Miracle Mile (Manhasset)
The Miracle Mile is a prominent shopping district in Manhasset on the North Shore of Long Island in Nassau County, New York. The area along Northern Boulevard is well-known for its high-end premium open-air shopping center, the Americana Manhasset.
The Miracle Mile has been a mainstay in suburban shopping and includes the still operational Lord & Taylor, often referred to as the first branch store in America. In addition to Lord & Taylor, Manhasset supported branches of some of the most well known stores in New York over the years - B. Altman & Co, Bonwit Teller, Abraham & Straus, Best & Co., Arnold Constable, Franklin Simon & Co., Peck & Peck, H&M, W. & J. Sloane and a J.J. Newberry.
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The Beastie Boys also mention the Miracle Mile in their song "Three MC's and One DJ" from the album Hello Nasty: "I rock from Manhattan to the Miracle Mile." Also mentioned in the Billy Joel song "It's Still Rock and Roll To Me"
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