I need to move!!

[LIPumpkin]

Originally Posted by omigawd

LOL! When I first read it, I thought it was a joke. Those are part of the worst areas of Queens.

Most definitely...however, there are great neighborhoods that are not a good fit for people based on other criteria..ie. Whitestone and Bayside are great, but not if you need quick transport via public trans...know what I mean?

[omigawd]

I don't consider places like Whitestone, Bayside, Douglaston, etc. a part of Queens (even though they truly are). There is barely any public transportation and they're more like Long Island than Queens.

If I could move to Queens today, I would love to live either in Kew Gardens (off Lefferts) or in Forest Hills/Rego Park (off Queens Blvd).

[LIPumpkin]

I do call those areas "suburban queens," but if you can afford the houses, want queens taxes, it's for you..see?

[Alaskapat528]

Originally Posted by omigawd

PS: Why not just move to Queens? If you've lived in the boros your whole life, Long Island is going to be a major culture shock to you and I don't know that you'll be very happy out here. I moved here 10 years ago and it was the worst mistake I've ever made. I'm now working on moving back... I'm probably going to move to Queens since Manhattan is no longer affordable.

My husband's family lives on Long Island. He tells me the same thing that "LI would be a culture shock." I know one thing, wayyyy toooo many people and cars there lol.

[lvkj]

Ok so what are good school districts in Lindenhurst, Smithtown and Hauppauge? I looked in smithtown and saw some of the taxes were very low, isn't that a bad sign?