Military Housing in East Garden City

[Port North]

Originally Posted by carolinadolce

We are currently in Japan, have two children - a toddler and an elementary school child, so I am concerned about the schools in the area as well. I might go for my PhD, so I'm happy to hear there are many universities in the area.

I'm not sure but I think the area is zoned for the Uniondale School district which is not highly regarded. Keep this in mind if you plan to live in Garden City East.

[twingles]

As pp stated that area is not GC schools. You should definitely check on it as I believe he is correct, it is Uniondale.

It's a nice little area, right by Nassau COmmunity. I don't think it's going to dangerous at all. You'll be walking distance to the Long Island Children's Museum.

Welcome back!

[Walter Greenspan]

As I wrote in a comment on page 1 of this thread, "Plugging in "223 East Wheeler", "Garden City" and "New York" into the online address search function, confirms that that this address is ... in the Uniondale Union Free School District."

[ocngypz]

The homes on E Wheeler are actually duplexes. I lived over on E Ellington which were the single family center hall brick colonials for 05's+.

Uniondale schools weren't so swift back when I lived there.. and I'm talking the early 60's. But the school bus stop was right off Wheeler. For the elementary school, combining the military and college officials' children, we didn't even fill one school bus. There were quiet a few kids on base who went to Catholic schools.

I've been back many times since.. it's quiet in the residential zones.

You'll probably have to hound the public works detail for paint and repairs..........we sure did..........and nothing ever changes unfortunately.

[sean sean sean sean]

Interesting place to live, one of the last remnants of Mitchell Field... which was at one time an enormous military complex. I had a few classes back there during the summer at NCC....always liked the look of those brick buildings. That tiny neighborhood is pretty well insulated from any other residential areas, but like others mentioned - crime isn't a problem in the area anyway.

Uniondale schools ain't great....one of the top 10 or 15 worst districts on LI. Might want to look into private schools, although I think they're OK at the elementary level, so it depends how long you plan on staying I guess.

[carolinadolce]

does anyone have info on the school district? 2 posters have mentioned that the housing is in a poor district. what is the ethnicity makeup for this area - visually. i've read the stats but just wanted to know from people in the area.

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by carolinadolce

2 posters have mentioned that the housing is in a poor district. what is the ethnicity makeup for this area - visually. i've read the stats but just wanted to know from people in the area.

If you haven't already done so, you can get a demographic fact sheet for East Garden City by going here American FactFinder and input East Garden City for "city/town" (leave out the ZIP Code) and New York for "State", and then click "GO".

You can do the same for Uniondale, as the Uniondale Union Free School District basically encompasses the combination of the Hamlet of East Garden City and the Hamlet of Uniondale.

[pdcnret]

Originally Posted by carolinadolce

does anyone have info on the school district? 2 posters have mentioned that the housing is in a poor district. what is the ethnicity makeup for this area - visually. i've read the stats but just wanted to know from people in the area.

The Uniondale School District is a heavily minority district.