Nice Suburbs bordering Queens and Long Island? (New York, Hempstead: showing, for sale)

[I_Love_LI_but]

Originally Posted by DonnaReed

Bellerose
Floral Park
Northern Queens Village
Little Neck
Elmont

OP wants Nassau not Queens.

What's your reasoning on Elmont?

[Glad2BHere]

Originally Posted by I_Love_LI_but

I disagree that these two places "fit the bill exactly" for the OP. Her husband is going to have extra commuting time to Massapequa and there will be extra commuting time to NJ as opposed to the areas I mentioned.
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Why will there be extra commuting time to NJ? There is no other LI suburb in Nassau County that can give you a closer commute to NJ. Floral Park Village and Bellerose Village are the first suburban areas in Nassau, closest to Queens. They are extremely close to the Cross Island Parkway, which takes you right to the Belt to head to NJ. Or you could take the tunnel to head to NJ as well. All the other suburbs you mention are further East and South than Floral Park and Bellerose. In addition, much of Franklin Square is further from the Cross Island parkway as well, although some may be close to the Southern State. However, Franklin Square and the other areas you mention are also further from Queens.

I still say for OP, best areas are FPV and BV.

[AlexisT]

Just to correct, OP doesn't need to commute to NJ--she needs to commute to the city. How are the trains from Floral Park and Bellerose? That would be more relevant. She just wants a reasonably quick trip to see family, which I think anywhere in Nassau that's near the parkways will offer (since she probably won't be doing it during rush hour). That said I'd agree with the more southern choices as good targets, since the trip to Massapequa will be faster.

[Glad2BHere]

Originally Posted by AlexisT

Just to correct, OP doesn't need to commute to NJ--she needs to commute to the city. How are the trains from Floral Park and Bellerose? That would be more relevant. She just wants a reasonably quick trip to see family, which I think anywhere in Nassau that's near the parkways will offer (since she probably won't be doing it during rush hour). That said I'd agree with the more southern choices as good targets, since the trip to Massapequa will be faster.

Trains couldn't be more convenient. Many homes are walking distance to the LIRR, Floral Park and Bellerose stops. That is a huge draw to the area. It takes about a half hour to get into NYC. Out of all the areas in Nassay close to Queens, that is exactly why most people who commute to the city or want easy access to Queens chose FPV or BV.

[KellyFG]

Originally Posted by I_Love_LI_but

Lynbrook: Next town east of Valley Stream. Has 1 exit off the Southern State Parkway. This is where the family in "Everybody Loves Raymond" supposedly lived. Advice would be to stay in SD 20. There are also some houses in VS SDs 24 and 13. Do not buy a house in SD 12 (Malverne). You will pay a lot of taxes like for the other school districts, but you will end up with a lower quality SD for your child and it will affect resale if you want to move.

I disagree with the part of this that says buying house in Malverne SD12 will affect your resale value. I'm not saying I'm a fan of SD12, but it is a fact that houses in the Westwood section of Malverne sell for considerably more than houses in Westwood section of Lynbrook SD20, just on the other side of the tracks. Most people that buy in malverne are big on sending their kids to private school. Now if you're talking about the Lakeview area of SD12 that is a different story.

[I_Love_LI_but]

Originally Posted by Glad2BHere

Why will there be extra commuting time to NJ? There is no other LI suburb in Nassau County that can give you a closer commute to NJ. Floral Park Village and Bellerose Village are the first suburban areas in Nassau, closest to Queens. They are extremely close to the Cross Island Parkway, which takes you right to the Belt to head to NJ. Or you could take the tunnel to head to NJ as well. All the other suburbs you mention are further East and South than Floral Park and Bellerose. In addition, much of Franklin Square is further from the Cross Island parkway as well, although some may be close to the Southern State. However, Franklin Square and the other areas you mention are also further from Queens.

I still say for OP, best areas are FPV and BV.

Extra commuting time is needing to go south via the Cross Island Parkway (which when it is crowded is a slow moving nightmare) to get to the Southern State Parkway which goes directly east to Massapequa or west to the Belt Parkway which brings you to the Verranzano Bridge to SI to NJ. Valley Stream (large compared to some other towns on LI) has 3 exits off the Southern State and the end of Valley Stream is right at the entrance to either the Belt Parkway or the Cross Island Parkway. Lynbrook and Franklin Square both have exits on the Southern State Parkway and are both directly adjacent to Valley Stream.

I looked on mlsli.com for the Villages of Bellerose and Floral Park and as you said, there are some very nice houses there , but the starter homes do not look that great. Since the OP is a first-time homebuyer they may not be able to swing the prices for the nicer offerings over there.

[I_Love_LI_but]

Originally Posted by KellyFG

I disagree with the part of this that says buying house in Malverne SD12 will affect your resale value. I'm not saying I'm a fan of SD12, but it is a fact that houses in the Westwood section of Malverne sell for considerably more than houses in Westwood section of Lynbrook SD20, just on the other side of the tracks. Most people that buy in malverne are big on sending their kids to private school. Now if you're talking about the Lakeview area of SD12 that is a different story.

The Westwood section of Malverne goes to Valley Stream SD #13. That is why the houses "sell for considerably more" in that area.

The taxes for Lynbrook #20 and for Malverne #12 are similar. There is no "discount" for being in #12. I would rather be "on the other side of the tracks" in #20.

As for people being "big on sending their kids to private school," I don't think the "private school" type of parent just happens to flock to Malverne because it's popular amongst the jet set or something. I think they simply bear the extra expense and send their kids to private school out of necessity because they don't want their kids in Malverne SD#12, so that's why you will find many more private school students in Malverne than in some of the other nearby school districts.

As for Lakeview, that's a whole other town and one which I did not advise the OP to go to. I think it is part of West Hempstead, but I don't know 100%. (I am sure someone on here can tell me though.)

[DevilDoll]

Merrick LI is fairly nice, and more affordable then most towns in Nassau County.

[Glad2BHere]

Originally Posted by I_Love_LI_but

I looked on mlsli.com for the Villages of Bellerose and Floral Park and as you said, there are some very nice houses there , but the starter homes do not look that great. Since the OP is a first-time homebuyer they may not be able to swing the prices for the nicer offerings over there.

Good question we should have asked. I wonder what the OP's budget is? That will really help narrow choices down for sure.

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by I_Love_LI_but

Paging Walter Greenspan! Please put up maps!

There is only one Floral Park, and that's the Village of Floral Park.

However, there are places with a "Floral Park, NY 11001" mailing address that are not in the Village of Floral Park and these places are in the Village of South Floral Park, the Village of Bellerose, the Hamlet of Bellerose Terrace and the Hamlet of North New Hyde Park.


For those who may not be familiar with Floral Park:

Originally called Hinsdale, Floral Park is a village (incorporated in 1908) partly in the southwest part of the Town of North Hempstead and partly in the northwest part of the Town of Hempstead, in the west part of Nassau County, along the Nassau/NYC border.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Village of Floral Park in the Town of North Hempstead and the Town of Hempstead is bordered on the north by New York City (Queens County) and the Hamlet of North New Hyde Park in the Town of North Hempstead; on the east by the Village of New Hyde Park in the Towns of North Hempstead and Hempstead and the Village of Stewart Manor in the Town of Hempstead; on the south by the Hamlet of Elmont and the Village of South Floral Park in the Town of Hempstead; and, on the west by the Village of Bellerose in the Town of Hempstead.





The Village of Floral Park has a different border than does the "Floral Park, NY 11001" postal zone (i.e., a place can have a "Floral Park, NY 11001" mailing address and not be in the Village of Floral Park): places with a "Floral Park, NY 11001" mailing address that are not in the Village of Floral Park are in the Village of South Floral Park, the Village of Bellerose, the Hamlet of Bellerose Terrace and the Hamlet of North New Hyde Park.


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): Excellent Long Island Geographic Resource