Does Bayshore have a down town main street? (Islip, Babylon: apartment, to rent)

[littlepawsinn]

What is it like if so? Is it pleasant to walk through? What's there to do there? Where is it? Moving to LI within the next 3 months and looking at a home that is in Bayshore around what is called Brightwater Farms area.

[WIHS2006]

Yes Bay Shore has a downtown main street area, its very nice but some parts of it (particularly towards Islip) are a not as nice looking as it could be.

I remember when downtown Bay Shore was like an inner city 'hood, now its actually very nice with all new stores and restaurants.

[rocafeller05]

I would move here and rent before you jump into a purchase. What if you buy and dont like the area?
Just my 2 cents!

[sickofnyc99]

It's got a great little BBQ place. A new toy store, nice little places to eat. I like it. I've seen worse Main streets.

[dman72]

It's gotten a lot better, but hasn't quite had the renaissance some people expected. It was very bleak from the late 70's until about 10 years ago.

[Crookhaven]

Originally Posted by littlepawsinn

What is it like if so? Is it pleasant to walk through? What's there to do there? Where is it? Moving to LI within the next 3 months and looking at a home that is in Bayshore around what is called Brightwater Farms area.

Brightwaters is beautiful

Bay Shore is on the rebound.

crooks

[totallyfrazzled]

Downtown Bay Shore (Main Street) has become quite nice and continues to be on the upswing. If you decide to rent for a year first, there are several very nice new apartment options in various parts of Bay Shore. All are built/managed by Greenview Properties (whose offices are in Bay Shore on Main Street).

Also, if you live in Brightwaters Farms you actually have two downtown areas close by: Bay Shore itself, and also the Village of Babylon which is only a few miles west of Bay Shore along the same road (Montauk Highway, Route 27A).

[RoleModel]

I don't know what your price range is, but I'd try West Islip. Better schools, and it's in between two big towns in Babylon and Bay Shore.

[TeamExit]

Originally Posted by sickofnyc99

It's got a great little BBQ place. A new toy store, nice little places to eat. I like it. I've seen worse Main streets.

Smokin' Al's... i actually have plans to go there in a little while, lol. its actually i think one of the top 3, if not #1, ranked BBQ restaurants in LI

[ClarkStreetKid]

Is that the old fire house?

I'll have to check that out on my next trip up, as BBQ is religion down here.