Relocating to Sulfolk County HELP (information, important)

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by Glad2BHere

And what town is that, Setauket, East Setauket, S. Setauket?

Concomitant with the 1980 Federal census, the Hamlets of East Setauket, Setauket and South Setauket were combined to form the unified Hamlet of Setauket-East Setauket.


For those who may not be familiar with Setauket-East Setauket:

Setauket-East Setauket is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the northwest part of the Town of Brookhaven, in the center-north part of Suffolk County.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Setauket-East Setauket in the Town of Brookhaven is bordered on the north by the Village of Old Field, Conscience Bay and the Village of Poquott; on the east by the Village of Port Jefferson and the Hamlet of Port Jefferson Station; on the south by the Hamlet of Terryville and the Hamlet of Centereach; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Stony Brook.





The Hamlet of Setauket-East Setauket has a different border than does the "East Setauket, NY 11733" ZIP Code postal zone (i.e., a place can have an "East Setauket, NY 11733" mailing address and not be in the Hamlet of Setauket-East Setauket and a place can have other than an "East Setauket, NY 11733" mailing address and be in the Hamlet of Setauket-East Setauket): places that have an "East Setauket, NY 11733" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of Setauket-East Setauket are in the Village of Poquott, the Village of Old Field and the Hamlet of Port Jefferson Station; and, at the same time, there are places in the Hamlet of Setauket-East Setauket with a "Stony Brook, NY 11790" mailing address.


For a good set of town-by-town maps showing all the villages and hamlets in each of LI's 13 towns (3 in Nassau County and 10 in Suffolk County): http://www.city-data.com/forum/long-...-resource.html

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by Shasha114

Everyone seems to forget to Mention Hauppauge (Town of Islip) when speaking of a nice town, good school district and low taxes.

For those who may not be familiar with Hauppauge:

Hauppauge is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) partly in the south part of the Town of Smithtown and partly in the north part of the Town of Islip, in the west part of Suffolk County.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Hauppauge partly in the Town of Smithtown and partly in the Town of Islip is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of Smithtown and the Hamlet of Nesconset in the Town of Smithtown; on the east by the Hamlet of Ronkonkoma and the Village of Islandia in the Town of Islip; on the south by the Village of Islandia and the Hamlet of Central Islip in the Town of Islip; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Commack in the Town of Smithtown.





The Hamlet of Hauppauge has a different border than does the "Hauppauge, NY 11788" ZIP Code postal zone (i.e., a place can have a "Hauppauge, NY 11788" mailing address and not be in the Hamlet of Hauppauge and a place can have other than a "Hauppauge, NY 11788" mailing address and be in the Hamlet of Hauppauge): places that have a "Hauppauge, NY 11788" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of Hauppauge are in the Hamlet of Smithtown and the Village of Islandia; and, at the same time, there are places in the Hamlet of Hauppauge with a "Smithtown, NY 11787" and "Central Islip, NY 11722" mailing address.


For a good set of town-by-town maps showing all the villages and hamlets in each of LI's 13 towns (3 in Nassau County and 10 in Suffolk County): http://www.city-data.com/forum/long-...-resource.html

[FloridaSue]

Originally Posted by KellyFG

I'm generally a fan of the north shore but it sounds to me like you'd do very well in Sayville. You'd get a great house in your range & while some of the north shore communities mentioned are beautiful they really don't have the genuine sense of community and family activities Sayville has.

I happen to be a fan of Sayville, however, I must disagree with your post. Most of the NorthShore communities, Northport for example does have a genuine sense of community and plenty of family activities.

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by FloridaSue

I happen to be a fan of Sayville ...

For those who may not be familiar with Sayville:

Sayville is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the southeast part of the Town of Islip, in the south-central part of Suffolk County.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Sayville in the Town of Islip is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of Bohemia and the Hamlet of Holbrook; on the east by the Hamlet of Bayport; on the south by the Great South Bay; and, on the west by the Hamlet of West Sayville, the Hamlet of Oakdale and the Hamlet Bohemia.





The Hamlet of Sayville has a different border than does the "Sayville, NY 11782" ZIP Code postal zone (i.e., a place can have a "Sayville, NY 11782" mailing address and not be in the Hamlet of Sayville): places that have a "Sayville, NY 11782" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of Sayville are in the Hamlet of West Sayville.


For a good set of town-by-town maps showing all the villages and hamlets in each of LI's 13 towns (3 in Nassau County and 10 in Suffolk County): http://www.city-data.com/forum/long-...-resource.html

[Lancet71]

Try Head of the Harbor. If listening to dorothy try belle terre which is in port jefferson.

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by Lancet71

... try belle terre which is in port jefferson.

While all places in the Village of Belle Terre have a "Port Jefferson, NY 11777" mailing address,the Village of Belle Terre is not in the Village of Port Jefferson because in New York State a village can not be part of another village.


For those who may not be familiar with Belle Terre:

Belle Terre is a village (incorporated in 1931) in the northwest part of the Town of Brookhaven, in the north-central part of Suffolk County.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Village of Belle Terre in the Town of Brookhaven is bordered on the north by Long Island Sound; on the east and south by the Village of Port Jefferson; and, on the west by Port Jefferson Harbor.





Belle Terre is one of those many villages and hamlets on Long Island where none of the places in the community have the village name in their mailing address: places in the Village of Belle Terre have a "Port Jefferson, NY 11777" mailing address.


For a good set of town-by-town maps showing all the villages and hamlets in each of LI's 13 towns (3 in Nassau County and 10 in Suffolk County): http://www.city-data.com/forum/long-...-resource.html

[LongIslandGal]

I agree with KBinspections, Smithtown and St. James are great. I'm unfamiliar with the others but Smithtown is my fav. Great schools too.

[AndreaII]

I've been debating whether or not to say anything about this, but have decided to take the chance of being jumped all over by some negative people here, but in doing so hope to put out what could be useful information to people who don't know about this event back in 1987.

On the northeast corner of Belle Meade Road in Setauket was a company called Northville. The remnants of the company is still there - huge tanks, abandoned buildings, etc.

This company had an underground spill of chemicals that according to Steve Englebright's office, spread for a couple of miles northwest mostly entering the Storybook section of Setauket, part of what is now the Three Village Club, part of Nassakeag Ridge neighborhood, the Nassakeag school still has a class action pending on the spill (according to a lawyer friend), part of Upper Sheep Pasture, and lower Sheep Pasture.

The chemicals from the hundreds of gallons that spilled underground do not evaporate. Even though this was 21 years ago, I personally would never take the chance on living in that area. Is the spill still carcinogenic after 21 years?, good question. You'd have to ask an expert in the field.

Friends of mine who lived in the Storybook section sold their house immediately after the spill and moved out of there taking a $40K hit at the time.

When the Three Village Club was being built about 10 years ago, my husband and I went over to take a look at the models and loved what we saw overall. The prices were right - they were selling for about $325K (btw, they tripled in price within 3 years - talk about greed), had a nice size of property, etc. What stopped us (me particularly) was when we realized that Belle Meade Road was a little too close for comfort to the area, and after going to Englebright's office, where they said they didn't know how far the spill extended into the neighborhood, we decided not to take the chance on moving there.

So, for all of you ready to move there today, please look into the spill and just know that it did happen. At least you'll know the history which I'm pretty sure no realtor would ever mention to you.

[CharlesF]

I just moved from Nassau to Suffolk, and I agree with most of the reply posts. The North Shore is the place to be, from Huntington to Stony Brook. Personally, I moved to Smithtown, but the best sense of community seems to be in St. James, and the schools are not too shabby either.

If you want assistance in selling or buying, I can either represent as attorney or real estate broker. My offices are in Massapequa, right on the border between the 2 counties.

- Charles (516) 228-0033

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by CharlesF

If you want assistance in selling or buying, I can either represent as attorney or real estate broker. My offices are in Massapequa, right on the border between the 2 counties. - Charles (516) 228-0033

If your offices are right on the border between Nassau and Suffolk Counties, then they're in East Massapequa, not in Massapequa, right Charles?


For those who may not be familiar with East Massapequa:

East Massapequa is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the southeast part of the Town of Oyster Bay, in the southeast part of Nassau County, along the Oyster Bay/Babylon town line and the Nassau/Suffolk County line.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of East Massapequa in the Town of Oyster Bay is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of South Farmingdale; on the east by the Hamlet of North Amityville and the Village of Amityville in the Town of Babylon, Suffolk County (the Oyster Bay/Babylon town line and the Nassau/Suffolk County line); on the south by the Great South Bay; and, on the west by the Village of Massapequa Park.





East Massapequa is one of those many villages and hamlets on Long Island where none of the places in the community have the hamlet name in their mailing address: places in the Hamlet of East Massapequa have a "Massapequa, NY 11758", "Massapequa Park, 11762" and "Amityville, NY 11701" mailing address.


For a good set of town-by-town maps showing all the villages and hamlets in each of LI's 13 towns (3 in Nassau County and 10 in Suffolk County): http://www.city-data.com/forum/long-...-resource.html