Franklin Square, New York

About Franklin Square

Franklin Square is a small unincorporated community in southeastern New York.

Officially, Franklin Square is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.88 square miles.

📰 Franklin Square News Today

• New report finds cost-cutting at MedStar Franklin Square puts patient care in jeopardy National Nurses United · Oct 9
• 648 Dogwood Ave, Franklin Square, NY 11010 Realtor.com · Oct 7
• Burglar Found Inside 60-Year-Old Woman's House In Franklin Square: Police Patch · Oct 5
• Franklin Square Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Franklin Square, 11010, New York - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest New York headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Franklin Square Unique

• The only place in America named Franklin Square — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Franklin Square

• Plattduetsche Park — german
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Alpine Restaurant — greek
• Atl Wings
• Belle's Steakhouse — steak house
• Buen Provecho
• Cheng Du — chinese
• China Garden Restaurant — chinese
• Cinelli’s Pizzaria — pizza
• Ella's Greek Corner — greek

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Franklin Square

• Garden World · Garden reviews ★
• Rath Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Franklin Square

• H FRANK CAREY HIGH SCHOOL
• JOHN STREET SCHOOL
• POLK STREET SCHOOL
• VALLEY STREAM NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
• WASHINGTON STREET SCHOOL
• WILLOW ROAD SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Franklin Square

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