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Freeport (elevation 20 feet / 6 meters) is a village in the town of Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York state. The population was 44,472 at the 2020 census, making it the second largest village in New York by population. It became a settlement in the 1640s, and was once an oystering community, then later a resort. It is now primarily a bedroom suburb but retains a modest commercial waterfront (The Nautical Mile) and some light industry. The village has a total area of 4.6 square miles (12 km2) and is bisected by east–west New York State Route 27 (Sunrise Highway). The Meadowbrook State Parkway defines its eastern boundary.

The south part of the village is penetrated by several canals that allow access to the Atlantic Ocean by means of passage through salt marshes. The oldest canal is the late 19th-century Woodcleft Canal. Freeport has extensive small-boat facilities and a resident fishing fleet, as well as charter and open water fishing boats.

Freeport is a Long Island hot spot during the summer season. A popular festival occurs on Freeport's Nautical Mile (the west side of Woodcleft Canal) the first weekend in June each year, which attracts many people from across the Island and New York City. The Nautical Mile is a strip along the water that features well-known seafood restaurants, crab shacks, bars, eclectic little boutiques, fresh fish markets, as well as party cruise ships and casino boats that float atop the canals. People line up for the boat rides and eat at restaurants that feature seating on the water's edge and servings of mussels, oysters, crabs, and steamed clams accompanied by pitchers of beer.


Meadowbrook Parkway, Freeport, NY
 (at Merrick Rd. Interchange from 511ny)

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