Manhasset Hills

History

By the late 1950s, much of the land in Manhasset Hills had been developed into residential neighborhoods by developers. One of the last major developments to be built was the Cherrywood Homes development, which was built on a tract by Barney and Martin Spiegel. The development was built with 88 split-level houses designed by A.H. Salkowitz, and was constructed on one of the last remaining major undeveloped tracts of land available in Manhasset Hills. Many were concerned that their property values would decrease because of the group home's presence, and attempted to change a law in order to prevent the home from being established. The residents were successful in preventing the group home from being established in their community, and the home was instead established in nearby New Hyde Park.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. According to the Köppen climate classification, Manhasset Hills has a Humid subtropical climate (type Cfa) with cool, wet winters and hot, humid summers. Precipitation is uniform throughout the year, with slight spring and fall peaks.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  63,627
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  60,662
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  55,599
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  53,519
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  52,611
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  51,670
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  50,385
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  50,339

Largest nearby schools

• FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL
  High · FREEPORT · 2,264 students · 13.5:1 ratio
• UNIONDALE HIGH SCHOOL
  High · UNIONDALE · 2,080 students · 11.6:1 ratio
• ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
  Other · HEMPSTEAD · 1,880 students · 17.1:1 ratio
• HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL
  High · HEMPSTEAD · 1,866 students · 23.6:1 ratio
• HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
  High · HICKSVILLE · 1,852 students · 13:1 ratio
• NEW HYDE PARK MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
  High · NEW HYDE PARK · 1,727 students · 13.7:1 ratio
• NASSAU BOCES
  Other · GARDEN CITY · 1,712 students · 4.4:1 ratio
• SCHOOL 7-OCEANSIDE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
  High · OCEANSIDE · 1,692 students · 11.4:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.8 — 2025-08-05
  1 km N of Hillsdale, New Jersey
• M 3 — 2025-08-03
  0 km W of Little Ferry, New Jersey
• M 2.9 — 2024-05-24
  6 km E of Califon, New Jersey
• M 2.6 — 2024-05-01
  1 km NW of Gladstone, New Jersey
• M 2.9 — 2024-04-27
  7 km WSW of Gladstone, New Jersey
• M 2.6 — 2024-04-10
  5 km WSW of Gladstone, New Jersey