Carle Place, NY

Carle Place is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County. It is a New York City bedroom community, but it also has a surprising corporate note: 1-800-Flowers has been headquartered here. The community grew substantially after developer William J. Levitt's postwar-era work on Long Island, and it sits near major retail and office corridors around Westbury and Garden City. Carle Place feels compact, suburban, and practical, with commuting and shopping woven into everyday life.