About Albertson Square Civic Association
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The Beginning of ASCA
Living in Albertson NY, have you ever wondered when and how the Albertson Square Civic Association came into being? We found the answer in Rosemarie Murphy one of the original founders. It was founded in 1977 in response to a variance application by a large auto body and repair shop seeking to occupy the southeast corner of IU Willets Road and Willis Avenue. The community was opposed because of the large trucks, noise, and traffic congestion. This was not an easy task and they persevered until 1984 when the N Y S Supreme Court denied the application. Today the corner is occupied by a Barber Shop and the newly opened “Basil and Prime”, formally DaVinci’s.
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Rosemarie has a wealth of information about ASCA (Albertson Square Civic Association) and together we will pass it on to you. If you live in Albertson come to the Albertson Fire House, watch for the Newsletter, or visit us on Facebook and Instagram. Dues are $10 a household.
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New members are always WELCOMED. VOLUNTEERS needed.
Please stay informed by staying connected.
Please visit our Officers page to see our ASCA Executive Board Members.
History of Albertson
Albertson, NY
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), all land.
Albertson is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 5,225 at the 2020 census.
Albertson/Searingtown
The boundary between Albertson & Searingtown is ill-defined, as they share the same post office and are unincorporated. In general, Searingtown refers to the area west of Searingtown Road and Albertson the area east of Willis Avenue. Searingtown School and the Searing-Roslyn United Methodist Church both use Albertson as their address.
How Albertson Formed
John Seren, the first European settler, arrived in the region in 1644. Townsend Albertson established a farm and gristmill and later, the community was named "Albertson" in his honor.
Roads and LIRR
In 1850, a road was built through Albertson on the lands of Isaac Underhill Willets. The road is still known as I U Willets Road. (Willets complained that Long Island has more roads than it would ever need). The Long Island Railroad designated an Albertson train station in 1864.
In 1908, the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway was built on the southern border of Albertson. In 1938, it was closed and replaced in 1940 by the Northern State Parkway, running along the northern border of Albertson.
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
In 1946, suburbanization began with a small development by William Levitt. The last farms were developed in the mid-1960s.
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The Searingtown School (now in Albertson) was one of the schools involved in the landmark Supreme Court case Engel v. Vitale(1962), which disallowed government-directed prayers in public schools.
