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they mostly rob and kill gang people killing each other but you can be at the train station and mind you own busness and you can be fine. people going on the train or shopping dont get hurt thare. they have kmart and home depot near the train station and I go thare and its fine so a hotel would be the same.
I worry that the revitalization plan for Huntington Station could be similar to the bait-and-switch revitalization that has been going on in Glen Cove by the same man hired by the town of Huntington (Don Monti, Renaissance Downtowns):
He initially proposed to Glen Cove a "New Englandy Mystic Seaport" style redevelopment that seems to be becoming something more urban and high density than what he offered in order to secure the project. In fact, the large real estate investor he is working with in Glen Cove has also agreed to work with him on Huntington Station. They (RXR Realty) own billions of dollars of some very large office and retail properties:
It's fairly entertaining since it alleges Don Monti actually threatened to kill the Mayor of Glen Cove when he wasn't getting his way and that many other developers in the industry don't take the guy too seriously.
This is also an interesting blog highlighting the current real estate development over Long Island. It seems like the builders are drooling over all these big transit-oriented apartment complexes being approved throughout the Island. It sounds like they want to do to Long Island what they did to the Jersey City and Long Island City waterfront areas - build'em big and build'em fast. I would hate to be a teacher with the massive influx of all these kids hitting the area in the next five years. I am also expecting my train commute to get much, much more crowded and finding myself parking a half mile away in a residential neighborhood in order to find parking. I can only imagine the kind of PILOTs and tax abatements these developers will get in back room deals with our illustrious elected officials.
The PILOTs are what the school district is worried about. How many kids will be brought in for any apartments or housing that is built - with little tax revenue to support them in the schools.
Most of the Station area is as safe as any other. I drive through there all the time, shop at the Big H and other places all the time with no problem. For many years I was at the Jack Abrams school at night, no problem. Yes, there is crime in the station, but violent crime is not as bad as many of you think, and in fact, it has calmed down a lot the last couple of years.
I'd love to stay in beautiful, downtown HS, in a former commuter parking lot. It's worth, what? About $250/night? Afterall, that's what my MIL pays for a lovely suite at the Hamton Inn by the Expressway.
Am I the only one who finds it odd someone would build a hotel in the LIRR parking lot in Huntington Station? The heart of Huntington Station? Who will be booking rooms there?
Well, you do have relatively frequent LIRR service to get to Manhattan, and you're pretty close to Downtown Huntington. I could picture some tourists or out-of-towners wanting to stay there, if they want a change of scenery from NYC (especially if they don't know about the area's reputation).
I mean, you have to consider that there's hotels in Newark, NJ too (though they're mostly in the safer part near Newark Penn). Somebody who isn't familiar with the reputation of an area would see good value. (In terms of safety, I don't think Huntington Station near the LIRR is worse than Newark near Newark Penn, and I wouldn't consider either to be extremely unsafe).
For that matter, there's a hotel that apparently gets away with charging $150 a night to stay in East NY, Brooklyn, so anything's possible.
I think it's a rather good location, especially for those who need good access to the city but need/want to be on Long Island. Too bad Huntington Village isn't closer.
Does anyone know the status of the hotel that was going to be built in an existing building right on Main St/Stewart Ave. in the village? Or has Petrone put the kibosh on that one because he wants the hotel in the station instead? Really, people would rather stay in the village if they had a choice.
Well, you do have relatively frequent LIRR service to get to Manhattan, and you're pretty close to Downtown Huntington. I could picture some tourists or out-of-towners wanting to stay there, if they want a change of scenery from NYC (especially if they don't know about the area's reputation).
I mean, you have to consider that there's hotels in Newark, NJ too (though they're mostly in the safer part near Newark Penn). Somebody who isn't familiar with the reputation of an area would see good value. (In terms of safety, I don't think Huntington Station near the LIRR is worse than Newark near Newark Penn, and I wouldn't consider either to be extremely unsafe).
For that matter, there's a hotel that apparently gets away with charging $150 a night to stay in East NY, Brooklyn, so anything's possible.
Huntington Station's newest hotel, to be purportedly build in a train station parking lot, would certainly be convenient to the train station! I wonder if it'll be close enough to hear the trains? I agree about the frequent LIRR service to NYC. Hour-long trip to Penn on the express.
Interesting Newark comparison. Prudential Center (NHL's Devils)/Newark Penn and Newark International Airport might have something to do with the existence of hotels notwithstanding the area's reputation.
Huntington Station's newest hotel, to be purportedly build in a train station parking lot, would certainly be convenient to the train station! I wonder if it'll be close enough to hear the trains? I agree about the frequent LIRR service to NYC. Hour-long trip to Penn on the express.
Interesting Newark comparison. Prudential Center (NHL's Devils)/Newark Penn and Newark International Airport might have something to do with the existence of hotels notwithstanding the area's reputation.
Huntington's mostly electric trains with a few diesels. Occasional toot of the horn and bell, but I don't think it's all that loud. Of course, there's not a lot of room in the parking lot, so if the hotel sprawls even just slightly, it'll be on top of the tracks, magnifying the sound.
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