Menands, New York

About Menands

Set in the eastern part of New York, Menands is a small town counting 4,501 people who proudly call it home.

Menands holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 3.06 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,471 residents per square mile.

📰 Menands News Today

• New York Guard Honors Former President Chester Arthur National Guard.mil · Oct 6
• New York National Guard marks birthday of President Chester Arthur with White House wreath DVIDS · Oct 6
• New York Guard marks Chester Arthur’s birthday Army.mil · Oct 6
• 7-year-old boy reported missing in Menands NEWS10 ABC · Jun 28
• Search continues for nonverbal boy who went missing in Menands Sunday WAMC · Jun 29

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 Menands Unique

• The only place in America named Menands — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New York — one of 1,293 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Menands

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Menands

• Alexis Diner — diner
• B-Rads
• Bangkok Cuisine — thai
• Good Religion Buffet & Grill — caribbean
• Grazie — italian
• Junior's Bar and Grill — american
• Pistana Brothers Pizza — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• The Whistling Kettle Albany Tea Bar — tea (café)
• Cafe Madison

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Corning Plot · Attraction
• Daniel Manning Grave · Attraction
• Defreest House · Museum
• Erastus Dow Palmer Grave · Attraction
• John Van Buren Grave · Attraction
• Philip Schuyler Grave · Attraction
• Stephen Van Rensselaer Grave · Attraction
• William Learned Marcy Grave · Attraction
• William Paterson Grave · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Menands

• Sage Estate Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Schuyler Flatts Cultural Park reviews ★
• Weare C. Little Memorial Park reviews ★
• Ganser Smith Memorial Park reviews ★
• Hackett Park reviews ★
• Hutton Street Park reviews ★
• Linden Grove Cremation Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Mohawk Hudson River Bike Trail Park reviews ★
• Mullens Park reviews ★
• Polk Switzer Park reviews ★
• Sacred Heart Park reviews ★
• Shaker Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Menands

• MENANDS SCHOOL

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Menands

🏘️ Nearby Communities