Any talk about business in Manhasset, of course, must include the Americana Manhasset, the high-end shopping center on Northern Boulevard with some of the best-known luxury brands in the world. Manhasset Row nearby further grows the high-end offerings of Manhasset.

But a different section of Manhasset is the “traditional downtown” and positive developments and some good news there also have resulted in growth.

Cars pull into the Americana Manhasset, bringing consumers. But at a time when transportation oriented development, or TOD, is a big buzzword for development, Manhasset also has a lot going for it with a less then 40-minute commute to New York City.

Its traditional downtown includes the Manhasset train station, one of the more heavily used of the roughly 125 on the Long Island Rail Road. While that station is a big plus, other infrastructure, sewers, in particular, also have been fueling Manhasset’s downtown district.

A big part Manhasset’s downtown recently underwent a sewer connection as a mile of sewer line was installed in the village’s business district along and near Plandome Road. This mean saying goodbye to cesspools which take up space and having a better commercial infrastructure.

“Businesses located across the line were able to connect,” said Kevin Higgins, a spokesman for Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer S. DeSena, noting that “saves money for business owners while saving the environment from more cesspools leaching into Manhasset’s bays and aquifers.”

Businesses in 2025 began connecting to the new sewer system installed on Plandome Road, as the project whose roots date back as far as ideas and initial steps in 2014 became a reality, according to the Manhasset Chamber of Commerce.

A $5 million state grant enabled the installation of the main sewer line along with help from Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena and the Town of North Hempstead Board who allocated $3.1 million.

Manhasset Chamber of Commerce President Antonietta Manzi wrote in an open letter that “thanks to this strong partnership” and guidance from the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District “this long-anticipated project became a reality.”

“This has spurred local business growth in the Manhasset area,” Higgins added of sewers, “with red tape being cut left and right to celebrate grand openings for Manhasset business owners and entrepreneurs.”

Source: LI Press