Monsey, New York

About Monsey

Monsey, NY is a small unincorporated community located in southern New York.

Officially, Monsey is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.29 square miles.

📰 Monsey News Today

• LIVE BLOG: Follow Every Update From Monsey Scoop In Real Time Monsey Scoop · Aug 18
• 7-year-old girl fatally struck by school bus in Monsey, Rockland County ABC7 New York · Jul 8
• Monsey Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• 7-year-old girl hit, killed by school bus in New York abc7chicago.com · Jul 8
• US Postal Worker Arrested After Assaulting 4-Year-Old Jewish Boy in Monsey Combat Antisemitism Movement · Mar 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Monsey Unique

• The only place in America named Monsey — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Monsey

• Hava Java — sandwich (café)
• Monsey BBQ — barbecue
• Chi Pizza — pizza
• Pita Land — pizza
• Shelley's — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in Monsey

• ELMWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• GRANDVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• MARGETTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Monsey

🏘️ Nearby Communities