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Peer-to-peer car sharing · Long Island
Levy is a peer-to-peer car-sharing marketplace for Long Island. Owners in Nassau and Suffolk list their cars, and drivers rent them for beach days, East End weekends, ferry trips, and airport runs. Hosts can create a draft listing now. Bookings open when the marketplace launches.
Why it fits
Long Island is built around the car. In 2024 Census survey data, 61.1% of Nassau commuters and 71.9% of Suffolk commuters drove alone to work (Census data via Census Reporter). Beaches, wineries, and ferry docks are far easier to reach with a car.
The LIRR runs 11 branches out to Montauk, so a train-plus-car trip works: ride out, then pick up a car near your station.
Beach season and summer weekends are when visitors head east. Keep weekdays for your commute and open those weekends, or any mix you like.
If your car lives in a driveway or a private lot, handoff is simple. On a connected car, the driver unlocks with the app at the time you set, so you do not need to be home.
Arrival and pickup
Owned and run by the Town of Islip in Ronkonkoma, about 50 miles from New York City (Town of Islip). Avelo, Breeze, Cape Air, Frontier, JetBlue, and Southwest fly nonstop to 16 destinations (MacArthur Airport). The LIRR's Ronkonkoma station is just north of the airport; taxis, ride-hail, and Suffolk County Transit Route 6 connect them (ground transportation).
Runs through Mineola, Hicksville, and Ronkonkoma, with limited service on to Riverhead and Greenport on the North Fork (MTA line maps).
Babylon, Bay Shore, Sayville, Patchogue, the Hamptons, and Montauk. Riders to Grand Central change at Jamaica or Babylon.
Electric through Hicksville to Huntington, then diesel east to Port Jefferson (MTA).
Hicksville, Mineola, Ronkonkoma, and Babylon are major stops and natural meeting points for drivers coming from the city.
Bay Shore, Sayville, and Patchogue each have an LIRR station and a Fire Island ferry terminal (National Park Service). A car gets you to the dock; driving on Fire Island itself is limited to permit holders (NPS).
Hosts in Ronkonkoma, Islip, or Bohemia can serve travelers flying into ISP.
Popular trips
Six and a half miles of Atlantic beach in Wantagh; parking is $10 per car in peak season (NY State Parks).
The park calls itself the public's gateway to Fire Island. From Field 5, a three-quarter-mile walk reaches the lighthouse (NY State Parks).
The lighthouse at Montauk Point State Park is the oldest in New York State, commissioned under President George Washington in 1792 (NY State Parks).
Long Island has 57 wine producers across the North Fork, the South Fork, and western Suffolk; the first vineyard went in at Cutchogue in 1973 (Long Island Wine Council). Bring a designated driver.
Car ferries reach Shelter Island from North Haven (South Ferry) and Greenport (North Ferry). Cross Sound Ferry runs from Orient Point to New London in about 1 hour 20 minutes (Cross Sound Ferry).
Sunken Meadow faces Long Island Sound (NY State Parks), and Bethpage's Black Course hosted the 2025 Ryder Cup (NY State Parks).
Local driving notes
Rules change. Check the linked official sources before a trip.
Commercial vehicles are banned from the state parkways, including the Northern State, Southern State, Meadowbrook, Wantagh, and Sagtikos, where some stone bridges are as low as 6 feet 11 inches (NYSDOT).
The Throgs Neck, Bronx-Whitestone, and RFK bridges and the Queens-Midtown Tunnel are cashless; a car pays $7.46 with a New York E-ZPass and $12.03 by mail (MTA). Manhattan at or below 60th Street adds a $9 peak congestion toll (MTA).
Town beaches can charge non-residents far more, or require a resident in the car. Hempstead charges $12 per car for residents and $55 for non-residents in season at Point Lookout and Lido (Town of Hempstead), and a Tobay Beach day pass requires an Oyster Bay resident in the car (Town of Oyster Bay).
Long Island has few tolls of its own; the Atlantic Beach Bridge in Nassau charges cars $3 with E-ZPass (Nassau County Bridge Authority).
Hurricane season runs June through November (Nassau County), and Suffolk has an address lookup for storm surge zones (Suffolk County). Hosts can block dates when a storm is forecast.
Hosts in Long Island
You set the calendar and the price. Open summer weekends, or list a second car that mostly sits in the driveway.
Pickup near an LIRR station or ISP reaches drivers coming from the city or flying in.
On a connected car, drivers unlock with the app during their trip window, using the same technology as Levy Guestpass. You never have to meet anyone to hand over keys.
Tolls from a trip are handled automatically, so you are not chasing drivers for toll bills weeks later.
You decide when the car is available and what it costs per day. Block dates whenever you need the car.
Drivers pay your price plus tax, with no Levy fees added on top. You keep 70%, 80%, or 90% of the trip price, depending on the protection plan you choose.
Hosting on Turo already? You can keep those listings and add Levy as another channel. See how it works for Turo hosts.
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Drivers in Long Island
Take the LIRR out, then pick up a car near your stop for the beach, the wineries, or the Shelter Island ferry. Sign up for early access and we will tell you when Nassau and Suffolk cars can be booked.
Bookings are not open yet. Sign up and we will tell you when cars in Long Island can be reserved. How renting will work.
Rent cars from local owners across New York. Sign up and we’ll tell you first when bookings open near you.
FAQ
More answers for hosts and drivers are on the New York car sharing FAQ.
Bookings are not open yet. Hosts can set up listings now, and cars become bookable at launch. Sign up and we will email you.
Hosts choose the pickup spot, and a host near a station such as Hicksville or Ronkonkoma can set pickup there.
MTA crossings bill the car's E-ZPass or mail a bill to the registered owner. Levy matches tolls to trips automatically, so the driver pays their trip's tolls.
State parks such as Jones Beach charge a per-car fee anyone can pay. Town beaches set their own rules: Hempstead charges non-residents $55 a day in season, and Tobay requires an Oyster Bay resident in the car.
Generally no. Most visitors take a ferry from Bay Shore, Sayville, or Patchogue, and driving on the island is limited to permit holders. A shared car gets you to the dock and home.
Sources
NOTICE: New York State Law prohibits the following practices by peer-to-peer car sharing program administrators based upon race, color, ethnic origin, religion, disability, sex, marital status, residence or geographic location, income, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition or age: (1) refusal to allow participation in a peer-to-peer car sharing program; and (2) the imposition of any additional charge (except in certain instances where the shared vehicle driver is under the age of 25). In addition, it is unlawful for any peer-to-peer car sharing program administrator to refuse to allow participation in the program to any person solely on the requirement of ownership of a credit card.
Leased or financed car?
If your vehicle is leased or financed, you may need more insurance. If your vehicle is subject to a lease or loan, you may need additional insurance coverage, including motor vehicle physical damage coverage (collision and comprehensive), to share it through Levy. Check your lease or loan agreement and ask your insurer. For insurance questions, contact the New York State Department of Financial Services: (800) 342-3736, www.dfs.ny.gov.
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