Brightwaters?

[CoolaTroopa]

That's good to hear Bay Shore has been improving!
The rankings of schools I've seen all seemed to put Bay Shore in either a pretty good or average position..
As someone who lived in Huntington most of his life- I hope Bay Shore is not like Huntington Station (big difference between the two areas).. then I'd take it off my list.

I drove by the Brightwaters/Bay Shore area last weekend and there was a certain charm to the area which I liked- it's gorgeous.

[sean sean sean sean]

Originally Posted by CoolaTroopa

That's good to hear Bay Shore has been improving!
The rankings of schools I've seen all seemed to put Bay Shore in either a pretty good or average position..
As someone who lived in Huntington most of his life- I hope Bay Shore is not like Huntington Station (big difference between the two areas).. then I'd take it off my list.

I drove by the Brightwaters/Bay Shore area last weekend and there was a certain charm to the area which I liked- it's gorgeous.

There are parts of North Bay Shore that I'd say are just as crappy as Huntington Station's worst....maybe even worse aesthetically. On the other hand, Bay Shore itself has made a remarkable improvement in the last decade and Brightwaters is a great area. I don't think you would be close to anything questionable in any part of Brightwaters.

Aren't you the same guy who was ready to move into a home in Syosset last week, though? Bay Shore SD is average at best. No comparison....plus the commute on the LIRR will be considerably longer. I'm not saying it's a bad option (personally, I'd take it in a heartbeat over Syosset....even with the schools) - but I'd recommend figuring out what your priorities are before even bothering to look that hard.

[Crookhaven]

Originally Posted by sean sean sean sean

There are parts of North Bay Shore that I'd say are just as crappy as Huntington Station's worst....maybe even worse aesthetically. On the other hand, Bay Shore itself has made a remarkable improvement in the last decade and Brightwaters is a great area. I don't think you would be close to anything questionable in any part of Brightwaters.

Aren't you the same guy who was ready to move into a home in Syosset last week, though? Bay Shore SD is average at best. No comparison....plus the commute on the LIRR will be considerably longer. I'm not saying it's a bad option (personally, I'd take it in a heartbeat over Syosset....even with the schools) - but I'd recommend figuring out what your priorities are before even bothering to look that hard.

Excellent point Sean Sean,

Im pretty sure North Bay Shore = Brentwood SD (and youre right its just as bad as Hutington Station).
Sunrise Hwy pretty is much is the line.

Different animal all together.

Crooks

[CoolaTroopa]

Originally Posted by sean sean sean sean

There are parts of North Bay Shore that I'd say are just as crappy as Huntington Station's worst....maybe even worse aesthetically. On the other hand, Bay Shore itself has made a remarkable improvement in the last decade and Brightwaters is a great area. I don't think you would be close to anything questionable in any part of Brightwaters.

Aren't you the same guy who was ready to move into a home in Syosset last week, though? Bay Shore SD is average at best. No comparison....plus the commute on the LIRR will be considerably longer. I'm not saying it's a bad option (personally, I'd take it in a heartbeat over Syosset....even with the schools) - but I'd recommend figuring out what your priorities are before even bothering to look that hard.

Yea, for the most part, we've decided on Syosset. But we're not moving till January and I still feel a slight need to keep my options open.. my lovely soon-to-be-wife feels that the searching process is over though,
But everything seems to be coming back to Syosset for us in our search..