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chmlengr Posted: Jul 29, 2002 01:03 PM+

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Posted: Jul 29, 2002 01:03 PM

Re: Relocating...

All I want to add is that after 7 years of doing the Long Island to Manhattan commute (1.5 hours each way, late trains, no trains, Penn Station closed, etc.), I got sick of it. 3 hours of my day was wasted. On a packed rush hour train, sleeping isn't so easy, reading the paper or a book is a better option, but I felt I could do a lot more with my time. I got the same type of job on LI and now have a 5 minute commute to work!!

So my advice - try and stay west of Huntington. Any further out and your commute is just too long!! I used to commute from Rockville Centre and that was 35 minutes express. Then after we bought our house, I commuted from Syosset. That was 50-60 minutes. 20 minutes is a huge difference!!

michele31 Posted: Jul 29, 2002 01:28 PM+

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Posted: Jul 29, 2002 01:28 PM

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chmlengr you are totally right. The commute ***** east of Huntington. People think it is so excited to work in NYC- until they take the LIRR everyday.

yabbobay Posted: Jul 29, 2002 08:19 PM+

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Posted: Jul 29, 2002 08:19 PM

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I commuted from Huntington to 57th and 6th - on a 7:40 train...I would get to my desk at 9:05...

fyi

JodiBabe Posted: Jul 29, 2002 08:54 PM+

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Posted: Jul 29, 2002 08:54 PM

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I am also in Huntinton & my FH takes the train into Manhattan. He takes an express train & is there in an hour.

Jodi

jennbaby Posted: Jul 29, 2002 10:21 PM+

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Posted: Jul 29, 2002 10:21 PM

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I live in Queens but have a lot of family in Williamsburg, leonard street, humbolt street...i bet some of you know my cousins lol.

2003wedding. Posted: Jul 31, 2002 12:29 AM+

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Posted: Jul 31, 2002 12:29 AM

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i agree w/all of the girls who said don't move east of huntington--too far to travel everyday----my friend commuted to the city and stopped b/c she would wake up to take a train that was a half hour earlier just to get a seat on the ronkonkama line---3 hour a day commute is nuts to me!!!....try farmingdale/hicksville/massapequa ---try to go to a town where the line is right there---good luck in your search!!:)