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You cant go wrong with any of the Pequas (except maybe East Massapequa which is mostly Amityville Schools). All are great areas to live. Just be aware of school districts as was mentioned before, some areas of Massapequa and Mass Park on the border are actually in neighboring districts and not Massapequa Schools (ie Farmingdale etc.)
MP is a nice working class Nassau town with Great Schools.
I'm not sure if you'll fit in being Italian and all.
JK
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DM Pequaman. He knows his town
Crooks
It seems to be harder and harder finding working class towns with good schools and reasonable home prices that fit my "other" criteria. I'll have to message this DM Pequaman you speak of.. Thanks for the info.
BTW...another added benefit of Mass Park is that there are 7 bars within the two block village. Wonderful if you need to escape the wife for a few hours. You know how they can nag.
BTW...another added benefit of Mass Park is that there are 7 bars within the two block village. Wonderful if you need to escape the wife for a few hours. You know how they can nag.
Your getting me in trouble before I even attempt to move there! haha..
Islamic terrorists are now foregoing paradise and 40 virgins in exchange for Massapequa and a double double from All American Hamburger. THATS how nice Massapequa is.
Can someone give advise on Massapequa (North, Park, South)? (Beach access, schools (my son Vincent is 2 y/o), shopping and most of all the people!)
There is North Massapequa, Massapequa, Massapequa Park and East Massapequa. Massapequa Park is a village; the other 3 are hamlets. The eastern-third of East Massapequa is in the Amityville Union Free School District, which the general opinion does not favor.
Otherwise, the other 3 school districts: Massapequa Union Free School District, Plainedge Union Free School District and Farmingdale Union Free School District, that serve the general Massapequa area are considered to be better school districts.
I appreciate your input. For my situation looking to spend no more than $550K and stay in the best school district should I concentrate on any area in particular?
Here's a map of the Massapequa School District (shaded in Purple)
I wouldn't worry about any area in that district. It's one of the safest areas on Long Island, in my opinion. There's intangibles like neighbors generally knowing each other in their vicinity, spotting strange cars or strange people lurking in the area, we have a good police presence here, always PD by the train station booth so they'll get to you quickly if needed. It's a very safe area.
As far as any preferred areas, just avoid East of Carmans Road / Carman Mill Rd (27A), and you'll be fine. The eastern-third of East Massapequa is zoned for Amityville schools. If you go north of the purple shaded section, you will be in Farmingdale SD or Plainedge SD. Plainedge is good. Farmingdale is so-so ... and you'll notice taxes are higher outside of the Massapequa SD (Massapequa is a bigger district, bigger tax base, noticeably lower taxes).
Gps knows his bars and there's plenty of good bars to choose from here. Here are my favorite restaurants and stuff in this area (most of these are family owned):
-The Good Life
-La Bottega
-Ginos Tuscany
-Don Juans
-Zim Zari
-Mercato
-Salumi Tapas & Wine Bar
-Smokin Al's (Yankee BBQ)
-Big Daddy's (not as good as Al's IMO, Southern BBQ)
-Asian Moon
-Phils Pizza II
-Bagel Cafe
-Il Classico
-Athenas (Amityville)
-Vitorrios (Amityville)
-All American Burger
Those are probably my favorites. You can check them out on Yelp Yelp | Search Businesses In San Francisco. Also in "the village" (what people refer to as the downtown area on Park Blvd) there's some good shops like Ralphs ices, Carvel, Thai Taste, plenty of bars, post office, dentists, barber shops, nail salons for the wifey, IGA Village Farms, good delis, a bakery, etc.. You also have Massapequa's downtown on Broadway with some treats like Krisch's and the Massapequa train station there as well.
Where you want to live in the community probably depends on your preferences. Do you want to be able to walk to the train? The village? The preserve? Do you want to be closer to the water? I'd drive through the areas to see what you like better.
I prefer Massapequa Park, but anywhere in Massapequa SD is good. South of Merrick Road is generally nicer, more money though, more of an upper middle class vibe, especially by the water. The rest is a solid area, good people, clean, safe, parks, lots of kids, etc.
Enjoy.
Massapequa is the place for you than. Great schools, very family oriented neighborhood with the schools, sports parks, preserve woods/parks, beachs, beach clubs, side walks (safe and easy to bike and walk all around town), shops, villages, ice skating, golf course, public pools, shopping mall, plently of places of worship. It has the nick name Matza-Pizza because it was always known for it's jewish and italian residents.
North Massapequa - Some parts could be in the town of Farmingdale or Plainedge schools. I went to Massapequa High School and it is large and has a good track record. Benefit of large school is your children have many options of friends. Example if bullied can easily avoid those people and find new friends. Smaller schools often make it tougher on 'unpopular' kids.
Massapequa Park - by the Rail Road that goes to Manhattan. Great village with shops and resturants. Near the preserved woods area for biking and walking and fishing.
South - Close to the bay/water. Marinas for boating, good resturants as well.
All Massapequa is close to highways and commuting on major roads.
I'm bias as growing up there, but it's a lovely town to grow up and live.
In the larger school district, there is some social stratification based upon economics. If you're not one of the 'rich' kids you could wind up on the outside. Look at Razor, who was ostracized for being an apartment dweller. Being a ginger didn't help, either.
I attended one of the smaller districts (360 graduated my class) where the community was varied, but not the socially isolating environment you try to make it out to be.
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