Where are best Italian-American communities in Suffolk? (New York, Brookhaven: relocation, housing)

[clamboy]

Originally Posted by rockypointny

Believe it or not there also was a large amount of Scandinavian people too. My grandmother's father was from Sweden and he was friends with many other Swedish Rocky Pointers back in the 50's.

That I did know...theres a whole bunch of really neat Scadinavian style chalets and cabins tucked away in NSB.


C

[rockypointny]

Originally Posted by clamboy

That I did know...theres a whole bunch of really neat Scadinavian style chalets and cabins tucked away in NSB.


C

Probably Built by him, I probably told you this earlier but he built many of the original homes in Rocky Point.

[OhBeeHave]

Originally Posted by rockypointny

My neighbors are from Massapequa! lol

Fellow transplants!

[Cicolina]

Thanks for all the good info everyone! Franklin Square? Is it nice there?

[clamboy]

Originally Posted by rockypointny

Believe it or not there also was a large amount of Scandinavian people too. My grandmother's father was from Sweden and he was friends with many other Swedish Rocky Pointers back in the 50's.

Originally Posted by Cicolina

Thanks for all the good info everyone! Franklin Square? Is it nice there?

Its nice.

Kinda like Queens but nicer.

MLSLI.com - Find a Home

Give you an idea.

C

[Cicolina]

I like Queens! My grandmother lived in Douglaston and I have such great memories.

[clamboy]

Originally Posted by Cicolina

I like Queens! My grandmother lived in Douglaston and I have such great memories.

I love Douglaston...but its not that nice.

More like Bellerose

C

[Cicolina]

Ah, I see. I wish there was one big website that had pictures of every town center on Long Island. The video clips on Newsday are somewhat helpful but there aren't that many of them.

[OhBeeHave]

Originally Posted by clamboy

It dont get anymore badabing than Motzohpizza.
Babylons a little waspy now and Deer Park unfortunately hath fallen.

Rocky Points had the Brooklynites coimng out to the Italian Alps since the 40s.
It was the poor mans Hamptons back then.Check out the Masonry on the old bungalows.
(Hell we even have a Statuary)

The guy I bought this house from was making his own Wine here when I met him.It even came with a fig tree.

This has been an old school Italian hideout for years.
Its just low key.

C

Clamboy! Please! Get your unleavened bread correct LOL It's not all RP Italian bread! MatzohPizza has it's share of wiseguys -- my classmate's father was killed in a hit on B'way a number of years back. My other friend's neighbor was Carlo Gambino. My best friend's dad hung out with some interesting characters from south Queens; turns out there was a Gotti in the group. This weren't no Badabing. This was da real deal.

The masonry on some of the older bungalows is a 'tad' overwrought and perhaps may be seen as a precursor for fucco....I lived in a real stucco Italian style bungalow in Islip Terrace for a few years; around the corner was a brick house that looked straight out of Brooklyn. The locals called it the Brooklyn house. I have to come to learn that I appreciate Craftsman style bungalows, not the Brooklyn model.

I do recall a number of RP homes with block walls, arbors and Marys on the Half Shell up and down the side streets. The owners are probably long dead now, stomping grapes in heaven and frying breaded zucchini flowers.

[rockypointny]

Originally Posted by OhBeeHave

Clamboy! Please! Get your unleavened bread correct LOL It's not all RP Italian bread! MatzohPizza has it's share of wiseguys -- my classmate's father was killed in a hit on B'way a number of years back. My other friend's neighbor was Carlo Gambino. My best friend's dad hung out with some interesting characters from south Queens; turns out there was a Gotti in the group. This weren't no Badabing. This was da real deal.

The masonry on some of the older bungalows is a 'tad' overwrought and perhaps may be seen as a precursor for fucco....I lived in a real stucco Italian style bungalow in Islip Terrace for a few years; around the corner was a brick house that looked straight out of Brooklyn. The locals called it the Brooklyn house. I have to come to learn that I appreciate Craftsman style bungalows, not the Brooklyn model.

I do recall a number of RP homes with block walls, arbors and Marys on the Half Shell up and down the side streets. The owners are probably long dead now, stomping grapes in heaven and frying breaded zucchini flowers.

Marys on the half shell, that was pretty funny My dad always jokes that he wants to get one to keep up the tradition.