The area currently known as Lynbrook has had other names, including Rechquaakie (originally), Parson's Corners, and Bloomfield. It was later named Pearsall's Corners, after Mr. Pearsall's General Store, because this store became a famous stagecoach stop for travelers coming from New York City to Long Island. Alternatively, it was called "Five Corners" because the stagecoach stop was at the crossing of Hempstead Avenue, Merrick Road, and Broadway. It became known as Lynbrook in 1894 and the village was incorporated in 1911.[2] The name "Lynbrook" is derived by dividing "Brooklyn" into its syllables and transposing them, a tribute to the original home of many of the town's turn-of-the-century residents.[3]
Since 1912, Lynbrook has been served by the Lynbrook Police Department. The Chief of the Department is Brian Palladino. Since 1879, the Lynbrook Volunteer Fire Department has served Lynbrook. The department has six firehouses around Lynbrook. The Chief of the Department is Connor Ambrosio. Lynbrook is also served by its own Department of Public Works, which provides sanitation management. The superintendent is Phil Healey.
Lynbrook village, New York – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
As of the 2020 census, Lynbrook had a population of 20,438. The median age was 42.5 years. 21.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.1 males age 18 and over.[12][13]
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.[14]
There were 7,459 households in Lynbrook, of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 53.2% were married-couple households, 14.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[12]
There were 7,798 housing units, of which 4.3% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.2%.[12]
As of the census[16] of 2000, there were 19,911 people, 7,369 households, and 5,239 families residing in the village. The population density was 9,960.8 inhabitants per square mile (3,845.9/km2). There were 7,570 housing units at an average density of 3,787.0 per square mile (1,462.2/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 92.08% White, 0.92% African American, 0.06% Native American, 2.99% Asian, 2.51% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.28% of the population.
There were 7,369 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $68,373, and the median income for a family was $88,023. Males had a median income of $50,795 versus $36,545 for females. The per capita income for the village was $27,211. About 2.5% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.
As of November 2025, the Mayor of Lynbrook is Alan C. Beach, the Deputy Mayor is Michael N. Hawxhurst, and the Village Trustees are Robert Boccio, Michael Habert, Michael N. Hawxhurst, and Ann Marie Reardon.[17]
Lynbrook is located in the Town of Hempstead's 4th Council District, which as of November 2025 is represented on the Hempstead Town Council by Laura A. Ryder (R–Lynbrook).[18][19]
Lynbrook is located in Nassau County's 14th Legislative district, which as of November 2025 is represented in the Nassau County Legislature by C. William Gaylor III (R–Lynbrook).[20]
In a Seinfeld episode, the gang mentions going to a mall in Lynbrook. There is no mall in Lynbrook, but Green Acres Mall is in nearby Valley Stream.
Lynbrook's Trainland on Sunrise Highway was prominently featured in The Sopranos episode, "The Blue Comet" (aired June 3, 2007), with many scenes shot inside the store.
Whittaker Chambers (1901–1961), Time magazine editor and former Communist-turned-anti-Communist activist, was raised in Lynbrook and lived there as an adult.[29][30]
Alan Colmes (1950–2017), radio and television personality, was raised in Lynbrook.[31]
Edward Field, poet, was raised in Lynbrook and attended Lynbrook High School.
↑ 26.026.1Strickland, Carol. "Can Sitcom Make It With L.I. Setting?", The New York Times, December 1, 1996. Accessed June 1, 2022. "On the show, the frequent exterior shot of a Long Island Cape home, complete with two upstairs dormers, is a real Long Island house,' Mr. Rosenthal said. In the writer's mind, the show is set in Lynbrook rather than non-specific Nassau County."
↑Berkun, Todd. "Tex Antoine: A Career on the Air", LI & NY Places that are no more, January 27, 2017. Accessed June 1, 2022. "Tex moved into a four bedroom house in Lynbrook, Long Island, and made many island area public appearances until the 1960s when he got married."
↑Vinciguerra, Thomas. "Ghosts Rest at Whittaker Chambers Home", The New York Times, March 30, 1997. Accessed June 1, 2022. "But thanks to Sam Tanenhaus's Whittaker Chambers: A Biography (Random House), the controversial anti-Communist crusader has been recalled as a native son of Long Island – Lynbrook, to be precise, – where he grew up and to which he returned while working as the embattled foreign news editor of Time magazine."
↑Smollins, Mike. "Former Lynbrook resident, Fox News host Alan Colmes dies at 66", Long Island Herald, February 23, 2017. Accessed June 1, 2022. "Former Lynbrook resident and political commentator Alan Colmes died Thursday after battling a brief illness. He was 66."
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