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=== Transportation === ==== Road ==== [[File:Port Washington Boulevard (NY 101), Flower Hill, NY June 5, 2023 A.jpg|thumb|Port Washington Boulevard (NY 101) in Flower Hill in 2023, looking south from Bonnie Heights Road.]] Two state-owned roads pass through and serve the village:<ref name=":12" /> * [[File:NY-25A.svg|24x24px]] [[New York State Route 25A|Northern Boulevard (NY 25A)]] β Forms portions of Flower Hill's southern border, with [[Roslyn, New York|Roslyn]] and [[Roslyn Estates, New York|Roslyn Estates]].<ref name=":12" /> * [[File:NY-101.svg|24x24px]] [[New York State Route 101|Port Washington Boulevard (NY 101)]] β Forms a portion of the Flower Hill β [[Munsey Park, New York|Munsey Park]] border, in addition to forming a portion of the Flower Hill β [[Port Washington, New York|Port Washington]] border.<ref name=":12" /> Other major roads which are located within (or pass through) the Village of Flower Hill include [[Webster Avenue Bridge|Bridge Road]], [[Manhasset Woods Road]], [[Middle Neck Road (Flower Hill, New York)|Middle Neck Road]], [[County Route E64 (Nassau County, New York)|Mineola Avenue (CR E64)]], [[New York State Route 25A#Former sections|Old Northern Boulevard (CR D71)]], [[Stonytown Road]], and [[Nassau County Route 15|West Shore Road (CR 15)]].<ref name=":12" /> Additionally, the western end of the [[William Cullen Bryant Viaduct]], which carries NY 25A over Hempstead Harbor and the Village of Roslyn, is located in Flower Hill.<ref name=":12" /> ==== Rail ==== While there are no [[Long Island Rail Road]] stations located within the village limits, the [[Port Washington Branch]] does form portions of the [[Manhasset, New York|Manhasset]] β Flower Hill and [[Plandome Manor, New York|Plandome Manor]] β Flower Hill borders.<ref name=":12" /> The nearest stations to the village are [[Manhasset station|Manhasset]], [[Plandome station|Plandome]], and [[Port Washington station|Port Washington]] on the Port Washington Branch, as well as the [[Roslyn station (LIRR)|Roslyn]] station on the [[Oyster Bay Branch]].<ref name=":12" /> ==== Bus ==== Flower Hill is served by the [[N20H (Long Island bus)|n20H]], [[N20 (Long Island bus)|n20X]], [[N21 (Long Island bus)|n21]], and [[N23 (Long Island bus)|n23]] bus routes β all of which are operated by [[Nassau Inter-County Express|Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE)]].<ref name=":13">{{Cite web|title=Nassau Inter-County Express - Maps and Schedules|url=https://www.nicebus.com/Tools/Maps-and-Schedules|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=nicebus.com}}</ref> These four bus routes travel through the area via Northern Boulevard and Old Northern Boulevard, along the southern border of Flower Hill.<ref name=":13" /> The n23 also travels along Port Washington Boulevard, through the heart of the village.<ref name=":13" /> [[File:N20H bus, Roslyn.jpg|thumb|A westbound n20H bus turning onto Northern Boulevard from Old Northern Boulevard in Flower Hill.]] Additionally, NICE's [[Port Washington Shuttle (Nassau Inter-County Express)|Port Washington Shuttle]] (connecting the downtown areas of [[Port Washington, New York|Port Washington]] and [[Roslyn, New York|Roslyn]], as well as the [[Port Washington station|Port Washington LIRR station]]) traverses West Shore Road on the southeastern edge of Flower Hill between the two communities β though it makes no stops within village limits.<ref name=":13" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nassau Inter-County Express - New Port Washington Shuttle|url=https://www.nicebus.com/Passenger-Information/Shore-Road-Shuttle|access-date=September 17, 2020|website=nicebus.com}}</ref> ==== Historic trolley line ==== Between the 1900s and the 1920s, the Port Washington Line of the [[New York and North Shore Traction Company]], ran between [[Mineola, New York|Mineola]] and [[Port Washington, New York|Port Washington]], via. [[Roslyn, New York|Roslyn]].<ref name=":43" /><ref name=":12" /><ref name=":83" /> This trolley line crossed through the village, utilizing [[New York State Route 25A|Northern Boulevard]], Middle Neck Road, and [[New York State Route 101|Port Washington Boulevard]].<ref name=":43" /><ref name=":12" /><ref name=":83" /> Additionally, the North Shore Line of the New York and North Shore Traction Company trolley line ran from [[Flushing, Queens|Flushing]] to Roslyn, and connected with the Port Washington Line at the intersection of Middle Neck Road and Northern Boulevard.<ref name=":43" /><ref name=":12" /><ref name=":83" /> Furthermore, a New York and North Shore Traction Company trolley yard, known as the Roslyn Trolley Yard, existed at the northwestern corner of Northern Boulevard and Middle Neck Road, with one of the system's electrical substations being located adjacent to it.<ref name=":43" /><ref name=":83" />
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