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Amityville looks like a cute little town with a lot of historical buildings and a little downtown area. The main problem is the school district is not so good. But if you don't have school age kids or you don't mind sending them to private school, then the village can be pretty good.
Carlos Slim's Newsletter doesn't factor in things like the quality of the school district, you're supposed to want to send your kids to a vibrant, diverse district (benefits of same left as a problem for the reader) even though no liberal with two shekels to rub together would actually send their kids to such a place.
Carlos Slim's Newsletter doesn't factor in things like the quality of the school district, you're supposed to want to send your kids to a vibrant, diverse district (benefits of same left as a problem for the reader) even though no liberal with two shekels to rub together would actually send their kids to such a place.
That's such nonsense
And I doubt Amityville's school district is so bad that a student who would have otherwise done well would do poorly.
Amityville looks like a cute little town with a lot of historical buildings and a little downtown area. The main problem is the school district is not so good. But if you don't have school age kids or you don't mind sending them to private school, then the village can be pretty good.
I agree with this. Like many South Shore towns, the school district is the deal breaker.
But, it is exceptionally pretty with a large stock of older homes, which are my favorites.
I like Amityville, it has a small town quaint feel and look to me and many of the homes sit on large properties. Has a lot more charm than neighboring Massapequa and Copiague. If the schools were good then it could easily compete with Babylon Village, Rockville Centre and Huntington Village.
I'm not a big fan of North Amityville at all but I do like that new Paramount Oaks subdivision near where Albany Ave meets New Hwy. I'd live there in a heartbeat. Developments like that in western LI are extremely rare.
Last edited by MemoryMaker; 08-22-2015 at 04:59 PM..
lol is that the standard by which you judge a school district? "Well, it won't make my kid fail more than he would have already!"
Well I went to Baldwin schools for K-12 and I'm sure there are some people here (possibly you) who would say that Baldwin is a "bad" school district or whatever, but having gone to school there I can confidently say that if any kid doesn't do well there, the problem is not the school district but the student or his parents. I got a great education and so did most of the other pupils, the troublemakers weren't even a distraction since they were in the minority and they were appropriately dealt with. I'm sure there are some school districts on Long Island where the learning environment is actually sub par to some extent, but the vast majority of public schools on Long Island are not like that.
Well I went to Baldwin schools for K-12 and I'm sure there are some people here (possibly you) who would say that Baldwin is a "bad" school district or whatever, but having gone to school there I can confidently say that if any kid doesn't do well there, the problem is not the school district but the student or his parents. I got a great education and so did most of the other pupils, the troublemakers weren't even a distraction since they were in the minority and they were appropriately dealt with. I'm sure there are some school districts on Long Island where the learning environment is actually sub par to some extent, but the vast majority of public schools on Long Island are not like that.
I like Amityville, it has a small town quaint feel and look to me and many of the homes sit on large properties. Has a lot more charm than neighboring Massapequa and Copiague. If the schools were good then it could easily compete with Babylon Village, Rockville Centre and Huntington Village.
I'm not a big fan of North Amityville at all but I do like that new Paramount Oaks subdivision near where Albany Ave meets New Hwy. I'd live there in a heartbeat. Developments like that in western LI are extremely rare.
You actually like that new development near the Dominican Village? I would hate to live there to be honest.
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