The Manhasset station features several commuter parking fields for station passengers. All of these parking facilities are owned and operated by the
Manhasset Park District. The parking facilities at the station are typically reserved primarily for Manhasset Park District residents with a valid, district-issued parking permit, with limited parking spaces for non-residents and other, non-permit holders also available on a first-come, first-serve basis at an increased parking fee rate. The parking facilities at the station – combined with the electrified, frequent service on the Port Washington Branch (which is the only branch that does not stop at
Jamaica) have contributed to the high passenger count at the station, with commuters from nearby communities outside of the Manhasset Park District's boundaries – primarily those communities with stations along the
Oyster Bay Branch and
Port Jefferson Branch – driving to, parking at, and using the Manhasset station in lieu of stations like
Roslyn on the Oyster Bay Branch or ones as far away as in
Suffolk County, along the Port Jefferson Branch; the Oyster Bay Branch is non-electrified north and east of
East Williston, while the Port Jefferson Branch electrification ends at
Huntington. == See also ==