – Manhasset Bay Yacht Club – Port Washington, NY |url=https://www.manhassetbayyc.org/ |website=manhassetbayyc.org}}</ref> * North Shore Yacht Club<ref>{{cite web |title=North Shore Yacht Club – North Shore Yacht Club – Western Long Island Sound |url=https://www.nsyc.net/ |website=nsyc.net}}</ref> * Port Washington Yacht Club<ref>{{cite web |title=Home – Port Washington Yacht Club 2017 |url=https://www.pwyc.com/ |website=pwyc.com}}</ref>

The former Knickerbocker Yacht Club was also in the hamlet, along Manhasset Bay.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fischler |first=Marcelle S. |date=July 26, 2012 |title=Bon Voyage to a Gilded Club |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/realestate/long-island-in-the-region-bon-voyage-to-a-gilded-club.html |access-date=August 10, 2021 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==Education== ===School district=== [[File:Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington, NY August 7, 2025 E.jpg|thumb|Paul D. Schreiber High School in 2025]] Port Washington is within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Port Washington Union Free School District.<ref name=":32" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=Port Washington UFSD / Port Washington School District|url=https://www.portnet.org/|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=Port Washington UFSD|language=en}}</ref> Additionally, a small portion of the hamlet's southeastern corner is within the boundaries of the Roslyn Union Free School District. However, there are no homes in that area of the hamlet, and thus, all students in the hamlet who attend public schools go to Port Washington's schools.<ref name=":32" /><ref name=":6" />

In 2022, the Port Washington UFSD's high school, Paul D. Schreiber Senior High School, was ranked #733 nationally out of 17,843 schools and #77 in New York High Schools out of 1,212 schools.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2, 2022 |title=Paul D. Schreiber Senior High School |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/new-york/districts/port-washington-union-free-school-district/paul-d-schreiber-senior-high-school-13985 |access-date=May 2, 2022 |website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref>

===Library district=== Port Washington is located within the boundaries of the Port Washington Library District, which is served by the Port Washington Public Library, located in the Village of Baxter Estates.<ref name=":32" />

==Infrastructure== ===Transportation=== ===Road=== One state road passes through and directly serves Port Washington: Port Washington Boulevard (NY 101).<ref name=":32" /><ref name=":18">{{Cite web |title=Nassau County Road Jurisdiction Viewer |url=https://nassau-county.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0cb89be5516c4571b1be0972bc2c8cbf |access-date=July 21, 2021 |website=County of Nassau, New York}}</ref> Other major roads within the hamlet include Harbor Road, Mackey Avenue, Main Street, Murray Avenue, North Plandome Road, Radcliff Avenue, Sandy Hollow Road, South Bayles Avenue, West Shore Road/Beacon Hill Road, and Willowdale Avenue.<ref name=":32" /><ref name=":18" />

====Parking District==== Port Washington, in its entirety, is within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Town of North Hempstead's Port Washington Parking District – a special district.<ref name=":32" /> Several of the district's parking facilities are in the hamlet.<ref name=":32" />

===Rail=== [[File:Port_Washington_LIRR_Station_House_from_Main_Street,_Port_Washington,_Long_Island,_New_York.jpg|thumb|The Port Washington LIRR station's station house in 2021]] Port Washington is the terminus of the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, which opened for passengers in 1898.<ref name=":32" /><ref>{{cite web|date=May 16, 2002|title=Port Washington Branch Part 2 Auburndale to Port Washington|url=http://forgotten-ny.com/2002/05/port-washington-branch-part-2-auburndale-to-port-washington/|work=forgotten-ny.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=MTA LIRR – LIRR Map|url=http://web.mta.info/lirr/Timetable/lirrmap.htm|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=web.mta.info|archive-date=May 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529224056/http://web.mta.info/lirr/Timetable/lirrmap.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Bus=== [[File:NICE n23 Bus on Main Street, Port Washington, NY August 9, 2025 A.jpg|thumb|A Mineola-bound n23 bus on Main Street within the hamlet in 2025]] The n23 bus, which is operated by Nassau Inter-County Express and runs from Manorhaven to the Mineola Intermodal Center in Mineola, serves Port Washington, running along Main Street and Port Washington Boulevard.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nassau Inter-County Express Bus Route Map, July, 2020|url=https://www.nicebus.com/getattachment/Tools/Maps-and-Schedules/TEMP-System-Map-min-2.pdf.aspx|access-date=August 9, 2020|website=Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nassau Inter-County Express – Maps and Schedules|url=https://www.nicebus.com/Tools/Maps-and-Schedules|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=www.nicebus.com}}</ref>

Additionally, NICE's Port Washington Shuttle provides local rush-hour service in the hamlet and throughout the Greater Port Washington area – as well as providing service to the Village of Roslyn, which is slightly southeast of Port Washington.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Claus|first=Christina|date=June 5, 2019|title=Shuttle Expands Service|url=https://portwashington-news.com/shuttle-expands-service/|access-date=August 11, 2021|website=Port Washington News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Brooks|first=Khristopher J.|date=May 31, 2019|title=Port Washington LIRR shuttle service kicks off|url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/port-washington-lirr-shuttle-t38007|access-date=August 11, 2021|website=Newsday|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811002855/https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/port-washington-lirr-shuttle-1.31799969|archive-date=August 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Parks|first=Jessica|date=May 22, 2019|title=West Shore Road shuttle bus to expand service – Port Washington Times|url=https://theislandnow.com/port-washington/west-shore-rd-shuttle-bus-to-expand-service/|access-date=August 11, 2021|website=The Island Now}}</ref>

===Utilities=== ====Natural gas==== National Grid USA provides natural gas to homes and businesses that are hooked up to natural gas lines in Port Washington.<ref name=":38">{{Cite web |title=Long Island Utility Information – LIPA, Nat Grid, & Local Water Authorities. |url=https://www.longisland.com/utilities.html |access-date=October 24, 2020 |website=LongIsland.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Natural Gas & Electricity {{!}} National Grid |url=https://www.nationalgridus.com/Default.aspx |access-date=July 21, 2021 |website=www.nationalgridus.com}}</ref>

====Power==== PSEG Long Island provides power to all homes and businesses within Port Washington, on behalf of the Long Island Power Authority.<ref name=":38" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Home Page – PSEG Long Island |url=https://www.psegliny.com/ |access-date=July 21, 2021 |website=www.psegliny.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NYS Electric Utility Service Territories Map {{!}} State of New York |url=https://data.ny.gov/Energy-Environment/NYS-Electric-Utility-Service-Territories-Map/q5m9-rahr |access-date=2025-07-29 |website=data.ny.gov}}</ref>

====Sewage==== Port Washington is within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District, which operates the sanitary sewer system serving the hamlet.<ref name=":32" />

====Water==== The Port Washington Water District provides supplies the heavy majority of the hamlet with its water.<ref name=":32" /> The sole exception is the small portion of the hamlet located within the Roslyn Union Free School District's boundaries, which is instead served by the Roslyn Water District.<ref name=":32" />

===Healthcare and emergency services===

====Healthcare==== There are no hospitals in Port Washington. The nearest hospital is St. Francis Hospital in the Village of Flower Hill.<ref name=":32" />

====Fire==== The heavy majority of Port Washington is within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Port Washington Fire District, with the exception being the portion of the hamlet located within the Roslyn Union Free School District's boundaries, which is within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Roslyn Fire District.<ref name=":32" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Port Washington Fire Department |url=http://www.pwfd.com/ |website=pwfd.com}}</ref>

====Police==== The Port Washington Police District provides police protection for the heavy majority of the hamlet, with the exception being the portion of the hamlet located within the Roslyn Union Free School District's boundaries, which is served by the Sixth Precinct of the Nassau County Police Department.<ref name=":32" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Port Washington Police District NY |url=https://portwashingtonpd.ny.gov/ |access-date=August 10, 2020 }}</ref>

==Landmarks== The Thomas Dodge Homestead, Main Street School, and the Monfort Cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name="nris2">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref><ref name="weekly2">{{cite web|date=August 29, 2014|title=Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 8/18/14 through 8/23/14|url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/weekly-list-2014-national-register-of-historic-places.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628031358/http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20140829.htm|archive-date=June 28, 2015|access-date=September 14, 2015|url-status=live|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Conry |first=Tara |date=2013-05-03 |title=Landmark on Main Street symbol of Port Washington’s fighting spirit |url=https://www.newsday.com/news/landmark-on-main-street-symbol-of-port-washington-s-fighting-spirit-r42868 |access-date=2025-07-28 |website=Newsday |language=en}}</ref> [[File:Main Street School, Port Washington, NY August 9, 2025 A.jpg|thumb|The Main Street School (now the Landmark on Main Street Community Center) in 2025]]

==Notable people==  * Sebastian Arcelus (born 1976) – Actor<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jersey Boy Sebastian Arcelus Find Success (and Love) in Musicals |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/133814/jersey-boy-sebastian-arcelus-find-success-and-love-in-musicals/ |access-date=July 26, 2024 |website=Broadway.com }}</ref> * Eric Bloom (born 1944) – Musician * Bob Carroll (1918–1994) – Singer and actor; lived on Glen Lane<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 19, 1994 |title=Bob Carroll, Actor In Many Roles, 76 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/19/obituaries/bob-carroll-actor-in-many-roles-76.html |access-date=July 26, 2024 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Grudens |first=Richard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=69S5_xHb1UcC&dq=%22Bob+Carroll%22+%22Port+Washington%22&pg=PA173 |title=The Music Men: The Guys who Sang with the Bands and Beyond |date=1998 |publisher=celebrity profiles publishing |isbn=978-1-57579-097-8 }}</ref> * John Cassavetes (1929–1989) – Actor and filmmaker<ref>{{Cite news |last= Wilkinson |first=Annie |date=June 20, 2020 |title=John Cassavetes: The Father of Indie Films |work=Long Island Press |url=https://www.longislandpress.com/2020/06/22/john-cassavetes-the-father-of-indie-films/}}</ref> * Evelyn Danzig (1902–1996) – Concert pianist and composer<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=August 4, 1996 |title=Evelyn Danzig, 94, Composer of Pop Song |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/04/nyregion/evelyn-danzig-94-composer-of-pop-song.html |access-date=July 26, 2024 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Long Island Independent 30 October 1958 — The NYS Historic Newspapers |url=https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=lii19581030-01.1.9&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN----------%5C |access-date=July 26, 2024 |website=nyshistoricnewspapers.org}}</ref> * William Dumpson (1930–2014) – played in the Negro leagues and for the Harlem Globetrotters * John Fasano (1961–2014) – Screenwriter and director<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lane |first=Barbara Kaplan |date=October 31, 1993 |title=Spice and Sass to Go With the Pizza |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/31/nyregion/on-location-spice-and-sass-to-go-with-the-pizza.html |access-date=August 15, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * William H. Folwell (1924–2022) – American Episcopal prelate<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 8, 2022 |title=RIP: William Hopkins Folwell, 2nd bishop of Central Florida, dies at 97 |url=https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2022/02/08/rip-william-hopkins-folwell-2nd-bishop-of-central-florida-dies-at-97/ |access-date=August 15, 2022 |website=Episcopal News Service }}</ref> * Peter Fornatale – Disc jockey, radio personality, and author<ref>{{Cite news |last=Van Gelder |first=Lawrence |date=November 30, 1980 |title=From Antenna's Shadows to Writing Radio Books: LONG ISLANDERS |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1980/11/30/archives/long-island-weekly-from-antennas-shadows-to-writing-radio-books.html |access-date=2025-12-18 |work=The New York Times |pages=LI2}}</ref> * Fontaine Fox (1884–1964) – American cartoonist and illustrator * Lucy Fradkin (born 1953) – Visual artist<ref name="npg">{{Cite web |last=MonkEL |date=December 20, 2012 |title=Portrait of an Artist: Lucy Fradkin |url=https://npg.si.edu/blog/portrait-artist-lucy-fradkin |access-date=March 30, 2019 |website=npg.si.edu }}</ref> * Howard Gould (1871–1959) – Financier<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 21, 1909 |title=A New Castle Gould: Howard Gould to Build a $1000,000 Home at Port Washington. |page=XX1 |work=The New York Times |id={{ProQuest|}}}}</ref> * Bob Griffin (born 1950) – American-Israeli basketball player and English literature professor.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Palmer|first=Joanne|title=On the Map|url=http://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/on-the-map/|access-date=September 27, 2021|website=jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com|date=September 22, 2016 }}</ref> * Hartford N. Gunn, Jr. – Founding President of PBS; son of North Hempstead Town Supervisor Hartford N. Gunn, Sr.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 20, 1990 |title=Legacy of First Supervisor From Port Is Evident |work=Newsday |pages=17NNH1 |via=ProQuest}}</ref> * Lazlo Halasz (1905–2001) – Conductor; lived at 3 Leeds Drive<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=L. A. Times |date=November 2, 2001 |title=Laszlo Halasz, 96; 1st New York City Opera Music Director |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-nov-02-me-64572-story.html |access-date=July 26, 2024 |website=Los Angeles Times }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Calta |first=Louis |date=April 2, 1972 |title=Concert Orchestra To Bow in Suffolk |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/04/02/archives/concert-orchestra-to-bow-in-suffolk.html |access-date=July 26, 2024 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bellmore Life 11 January 1978 — The NYS Historic Newspapers |url=https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=bl19780111-01.1.8&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN---------- |access-date=July 26, 2024 |website=nyshistoricnewspapers.org}}</ref> * William Randolph Hearst (1863–1951) – Publisher<ref>{{Cite web|title=LIU WRH – Collection Highlights|url=http://www.liucedarswampcollection.org/betahearst/highlights.php?key=sandspoint|access-date=February 10, 2016|website=www.liucedarswampcollection.org}}</ref> * William S. Hults Jr. (1906–1999) – Politician and New York State Department of Motor Vehicles commissioner; lived on Lowell Road<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 18, 1953 |title=Cut in LibelLiability on Radio, TV Urged |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1953/02/18/archives/cut-in-libel-liability-on-radio-tv-urged.html |access-date=July 26, 2024 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=August 10, 1942 |title=Penny in Army, Hults Will Make Race |work=Newsday |pages=3, 27 |id={{ProQuest|}}}}</ref> * Craig M. Johnson (born 1971) – Former New York State senator<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 5, 2010 |title=Senator Craig M. Johnson |url=https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/craig-m-johnson |access-date=August 15, 2022 |website=NY State Senate }}</ref> * Martin W. Littleton (1873–1934) – Congressman for the area in the United States House of Representatives between 1911 and 1913.<ref name=":21" /> * Katie Lowes (born 1982) – Actress<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Gerri |date=January 27, 2016 |title=Hollywood Now: Scandal's Katie Lowes on marriage, plus news on Kate Hudson, Chelsea Handler & Jamie-Lynn Sigler |url=https://18doors.org/hollywood_now_scandals_katie_lowes_on_marriage_kate_hudson_chelsea_handler_jamie-lynn_sigler/}}</ref> * Jimmy McPartland (1907–1991) – Jazz cornetist and husband to Mariann McPartland; lived on Essex Court<ref name=":2" /> * Margaret Marian McPartland (1918–2013) – English-born jazz pianist; lived on Essex Court<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Goldstein |first=Linda Portney |date=October 1, 2013 |title=Marian McPartland, 95 |url=https://portwashington-news.com/obituary-marian-mcpartland-95/ |access-date=August 15, 2022 |website=Port Washington News }}</ref> * LuEsther Mertz (1905–1991) – Businesswoman and philanthropist<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blau |first=Eleanor |date=February 6, 1991 |title=LuEsther Mertz, 85, Arts Patron And Partner in Magazine Business |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/06/obituaries/luesther-mertz-85-arts-patron-and-partner-in-magazine-business.html |access-date=July 26, 2024 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * Evelyn Mulry Moore (1942–2012) – Wheelchair athlete<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 23, 1969 |title=Mrs. Moore Paces Gizz Kids To Wheelchair Games Title |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1969/06/23/archives/mrs-moore-paces-gizz-kids-to-wheelchair-games-title.html |access-date=August 15, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * Kelly Moran – Musician; grew up in Port Washington<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Goldner |first=Sam |date=August 23, 2017 |title=Brooklyn experimenter Kelly Moran is pushing prepared piano to exciting new frontiers |url=http://www.factmag.com/2017/08/23/kelly-moran-fact-rated/ |website=Fact Mag}}</ref> * Don Orehek (1928–2022) – Freelance cartoonist; lived on Revere Road<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 15, 2016 |title=The National Cartoon!st Issue 4 by National Cartoonists Society – Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/stevemcgarry/docs/natcartoonist_no.4final |access-date=July 26, 2024 |website=issuu.com }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Long Island News and The Owl 25 September 1997 — The NYS Historic Newspapers |url=https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=lino19970925-01.1.49&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN---------- |access-date=July 26, 2024 |website=nyshistoricnewspapers.org}}</ref> * Nancy Overton (1926–2009) – Singer<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hevesi |first=Dennis |date=April 11, 2009 |title=Nancy Overton, Singer for the Chordettes, Is Dead at 83 |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/11/arts/music/11overton.html |access-date=August 15, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * Susan Quittmeyer (born 1953) – Opera singer<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 4, 1987 |title=Susan Quittmeyer Weds James Morris |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/04/style/susan-quittmeyer-weds-james-morris.html |access-date=August 15, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Spiegel |first=Meryl |date=August 4, 1996 |title=Seeking an Opera Audience on East End |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/04/nyregion/seeking-an-opera-audience-on-east-end.html |access-date=August 15, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * Anthony Scaramucci (born 1964) – Founder of SkyBridge Capital; former White House Communications Director to President Donald Trump<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hampton|first=Daniel|date=September 25, 2019|title=Anthony Scaramucci To Speak In Native Port Washington This Week|url=https://patch.com/new-york/portwashington/anthony-scaramucci-speak-native-port-washington-week|access-date=September 27, 2021|website=Port Washington, NY Patch|language=en}}</ref> * Richard Shindell (born 1960) – Singer-songwriter; grew up in Port Washington<ref>{{Cite news |last=Digennaro |first=Ralph |date=February 20, 2000 |title=Singer-Guitarist at the Emelin |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/20/nyregion/singer-guitarist-at-the-emelin.html |access-date=August 15, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * Richard Sonnenfeldt (1923–2009) – Engineer, executive, author, and the United States' chief interpreter for prosecutors during the Nuremberg Trials<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sulzberger |first=A. G. |date=October 13, 2009 |title=Richard W. Sonnenfeldt, Nuremberg Interrogator, Is Dead at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/nyregion/13sonnenfeldt.html |access-date=July 26, 2024 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 14, 2009 |title=Richard Sonnenfeldt dies at 86; chief interpreter for American prosecutors at Nuremberg trials |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-richard-sonnenfeldt14-2009oct14-story.html |access-date=July 26, 2024 |website=Los Angeles Times }}</ref> * Sean Spicer (born 1971) – 30th White House Press Secretary<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 21, 2017|title=Port Washington native named WH communications director; Spicer resigns |url=https://newjersey.news12.com/port-washington-native-named-wh-communications-director-spicer-resigns-35941123 |access-date=August 15, 2022 |website=News 12 – New Jersey}}</ref> * Jean Swain (1923–2000) – Singer<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 18, 1942 |title=Students Home for Easter Recess |pages=18 |work=Newsday |id={{ProQuest|}}}}</ref> * Jon "Stugotz" Weiner (born 1972) – Co-host of ''The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jon Weiner, AKA: Stugotz |url=https://www.ejsgameplan.com/episodes/stugotz |access-date=September 1, 2022 |website=The Game Plan }}</ref> * Jeanine Tesori (born 1961) – Composer and musical arranger; grew up in Port Washington<ref name="americantheatrewing.org">{{Cite web |date=December 2008 |title=Biography – Jeanine Tesori |url=http://americantheatrewing.org/biography/detail/jeanine_tesori |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130140936/http://americantheatrewing.org/biography/detail/jeanine_tesori |archive-date=January 30, 2009 |website=American Theatre Wing}}</ref> * George Vecsey (born 1939) – Sports columnist for ''The New York Times''<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 29, 1982 |title=The Times Names Vecsey To Write Sports Column |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/29/sports/the-times-names-vecsey-to-write-sports-column.html |access-date=July 26, 2024 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * Jordan Walker (born 1999) – professional basketball player * Mark Wood – Rock violinist<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parks |first=Jessica |date=February 13, 2019 |title=Local musicians award music camp scholarship to Schreiber student – The Island Now News |url=https://islandnow.net/local-musicians-award-music-camp-scholarship-to-schreiber-student/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726212127/https://islandnow.net/local-musicians-award-music-camp-scholarship-to-schreiber-student/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 26, 2024 |access-date=July 26, 2024 |website=The Island Now }}</ref> * Burt Young (1940–2023) – Actor best known for appearing in ''Rocky'' and its sequels<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jacobson |first=Aileen |date=January 27, 2012 |title=Burt Young |url=http://lipulse.com/2012/01/27/burt-young/ |access-date=August 15, 2022 |website=Long Island Pulse Magazine }}</ref>

==In popular culture== Over the years, scenes for various shows and movies have been filmed within the hamlet. These include scenes for ''Miracle on 34th Street'' (1947), ''Meet the Parents'' (2000), and ''Louder than Bombs'' (2015).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miracle on 34th Street – Movies Filmed on Long Island |url=https://moviesfilmedonlongisland.com/portfolio-item/miracle-on-34th-street/ |access-date=2025-09-19 |website=moviesfilmedonlongisland.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet The Parents – Movies Filmed on Long Island |url=https://moviesfilmedonlongisland.com/portfolio-item/meet-the-parents/ |access-date=2025-09-19 |website=moviesfilmedonlongisland.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Louder Than Bombs – Movies Filmed on Long Island |url=https://moviesfilmedonlongisland.com/portfolio-item/louder-than-bombs/ |access-date=2025-09-19 |website=moviesfilmedonlongisland.com}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Port Washington, New York}}{{Wikivoyage|Port Washington (New York)}} * [https://www.pwcoc.org/ Port Washington Chamber of Commerce] * [http://www.pwpl.org/ Port Washington Public Library] * [https://archive.org/details/portwashingtonperformingarts/ Port Washington Performing Arts Archive] {{Adjacent communities | Center = Port Washington | North = Sands Point | Northeast = | East = ''Hempstead Harbor'' | Southeast = | South = Flower Hill | Southwest = Plandome Manor | West = ''Manhasset Bay'' | Northwest = Port Washington North<br />Baxter Estates }} {{Port Washington, New York}} {{NorthHempsteadNY}} {{Nassau County, New York}}

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