Getting to Hofstra:
Take the Long Island Railroad from Atlantic Terminal (Brooklyn) or Penn Station and Grand Central Station (Manhattan) to either Mineola or Hempstead. For the schedule, see: http://lirr42.mta.info/.
From there a Hofstra shuttle bus runs to campus. Here is the link to the schedule: https://www.hofstra.edu/public-safety/transportation.html
Parking will be available on campus. On the Hofstra map, the Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center is #31, right in the middle of the map. Any of the adjacent parking lots are open to us. Enter off of Fulton Ave: https://issuu.com/hofstra/docs/visitors-campus-map-legend
The campus map and driving directions are here: https://www.hofstra.edu/visitors/directions-maps.html
Restaurants (Sally Charnow’s list!):
https://seventhstreetcafe.com/
https://calogerosgardencity.com/
https://www.thecapitalgrille.com/locations/ny/garden-city/garden-city/8049
https://www.seasons52.com/locations/ny/garden-city/garden-city/4521
https://www.mesitarestaurants.com/
Things to Do in Hempstead, Long Island:
*Joysetta and Julius Pearse African American Museum of Nassau County.
https://www.facebook.com/Africanamericanmuseumofnassaucounty/
*The Long Island Museum.
https://longislandmuseum.org/
*Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center and Museum.
http://www.shinnecockmuseum.com/
Near By:
https://www.nyctourism.com/things-to-do/museums-and-galleries/
In addition to this general listing, please see:
Immigration Museum NYC/Tenement Museum: https://www.tenement.org/
Museum of Chinese in America: https://www.mocanyc.org/
The Jewish Museum: https://thejewishmuseum.org/
El Museo del Barrio: https://www.elmuseo.org/
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture: https://www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg