New Job in Stamford, but live in Nassau Cty. Is this do-able? Does anybody have a similar situation? (Huntington: taxi, reverse commute) - Long Island - New York (NY) - City-Data Forum

Birkman72 · 10-17-2007, 05:52 AM

I currently live in Old Bethpage and have a great offer from a good company in Stamford. Does anybody have a similar drive/commute? If so, how long does it take? Is it in some ways a reverse commute?

THX

okaydorothy · 10-17-2007, 06:04 AM

My bil commutes from North Great River ; exit 58 on the lIE to Stamford. Another person I know commutes from Yaphank to Stamford. Both of them have the Toyota Prius which is great for the hov lane.

Dont know how long it takes.

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Birkman72 · 10-17-2007, 06:11 AM

Thanks Prius does help. Nice to know somebody else is doing it.

TheImportersWife · 10-17-2007, 06:26 AM

My DH used to commute from Stamford to Hicksville a number of years ago. He eventually gave in and moved to Woodbury.

I know if was a rough drive for him. (I'd ask him more about it, but he's in China at the moment.)

The ironic part is that he now commutes from Huntington/Centerport to Morris Plains, NJ three times a week and that commute can sometimes be between 2.5 - 3 hours one way.

Birkman72 · 10-17-2007, 08:05 AM

Interesting. I'll try it out soon as a test run. But once across the Throgs Neck, I'd imagine it should be smooth sailings at about 7:30am? Thanks for the response...

GCGuy · 10-18-2007, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Birkman72

Interesting. I'll try it out soon as a test run. But once across the Throgs Neck, I'd imagine it should be smooth sailings at about 7:30am? Thanks for the response...

I have a co-worker that comes to Westbury from Greenwich...takes about 35-45 min she says..comes in normal 8:30-9AM.

Birkman72 · 10-19-2007, 06:54 AM

Thanks CG. Again, the real challenge is the LIE.

r5020 · 10-19-2007, 07:17 PM

My old boss used commuted from Port Washington to Stamford for 7 years.

I've commuted to Greenwich and currently NJ occasionally from the South Shore. It usually takes me 35-40 minutes to get over the Throgs Neck.

When I went to Greenwich - I used to hit traffic by the toll near New Rochelle and then I could see traffic bottling up at Exit 3 in CT. My total commute time to Greenwich was probably anywhere from 55 (on a good day) to 75 minutes.

BayAreaBMWFan · 11-03-2007, 08:25 PM

I am in exactly the same situation.

Is there a water-taxi service between Cold Spring Harbor (or other Western Suffolk/Eastern Nassau towns) and Greenwich, CT?

It is less than 15 miles across the sound so it should not take that long on a fast boat.

Birkman72 · 11-05-2007, 08:09 AM

Bayarea,

How long is your commute so far?