When Hempstead Gardens station was originally built in 1893 by the New York Bay Extension Railroad, it was little more than a small one-room shack with open canopies extending along the northbound platform.

[5] At some point between the 1950s and 1972, the shack was replaced by an open sheltered shed.

[9] As part of the project, the platform was rebuilt with a new shelter, railings, and furnishings – and a ramp between the platform and the street was added to make the station compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

[9] Hempstead Gardens station has a single track and one four-car-long side platform on its east side that is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

The station has two daily ticket machines located near the waiting room.