Massapequa,Wantagh, Seaford or Farmingdale, please advice! (Hempstead, Merrick: sale, safe area)

[LINative]

Originally Posted by LilTownBlues

I think you meant Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale.

Yeah lol - it was late when I posted!

[LINative]

Originally Posted by Elke Mariotti

Don't overlook Babylon Village... you'll like it

Yeah you might want to come out a bit further. Babylon (and Farmingdale village) looks like a classic small town. Babylon is also close to the Robert Moses causeway, which brings you down to the Babylon town beaches as well as several state parks on the ocean. But I would say alot depends on where you will be working and whether adding an extra 10 to 20 minutes to your commute is worth it.

[inichka]

Why are the prop. taxes SO high in Wantagh?? And which would be the areas to avoid in Farmingdale?

[Crookhaven]

Originally Posted by LINative

Yeah you might want to come out a bit further. Babylon (and Farmingdale village) looks like a classic small town. Babylon is also close to the Robert Moses causeway, which brings you down to the Babylon town beaches as well as several state parks on the ocean. But I would say alot depends on where you will be working and whether adding an extra 10 to 20 minutes to your commute is worth it.

I dont think its even that bad.

Id bet the Babylon Express is as fast as Farmingdale to NYC.

Bayblon would have the edge for me.

crooks

[KENNY GUIDO]

Originally Posted by bnyy

Farmingdale is the biggest and has a "downtown" kind of feeling, but it totally depends on what section (there are bad areas). Wantagh is awesome, safer than the others and has great schools. Massapequa is nice but the high school is filled with heavy drugs (ask anyone who goes there). Seaford is nice as well.

I would say Wantagh is the best choice. By the train station there are bars, the post office, the library and restaurants.

wantagh and seaford also has heavy drugs. not too long ago did a girl overdose from drugs and died from seaford, no? drugs are all over.

[KENNY GUIDO]

Originally Posted by bnyy

That's completely made-up.

youre right. I went there and I made it up. just take a look at how many successful people went to massapequa schools and compare them to other towns and let me know your conclusions.

my father spent years finding the right town to raise his family. it came between merrick and massapequa. he chose pequa.

I suggest you ask around about how great massapequa school district is.

[KENNY GUIDO]

Originally Posted by Crookhaven

Motzohpizza schools #1?
Cmon now.

Ill tell ya I kinda like Farmingdale Village.
I think its really got alot to offer.

Babylon was mentioned too.

Thatd be my pick.

Crooks

yea, farmingdale village is great, but stay away from that bodega with 40 latinos hanging outside.

massapequa doesnt have bodegas.

[AlexisT]

Farmingdale is about 5-10 minutes quicker. I think you're more likely to get a seat at Babylon because it's the first stop on many trains--Farmingdale trains originate at Ronkonkoma.

I would say that your distance from the station is a bigger factor than the extra few minutes on the train. If you can snag something within walking distance, you've got it made. Driving and parking really add on to your commute time.

[Crookhaven]

Originally Posted by KENNY GUIDO

yea, farmingdale village is great, but stay away from that bodega with 40 latinos hanging outside.

massapequa doesnt have bodegas.

You can buy arroz con pollo but you cant buy class.

crooks

[Smash255]

Originally Posted by inichka

Why are the prop. taxes SO high in Wantagh?? And which would be the areas to avoid in Farmingdale?

Where in the Wantagh area were you looking? Portions of the area (North Wantagh) is in the Levittown School district, which has the highest school taxes on Long Island.