Missing from Long Island (Hempstead, Islip: move, stadium, yard)

[hotkarl]

Did LI ever have "low" taxes?

[Lancet71]

Originally Posted by hotkarl

Did LI ever have "low" taxes?

not as bad in early 80's

[sean sean sean sean]

Originally Posted by Lancet71

not as bad in early 80's

I assume you mean the 1880s?

[hotkarl]

Originally Posted by sean sean sean sean

i assume you mean the 1880s?

lol!

[Lancet71]

Originally Posted by KENNY GUIDO

im shocked no one has mentioned the "ALL WEATHER DRIVE IN" in copague on sunrise highway. I saw star wars there in 77. a home depot, target, red lobster, and a few assorted stores now occupy that land. it was huge. you can even see the houses today along the street with second story front porches where the residents could watch free movies from the comfort of thier homes.

how about the zoo in massapequa? I wasnt born but I heard stories from my teachers about it. it was where toys r us and mcdonalds is. they told me a story once that the monkeys escaped and it was a big mess.

Forgotten Long Island - The Massapequa Zoo

All drive ins seem to be gone now.

[tomonlineli]

Originally Posted by hotkarl

Did LI ever have "low" taxes?

Yeah, the Dutch were pretty laxed on their tax levels.

Long Island taxes were never "low," but they were not out of hand like they are now.

It's not so much that our taxes are high (other than property taxes are ridiculous), it's more that we are taxed on everything at every level.

A great example is gas in NY vs gas in NJ

New Jersey gas is usually thirty cents cheaper and they, by law, have to have someone there to pump your gas.

On Long Island my gas is thirty cents more and goodluck finding an attendant to come pump your gas when it's raining, cold, or your at a "brand name" gas station.

[Lancet71]

Originally Posted by tomonlineli

Yeah, the Dutch were pretty laxed on their tax levels.

Long Island taxes were never "low," but they were not out of hand like they are now.

It's not so much that our taxes are high (other than property taxes are ridiculous), it's more that we are taxed on everything at every level.

A great example is gas in NY vs gas in NJ

New Jersey gas is usually thirty cents cheaper and they, by law, have to have someone there to pump your gas.

On Long Island my gas is thirty cents more and goodluck finding an attendant to come pump your gas when it's raining, cold, or your at a "brand name" gas station.

In all states I believe,they have a gas tax and some are much higher then others.Obviously transporting the gas also does add to the going rate as well and supply and demand for the area.

[OhBeeHave]

Missing from LI:

A real football team.

[Lancet71]

Originally Posted by OhBeeHave

Missing from LI:

A real football team.

You would figure by now considering the demand that either the Jets or Giants would have moved here.Maybe somewhere in Nassau would be the most appropriate.

[S.I.B.]

Originally Posted by Lancet71

You would figure by now considering the demand that either the Jets or Giants would have moved here.Maybe somewhere in Nassau would be the most appropriate.

Maybe they should have built a stadium on the roosevelt raceway property, although access would have been brutal. Belmont is another location I've heard people discuss in the past.