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I'm new to the forums and was hoping the community could help me with my next move in life. My company is sending me to Long Island, NY for 4 months (During the Summer) as part of a training program.
I will be working out of Commack, NY within Long Island. I know the action is in "the city" but was looking for a place within LI that could offer a good night out if I chose to keep it local on occasion.
I have a friend of a friend that lives in LI and recommended Long Beach or Rockville Centre. He said Long Beach would be the best scene for nightlife but because of traffic in the summer he thinks it would be best to live at Rockville Centre since it has a good bar scene and I could always take the Rail Road to the beach.
A map of the Hamlet of Huntington in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County
K Rock XP, I second Huntington Village; but, it is important to know that there are 3 "Huntingtons" (from smallest to largest, in order of acreage):
1. There is the Hamlet of Huntington (whose "downtown" commercial district is colloquially referred to as Huntington Village);
2. There is the "Huntington, NY 11743" ZIP Code postal zone, and it includes the Hamlet of Huntington and parts of 2 villages (municipal corporations) and 6 other hamlets (unincorporated areas) within its service area; and,
3. There is the Town of Huntington, and it includes 4 villages and 15 hamlets as well as the "Huntington, NY 11743" ZIP Code postal zone and all or parts of 11 other ZIP Code postal zones, within its borders.
A map of the Hamlet of Huntington in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County:
The Hamlet of Huntington has a different border than does the "Huntington, NY 11743" ZIP Code postal zone (i.e., a place can have a "Huntington, NY 11743" mailing address and not be in the Hamlet of Huntington and a place can have other than a "Huntington, NY 11743" mailing address and be in the Hamlet of Huntington): places that have a "Huntington, NY 11743" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of Huntington are in the Hamlet of West Hills, the Hamlet of Halesite, the Village of Huntington Bay, the Village of Lloyd Harbor, the Hamlet of Cold Spring Harbor, the Hamlet of Centerport, the Hamlet of Greenlawn, the Hamlet of Elwood, the Hamlet of Huntington Station and the Hamlet of Dix Hills; and, at the same time, there are places in the Hamlet of Huntington with a "Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724", "Huntington Station, NY 11746", "Greenlawn, NY 11740" and "Centerport, NY 11721" mailing address.
There's no need to go a minimum of 30 minutes to RVC when you can go 10 minutes to Huntington. Personally prefer Huntington to RVC although I grew up in HUntington so I guess I'm biased.
With training in Commack, Huntington is THE choice
Next question, does your company provide housing? Short term rentals are almost impossible to come by on Long Island - unless you stay in a Hotel of course, or at something like one of the Marriott Residence Inns.
With training in Commack, Huntington is THE choice
Next question, does your company provide housing? Short term rentals are almost impossible to come by on Long Island - unless you stay in a Hotel of course, or at something like one of the Marriott Residence Inns.
Only reason I was considering Rockville Centre was because it will keep me closer to other employees from my company as well the beach and shorten my train ride to the city.
Unfortunately, they aren't assisting with housing. They're just paying for my flight and transporting my car up north and back down south when the program is over. They gave us a few resources to reach out to but they were no help at all. One extended stay hotel told me I would have to pay $3K a month (yes a month and that didn't include WiFi, lol) for a Queen Suite. I called a few Corporate Housing places and they weren't helpful either. They quoted $3K and told me to get 2 other roommates so I could split the rent and they would try and find us a house in LI to live in. Seems like they're skimming money off the top and paying the land lord the rent each month.
So now I've turned to Craigslist to see what Sublets or Furnished rentals I can find in RVC, Long Beach, and Huntington Village (hasn't been easy). My back up plan is a cousin that lives in Floral Park, NY. He offered me his basement for free. Depending on what I can find in the next few weeks will dictate where I live.
Even being in Floral Park doesn't bother me. Living in Miami, I've grown accustomed to 30-40 min drives to get anywhere. I am also assuming that in the morning I'd be driving further into LI while others are headed to the City and on my way home the reverse would be true. I figure that will help in regards to "expected traffic"
I welcome any feedback, other towns, and insight. You guys have already been extremely helpful. Thank you for that, it is greatly appreciated.
Only reason I was considering Rockville Centre was because it will keep me closer to other employees from my company as well the beach and shorten my train ride to the city.
Unfortunately, they aren't assisting with housing. They're just paying for my flight and transporting my car up north and back down south when the program is over. They gave us a few resources to reach out to but they were no help at all. One extended stay hotel told me I would have to pay $3K a month (yes a month and that didn't include WiFi, lol) for a Queen Suite. I called a few Corporate Housing places and they weren't helpful either. They quoted $3K and told me to get 2 other roommates so I could split the rent and they would try and find us a house in LI to live in. Seems like they're skimming money off the top and paying the land lord the rent each month.
So now I've turned to Craigslist to see what Sublets or Furnished rentals I can find in RVC, Long Beach, and Huntington Village (hasn't been easy). My back up plan is a cousin that lives in Floral Park, NY. He offered me his basement for free. Depending on what I can find in the next few weeks will dictate where I live.
Even being in Floral Park doesn't bother me. Living in Miami, I've grown accustomed to 30-40 min drives to get anywhere. I am also assuming that in the morning I'd be driving further into LI while others are headed to the City and on my way home the reverse would be true. I figure that will help in regards to "expected traffic"
I welcome any feedback, other towns, and insight. You guys have already been extremely helpful. Thank you for that, it is greatly appreciated.
I am considering moving to Roslyn Heights. The reason for this move is I got a job offer in NYC, and heard that Roslyn Heights had good schools, and was a short train ride into the city. But I have also heard mixed things about the town. I have heard everything from the town is great to the town and people are snotty, materialistic, snobby etc... But before I move I would like to know what the town and its people are really like and see if I should consider other towns on Long Island.
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A map of the Hamlet of Huntington in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County
