The Town of North Hempstead occupies 58 square miles. Its western border is roughly 14.5 miles from Manhattan. It is bounded on the north by the Long Island Sound, to the south by the Town of Hempstead, to the west by the borough of Queens, and to the east by the Town of Oyster Bay. Its northern land boundaries are extensively arranged along the Little Neck and Manhasset Bays, and Hempstead Harbor. The average commute to and from New York City by train is 30 minutes.
Town Hall is located outside the town center on North Street, off Lowell Street and Route 62. It is home to many departments of the town government, including the town administrator, town clerk, Board of Selectmen, assessor, community planning, public works, parks and recreation, tax collector and treasurer, and zoning.
Greg Balukonis is the town administrator. Robert Mauceri is the chairman of the Board of Selectmen.
Call ahead for specific hours for each department.
Departments located at Town Hall include:
Board of Selectmen - 978-664-6010
Accounting - 978-664-6022
Assessors - 978-664-6021
Building Department - 978-664-6040
Community Planning - 978-664-6050
Conservation - 978-664-6047
Finance Committee - 978-664-6047
Finance Department - 978-664-6022
Health Department - 978-664-6042
Human Resources - 978-664-6065
Information Technology - 978-664-6055
Parks and Recreation - 978-664-6016
Public Works - 978-664-6060
Tax Collector/Town Treasurer - 978-664-6020
Town Administrator - 978-664-6010
Town Clerk - 978-664-6030
Veterans' Services - 978-664-6011
Youth Services - 978-357-5281
Zoning - 978-664-6070
Grafton Public Library, located in a classic New England building on the historic Grafton Common, features books, CDs, DVDs, Internet access and audiobooks. The Friends of Grafton Public Library operate Down Under Bookstore, which is open during library hours and helps raise money for the library. Hilding Hedberg is the library director.
