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I hadn't considered the Brookhaven district before, as it looked historically like a bastion of neoconservatism.
Brookhaven is a Town and the largest one on Long Island. The population is greater than the state of Vermont.
Stony Brook is a hamlet within the Town of Brookhaven.
We weathered Sandy quite well, save for trees falling -- which happens almost everywhere hurricanes strike. The only flooding to speak of was at the harbor where the water rose and bathed the road between the yacht club and the Three Village Inn. The rest of Stony Brook is fairly well elevated; I am just shy of 100' above sea level.
That written, the area is rather liberal and leans left.
While the Hamlet of Huntington borders Long Island Sound, that's only a small part. You probably saw photos of a particular intersection in Huntington which they've been working on for years; it's currently under construction... again. The media doesn't usually cover the other areas where nothing happens
I live in the Huntington area (Greenlawn) and really we had no flooding. Halesite had a bit but not farther south. I don't know if that would meet your criteria.
I'd check out Bay Shore, most of the area between Southern Pkwy and Montauk Hwy is reasonably safe and isn't gonna flood unless we get a major hurricane (cat3+).
While the Hamlet of Huntington borders Long Island Sound, that's only a small part. You probably saw photos of a particular intersection in Huntington which they've been working on for years; it's currently under construction... again. The media doesn't usually cover the other areas where nothing happens
Select the crimes you are particularly trying to avoid and overlay the results onto the map above - that will take care of the safety criteria: Long Island Crime & Police Reports - Newsday.com
WOW! I mean to go off topic. Riverhead voted blue. I guess they loose their race track now.
Rocky Point is 10 miles from Stony Brook. It's high above the sound, so flooding is not a problem. It's pretty diverse from a social, political standpoint. The recent election map showed it was a bit more blue than red, but it's no NYC, by any stretch. There are several mixed-race families as well as same-sex couples there. If a person is nice, the neighbors are nice back. Most people live and let live. Plus there are many rentals, some walking distance to the beach.
Rocky Point is 10 miles from Stony Brook. It's high above the sound, so flooding is not a problem. It's pretty diverse from a social, political standpoint. The recent election map showed it was a bit more blue than red, but it's no NYC, by any stretch. There are several mixed-race families as well as same-sex couples there. If a person is nice, the neighbors are nice back. Most people live and let live. Plus there are many rentals, some walking distance to the beach.
It is rather diverse from a socioeconomic standpoint, too, and during the time I lived there, it was very conservative.
Houses can be had much more reasonably in Rocky Point. Depending upon where in Rocky Point, it can be more than 15 miles to Stony Brook, or about 25 min drive depending on the time of day.
The question the OP needs to consider is how much further east do they want to go.
Define 'liberal' as in how I vote? Or accepting of other lifestyles?
I voted for Romney, but I wouldnt throw up a for sale sign if a gay couple moved next door.
Well said! Some of the anti-Romney supporter comments that are on this thread from the "loving" left make me cringe. Your comment demonstrates something sorely lacking by many--the ability to critically-think.
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