Glen Cove

Glen Cove is one of two cities in Nassau County on Long Island, in New York. It is surrounded by the Long Island Sound to the north and Oyster Bay to the east, south, and west.

This article also covers the nearby portions of zoster Bay — the neighborhoods of Lattingtown, Locust Valley, Matinecock, Glen Head, Sea Cliff, Glenwood Landing, Greenvale and Old Brookville.

Understand


Glen Cove is a multicultural city with a population of 26,936 as of 2009. It is a small city that provides a variety of amenities. The Matinecock Indians – a Native American tribe – founded it. Glen Cove was originally named "Moscheto." English migrants from New England used Glen Cove as a port before 1668.

A man named Joseph Carpenter, from Warwick, Rhode Island purchased about 2,000 acres of the land northwest of the Town of Oyster Bay on May 24, 1668. Later that year Mr. Carpenter admitted four co-partners into the project - three brothers, Nathaniel, Daniel, and Robert Coles, and Nicholas Simkins. These men were all residents of Oyster Bay. The five men named the settlement later spelled "Musketa Cove", which In the Matinecock language means "place of rushes."

By train
The Long Island Rail Road's Oyster Bay Branch has regular service from Penn Station, though you will likely have to change trains at Jamaica. The branch has stops at Glen Head, Sea Cliff, Glen Street, Glen Cove, and Locust Valley.



By car
Glen Cove can be accessed from the Long Island Expressway or the Northern State Parkway. From the west, take Glen Cove Road north (LIE exit 39; NSP exit 31); from the east, take NY-107/Cedar Swamp Road north (LIE exit 41, NSP exit 35). The two roads will converge just before reaching Glen Cove.

Get around
There are some LIRR trains and NICE buses.

Eat
Glen Cove offers a variety of different restaurants.

Stay safe
Glen Cove is a very safe city – as are all of the surrounding communities covered in this article (Lattingtown, Locust Valley, Matinecock, Glen Head, Sea Cliff, Glenwood Landing, Greenvale, Old Brookville, and Brookville). Additionally, Glen Cove and all of the other communities included in this article are all patrolled heavily by the police, and if any issue arises, they will be happy to help you in any way needed.

Like in the rest of the United States, in the event of an emergency, dial 911.

Go next

 * North Hempstead
 * Oyster Bay