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We are a young couple, no children. Looking for the best place to live in Long Island for jobs in lower Manhattan new City Hall.
Factors to consider
-Want a nice, shorter commute to Manhattan/lower Manhattan
-Close to LIRR or good transportation
-Safe place, low crime rate
-Some city features (good restaurants, nice stores) is nice
-Nature is always great
-School Districts, Yard, parental concerns DO NOT matter
We'd need at least a 1 bed, 1 bath.
As for price, let's ballpark it at under $2,000. Preferably in the $1,500 to $1,800 range. Willing to go higher if walking distance to LIRR, two bathroom places, etc...
LI is for people with kids. Everything revolves around families with kids, it is suburbia.
Taxes are high to support schools.
Why bother coming out here now? Wait unti/if you have kids IMO
You could find a relatively nice 1 bed in your price range in Long Beach. My husband and I (we're newlyweds) rent there now, and actually rent a 2 bed/1 bath that's in your price range (we're in a three-family home, relatively new appliances/finishes, with parking, laundry, and heat included). It's not Manhattan or Brooklyn, but we have good restaurants and amenities, and there's good street life (by LI standards). Since we both work on LI, it was a good fit for us.
Rockville Centre might also fit the bill for you, but I don't know about prices there since my husband and I didn't look at apartments there.
And NSH and twingles, I'm sorry, but are you guys high, or just really out of touch with city real estate prices? The nice parts of Brooklyn are 100% out of OP's price range - I have friends who started looking in Brooklyn with the same budget and ended up, variously in Forest Hills, Astoria, and Long Island City in Queens because Brooklyn was impossible at that price point.
You could find a relatively nice 1 bed in your price range in Long Beach. My husband and I (we're newlyweds) rent there now, and actually rent a 2 bed/1 bath that's in your price range (we're in a three-family home, relatively new appliances/finishes, with parking, laundry, and heat included). It's not Manhattan or Brooklyn, but we have good restaurants and amenities, and there's good street life (by LI standards). Since we both work on LI, it was a good fit for us.
Rockville Centre might also fit the bill for you, but I don't know about prices there since my husband and I didn't look at apartments there.
And NSH and twingles, I'm sorry, but are you guys high, or just really out of touch with city real estate prices? The nice parts of Brooklyn are 100% out of OP's price range - I have friends who started looking in Brooklyn with the same budget and ended up, variously in Forest Hills, Astoria, and Long Island City in Queens because Brooklyn was impossible at that price point.
Correctamundo.
OP is clearly looking to rent at his price point...taxes are irrelevant.
I would agree that LI is really more geared towards families. Bump up your price a little more and shoot for the Bayside/Douglaston area. Your desire for a safe area/low crime and nature would be covered. Only downfall is the LIRR only goes to Penn from there...in the grand scheme, not a deal killer.
Last edited by Joe Swanson; 02-24-2013 at 08:47 PM..
So sorry I didn't get it exact enough for you, I didn't agree with Brooklyn - I agreed with not renting on Long Island.
Of course Long Beach is a great option, especially if you enjoy living in the water. Oops, I meant ON the water. No, I meant in the water. Ya forget to recommend flood insurance.
We are a young couple, no children. Looking for the best place to live in Long Island for jobs in lower Manhattan new City Hall.
Factors to consider
-Want a nice, shorter commute to Manhattan/lower Manhattan
-Close to LIRR or good transportation
-Safe place, low crime rate
-Some city features (good restaurants, nice stores) is nice
-Nature is always great
-School Districts, Yard, parental concerns DO NOT matter
We'd need at least a 1 bed, 1 bath.
As for price, let's ballpark it at under $2,000. Preferably in the $1,500 to $1,800 range. Willing to go higher if walking distance to LIRR, two bathroom places, etc...
Thanks!
Where to move on Long Island? Try North Carolina. Move now. save yourself the trouble now.
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