| Port Washington Parking District | |
| Type: | District |
| Formed: | 1948 |
| Headquarters: | 15 Vanderventer Avenue, Port Washington, New York, United States |
| Map: | Port Washington Parking District Map.png |
| Agency Type: | Parking |
| Status: | Active |
The Port Washington Parking District (also known as the Port Washington Public Parking District) is a special public parking district in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. It serves the Greater Port Washington area of Long Island's North Shore and is operated by the Town of North Hempstead.
The Port Washington Parking District was established by the Town of North Hempstead in 1948, with the purpose of establishing, maintaining, and regulating parking facilities and parking meters in Port Washington's downtown area, such as for local commuters using the Port Washington Long Island Rail Road station, shoppers, and merchants.[1] [2] [3] [4] For the construction of several of the parking fields, most notably between the 1940s and 1960s, the Port Washington Parking District used eminent domain to acquire several of the lots needed for the parking facilities.[1] [4] [5]
In 1959, the district opened its main commuter parking lot at the Port Washington LIRR station, with enough parking spaces for 411 cars.[6] The construction of this lot more than doubled the commuter parking capacity at the station; its construction required land swaps between the Town of North Hempstead and the Long Island Rail Road, and the rail freight depot was relocated roughly 0.5miles from its original location for its construction.[4] [6]
In 1969, the boundaries of the parking district were expanded, taking in several incorporated villages surrounding the hamlet of Port Washington (Baxter Estates, Flower Hill, Manorhaven, Port Washington North, and Sands Point).[7] As a result of the expansion, legislation was enacted limiting parking at the Port Washington LIRR station to residents of the parking district.[7]
As of 2022, the Port Washington Parking District operates 12 parking fields, some of which require residential permits exclusively available to district residents or merchants between certain hours and on certain days (specifically the commuter and merchant lots).[2] [8] [9]
The Port Washington Parking District serves the following communities:[10]