Is Roosevelt, Elmont and the other bad parts of LI really that bad? (New York: houses, living in)
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Wyandanch is bad. I had a friend who's in real estate and someone broke into the house that he was trying to sell in Wyandanch several times...in the middle of the day! I used to work in Roosevelt and I didn't like the way the area looked, even in the daytime. Everyone says Brentwood is bad...but I lived in a very nice area of Brentwood where the craziness was notably absent.
Housing projects may be rare, (in a traditional sense but there are a few on LI) but that dosent mean there aren't plenty of homes in those communities that are designated section 8. They are getting the same assistance as those in the projects. In Huntington station for instance there are something like 75 homes all owned by the same guy and all have section 8 tenants. He makes a fortune.
That would be Pius. All of his Section 8 houses are not just in Hunt. Station. And he has various "corporations" named as owners, they're not all in his name. I believe he has a daughter who is in on it also. They bring in millions every year. Disgusting.
Housing projects may be rare, (in a traditional sense but there are a few on LI) but that dosent mean there aren't plenty of homes in those communities that are designated section 8. They are getting the same assistance as those in the projects. In Huntington station for instance there are something like 75 homes all owned by the same guy and all have section 8 tenants. He makes a fortune.
my opinion as it relates to "really bad" areas on LI:
Roosavelt
Hempstead
Uniondale
Central Islip
Wyandanch
Brentwood
New Castle
my opinion on "not nice" areas on LI:
Shirley
Mastic
Sound Beach
Pt. Jefferson Station
Bellport (North), but I personally won't consider any part of Bellport
Farmingville
Bay Shore
Islip Terrace (I heard it was attracting gangs)
Freeport (minus the nautical mile)
my opinion as it relates to "really bad" areas on LI:
Roosavelt
Hempstead
Uniondale
Central Islip
Wyandanch
Brentwood
New Castle
my opinion on "not nice" areas on LI:
Shirley
Mastic
Sound Beach
Pt. Jefferson Station
Bellport (North), but I personally won't consider any part of Bellport
Farmingville
Bay Shore
Islip Terrace (I heard it was attracting gangs)
Freeport (minus the nautical mile)
I would say the bad part of North Bellport is the most ghetto neighborhood on Long Island (Nassau+Suffolk). Even worse than Wyandanch and Hempstead. I mean, I don't think the crime is all that bad but that area is just so ghetto! Tons of run down homes going for less than $100k, lots of empty lots and abandoned homes, dirt&weed lawns w/toys left out, hoodrats, illegal immigrants, ppl walkin up and down the street barefoot, middle of knowhere; it reminds me of an impoverished Deep South town. Just go on google maps to see what I mean.
Uniondale is a definitely a step up from Hempstead&Roosevelt. At least most of the ppl in Uniondale have the decency to keep their home&properties neat and well-manicured. Also, a lot of Uniondale's crime comes over from Hempstead, a good example of this was that pretty Hofstra girl who got killed by a cop during an armed robbery commited by a Hempstead man.
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I would say the bad part of North Bellport is the most ghetto neighborhood on Long Island (Nassau+Suffolk). Even worse than Wyandanch and Hempstead. I mean, I don't think the crime is all that bad but that area is just so ghetto! Tons of run down homes going for less than $100k, lots of empty lots and abandoned homes, dirt&weed lawns w/toys left out, hoodrats, illegal immigrants, ppl walkin up and down the street barefoot, middle of knowhere; it reminds me of an impoverished Deep South town. Just go on google maps to see what I mean.
Uniondale is a definitely a step up from Hempstead&Roosevelt. At least most of the ppl in Uniondale have the decency to keep their home&properties neat and well-manicured. Also, a lot of Uniondale's crime comes over from Hempstead, a good example of this was that pretty Hofstra girl who got killed by a cop during an armed robbery commited by a Hempstead man.
Can you give some boundaries of where to look on Google Street views for the bad part of North Bellport?
I don't know LI "hoods" all that well, I'm only really familiar with Hempstead - a few weeks ago I took the long way back from Winthrop Hospital - we drove through Garden City and you definitely notice the difference when you cross over into Hempstead - I knew I was in the hood lol.
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Can you give some boundaries of where to look on Google Street views for the bad part of North Bellport?
I don't know LI "hoods" all that well, I'm only really familiar with Hempstead - a few weeks ago I took the long way back from Winthrop Hospital - we drove through Garden City and you definitely notice the difference when you cross over into Hempstead - I knew I was in the hood lol.
Between Sunrise and Montauk Hwy is the rough part of town
I've heard that some crimes are not featured here; maybe active investigations or whatever, but it will give you an OK idea of what to expect in each area.
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