Valley Stream, New York - Valley Stream, New York, South Valley Stream, New York, North Valley Stream, New York, Valley Stream South High School (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Valley Stream, New York, South Valley Stream, New York, North Valley Stream, New York, Valley Stream South High School, Valley Stream Central High School, Valley Stream, Green Acres Mall, Valley Stream Memorial Junior High School, Valley Stream North High School, Slipped Disc Records, North Woodmere, New York, Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District, Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District, Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District, Gibson, Westwood, Valley Stream Central High School District, Valley Stream State Park. Excerpt: Gibson item Gibson is a station on the Long Island Rail Road 's Far Rockaway Branch in the Gibson section of Valley Stream, in Nassau County, New York, United States . The station is located at Gibson Boulevard and Munro Boulevard, South of Sunrise Highway, and is 18.6 miles (29.9 km) from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan . Built in May 1928, it's the newest station along the entire Far Rockaway Branch. The residential area surrounding the train station divides the Valley Stream and Hewlett-Woodmere School districts. Those residing North of Munro Blvd and Dubois Ave are apart of the Valley Stream public education system, while those residing south of Munro and Dubois live in the greater part of the 5 towns and are apart of the Hewlett-Woodmere public education system. This southern area of Valley Stream has become known as Hewlett Heights. Platform and track configuration This station has two high-level side platforms each 10 cars long. The east platform, adjacent to Track 1, is generally used by northbound or inbound trains. The west platform, adjacent to Track 2, is generally used by southbound or Far Rockaway -bound trains. The Far Rockaway Branch has two tracks at this location. Serving commuters who are NYC bound and those connected t...