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Areas we are considering for proximity to the city are: Manhasset (downside no land for backyard really), Sands Point (should I be worried about the problems in the public school system and what I've read is happening in town?), Old Brookeville (lots of land but no center of town)--where to live where there are best pub schools and good safe communities. We are of Indian origin but grew up in the u.s.--so we're more "american" in style but like diversity and cultural openness. Thank you.
I am a big fan of Garden City. Great shcool district, people are terrific, always has something going on for the kids, there is a center of town (7 Street).
I am a big fan of Garden City. Great shcool district, people are terrific, always has something going on for the kids, there is a center of town (7 Street).
she said that they wanted "diversity and cultural openness". I honestly don't think that they would find that in Garden City.
Yes, because Garden City clearly has it out for Indian American families.
I'm so tired of this limited definition of "diversity". Just because GC is 90-some percent caucasian, doesn't mean it isn't diverse. Diversity is more than skin color. We have people of all different ethnicities, nationalities, religions, political affiliations, etc. in GC. Diversity exists in a big way if you don't have a close minded definition of diversity as being skin color.
I have to laugh at people that say this town or that town in the US isn't "diverse". It shows me that they've never traveled much around the world. Go to parts of Europe, China, India, etc. and you will see TOTAL homogeneous groups in every way. Are they lesser people because of it? Of course not. Just because Seoul is 99% pure Korean doesn't mean it's a horrible place.
Towns in the US are incredibly diverse with respect to what you see around the world. So, stop limiting the definition of diversity, and start looking around the world to see how really diverse LI can be.
They are. People in GC are very nice. However, if you read these boards, you would think the KKK operates from the GC Country Club and regularly lynches blacks, hispanics, asians, and jews.
While as a resident of GC I agree that it is not the white supremacist factory that people make it out to be, it's not - in all likelihood - going to be what the OP is looking for. In fact GC is 98% caucasion and 95% Christian. I think OP would probably enjoy Laurel Hollow - it's part of either the Syosset or Cold Spring Harbor school distict and Syosset at least is much more diverse than GC. The OP stated she likes "diversity" - she is simply not going to find that in GC.
If it is important to the OP to have a lot of other Indian American families around, then I agree with you. Look in Herricks, Roslyn, Laurel Hollow, Syosset, etc.
However, there is a lot of rich diversity in GC aside from skin color. I know of very Italian, Irish, Greek, German, Polish, etc. families. For example, I'm full Italian and speak the language fluently. I'm close to the culture and traditions and visit Italy often. My wife is straight from England and has Scottish and Welsh origins.
As a family, we have a lot of different perspectives, thoughts, angles, etc. to offer. Even though our skin color is the same as most of GC, we are diverse and add "color" to the community. There are others like us. So, I would argue strongly that GC is diverse if you broaden the definition beyond skin color.
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