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Hello! Been reading the forum and learning about the different neighborhoods and feedback. Like many others, I'm looking to move my wife and small family to the island so we can be closer to some of our family and Manhattan.
One of the things I'm curious about is culture in Syosset. We love diversity of all types (religious,race, nationality...etc) but can't figure out if the demographics of Syosset are predominant one way or the other in such a way that might make a minority faith feel out of place. For clarity, we are catholic. We come from a predominantly jewish area where fairly often, families and town events exclude catholics because they are so focused around religion. We love our Jewish friends (and family) but never felt part of the community. We wouldn't want to repeat that by inserting ourselves into a similar situation. From what I've read, Syosset consists of about 30% asian and 60% cauc.
Any thoughts? Any recommendations on neighborhoods similar to Syosset in home prices and commute time?
Try Garden City or Rockville Centre, which are predominantly Christian/Catholic areas. They both have excellent schools.
Syosset has a significant Jewish population, but it is decreasing with demographics rapidly shifting to Asian/Indian. This is what is happening to many of the North Shore Towns. Syosset schools are excellent.
I've known a few religiously Catholic people who live in Syosset and have not heard of any issues. But yeah, if you want predominantly Catholic look at GC, RVC or Manhasset.
Thanks. I don't really need predominantly catholic, I just don't want us to feel like we're the only folks with xmas decorations on our lawn.
I am sure that you won't be the only one with Christmas decorations. There are quite a few Catholic families or mixed families in Syosset, but they might be empty nesters at this point. Remember, Asians often put out holiday decorations on their house or have some sort of family dinner on Christmas day without really celebrating Christmas. Then again, there are quite a few Christian east Asians (Korean and Chinese) with their own churches. Young Asians are moving into Syosset, as well as many North Shore communities and I don't see that trend decreasing in the near future. Manhasset, as someone else suggested (also with a growing Asian population) is also a good choice if you can afford it.
St. Edward's Catholic Church is a pretty strong parish so I'm sure there's plenty of Catholics and other Christians in Syosset. There is also a Coptic Christian Church on Woodbury Rd on the way into Huntington that's been there for many years. You will feel the presence of other religions and ethnicities. Why not spend some time in town one weekend and see what you think.
I am sure that you won't be the only one with Christmas decorations. There are quite a few Catholic families or mixed families in Syosset, but they might be empty nesters at this point. Remember, Asians often put out holiday decorations on their house or have some sort of family dinner on Christmas day without really celebrating Christmas. Then again, there are quite a few Christian east Asians (Korean and Chinese) with their own churches. Young Asians are moving into Syosset, as well as many North Shore communities and I don't see that trend decreasing in the near future. Manhasset, as someone else suggested (also with a growing Asian population) is also a good choice if you can afford it.
You bring up a good point that whereas the public schools may not be particularly Catholic (or even Christian) given the demographics of school age children attending public schools in the Syosset School District, there are certainly a very large number of Christians in Syosset.
For folks like the OP, for example, that may be a distinction without much of a difference (if he is talking the public school friends of his children).
Plenty of Xmas lights in Syosset BTW but you are not going to see too many over-the-top light shows there.
Reports from friends in Syosset (and Jericho, etc.) is that their grade-school age children are among the small minority of non-Asians in their K-4 classes. One said his daughter’s kindergarten class was 17/22 Asian. Jews and Christians still exist in quantity demographically, but their kids are mostly older, in college, or have left the nest for good. When they move to Florida, they’ll sell to Asians, who are waiting with cash in hand to buy.
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