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Jericho does have a substantial Jewish population, but its not just a "Jewish" area anymore. Its a lot more diverse than one might know. More than 30% of Jericho's school student population is Asian. Daisy Khan, a Muslim born in India who has been in the news recently for the Mosque in downtown Manhattan, is a graduate of Jericho high school.
This is an apples to oranges comparison. They are two very different communities and it is up to the prospective homeowner to decide the right fit for them.
Garden City:
- A bit more expensive housing
- Better architecture but older housing stock
- A very nice downtown area
- Shorter commute to the city
- Predominantly a Christian community if that matters
- It does border Hempstead but only a small fraction of the Village (other neighboring communities are fine)
Jericho
- Has a higher ranked school system with marginally better test scores
- Slightly less expensive housing stock
- Better access to highways
- Predominantly Jewish if that matters
- No Village taxes to pay
- No real downtown, but some nice strip malls with good shopping
In various posts you have asked for a Christian area in Nassau. You have been told GC time and time again. Are you seriously considering Jericho despite no one suggesting Jericho to you (due to the lack of a highly Christian area)? Or would you like us to get into the Jewish/Christian debate again?
Other differences. Garden city is a village with its own police force and governed by the village. Jericho is a hamlet and is governed by Town of Oyster bay. TOBay has great service though, and there are several civic associations in Jericho that are quite active Jericho has universal busing. Not sure about GC. I heard that GC has more stay-at-homes while Jericho has more working moms - but since I do not know any exact statistics, I am not sure how true it is. Politically, Jericho seems to be liberal while GC is probably conservative/republican. GC seems to have better sports, though Jericho is not bad in sports either. GC is over 96% white, and I was concerned about how welcoming GC will be to the few non-whites. Jericho with more than 25% non-white population ( and growing) seems to be more inclusive of many nations and cultures.
Jericho does have a substantial Jewish population, but its not just a "Jewish" area anymore. Its a lot more diverse than one might know. More than 30% of Jericho's school student population is Asian. Daisy Khan, a Muslim born in India who has been in the news recently for the Mosque in downtown Manhattan, is a graduate of Jericho high school.
I didn't mean to imply anything negative, just that Garden City is highly non-Jewish. I graduated from GCHS and the only people who celebrated the high holidays were the guidance counselors. The town could use some diversity TBQH.
I didn't mean to imply anything negative, just that Garden City is highly non-Jewish. I graduated from GCHS and the only people who celebrated the high holidays were the guidance counselors. The town could use some diversity TBQH.
If you look past a very narrow definition of "diversity" as being based only on race, you would see that Garden City is incredibly diverse. Besides, why does a location have more value if it is diverse? Are homogeneous cultures in Africa, Asia, and Europe lesser places because they don't have a specific racial or ethnic quotas? Is Tel Aviv horrible because it is almost entirely Jewish in makeup? How about Seoul...should its residents think less of themselves because they are 99% Korean?
Honestly, the US is so hung up on this issue that is actually serves to divide us more. We are so busy labeling and categorizing people that it's actually more divisive than it could be. Spend some time in other countries and you'll see that people don't wear "diversity" as a badge of honor.
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