Editing Roslyn Heights, New York (section)

== Infrastructure ==

=== Transportation ===

==== Road ====
[[File:I-495 From Parkside Drive, Roslyn Heights, Long Island, New York November 7, 2021 B.jpg|thumb|Interstate 495 within Roslyn Heights in 2021, looking towards the west.]]
Two [[Limited-access road|limited-access highways]] run through and serve Roslyn Heights:<ref name=":12" />

* The [[Interstate 495 (New York)|Long Island Expressway (I-495)]] (exit 37)
* The [[Northern State Parkway]] (exits 28, 29, and 30)
Other major roads which pass through the hamlet include Garden Street, Lincoln Avenue, [[County Route E64 (Nassau County, New York)|Mineola/Willis Avenue]], [[I.U. Willets Road]], Locust Lane, Powerhouse Road, [[Roslyn Road]], and Warner Avenue.<ref name=":12" /> Furthermore, the hamlet's southernmost border touches [[New York State Route 25B]].<ref name=":12" />

==== Rail ====
Roslyn Heights is served by the [[Oyster Bay Branch]] of the [[Long Island Rail Road]]. Two stations are located either within or on the border of Roslyn Heights:<ref name=":12" />
[[File:Roslyn LIRR sta house jeh.jpg|thumb|The Roslyn LIRR station's station house in 2011.]]
* [[Roslyn station (LIRR)|Roslyn]] (located in the heart of Roslyn Heights, just south of Lincoln Avenue)
* [[Albertson station|Albertson]] (located on the border between the hamlets of [[Albertson, New York|Albertson]] and Roslyn Heights, just north of I.U. Willets Road)

==== Bus ====
As of January 2024, Roslyn Heights is served by three [[Nassau Inter-County Express|Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE)]] bus routes:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nassau Inter-County Express - Maps and Schedules|url=https://www.nicebus.com/Tools/Maps-and-Schedules|access-date=2020-08-10|website=www.nicebus.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nassau Inter-County Express Bus Route Map, July, 2020|url=https://www.nicebus.com/getattachment/Tools/Maps-and-Schedules/TEMP-System-Map-min-2.pdf.aspx|access-date=2020-08-09|website=Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE)}}</ref>
[[File:Warner Avenue, Roslyn Heights, Long Island, New York October 15, 2021.jpg|thumb|An n23 bus on Warner Avenue at the northern end of the hamlet.]]
* The [[N23 (Long Island bus)|n23]] ([[Mineola, New York|Mineola]]–[[Manorhaven, New York|Manorhaven]])
* The [[N27 (Long Island bus)|n27]] ([[Hempstead (village), New York|Hempstead]]–[[Glen Cove, New York|Glen Cove]])
* The [[N40 (Long Island bus)|n40X]] ([[Freeport, New York|Freeport]]–[[Roslyn, New York|Roslyn]])

=== Utilities ===

==== Natural gas ====
[[National Grid USA]] provides [[natural gas]] to homes and businesses that are hooked up to natural gas lines in Roslyn Heights.<ref name=":38">{{Cite web|title=Long Island Utility Information – LIPA, Nat Grid, & Local Water Authorities.|url=https://www.longisland.com/utilities.html|access-date=2020-10-24|website=LongIsland.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Natural Gas & Electricity {{!}} National Grid|url=https://www.nationalgridus.com/Default.aspx|access-date=2021-07-21|website=www.nationalgridus.com}}</ref>

==== Power ====
[[PSEG Long Island]] provides power to all homes and businesses within Roslyn Heights.<ref name=":38" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Home Page – PSEG Long Island|url=https://www.psegliny.com/|access-date=2021-07-21|website=www.psegliny.com}}</ref>

==== Sewage ====
Roslyn Heights is partially sewered.<ref name=":12" /><ref name=":222">{{Cite news|author=Roy R. Silver |date=1975-02-02|title=Nassau‐Roslyn Pact to End the Discharge of Sewage Into Hempstead Harbor|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/02/02/archives/nassauroslyn-pact-to-end-the-discharge-of-sewage-into-hempstead.html|access-date=2021-08-17|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The southern part of Roslyn Heights is within the [[Nassau County Sewage District]].<ref name=":12" /> Another, smaller sewer district exists within Roslyn Heights in the Roslyn Plaza area, which flows into the rest of Nassau County's sewer system via the East Hills Interceptor line.<ref name=":222" />

The remainder of Roslyn Heights relies on [[Cesspit|cesspools]] and [[Septic tank|septic systems]].<ref name=":12" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sewerage Map – Nassau County|url=https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1328/85percentfigureunsewercrop?bidId=|access-date=2021-08-05|website=County of Nassau, New York}}</ref>

==== Water ====
The portion of Roslyn Heights north of the Northern State Parkway is located within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the [[Roslyn Water District]], the area of Roslyn Heights between the Northern State Parkway and the Wheatley Hills Golf Club is located within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Albertson Water District, and the portion of the Wheatley Hills Golf Club within Roslyn Heights is located within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Village of East Williston's water system.<ref name=":12" />