What train station to park at while living in Commack (New York: house, transfer)

[LIgirl74]

My husband and I are thinking of moving to the Commack/Smithtown/Kings Park/East Northport area. He used to work in Flatbush a few years ago and then got transferred to Hicksville. Being Verizon is talking about layoff's these days for the hires after the year 2003, if Verizon wants or needs to, they can transfer my husband (hired prior to 2003) to another town to work. Therefore, being we are looking to purchase a home, and we just love the Commack/Kings Park/East Northport/Smithtown areas, if living in Commack, which train station would we be allowed to park at if we lived in the Town of Huntington? I know Huntington Station is allowed but that would be like 8 miles away. Does anyone know of another train station that we would be allowed to park at that is not too far?

Thanks in advance for everyones help.

[twingles]

Commack actually straddles the Township lines of Huntington and Smithtown. If you live east of Commack Road (I think that is the dividing line - maybe it's the Sunken Meadow) you live in the Township of Smithtown. My parents live in Commack and they live in the Township of Smithtown.

[DawnSells]

I do not think that you need a parking permit. I park and both Deer Park and Kings Parks. Deer Park trains seem to get you there quicker.

[RoleModel]

Originally Posted by twingles

Commack actually straddles the Township lines of Huntington and Smithtown. If you live east of Commack Road (I think that is the dividing line - maybe it's the Sunken Meadow) you live in the Township of Smithtown. My parents live in Commack and they live in the Township of Smithtown.

It's Commack Road.

[LIgirl74]

Thanks for all your input. I did not realize that you could park at Deer Park train for free, as well as Brentwood. I am from Nassau County and just about every train station requires a town permit to park there. I appreciate everyones input.

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by twingles

Commack actually straddles the Township lines of Huntington and Smithtown. If you live east of Commack Road (I think that is the dividing line - maybe it's the Sunken Meadow) you live in the Township of Smithtown. My parents live in Commack and they live in the Township of Smithtown.

Huntington and Smithtown are towns, not townships, and I know this because there are no townships in New York State and Huntington and Smithtown are in Suffolk County in New York State.


http://www.city-data.com/forum/new-y...-glossary.html may be of some help in understanding the geography of "Lawn Guyland".

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by LIgirl74

My husband and I are thinking of moving to the Commack/Smithtown/Kings Park/East Northport area.

LIgirl74, as is this case in every community (village and hamlet) in Suffolk County, each of these 4 hamlets has a different border than the same-named ZIP Code postal zone, and thus the community named in a house's mailing address may not be the hamlet where that house is located.

http://www.city-data.com/forum/long-...you-think.html may help you understand the great geographic confusions caused by non-conforming ZIP Code postal zones.

When you do find a house that you like, you can find out in which community (city, village or CDP) that house is actually located, which is oftentimes different from the community named in that house's mailing address, by using the Census Bureau's online address search function. (CDP or Census Designated Place is the Census Bureau equivalent for a hamlet in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.)

And, very importantly, among other things, the Census Bureau's online address search function also indicates in which school district an address is located.

[jpg71]

Last time I purchased an LIRR parking permit from the Town of Huntington, it didn't actually require me to live within the town. I'm not sure if things have changed since then, but as long as you pay the fee for the permit from the Town of Huntington, you could park at Huntington, Greenlawn, or Northport.

If you're planning on using the Northport station, and aren't able to get a permit (or don't want to), you can park in the free public lot east of Larkfield - you can access it via Bellerose Ave on the North, or on Larkfield itself, in the alleyway between the track and the deli.

[Johninwestbury]

Use Deer Park, the Port Jeff line takes twice as long and is much more unreliable. When it comes to the LIRR, stay away from diesel lines at all costs.

[villager-li]

Originally Posted by Johninwestbury

Use Deer Park, the Port Jeff line takes twice as long and is much more unreliable. When it comes to the LIRR, stay away from diesel lines at all costs.

But, the diesel lines are a lot more comfortable (double decker trains) and are usually less crowded. Personally, if I lived close enough to one of the Port Jeff line stations, I would go there. If I lived in Commack, I would probably go to either Kings Park or Northport, whichever one is closer. For Northport, most of the lots require a Town of Huntington permit but it appears that there is a small lot a bit further away from the station that is unrestricted. Kings Park appears to have unrestricted parking.

You can find all the details on parking on the LIRR website: http://lirr42.mta.info/sfweb/faces/stationList.jspx.

Also, Deer Park station is a magnet for thieves breaking into cars. It happened to me both there and at Central Islip. The issue with Deer Park station is that it is literally in the middle of nowhere and totally deserted during the day. Also, an interesting fact is that it is not actually in Deer Park but rather the very start of Brentwood. No permit is required to park there, as is the case for all stations on the Ronkonkoma line until you reach Farmingdale.