Interracial on Long Island (Syracuse, Valley Stream: private school, college, suburban)

[Philly42]

Originally Posted by jdubya10

My husband commutes to the boroughs and I work on the Island. We would like to go no farther than Massapequa.

I did the long commute to and from the city and Dix Hills for a while. It was fine for me then but now that I'm married and planning to have kids I agree with you in trying to find a place closer to the city.


For what it's worth, I understand in trying to find a good diverst neighborhood. I went to Woodmere middle school where I was ony 1 of 2 black kids in the school. To say the least, it was a good school but socially I did not have a great experience there.

[jdubya10]

That is my biggest worry. I feel like being biracial is enough to deal with; I don't want to set my child(ren) up in a situation that can potentially be isolating. I know I cannot shield them from the world but I can go in eyes wide open.

[Unregistereduser]

Stick with Baldwin, you'll be fine there.

[jdubya10]

Thanks! Now any thoughts on Glen Head and/or Sea Cliff (North Shore schools)

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by jdubya10

Thanks! Now any thoughts on Glen Head and/or Sea Cliff (North Shore schools)

It seems like Sea Cliff is a little more diverse in terms of having more Black residents. What about Roslyn or Manhasset? Roslyn Heights has a decent Black population and most kids go to Roslyn schools, with some parts being in other districts: Roslyn Heights

Greenvale is another community with a good sized Black population in that area: Greenvale, New York

[I_Love_LI_but]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

It seems like Sea Cliff is a little more diverse in terms of having more Black residents. What about Roslyn or Manhasset? Roslyn Heights has a decent Black population and most kids go to Roslyn schools, with some parts being in other districts: Roslyn Heights

Greenvale is another community with a good sized Black population in that area: Greenvale, New York

Be careful when referencing wikipedia for anything because it is unvetted material written for the most part by amateurs (anyone who cares to contribute).

Sea Cliff is not a place with many "people of color." According to CITY DATA, it has 2.6% black residents: http://www.city-data.com/city/Sea-Cliff-New-York.html

White alone - 4,453 (88.1%)
Hispanic - 267 (5.3%)
Black alone - 133 (2.6%)
Asian alone - 113 (2.2%)
Two or more races - 86 (1.7%)

Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Sea-Cl...#ixzz1UTiFIJZj

According to http://www.city-data.com/city/Greenvale-New-York.html, Greenvale has absolutely no black residents (under 1%):

White alone - 296 (49.3%)
Asian alone - 275 (45.8%)
Hispanic - 30 (5.0%)

Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Greenv...#ixzz1UTgz4wEP

Here's your other "picks" --

Manhasset

White alone - 5,493 (65.6%)
Hispanic - 1,092 (13.0%)
Asian alone - 995 (11.9%)
Black alone - 791 (9.4%)

Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Manhas...#ixzz1UThRzAn5

Roslyn

White alone - 2,264 (73.7%)
Asian alone - 373 (12.1%)
Hispanic - 340 (11.1%)
Black alone - 74 (2.4%)
Two or more races - 21 (0.7%)

Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Roslyn...#ixzz1UThl7Hq3

Roslyn Heights

White alone - 4,147 (64.8%)
Asian alone - 1,306 (20.4%)
Black alone - 500 (7.8%)
Hispanic - 369 (5.8%)
Two or more races - 68 (1.1%)
American alone - 9 (0.1%)

Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Roslyn...#ixzz1UThtjUuu

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by I_Love_LI_but

Be careful when referencing wikipedia for anything because it is unvetted material written for the most part by amateurs (anyone who cares to contribute).

Sea Cliff is not a place with many "people of color." According to CITY DATA, it has 2.6% black residents: http://www.city-data.com/city/Sea-Cliff-New-York.html

White alone - 4,453 (88.1%)
Hispanic - 267 (5.3%)
Black alone - 133 (2.6%)
Asian alone - 113 (2.2%)
Two or more races - 86 (1.7%)

Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Sea-Cl...#ixzz1UTiFIJZj

According to http://www.city-data.com/city/Greenvale-New-York.html, Greenvale has absolutely no black residents (under 1%):

White alone - 296 (49.3%)
Asian alone - 275 (45.8%)
Hispanic - 30 (5.0%)

Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Greenv...#ixzz1UTgz4wEP

Here's your other "picks" --

Manhasset

White alone - 5,493 (65.6%)
Hispanic - 1,092 (13.0%)
Asian alone - 995 (11.9%)
Black alone - 791 (9.4%)

Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Manhas...#ixzz1UThRzAn5

Roslyn

White alone - 2,264 (73.7%)
Asian alone - 373 (12.1%)
Hispanic - 340 (11.1%)
Black alone - 74 (2.4%)
Two or more races - 21 (0.7%)

Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Roslyn...#ixzz1UThl7Hq3

Roslyn Heights

White alone - 4,147 (64.8%)
Asian alone - 1,306 (20.4%)
Black alone - 500 (7.8%)
Hispanic - 369 (5.8%)
Two or more races - 68 (1.1%)



American alone - 9 (0.1%)

Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Roslyn...#ixzz1UThtjUuu

Good catch with Greenvale, as I was looking at a school in that community and things didn't add up. I have to remember with LI, that communities that feed into a SD aren't as cut and dry like it usually is up here. With that said, I'd still say that parts of the Roslyn and Manhasset SD's would fit the OP's criteria.

[ckhthankgod]

Actually, now I'm confused about Greenlawn. Check this out: Greenvale CDP, New York - Fact Sheet - American FactFinder

Can it change THAT much in a decade? Also, that city-data information is from estimates, which have been shown at times to be way off.

[checkmatechamp13]

City-data does it based on estimates. The official 2010 census has a map available here: 2010 Census Interactive Population Map

According to the census, the demographics of Greenvale were as follows:
Total population: 1,094
White: 763 (69.7%)
Black or African American: 21 (1.9%)
Asian: 206 (18.8%)
Native American: 3 (0.3%)
Some Other Race: 52 (4.8%)
Two or More Races: 49 (4.8%)

There were 149 Hispanics or Latinos of any race (13.6%)

[ckhthankgod]

Interesting...I wonder if they included parts of the CW Post campus or it's just that many Black residents left? There was a correction made in my area when a dorm from a campus was wrongly placed in a suburban town, when it should have been included into the city limits.