GREAT NECK, NY

Nassau County

One of the most affluent communities in the country, this largely residential village in the heart of the Gold Coast offers great downtown shopping, a large number of boutiques, and top-rated schools. Residents enjoy weekly summertime concerts at Steppingstone Park and Plaza Promenade Nights, where a booming number of local restaurants offer al fresco dining, music and entertainment. The area is also known to be the iconic setting for West Egg in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby.”