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Hello,
My husband and I are in our early 40s, creative people (musician, writer, performance, etc), as well as teachers. We have lived in Manhattan for 18 years, but recently had a baby and want a more relaxed upbringing for her with fresh air, lower cost of living, etc.
That said, are there any towns on LI that we would feel comfortable in? We are middle income, will be renting (not buying) and hope to live some place where there are people of like mind and also someplace that is pretty. Our dream cities are places like Seattle, Burlington VT, San Francisco, Boulder CO, etc. Since my husband's job forces us to stay in the area, we were hoping to find an affordable place that would be nice to raise a child but where we will not be living with rich, snobby, gaudy, materialistic types, nor would we be living with low-class, sketchy types. We want the best for our daughter but we also want to be happy and hope to make friends there, and enjoy the area.
Does anyplace like this exist on LI?
My husband will be commuting to his job in Long Island City every day. I am working from home.
Artsy/Creative on Long Island?? An oxymoron if I ever heard one!! If you're looking to be around like-minded people, you're better off in Brooklyn or Manhattan.
The most cultural thing Long Island has to offer is a big duck as their "tourism office" and Chuck E Cheeses. Oh ---- and Starbucks and The Malls. Other than that? You'll be hopping on the LIRR to be around anything cultural, creative, musical, or artistic.
Long Island isn't the best place for what you want. But I'll agree with Sea Cliff in Nassau.
In Suffolk County, Huntington Village attracts it's fair share of arty people. The Cinema Arts Center in the Village of Huntington shows non mainstream, foreign and indy films.
A bit further out and also on the North Shore, are the Stony Brook, Setauket, Port Jefferson Village areas.The presence of Stony Brook University draws many artistic and intellectual types. SBU has a variety of cultural offerings throughout the year - music, dance, theater and film. there are also some fine continuing education classes that are not for credit.
Port Jefferson Village has some antique and jewelery shops that are interesting and there are a few art galleries in the area, as well as the Long Island Museum.
On the South Shore, Sayville is a pretty town with a kind of New England flair. There is also a ferry to Fire Island in Sayvile.
Pfft, if you don't want to live amongst rich, snobby, gaudy, materialistic types or low-class, sketchy types please avoid Islip as we already have enough self-righteous people here.
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