How bad is Central Islip nowadays? (Brentwood, Hauppauge: low income, violent crime, neighborhood)

[LongIsland2AZ]

I moved from Central Islip to AZ a while back. My folks always told me it was bad place, but I never noticed that when I lived there. I been planning on going back. Is it still bad nowadays?

[KENNY GUIDO]

whenever there is a courthouse around: its never good. the neighborhood is filled with crime and low income house. the residents are mixed with white, black and hispanic.

[Walter Greenspan]

For those who may not be familiar with Central Islip:

Central Islip is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the north-central section of the Town of Islip, in the southwest part of Suffolk County.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Central Islip in the Town of Islip is bordered on the north by Hamlet of Hauppauge and the Village of Islandia; on the east by the Hamlet of Ronkonkoma and the Hamlet of Bohemia; on the south by the Hamlet of North Great River, the Hamlet of Islip Terrace and the Hamlet of Islip; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Brentwood.





The Hamlet of Central Islip has a different border than does the "Central Islip, NY 11722" postal zone (i.e., a place can have a "Central Islip, NY 11722" mailing address and not be in the Hamlet of Central Islip and a place can have other than a "Central Islip, NY 11722" mailing address and be in the Hamlet of Central Islip): places that have a "Central Islip, NY 11722" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of Central Islip are in the Village of Islandia, the Hamlet of Hauppauge and the Hamlet of Islip Terrace; and, at the same time, there are places in the Hamlet of Central Islip with a "Bohemia, NY 11716" 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

[scott81nyc]

I honestly know nothing about Central Islip.
I worked in the area one time, it looked ghetto, i was surprised to see that in long island, coming from Queens.
I heard the nickname is Crack Islip.
Have not heard anything good about the area at all.
crime, alot of drugs.
everyone goes there for drugs.

i can not confirm these, just what i heard.

[totallyfrazzled]

Originally Posted by LongIsland2AZ

I moved from Central Islip to AZ a while back. My folks always told me it was bad place, but I never noticed that when I lived there. I been planning on going back. Is it still bad nowadays?

Central Islip can be summed up in five words: "Still bad and getting worse."

[hotkarl]

Murders and violent crime up the ying yang.
Funny thing is, most of it doesn't even make the news. Probabally because it's so norm over there, it's not spectacular enough to be newsworthy anymore.
I've heard rumors that the cops just let them all kill each other hoping the dirtbags will self-erradicate themselves.

[LongIsland2AZ]

Wow, is it seriously that bad? Maybe I sound stupid for even asking, but I lived there for 10 years and never noticed any of that.

[bnyy]

Central Islip = Bad News

[jtees4]

Depends where. Most of it is bad, but the section nearest Islandia along Suffolk Avenue, say between the Post Office and Vets is OK. I work in that area.

[I_Love_LI_but]

Originally Posted by hotkarl

I've heard rumors that the cops just let them all kill each other hoping the dirtbags will self-erradicate themselves.

They call those the "public service murders."