I was thinking about this 'good neighborhood' thing earlier ... cause DH & I have been talking about starting to house hunt .... and were considering Levittown (which some people LOVE and some people claim isn't the best area).
I had him drive me around there this afternoon so I could see the area b/c I grew up in Brooklyn so most of these towns are very foreign to me.
I grew up with diversity ... I think its a good thing .... I think it helped make me the person I am. I think life would be very boring if everyone was lily white and waspy!
(Not that Levittown is 'diverse' .... just saying, why wouldn't I want my kids to have a neighborhood where they could get to know all different kinds of people)
I truly think it depends on the way you are raised. DH will NEVER EVER live in Patchogue...b/c he grew up in froo froo New England Village in Holbrook...me I can live anywhere I didnt have no special life with marble floors and shiit, we had formica and linoleum
That's definitely true .... if you were raised in a froo froo hoity toity environment, then you probably can't imagine living in anything else ...
Exactly, I mean DH isnt spoiled (I could only wish ) but he lived in a very very expensive area and his parents did well so their house was amazing. But now it affects us b/c I am willing to live in Patchogue and Westbury and he isnt b/c they are 'bad areas' but in every nice neighborhood there is a bad area and vice versa. I mean, last night I was on MLSLI and found a 14 million dollar house, I bet that neighborhood is GRANDE but I cant afford that...so i need to think in the real. Thats what people forget. Not ALL neighborhoods are bad..some more then otehrs.
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I was thinking about this 'good neighborhood' thing earlier ... cause DH & I have been talking about starting to house hunt .... and were considering Levittown (which some people LOVE and some people claim isn't the best area).
I had him drive me around there this afternoon so I could see the area b/c I grew up in Brooklyn so most of these towns are very foreign to me.
I grew up with diversity ... I think its a good thing .... I think it helped make me the person I am. I think life would be very boring if everyone was lily white and waspy!
(Not that Levittown is 'diverse' .... just saying, why wouldn't I want my kids to have a neighborhood where they could get to know all different kinds of people)
I truly think it depends on the way you are raised. DH will NEVER EVER live in Patchogue...b/c he grew up in froo froo New England Village in Holbrook...me I can live anywhere I didnt have no special life with marble floors and shiit, we had formica and linoleum
I agree with both of you. I grew up in very racially diveresed area in Brooklyn and I saw the neighborhood go from good to bad as I got older. We never left the area because our neighbors have always been good. I personally would like to drop this girl off in East New York or Crown Heights or Brownsville and then she can see a really horrible area. She probably wouldn't last minutes.
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I was thinking about this 'good neighborhood' thing earlier ... cause DH & I have been talking about starting to house hunt .... and were considering Levittown (which some people LOVE and some people claim isn't the best area).
I had him drive me around there this afternoon so I could see the area b/c I grew up in Brooklyn so most of these towns are very foreign to me.
I grew up with diversity ... I think its a good thing .... I think it helped make me the person I am. I think life would be very boring if everyone was lily white and waspy!
(Not that Levittown is 'diverse' .... just saying, why wouldn't I want my kids to have a neighborhood where they could get to know all different kinds of people)
I truly think it depends on the way you are raised. DH will NEVER EVER live in Patchogue...b/c he grew up in froo froo New England Village in Holbrook...me I can live anywhere I didnt have no special life with marble floors and shiit, we had formica and linoleum
I agree with both of you. I grew up in very racially diveresed area in Brooklyn and I saw the neighborhood go from good to bad as I got older. We never left the area because our neighbors have always been good. I personally would like to drop this girl off in East New York or Crown Heights or Brownsville and then she can see a really horrible area. She probably wouldn't last minutes.
or 4 blocks up in New Cassel, its pretty scary over there....Im sure not as bad as Crown Heights areas but its a start
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I was thinking about this 'good neighborhood' thing earlier ... cause DH & I have been talking about starting to house hunt .... and were considering Levittown (which some people LOVE and some people claim isn't the best area).
I had him drive me around there this afternoon so I could see the area b/c I grew up in Brooklyn so most of these towns are very foreign to me.
I grew up with diversity ... I think its a good thing .... I think it helped make me the person I am. I think life would be very boring if everyone was lily white and waspy!
(Not that Levittown is 'diverse' .... just saying, why wouldn't I want my kids to have a neighborhood where they could get to know all different kinds of people)
I truly think it depends on the way you are raised. DH will NEVER EVER live in Patchogue...b/c he grew up in froo froo New England Village in Holbrook...me I can live anywhere I didnt have no special life with marble floors and shiit, we had formica and linoleum
I agree with both of you. I grew up in very racially diveresed area in Brooklyn and I saw the neighborhood go from good to bad as I got older. We never left the area because our neighbors have always been good. I personally would like to drop this girl off in East New York or Crown Heights or Brownsville and then she can see a really horrible area. She probably wouldn't last minutes.
What part of Brooklyn did you grow up in Patty?
I grew up in Canarsie.
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Exactly, I mean DH isnt spoiled (I could only wish ) but he lived in a very very expensive area and his parents did well so their house was amazing. But now it affects us b/c I am willing to live in Patchogue and Westbury and he isnt b/c they are 'bad areas' but in every nice neighborhood there is a bad area and vice versa. I mean, last night I was on MLSLI and found a 14 million dollar house, I bet that neighborhood is GRANDE but I cant afford that...so i need to think in the real. Thats what people forget. Not ALL neighborhoods are bad..some more then otehrs.
Ohhh, I wanna see the 14 mil house ... what town was it in?
My DH grew up in Malverne .... definitely not a bad neighborhood, but it isn't surrounded by the best areas (Lakeview).
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I was thinking about this 'good neighborhood' thing earlier ... cause DH & I have been talking about starting to house hunt .... and were considering Levittown (which some people LOVE and some people claim isn't the best area).
I had him drive me around there this afternoon so I could see the area b/c I grew up in Brooklyn so most of these towns are very foreign to me.
I grew up with diversity ... I think its a good thing .... I think it helped make me the person I am. I think life would be very boring if everyone was lily white and waspy!
(Not that Levittown is 'diverse' .... just saying, why wouldn't I want my kids to have a neighborhood where they could get to know all different kinds of people)
I truly think it depends on the way you are raised. DH will NEVER EVER live in Patchogue...b/c he grew up in froo froo New England Village in Holbrook...me I can live anywhere I didnt have no special life with marble floors and shiit, we had formica and linoleum
I agree with both of you. I grew up in very racially diveresed area in Brooklyn and I saw the neighborhood go from good to bad as I got older. We never left the area because our neighbors have always been good. I personally would like to drop this girl off in East New York or Crown Heights or Brownsville and then she can see a really horrible area. She probably wouldn't last minutes.
What part of Brooklyn did you grow up in Patty?
I grew up in Canarsie.
I grew up in East Flatbush, but had lots of friends that lived in Canarsie.
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I was thinking about this 'good neighborhood' thing earlier ... cause DH & I have been talking about starting to house hunt .... and were considering Levittown (which some people LOVE and some people claim isn't the best area).
I had him drive me around there this afternoon so I could see the area b/c I grew up in Brooklyn so most of these towns are very foreign to me.
I grew up with diversity ... I think its a good thing .... I think it helped make me the person I am. I think life would be very boring if everyone was lily white and waspy!
(Not that Levittown is 'diverse' .... just saying, why wouldn't I want my kids to have a neighborhood where they could get to know all different kinds of people)
I truly think it depends on the way you are raised. DH will NEVER EVER live in Patchogue...b/c he grew up in froo froo New England Village in Holbrook...me I can live anywhere I didnt have no special life with marble floors and shiit, we had formica and linoleum
I agree with both of you. I grew up in very racially diveresed area in Brooklyn and I saw the neighborhood go from good to bad as I got older. We never left the area because our neighbors have always been good. I personally would like to drop this girl off in East New York or Crown Heights or Brownsville and then she can see a really horrible area. She probably wouldn't last minutes.
What part of Brooklyn did you grow up in Patty?
I grew up in Canarsie.
I grew up in East Flatbush, but had lots of friends that lived in Canarsie.
Ok, you win
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Exactly, I mean DH isnt spoiled (I could only wish ) but he lived in a very very expensive area and his parents did well so their house was amazing. But now it affects us b/c I am willing to live in Patchogue and Westbury and he isnt b/c they are 'bad areas' but in every nice neighborhood there is a bad area and vice versa. I mean, last night I was on MLSLI and found a 14 million dollar house, I bet that neighborhood is GRANDE but I cant afford that...so i need to think in the real. Thats what people forget. Not ALL neighborhoods are bad..some more then otehrs.
Ohhh, I wanna see the 14 mil house ... what town was it in?
My DH grew up in Malverne .... definitely not a bad neighborhood, but it isn't surrounded by the best areas (Lakeview).
I think it was Old Brookville not positive I will search and find it for you
This one is in Belle Terre (near Port Jefferson) ... 12 Million
HOLY CRAP I didnt even see that one
I almost passed out when I read this part:
Taxes: $43,000.00 Village Tax:$15,000.00
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I KNOOOOOOOOOOOOW
Sorry, I lost my internet
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I truly believe that some of thos milion dollar houses-the ones that are over 10mill have to be celebrity houses, no one that can afford that would live on LI
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ITA!
If you could afford that, why would you want to live on LI unless you had family here, etc. ....
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I just dont know....12 million is like 24 million somewhere else....those houses are INSAAAAAAAAANE
