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I am entering my final year of a masters program in the northeast and will be afterwards looking to relocate and find work.
I would very much like to stay in the northeast, but I also want to be closer to my family in northern VA.
Right now, I live in northern CT.
There are several things I have questions on.
1) My field of study is geography and I am into planning....is the planning field a big deal in Long Island/NY metro? Do they have ample jobs in the state compared to most other places?
2) Which place, if any, on Long Island suits me. Specifically I would like an area which:
1) Is in the NY-tri state sphere of influence
2) Is not an expensive/stressed-out/over-crowded/hectic area....semi-rural or more mellow would be better
3) Has a decent mid 20s/young adult population that an out-of-stater could assimilate to
4) Obviously, getting all of these perfect will be difficult, so reasonably I am looking for an area which balances these out.
I am considering Long Island because I guess I felt planning might be a profitable field in NY, along with it being in the NY area and close to the beaches.
One of my concerns though is this area, since it does appear pretty, would be too costly. I also have heard Long Island compared to New Jersey as being overdeveloped, sprawl, and I really don't want to live in such a place. I prefer semi-rural or something were there is some open/green space.
I was wondering if there are such places on Long Island.
4) I do have Asperger's....so it also is important any place I move to has good resources in this area...does the Hudson Valley have such resources?
5) Last, may seem silly, but I was wondering if it's true that Long Island is infested with and is Mets/Jets/Islanders country. I am a Yankee/Giants/Rangers fan who is sick of having to live either with Boston or DC fans...it'd be nice to have my town actually be going for the local team...but again...this is more a curiousity not mandatory.
You should add if you are looking to rent or buy and if you're buying, what is your budget. This will severely affect where you live considering LI is very expensive to live.
You're probably going to have more luck in the city than on Long Island, so you have to see how much of a commute you want to do. Commuting from LI to NYC is not an easy task nor is it cheap.
Stifled, the Nassau County Planning Commission, the Suffolk County Planning Department and the Long Island Regional Planing Board (or, whatever it is currently called) would be places a geographer/planner looking for a job might want to check out.
Now, in case you are unfamiliar with the local geography:
What people refer to colloquially as "towns" are actually villages and hamlets, which are within actual towns; and, because villages and hamlets are referred to as "towns", then, many times, the error is compounded when actual towns are referred to as "townships".
Also, many colloquially refer to a "downtown business district" in a hamlet as a "village".
When you do find a house that you like, you can find out in which community (city, village or CDP) that house is actually located, which is oftentimes different from the community named in that house's mailing address, by using the Census Bureau's online address search function. (CDP or Census Designated Place is the Census Bureau equivalent for a hamlet in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.)
Try Stony Brook. Large University town, plenty of mid 20s diverse people. Some open/wooded areas, but not rural. Some reasonably-priced places to live, but you'd still consider them expensive, just not as bad as further west. And loads of medical/behavioral specialists for your condition. SUNY SB has a huge hospital right on campus, plus 2 other community hospitals are 5 miles away in Port Jeff.
I am entering my final year of a masters program in the northeast and will be afterwards looking to relocate and find work.
I would very much like to stay in the northeast, but I also want to be closer to my family in northern VA.
Right now, I live in northern CT.
There are several things I have questions on.
1) My field of study is geography and I am into planning....is the planning field a big deal in Long Island/NY metro? Do they have ample jobs in the state compared to most other places?
2) Which place, if any, on Long Island suits me. Specifically I would like an area which:
1) Is in the NY-tri state sphere of influence
2) Is not an expensive/stressed-out/over-crowded/hectic area....semi-rural or more mellow would be better
3) Has a decent mid 20s/young adult population that an out-of-stater could assimilate to
4) Obviously, getting all of these perfect will be difficult, so reasonably I am looking for an area which balances these out.
I am considering Long Island because I guess I felt planning might be a profitable field in NY, along with it being in the NY area and close to the beaches.
One of my concerns though is this area, since it does appear pretty, would be too costly. I also have heard Long Island compared to New Jersey as being overdeveloped, sprawl, and I really don't want to live in such a place. I prefer semi-rural or something were there is some open/green space.
I was wondering if there are such places on Long Island.
4) I do have Asperger's....so it also is important any place I move to has good resources in this area...does the Hudson Valley have such resources?
5) Last, may seem silly, but I was wondering if it's true that Long Island is infested with and is Mets/Jets/Islanders country. I am a Yankee/Giants/Rangers fan who is sick of having to live either with Boston or DC fans...it'd be nice to have my town actually be going for the local team...but again...this is more a curiousity not mandatory.
I'd be looking to rent and as I said, I want a community which balances
1) Being near mid 20s-mid 30s people as opposed to families
2) Accesible to the city but NOT an overdeveloped/overcrowded/sprawled out mess....I want to have some green and open space and not deal with constant traffic hassles going to the store
3) Affordability
I'd be looking to rent and as I said, I want a community which balances
1) Being near mid 20s-mid 30s people as opposed to families
2) Accesible to the city but NOT an overdeveloped/overcrowded/sprawled out mess....I want to have some green and open space and not deal with constant traffic hassles going to the store
3) Affordability
Anything on LI fit?
nothing close to the city that is "nice" is going to be affordable...maybe Rockville Centre, maybe...and it wont be under a $1,000/month.
nothing close to the city that is "nice" is going to be affordable...maybe Rockville Centre, maybe...and it wont be under a $1,000/month.
...and RVC only fits one of the criteria in his 2nd bullet line. Most of Nassau County is the poster child for overdeveloped, sprawled out mess.
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