Grace named it Thomaston. William R. Grace was a Mayor of New York City. He acquired land near the Long Island Rail Road’s Great Neck station. This included present-day Great Neck Plaza. Grace named the area after his wife’s ancestral home. Lillian Gilchrist’s family home was in Maine.
Later, the name changed to Great Neck Plaza. In 1930, that village incorporated under that name. The next year, the area now known as Thomaston incorporated. Residents chose the name Thomaston. Members of the Grace family still owned land there.
Thomaston officially became a village on October 1, 1931. Residents voted to preserve home rule. The incorporation proposal initially included University Gardens. It also included Russell Gardens. University Gardens opted out. Russell Gardens incorporated separately around that time.
John W. Weight founded Thomaston. Hunter L. DeLatour, Ernest A. Gallagher, and Henry A. Singley were also founders.
Thomaston Village Hall was built in 1971. It provided more efficient government operations. It also created a permanent home for Thomaston’s government. Blum & Nerzig, a Great Neck firm, designed it. Before Village Hall, meetings occurred in the firehouse. Village Clerks stored records in their homes.
Thomaston covers 0.4 square miles. That is according to the United States Census Bureau. It is all land.
The 2020 census recorded a population of 2,759. The 2000 census counted 2,607 people. There were 973 households and 724 families then. The population density was 6,247.9 people per square mile. There were 1,000 housing units.
In 2024, Steven Weinberg is the Mayor of Thomaston. Burton Weston serves as Deputy Mayor. Jay W. Chagrin, Aaron Halpern, and Nancy Sherman are Village Trustees.
Thomaston lies within the Town of North Hempstead. Veronica Lurvey represents it on the Town Board. Thomaston is in Nassau County’s 10th Legislative district. Mazi Melesa Pilip represents this district.
Gina Sillitti represents Thomaston in the New York State Assembly. Anna Kaplan represents Thomaston in the New York State Senate. Tom Suozzi represents Thomaston in the United States Congress. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand represent New York in the US Senate.
In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, most Thomaston voters chose Hillary Clinton.
Most of Thomaston is in the Great Neck Union Free School District. A small northeast corner is in the Manhasset Union Free School District. All Thomaston children attend Great Neck schools.
Similarly, most of Thomaston uses the Great Neck Library District. A small northeast corner uses the Manhasset Library District.
Northern Boulevard forms Thomaston’s southern border. Other major roads include Colonial Road and East Shore Road. Grace Avenue and Shoreward Drive are also important. A portion of Middle Neck Road passes through.
The Long Island Rail Road’s Port Washington Branch goes through Thomaston. However, there are no stations in the village. The nearest station is in Great Neck. Part of the LIRR’s Manhasset Viaduct is within Thomaston.
NICE operates bus routes serving Thomaston. These include the n20G, n20H, n21, n25, n26, and n57.
National Grid USA provides natural gas in Thomaston. PSEG Long Island provides power. Thomaston uses sanitary sewers. The Great Neck Water Pollution Control District serves eastern parts. The Belgrave Sewer District serves the area west of Middle Neck Road.
The Manhasset–Lakeville Water District provides most of Thomaston’s water. Some areas use the Water Authority of Great Neck North. The Manhasset–Lakeville Water District operates the Thomaston Tank.
Thomas P. DiNapoli is a notable person from Thomaston. He is the Comptroller of the State of New York.