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Throughout my military career whenever I came home on leave I could gauge what I called the wave of grafitti that was travelling further up the Island from JFK or Laguardia like the plague. Now with taxes, crime, poverty etc I think our better days are behind us. I was born in The city, lived in queens, my family wanted better and moved to hicksville, now I'm in Suffolk..........before you know it I'll be in montauk escaping by boat.
In between all of the above I've lived throughout the US and europe and besides the maybe 2 months of beach weather Long Island fell off my list of top 10's. Unless the 80's LI was a choice. I moved back here a few years ago and their are good moments like fall harvest, some spring days, and a good snowfall when everything is white and quiet but they dont equal up to the other 300 days.
Lets face it we were robbed this past summer by rainfall and cool temperatures. I wanna slap Al gore silly.
Just got back from vacation and all I can say is - yup. Coming off the Verrazano Bridge, it's all down hill from there. Not to mention the fact that it took 90 minutes to get from the Verrazano to my house in very western Nassau...I have had enough. It was really depressing coming home.
Isnt it getting worse? I used to leave Philly around 9 am and be in Islip by 11:30. For the last 2 years..forgetaboutit. Its been a horror show. There is only 1 time to leave the island - 4 am. And the only time to come back is after 8 pm. Not to mention the $11 charge to cross the Verrazano.
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Originally Posted by twingles
Just got back from vacation and all I can say is - yup. Coming off the Verrazano Bridge, it's all down hill from there. Not to mention the fact that it took 90 minutes to get from the Verrazano to my house in very western Nassau...I have had enough. It was really depressing coming home.
Just got back from vacation and all I can say is - yup. Coming off the Verrazano Bridge, it's all down hill from there. Not to mention the fact that it took 90 minutes to get from the Verrazano to my house in very western Nassau...I have had enough. It was really depressing coming home.
there were times coming back from central jersey on a sunday afternoon/evening that it took me 4 hours to get from there to brentwood, thru the verrazano and belt... a drive which takes me an hour and 15 mins in the early morning with no traffic... its sad
My DH almost drove off the road when he saw the toll is now $11. No one ever seems to stop and say "what's wrong with this picture" which is why we are being taxed up the ying-yang and there's no going back.
I stated these exact facts a few months ago. I even posted a few pictures to reiterate my points. I was bashed,ridiculed called a troll and was almost burnt at the stake. Just moving cut my overall expenses around 40% and that doesn't include the stress of living on the Island. My two brothers spent the weekend with me and both couldn't believe how nice the area and people are here. Life does exist outside of the Island, many people don't believe that.
Hmmm....is it any coincidence that everyone saying the "golden age" of LI was 70s-80s was also probably younger, lighter and better looking back then?
Let me guess....the music was also much better in the 70s-80s.......and so was television....and movies....and there used to be this burger joint...blahblahlbalhblah
This is just a bunch of nostalgia. Long Island has been EXACTLY THE FREAKING SAME since they built Levittown and every other post-war suburban development of the 1950s....seriously, they have numbers for these sorts of things. The island has grown very little in the last 50 years....we've just gotten newer strip malls, wider roads and more cars clogging them up. Demographically and economically there has been basically zero change.
I would have loved to have seen LI before WWII. Nassau had a population density comparable to the North Fork of 2009...totally different place.
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I don't see what people are complaining about with costs. My husband and I (no kids yet, mid/late 20s) make a middle class salary, and we still manage to save $1500-2000 a month.
I moved two years ago but my parents are still on LI so I do visit from time to time. You would be amazed at how other counties care about their communities . There is a lot more littering than I remember from 2 years ago or maybe it is opposed to where I live now. The biggest difference I see is that when there is too much garbage , people complain and organize to have it stopped . If something is wrong, people rally together and write to their local paper .Since LI is getting so populated , more and more little things get overlooked. My town is meticulous when it comes to pride in the town. I know that some villages have more local people who get involved in the towns on LI than the more populated towns. Anyways, just my opinion, Im sure it depends on the town .
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For me, that (in bold) was the case. I'd complain endlessly about the climate, but always thought Long Island was worth putting up with it. When I grew up family vacations were 'Out East' (nice lil' North Shore places in Suffolk that I still love to visit), so Long Island truly was all I knew.
I started to see more of the country a few years ago and though I do believe NYC can't be beat in terms of culture and 'feel', there are suburbs around the country near cool cities that offer more bang for your buck.
I don't know if it's Long Island that has changed or if it's just that I have changed, but I'd like to relocate as soon as possible.
I do agree with those who are saying Long Island is too populated. I have a great deal of patience ... never get road rage, don't mind waiting in lines at the grocery store, etc., but I'm starting to realize those minor issues are having some sort of cumulative effect and are slowly beginning to wear on my nerves.
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