Editing Plainview, New York (section)

==Parks==
Plainview has numerous community parks tucked in between homes. Its primary park is the {{convert|19|acre|m2|adj=on}} Plainview-Old Bethpage Community Park, located on Washington Avenue.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oysterbaytown.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7BF5EDEC47-D633-40FB-BE56-1D0F60C3B0EC%7D&DE=%7B2B4A2912-BFDC-4265-BA6B-997B830AE593 |title=Town of Oyster Bay- Parks Division |access-date=2018-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928054111/http://www.oysterbaytown.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7BF5EDEC47-D633-40FB-BE56-1D0F60C3B0EC%7D&DE=%7B2B4A2912-BFDC-4265-BA6B-997B830AE593 |archive-date=2007-09-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Opened in 1960, this park features an Olympic size pool, a children's pool, baseball/softball fields, tennis courts, racquetball/handball courts, basketball courts, a newly built children's recreation playground, and trails through its woods. The woods spans from the park to the commercial hub and also to smaller community parks in the residential areas of Pal Street.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F30C11FC3D5C177A93C3AB178ED85F468685F9 | work=The New York Times | title= $1,000,000 Park Dedicated | date=1962-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F20E16FE395F13738DDDAB0994DB405B818AF1D3 | work=The New York Times | title=L.I. Park Will Open New Pool In August | date=1961-03-12}}</ref> During the summer, the park runs a concession stand. Parks in Plainview are administered by either the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums or the Town of Oyster Bay. In addition, the town is home to a nature preserve called the Manetto Hills Park. This undeveloped parkland was formerly known as the Shattuck Estate.

Borella Fields, located on Plainview Road, is another large community park. It has three baseball fields, a soccer field and a large playground.