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Oyster Bay, New York

The Town of Oyster Bay is the easternmost of the three towns that make up Nassau County, New York, United States. Part of the New York metropolitan area, it is the only town in Nassau County to extend from the North Shore to the South Shore of Long Island. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 301,332, making it the 5th most populous city or town in the state.

This article is about the town. For the unincorporated hamlet within the town, see Oyster Bay (hamlet), New York. For other uses, see Oyster Bay, New York (disambiguation).

Oyster Bay, New York

1653 (1653)

1687 (1687)

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169.40 sq mi (438.73 km2)

103.74 sq mi (268.69 km2)

65.65 sq mi (170.04 km2)  38.75%

180 ft (55 m)

301,332

1,800/sq mi (690/km2)

36-56000

0979336

There are 18 villages and 18 hamlets within the town of Oyster Bay. The U.S. Postal Service has organized these 36 places into 30 five-digit ZIP Codes, served by 20 post offices.[2] Each post office shares the name of one of the hamlets or villages, but their boundaries are usually not coterminous.


Oyster Bay is also the name of a hamlet on the North Shore, within the town of Oyster Bay. Near this hamlet, in the village of Cove Neck, is Sagamore Hill, the former residence and summer White House of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and now a museum. At least six of the 36 villages and hamlets of the town have shores on Oyster Bay Harbor, an inlet of Long Island Sound, and many of these at one time or another have also been referred to as being part of the hamlet of Oyster Bay.[3]

Economy[edit]

Aer Lingus operates its United States office in Oyster Bay, centered on the hamlet of Jericho.[14][15][16] Cablevision Systems, a major cable company in the tri-state area has its corporate headquarters in Bethpage, New York,[17] as well as a satellite office in Jericho, New York that contains its medium to large business solutions division, Lightpath.[18] Acclaim Entertainment was originally located in the hamlet of Oyster Bay.[19] It originally occupied a one-room office in Oyster Bay. At a later time it occupied a brick structure with two stories.[20] In 1994 Acclaim bought a headquarters building in Glen Cove.[21]

Education[edit]

Both the State University of New York at Old Westbury and New York Institute of Technology or NYIT (and its affiliated New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine) are located in Old Westbury. LIU Post, the largest campus of the private Long Island University system, is located in Brookville.

A small area between Bayville and Lattingtown that contains Stehli Town Beach and a housing subdivision

A small area between Old Westbury and Jericho that contains an undeveloped part of the campus

SUNY Old Westbury

and nearby uninhabited islands in South Oyster Bay

Jones Beach Island

Transportation[edit]

Rail lines[edit]

The Long Island Rail Road's Oyster Bay Branch serves the town's vicinity from Glen Head to Oyster Bay. The Main Line runs through the center of the town from with stations in Hicksville, and Bethpage. The Port Jefferson Branch begins at Hicksville, and goes through Hicksville and Syosset. Rail freight service also exists along the Central Branch which begins in Bethpage. Further south in the town, the Babylon Branch runs from Seaford to the Suffolk County Line with stations in Massapequa and Massapequa Park.

Bus service[edit]

The Town of Oyster Bay is served primarily by Nassau Inter-County Express bus routes, though some routes from Suffolk County Transit also enter the town from the county line.

(1938–2019), co-founder, chairman and managing partner of NewWorld Capital Group, LLC

Carter F. Bales

(1933–2011), Academy and Grammy Award-winning film composer (died at his home here on January 30, 2011)

John Barry

(1988-), Emmy-nominated actor known for his role in the HBO series Succession.

Nicholas Braun

(1956–2012), award-winning reporter (killed by shelling at Homs, Syria, February 2012)

Marie Colvin

writer of fifty children's books.

David Cory

comedian and former head writer at Saturday Night Live

Anna Drezen

(1964–), former boss of the Gambino crime family

John Gotti Jr.

(1961–), conservative media personality, host of Hannity on Fox News, lives in Centre Island

Sean Hannity

of Fox News. Raised and currently resides in Massapequa

Brian Kilmeade

owner of Fox News, New York Post, Wall Street Journal, and other media companies. Lives in Centre Island

Rupert Murdoch

(1934–2018), Radio Hall of Fame member best known as a disc jockey at WABC and CBS-FM Radio from the 1960s through the 2000s

Dan Ingram

(1958–), former US House Representative

Steve Israel

(1949–), singer-songwriter and owner of a custom motorcycle shop called 20th Century Cycles

Billy Joel

(1959-), American-Israeli basketball player

Ken Labanowski

(1984-), former Saturday Night Live cast member

Kate McKinnon

(1937–), National Book Award-winning novelist

Thomas Pynchon

(1858–1919), 26th President of the United States

Theodore Roosevelt

(1877–1957), dean of American Astronomers, Professor at Princeton University

Henry Norris Russell

(1999– ), Ice hockey player for the New Jersey Devils

Tyce Thompson

(1608-1668), one of the signers of the Flushing Remonstrance

John Townsend

(1749–1832), former Secretary of State of Vermont[28]

Micah Townshend

(1753–1838), part of Culper Spy Ring utilized by George Washington to help sway the American Revolution in the colonists' favor

Robert Townsend

(1994-), racing driver

Ryan Tveter

(1944–2018), Chinese-American businessman; minority owner of the New York Islanders hockey team

Charles Wang

According to , in his song "Let's Do It," "even oysters down in Oyster Bay do it."

Cole Porter

mentions Oyster Bay in his song "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" on the 1973 album Piano Man.

Billy Joel

Oyster Bay is the home of Jack and Dina Byrnes in the movie .

Meet the Parents

In the HBO TV show , Oyster Bay is where Phil Leotardo is hiding and eventually killed.

The Sopranos

Roger Barnes, played by , mentions owning a home in Oyster Bay in the movie Wall Street (1987).

James Spader

It is referenced numerous times in .

Backstage Wife

Oyster Bay served as the shooting location for the small town in the horror movie (1972).

Silent Night, Bloody Night

In the CBS TV show , formerly corrupt police officer Lionel Fusco disposes of corpses in Oyster Bay several times.

Person of Interest

Asteroid , discovered by astronomers of the Catalina Sky Survey in 2005, was named after the town and its harbor.[29] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on November 8, 2019 (M.P.C. 118221).[30]

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Town of Oyster Bay official website

1873 map of southern part of town of Oyster Bay

Historical photos from town of Oyster Bay

Pictures and Information on Oyster Bay's Historic Estates

Town of Oyster Bay History