About Uniondale
Uniondale, NY is a small unincorporated community located in southeastern New York.
Officially, Uniondale is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.71 square miles.
📰 Uniondale News Today
- President Trump Speaks at Police Academy in Uniondale, New York - C-SPAN C-SPAN · Aug 14
- Power restored in Uniondale after utility pole crash that seriously injured driver Newsday · Aug 17
- Uniondale Football Schedule MaxPreps · Aug 13
- Pres. Trump Speaks to Reporters While En Route to New York - C-SPAN C-SPAN · Aug 13
- ACRES Commercial: Q2 Earnings Snapshot king5.com · Jul 29
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Uniondale Unique
- 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.
- Part of the fabric of New York — one of 1,293 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Easy reach of Hempstead (2 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Uniondale
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Uniondale
- Bens Crab — seafood
- DJ's International Buffet — buffet
- Holy Cow — chicken
- Napolini Express — pizza
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Axxin Library Cafe (café)
- Breslin Kiosk (café)
- Brooklyn Slice — pizza
- CV Starr Cafe (café)
- Cafe (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Cradle of Aviation Museum · Museum
- Nassau County Firefighters Museum · Museum
- Long Island Children Museum · Museum
- Museum Row · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Uniondale
- Cedar Street Park reviews ★
- Custer Park reviews ★
- Francis Purcell Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Grove Park reviews ★
- Hempstead Plains Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Hofstra University Quad reviews ★
- Hofstra University Suburban Ecological Research Site · Garden reviews ★
- Mitchel Athletic Complex reviews ★
- Museum Row reviews ★
- Rose Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Sensory Garden · Garden reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Uniondale
- ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE
- CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- NORTHERN PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- SMITH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- TURTLE HOOK MIDDLE SCHOOL
- UNIONDALE HIGH SCHOOL
- WALNUT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNew York
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area5.71 sq mi
Coordinates40.7176, -73.5947