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Five Towns, New York
The Five Towns are neighboring communities on Long Island's South Shore in Nassau County, just over the Queens line: Lawrence, Cedarhurst, Woodmere, Hewlett and Inwood. This directory lists their shuls, the eruv, kosher restaurants, bakeries and markets, schools and preschools, mikvaos and community organizations, plus the places Five Towns families use in Far Rockaway, North Woodmere, Valley Stream and Atlantic Beach. Every listing links to the source it came from and the date it was checked.
- listings
- 146
- shuls
- 51
- places to eat & shop
- 56
Also covers nearby: Cedarhurst (42), Lawrence (41), Woodmere (20), Far Rockaway (16), Hewlett (11), Inwood (4), Valley Stream (4), East Rockaway (3), North Woodmere (2), Atlantic Beach (1).
The Five Towns directory
146 listings
- Judaica store
5 Towns Judaica
Judaica store
Lawrence - Organization
Achiezer Community Resource Center
Community resource and crisis center
Lawrence - Butcher
Adams Glatt
Butcher and prepared foods
HewlettVaad Hakashrus of the Five Towns - Shul
Agudath Israel of Long Island
Far Rockaway - Shul
Agudath Israel of the Five Towns
Cedarhurst - Restaurant
Ahuva's Grill Express
Meat. Grill.
LawrenceVaad Hakashrus of the Five Towns - Shul
Aish Kodesh
Woodmere - Restaurant
Anju
Meat. Asian fusion and sushi.
CedarhurstVaad Hakashrus of the Five Towns - Bakery
Bagel Boys On Central
Dairy. Bagels.
CedarhurstVaad Hakashrus of the Five Towns - Bakery
Bagel of Peninsula
Bagels
HewlettRabbi Asher Schechter - Shul
Bais Haknesses of North Woodmere
North Woodmere - Shul
Bais Medrash of Cedarhurst
Cedarhurst - Shul
Bais Medrash of Harborview
Lawrence - Shul
Bais Ment (Zichron Dovid and Sora Schwartz)
Lawrence - Day school
Bais Yaakov Ateres Miriam
Pre-K to 10th grade (2023-24 survey)
Far Rockaway - Day school
Bais Yaakov of the Five Towns
Pre-K to 1st grade (2023-24 survey)
Lawrence - Restaurant
Barbacoa Burger House
Meat. Burgers and steaks.
CedarhurstVaad Hakashrus of the Five Towns - Shul
Bayswater Jewish Center
Far Rockaway - Restaurant
Bean & Berry
Dairy. Cafe.
LawrenceVaad Hakashrus of the Five Towns - Shul
Beis Avrohom Zev
Lawrence - Shul
Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid
Lawrence - Shul
Beis Medrash of Lawrence
Lawrence - Shul
Beis Medrash of Woodmere
Woodmere - Shul
Beit Midrash Hachaim Vehashalom
Kollel and shul
Cedarhurst
Categories
Browse Five Towns by what you need.
Daven Shuls, mikvaos and the eruv
Eat Restaurants, groceries, bakeries and caterers
Learn Preschools, day schools and yeshivos
Help & shop Organizations, gemachs and Judaica
Walk it
The streets where it all happens.
Most of Five Towns's kosher food and many of its shuls sit on a handful of roads. Pick one to see everything on it.
Sources
Where these facts come from.
12 different websites, read one by one and last checked on November 11, 2026. 7 places don't publish a street address on their own site, and their listings say so rather than guess.
- vaadhakashrus.org52 (opens in a new tab)
- communities.ou.org39 (opens in a new tab)
- nces.ed.gov24 (opens in a new tab)
- openstreetmap.org12 (opens in a new tab)
- jewishcenterofatlanticbeach.org5 (opens in a new tab)
- apps.agriculture.ny.gov4 (opens in a new tab)
- hs.ocfs.ny.gov4 (opens in a new tab)
- chabadfivetowns.com2 (opens in a new tab)
- achiezer.org (opens in a new tab)
- csoiwoodmere.shulcloud.com (opens in a new tab)
- fivetownseruv.org (opens in a new tab)
- guraljcc.org (opens in a new tab)
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