Stewart Manor, New York

In 1925, a Brooklyn-based real estate development firm, Realty Associates, began developing a roughly 1.5-square-mile (3.9 km²) area of land – including the majority of what is now the Village of Stewart Manor – as a suburban neighborhood near Garden City, naming this new community Sunrise Gardens.^[2][3] This large development – running east to the vicinity of Adams Street from Covert Avenue, and south to Cambridge Avenue from the Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Rail Road – would bear this name until 1926, when residents changed the name to Stewart Manor, after the nearby LIRR station; the Sunrise Gardens name had proven unpopular among residents, spurring the change.^[2][3][4]

Stewart Manor incorporated as a village on August 19, 1927, after the adjacent village, New Hyde Park, wished to annex the community into its boundaries – a move that was met with stiff opposition by residents of Stewart Manor and by Realty Associates, which in turn supported the residents to incorporate, so to gain home rule and allow the community to be able to better control the local infrastructure.^[2][4] In turn, the residents – led by resident and attorney Walter Rathborne – petitioned to incorporate, and the majority of residents participating in the vote voted in favor of becoming a village.^[2][4] Rathborne was ultimately elected as its first Mayor.^[2]

The Stewart Manor Municipal Building, which houses the village's government and contains its firehouse, was erected in 1936.^[2][5]

In 1943, due to World War II making it difficult to recruit new police officers, the Stewart Manor Police Department – the village's law enforcement agency – was dissolved and absorbed by the Nassau County Police Department, which as of 2026 continues to serve as the police agency responsible for law enforcement within the village.^[2]

In 1987, the Stewart Manor Municipal Building was expanded.^[2][5] It would subsequently be expanded again in 2002.^[2][5]

The name reflects the community's proximity to the Stewart Manor station on the Long Island Rail Road in the adjacent village, Garden City, which is named after Alexander Turney Stewart.^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²), all land.^[6]

The village is east of the Village of Floral Park, south of the Village of New Hyde Park, and west of both Franklin Square and the Village of Garden City.^[7]

The Village of Stewart Manor is located within the Hook Creek Watershed, which – in turn – is located within the larger Long Island Sound/Atlantic Ocean Watershed.^{[8][9][10][11]}

At the 2020 census, there were 1,992 people residing in the village of Stewart Manor, with a population density of approximately 9,861.4 inhabitants per square mile (3,807.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 77.1% White, 2.1% African American, 7.5% Asian, 4.1% from other races, and 8.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino individuals of any race made up 12.9% of the population.^[21]

At the 2010 census, there were 1,896 people, 690 households, and 486 families in the village. The population density was 9,028.6 inhabitants per square mile (3,486.0/km²). There were 711 housing units at an average density of 3,385.7 inhabitants per square mile (1,307.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 87.2% White, 4.2% African American, 4.2% Asian, 1.7% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.7%.^[21]

At the 2000 census there were 1,935 people, 718 households, and 564 families in the village. The population density was 9,784.9 inhabitants per square mile (3,778.0/km²). There were 726 housing units at an average density of 3,671.2 per square mile (1,417.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.28% White, 1.76% African American, 1.91% Asian, 1.45% from other races, and 1.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.03%.^[21]

Of the 718 households 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 19.4% of households were one person and 10.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.10.

The age distribution was 23.2% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males.

The median household income was $84,913 and the median family income was $97,922. Males had a median income of $67,031 versus $41,042 for females. The per capita income for the village was $35,371. About 1.9% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

The Village of Stewart Manor is governed by the Village of Stewart Manor Board of Trustees.^[22] This governing body consists of a mayor and four village trustees – all of whom are elected to serve four-year terms, during village elections held each March.^[22][23]

As of August 2025, the Mayor of Stewart Manor is Michael Onorato, and the Village Trustees are Barbara Arciere, William Grogan, Peter Healy, and M. Carole Schafenberg.^[22]

In the 2024 United States presidential election, the majority of Stewart Manor voters voted for Donald Trump (R), who carried the vote in all three election districts covering the village.^[24][25][26]

Stewart Manor is located primarily within the boundaries of the Elmont Union Free School District (K-6) and the Sewanhaka Central High School District (7–12),^[27] although one street in the village – Fernwood Terrace – is split between Garden City Union Free School District, as well as the Franklin Square UFSD (the latter of which feeds into the Sewanhaka CHSD).^[7] Accordingly, children who reside within the village and attend public schools go to school in one of these districts.^[7]

Additionally, the Elmont Union Free School District's Stewart Manor Elementary School is located within the village.^[7]

Stewart Manor is served by the Elmont, Franklin Square, and Garden City Library Districts.^[7] The boundaries of these three library districts roughly correspond with those of the school districts.^[7]

• Thomas Mallon – Novelist, essayist, and critic.^[28]
• Sal Paolantonio – Philadelphia-based bureau reporter for ESPN, who primarily reports on NFL stories.^[29]