West Islip: New Voices from Newsday (Babylon, Union: 2010, crime rate, neighborhoods)

[WIHS2006]

I had to register just for this post.

I graduated from West Islip HS in 2006, I still live here and I have lived here my whole life and I intend to if possible buy a house/apartment and start my own family down the road. I have traveled to many different parts of our country and West Islip is the best place I know of, I would not trade it for anywhere else in the world. I thank my mom and dad everyday for giving me this opportunity. We have an excellent school system, hard working residents, a low crime rate (that unfortunately seems to be increasing slowly). That being said there is a reason why this is the way it is, it is very obvious by looking at Long Island's crime rates, poverty rates, etc why certain areas are worse then others.

PS: I dont hate minorities, I dont want to send them off to gas chambers or anything like that so dont accuse me of being Hitler reincarnated. I just want to provide my kids (when I get married and start a family) with the same life I had when I was growing up here in West Islip. Why should my kids not be granted that wish?

PS: I never knew Kyle Bell but I did know his brother. However, this mentality of "opening up" and "desegregating" West Islip is very common among the more left leaning residents and school students here. It seems to me that Kyle Bell is very naive ....

[sizedeep]

Originally Posted by etaoin

Diversity does not equal disaster. A couple of these answers clearly imply that diversity means poor and black. If you look at the North Shore of Nassau County, there is an ever-growing population of a variety of Asians, all doing well, running businesses, raising great, really smart kids, etc., etc. I can't believe people are trashing this idealistic high school kid and telling him to move out.

Have you ever dealt with any of those Asians who are moving in? Some of them bring in a very 3rd world mentality, even if they are doing well and running businesses.

[Transpl]

Originally Posted by sizedeep

Have you ever dealt with any of those Asians who are moving in? Some of them bring in a very 3rd world mentality, even if they are doing well and running businesses.

Perhaps we can learn from them. If having a 3rd world mentality dovetails in to being a succesful entrepreneur in the US, would it be such a bad thing to have bit of that rub off on our kids?

I empathize with those who had happy, homogeneous childhoods wanting their kids to have as good or better life. It's an admirable quality most parents have. I think the mistake is when equating homogeneous to happiness.

I hope my children develop the wisdom to judge people on their actions, avoid those of questionable character, and live a principaled life. I don't believe teaching a kid to fear or dislike minorities benefits anyone.

[Elke Mariotti]

Originally Posted by Transpl

Perhaps we can learn from them. If having a 3rd world mentality dovetails in to being a succesful entrepreneur in the US, would it be such a bad thing to have bit of that rub off on our kids?

I empathize with those who had happy, homogeneous childhoods wanting their kids to have as good or better life. It's an admirable quality most parents have. I think the mistake is when equating homogeneous to happiness.

I hope my children develop the wisdom to judge people on their actions, avoid those of questionable character, and live a principaled life. I don't believe teaching a kid to fear or dislike minorities benefits anyone.

[nancy thereader]

Yes, reps for you. Thanks.

[Kuota]

Well said WIHS!!

[Railmomma]

Originally Posted by TheImportersWife

The author is in High School. I don't think he had choice in where he lives.

The author can grow up, get a job, obtain a wife and family and is welcome to move to one of the many diverse communities on LI. "Bay Sho" is just around the corner.

[rocafeller05]

^^ And whats wrong with Bay Shore/Brightwaters?

[Railmomma]

Originally Posted by rocafeller05

^^ And whats wrong with Bay Shore/Brightwaters?

Nothing is wrong with Bay Shore, but if the author wants diversity all he has to do is move a few miles away. Just because he wants his community to become more diverse does not mean that that is what the community as a whole wants.

[longislandmike]

Originally Posted by Walter Greenspan

It's my understanding, that towns, such as the Town, not township, of North Hempstead have no authority to rezone school districts, which are independent, local governmental units, subservient to the NYS legislature, from whom they would need permission to change the boundary of a school district, AFTER the resdients of the two school districts (the one losing area and the one gaining area) would each need to vote to do so.

Could the Federal Government "rezone", as you kindly put it ?

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