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I think I really need to rent a car and drive down to both places and see the neighborhood. Hicksville seems to have illegal immigrants, near the LIRR station and broadway.
Huntington LIRR to penn station is taking more than an hour and then from there N,R,W to 59th street would take another 20 mins. Door to door travel everyday to work would be 1 hr 45 mins
Renting a car and checking out the neighborhoods is an excellent idea!
If all you're interesting in is travel time, Hicksville would work better; if you want a "Village" feel, Huntington is better. I guess you know best where your priorities lie. BTW, May 3rd, there'll be a few events in downtown Huntington - it'll give you a taste of what the Huntington has to offer.
Re commuting time from Huntington, a lot depends on a) how early you leave and b) is your final destination East side or West side.
The train ride takes about an hour; as was mentioned earlier, an early train is more likely to be on time. If you take a train that bypasses Jamaica, it'll take a few minutes less. If you go to 59th St on the West side, you can take the "A" train (an express) and you'll be there in no time. East side definitely takes longer, although they're working on an East side terminal for the LIRR; up to 1 1/2 hour in the morning, if you travel early, can be less (I've done it!). Evening will take a bit longer
Think Huntington with less attitude and more accessibilty (and a lot less drama on the outskirts).
40 to SUNY
Under one hr. express to Penn
GREAT QOL.
Crooks
Babylon would indeed be an excellent alternative - however, no train under an hour... but only between 5-10 min longer than Huntington for the most part.
Babylon would indeed be an excellent alternative - however, no train under an hour... but only between 5-10 min longer than Huntington for the most part.
Babylon and Huntington are about the same. http://mta.info/lirr/html/ttn/babylon.htm (broken link)
http://www.lirr.org/lirr/html/ttn/huntingt.htm (broken link)
Considering that no one in their right mind would live walking distance to Huntington rail ...Babylon wins hands down.
Not really. Huntington is consistent at the 1hr mark plus or minus a couple of minutes. Babylon ranges from 1 hour to 1h10. there's ONE 51 minute train, but it leaves at 6:07 which is too early for many people. It's a wash for commuting to the city, and is further for Stony Brook.
I would vote Babylon over Huntington Village for both ambiance and commute time. The drive to Stony Brook would be longer from Babylon (since Stony Brook is both east and north of Babylon, versus simply east of Huntington); however, depending on the time of day the OP's wife would actually be driving, it might not be too bad. From Babylon, simply go east on Sunrise Highway (which has no traffic lights, unlike Rte 25A from Huntington Village with lights ALL the way!) to the exit for Nicholls Road (I forget the number, sorry); then just go north on Nicholls Road straight up to SUSB.
Much better than taking the Sagtikos Parkway to the LIE because the Sagtikos is always backed up between Southern State and the LIE during the morning rush and essentially no good way to get off it/out of the jam once you're caught in it.
Not really. Huntington is consistent at the 1hr mark plus or minus a couple of minutes. Babylon ranges from 1 hour to 1h10. there's ONE 51 minute train, but it leaves at 6:07 which is too early for many people. It's a wash for commuting to the city, and is further for Stony Brook.
No.
You're wrong.
The service is about the same and considering the 15 min ride from the habitable parts of Huntington, Babylon Village still wins hands down.
Stony Brook is a breeze to Nicolls via Sunrise Eastbound.
Huntington just isnt as compelling and its way overpriced/rated.
Trust me Im a North Shore guy but given the parameters, Id take Babylon Village in a heartbeat.
I'm wrong? I commuted from Huntington; I know how long it takes. I'm looking at the Babylon schedule, and there is ONE of these fabled express trains. In any case, I said "it's a wash", so how exactly am I wrong when you then said "the service is the same"? You were saying Babylon's is better. It isn't.
There's nothing wrong with Babylon, but I think it's misleading to present it as having this superfast commute. It doesn't.
I'm wrong? I commuted from Huntington; I know how long it takes. I'm looking at the Babylon schedule, and there is ONE of these fabled express trains. In any case, I said "it's a wash", so how exactly am I wrong when you then said "the service is the same"? You were saying Babylon's is better. It isn't.
There's nothing wrong with Babylon, but I think it's misleading to present it as having this superfast commute. It doesn't.
I commuted from Babylon on the 7:21 for years and the express service is a breeze.(I agree the 607 is too early but under an hour)
Babylon,Jamaica,Penn
http://mta.info/lirr/Timetable/Branch.htm?Folder=Branch&Branch=Babylon&Direction= West&Period=Weekdays (broken link)
I said factoring the time to the rail...its a better bet.
Also, for driving-commutes IMO Babylon is much better: fast access to both the Southern State and the Sagtikos. It takes significantly longer to get from the Huntington Village area to any of the parkways.
Looks like my life going to change soon. I wake up at around 8-ish and reach office at around 9-ish. Well they say marriage is all about compromises
Huntington is on the rail line on both ways to Stony Brook and Penn. To get to stony brook from babylon one will always have to drive and she is not comfortable to drive 45 mins one way for 5 years everyday of her studies. Huntington is tying me up to a tight schedule
From the lirr map looks like if we stay nearby on the blue line in between stops from New Hyde Park to Hicksville, we both would both be near the rail station. And from these place we both have flexibility of lirr. So given the constraints New Hyde Park, Merrlion Av, Carle Place, Westbury, Hicksville seems doable.
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and reach office at around 9-ish. Well they say marriage is all about compromises 
