North Shore vs South Shore vs Mid Island (Brookhaven, Oyster Bay: living, beach)

[Crookhaven]

Originally Posted by OldLongIsland

I'm biased but my choices would be any of the following...

Glen Cove, Sea Cliff, Lattingtown, Locust Valley, Matinecock, Mill Neck, Old Westbury (certain parts), Oyster Bay, OB Cove, Cove Neck, Brookville (Old and Upper too), Muttontown, Laurel Hollow, Cold Spring Harbor, Lloyd Harbor or Lloyd Neck.

All wonderful Western LI towns.

A tad too North Shore Gatsby for my taste.

Id add add Nissequogue/Head of the Harbor too.

[sean sean sean sean]

Originally Posted by dman72

Well done sir, well done. Sea Cliff is a really cool little town. The houses have no land, though, that's my only issue there.

Well, well done except for Greenpoint. Ugly, and you're sitting on top of a massive oil spill. Close to Manhattan, though.

Park Slope is so sweet. A friend of mine house-sat for 2 weeks for this couple that had bought an renovated an entire 4 story brownstone. Just stunning.

And driving out to Orient on a misty morning....magic.

Ah, the lottery dreams.

Small lots are OK with me, I'm not crazy about tons of land. It's got it's benefits but I'm content with postage stamp sized....never lived on anything more than a fraction of an acre!

Greenpoint ugly? No way! It's definitely not Park Slope but it is "The Garden Capitol of the World", supposedly. Most buildings are pretty run of the mill but there are also some very impressive ones....my prime motivation for this place as opposed to nicer Brooklyn neighborhoods is that 1) despite occasionally being infested with midwest hipster transplants, there are a few bars that I'm really into in the neighborhood and 2) this would be a total party house and the neighbors are much less likely to complain about noise at 3 in the morning than elsewhere. Newtown Creek is a total mess, do you know of any actual health risks because of the oil spill?

[OldLongIsland]

Originally Posted by Crookhaven

A tad too North Shore Gatsby for my taste.

Hehe...like I said...I'm biased.

[Crookhaven]

Originally Posted by OldLongIsland

Hehe...like I said...I'm biased.

If money were no object ...Id be happy anywhere waterfront on LI.

I just love the vistas out here on a clear day.

All in all it looks like the North Shore has it at 65% today
I am really surprised the Hamptons didnt get more props.

crooks

[OldLongIsland]

Originally Posted by Crookhaven

If money were no object ...Id be happy anywhere waterfront on LI.

I just love the vistas out here on a clear day.

All in all it looks like the North Shore has it.

crooks

I grew up on Long Island (20+ years) and I kid you not I've barely been further east than exit 52 on the L.I.E.

I actually picked all those towns exactly for their Gatsby-like history and architecture (which is what led to www.oldlongisland.com). Water views are an added bonus. I need to spend some time further east though (not the hamptons however).

[Crookhaven]

Originally Posted by OldLongIsland

I grew up on Long Island (20+ years) and I kid you not I've barely been further east than exit 52 on the L.I.E.

I actually picked all those towns exactly for their Gatsby-like history and architecture. Water views are an added bonus. I need to spend some time further east though (not the hamptons however).

There are some really great non hamptons towns out here to discover.

Heres a few North Shore enclaves to check out if youre interested.

Asharoken,Old Field, Nissequogue,Poquott,Belle Terre,Scotts Beach,Shoreham Village.

crooks

[RoleModel]

I voted North Shore, but all three have their good places. I also voted in proximity to major highways and shopping, so most of the fork towns and the Old Field-esque towns are out.

North Shore - Stony Brook, Port Jeff, Setauket, Smithtown, Commack, Northport, Huntington Village
Mid-Island - Holbrook, Plainview, Dix Hills
South Shore - Sayville, East Islip, West Islip, Babylon, Massapequa

[Crookhaven]

Originally Posted by RoleModel

I voted North Shore, but all three have their good places. I also voted in proximity to major highways and shopping, so most of the fork towns and the Old Field-esque towns are out.

North Shore - Stony Brook, Port Jeff, Setauket, Smithtown, Commack, Northport, Huntington Village
Mid-Island - Holbrook, Plainview, Dix Hills
South Shore - Sayville, East Islip, West Islip, Babylon, Massapequa

Great picks but Miller Place thru Baitng Hollow are just as Expressway accessible as Port Jeff. Maybe even moreso with the Wm Floyd Parkway.

Huntington Village is a nightmare to get to the LIE.

Glen Cove too.

crooks

[RoleModel]

Originally Posted by Crookhaven

Great picks but Miller Place thru Baitng Hollow are just as Expressway accessible as Port Jeff. Maybe even moreso with the Wm Floyd Parkway.

Anything east of Rocky Point (except for a few exceptions) is too barren for me. Plus, Port Jeff isn't too bad if you take 83 to 25A instead of using 112. 112 is horrible (living near it myself).

Huntington Village is a nightmare to get to the LIE.

Glen Cove too.

crooks

I've heard people use Route 108 and Woodbury Road as a shortcut to the LIE going west instead of Route 110. I have no experience with this myself, but does that save time?

[dman72]

Originally Posted by Crookhaven

Great picks but Miller Place thru Baitng Hollow are just as Expressway accessible as Port Jeff. Maybe even moreso with the Wm Floyd Parkway.

Huntington Village is a nightmare to get to the LIE.

Glen Cove too.

crooks

Agreed on Huntington, especially if you want to head West. It seems like it takes an hour to get down 110, and the alternatives heading west are just clogged up or have tons of lights.