How walkable is Lynbrook? (Hempstead, Valley Stream: buying a house, buying, movie theater)

[sa499]

We looked at a house on Park Place in Lynbrook which seems to be within walking distance to the LIRR. What do people think of the area around the train station? Is this a nice walking community? We have 2 year old twins and want to be in an area where we can walk with the stroller to get milk, go to the pharmacy or get a cup of coffee and a bagel on a Sunday morning.

Thanks

[mr.mrs.b.i]

My Wife lived in Lynbrook all her life. It's a pretty good town. There are problem there like anywhere else. A few years ago a man was killed by some gang members walking home from the train station at night, but I doubt the gang members were FROM lynbrook. A lot of good people in lynbrook, very good school district, great police department. Of course always been smart bout your surroundings and you should be fine.

[Walter Greenspan]

sa499, in case you were not already aware, there are places that have a "Lynbrook, NY 11563" mailing address (1,549 acres) that are not in the Village of Lynbrook (1,290 acres), as well as there are places in the Village of Lynbrook with other than a "Lynbrook, NY 11563" mailing address.


For those who may not be familiar with Lynbrook:

Lynbrook is a village (incorporated in 1911) in the central part of the Town of Hempstead, in the southwest part of Nassau County.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Village of Lynbrook is bordered on the north by the Village of Malverne and the Hamlet of North Lynbrook; on the east by the Hamlet of Lakeview and the Village of Rockville Centre; on the south by the Village of East Rockaway and the Hamlet of Hewlett; and, on the west by the Village of Valley Stream.





The Village of Lynbrook has a different border than does the "Lynbrook, NY 11563" ZIP Code postal zone (i.e., a place can have a "Lynbrook, NY 11563" mailing address and not be in the Village of Lynbrook and a place can be in the Village of Lynbrook and have other than a "Lynbrook, NY 11563" mailing address): places that have a "Lynbrook, NY 11563" mailing address that are not in the Village of Lynbrook are in the Hamlet of North Lynbrook and the Hamlet of Hewlett; and, at the same time, there are places in the Village of Lynbrook that have a "Rockville Centre, NY 11570" 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

[budsvtec]

I grew up in Lynbrook off of Peninsula blvd. I liked living there. There were only a few things I didnt like. You could not park on the street over night and there are meters every where. It is a village and they have a lot of rules. The pluses are that there are a lot of stores and mostly everything is in walking distance

[Buscape]

Lynbrook is a village so their pretty nuts about Parking. But the area around the train station is pretty walkable. Theirs a movie theater, some restaurants, some shops. Pretty cool place.

[gwenrn]

we are buying a house in Lynbrook. looked for over 3 years and have lived in nyc for 5. we are excited about the community because it feels suburban but with a little bit of an urban demeanor. we have a toddler and i am used to walking everywhere. we like the village of lynbrook (from what we saw) and that it is close to rvc. goodluck!

[Johninwestbury]

They still have that TCBY in Phipps Plaza?

[TarheelsMatt]

Originally Posted by Johninwestbury

They still have that TCBY in Phipps Plaza?

I remember when I lived in Hewlett I'd go to Pizza UNO and TCBY all of the time by the LIRR. Lynbrook is pretty walkable compared to other villages, just a lot of restrictions and hard to get parking because of all the rules, as stated before.

[KarenBo]

I've been living here since Christmas. The overnight parking thing is a drag if you have company but we have a decent driveway so it hasn't really been a problem. I think its definitely a walkable town. We have sidewalks which I know isn't always the case in Suffolk. The meters that people mentioned are not that bad- I'm from Brooklyn originally - I was surprised (pleasantly) that you could use nickels and dimes in most. You'll need a commuter parking pass for the train station lots (if you don't want to walk in bad weather) but its reasonable - $100/year. However the yearly pass ends March 31st so you may wind up paying the full price for less than a year depending on when you buy it.