North Shore of Long Island vs. Fairfield vs. Westchester

[dman72]

Originally Posted by I_Love_LI_but

If you like the finer parts of North Shore Nassau and can afford them, that's all that matters.

What is really hilarious is that some of the people on here so ferociously downing it in favor of Westchester and CT live in average working to middle class 30 years past their prime south shore LI towns anyway and could not afford the finer parts of Nassau's North Shore if it meant the firing squad so why are they even dissing it. Just crazy.

It's just stupid team sports mentality like 90% of the discussion on internet forum.

"My town/political party/car/house/sports team/favorite band/etc adinfinitum is BETTER THAN YOURS!!!"

[Kurtflirt]

Also don't forget we are closer to Dumbo/ Brooklyn Heights/Williamsburg. If you work in those Techy/Hipster areas but want more nature/space and more traditional community. I know a guy who sold his tech startup to Google and moved to Long Island with kids but still works in Brooklyn - I think he drives or works from home most days.

[85dumbo]

Originally Posted by Kurtflirt

Also don't forget we are closer to Dumbo/ Brooklyn Heights/Williamsburg. If you work in those Techy/Hipster areas but want more nature/space and more traditional community. I know a guy who sold his tech startup to Google and moved to Long Island with kids but still works in Brooklyn - I think he drives or works from home most days.

I did the opposite for a while. My office is in Great Neck, but I lived in Dumbo and reverse commuted to Long Island every day for several years. Morning commute was a breeze, PM commute a nightmare.

I finally moved to the North Shore last year, because having 2 toddlers its cheaper to live in the North Shore than Dumbo. Also got fed up with the tourist invasion of Dumbo, and Deblasio sucks so easy decision to move to the burbs.

[Ffcounty]

Originally Posted by Tomais

Is quality of life for an UMC wealthy family better in the North Shore of Long Island (NSLI) vs. Fairfield vs. Westchester? Based on our research, we concluded that it is.

Shopping: Winner is NSLI. Americana Manhasset (nothing in Fairfield or Westchester can compare). Add in local shopping in Great Neck, Wheatley Plaza, Walt Whitman Mall, Garden City and its just not even close.

Commute to Manahattan: What beats the Port Washington Line in Great Neck, Manahasset, Port Washingon? Answer: Nothing.

Schools: Are the public schools in Fairfield and Westchester any bettter than Manhasset, Great Neck, Jericho, Cold Spring Harbor, Roslyn? I don't think so. Maybe Bronxville and Scarsdale are or are on the same level and that's it.

Totality and Diversity of wealth: NSLI wealth is just as high or even higher than Westchester and Fairfield but also more diverse. Lots of entrepreneurial money in the North Shore. Lots of real estate owners, owners of businesses, plus Wall Street and other corporate commuters, inherited wealth, etc. Westchester and Fairfield are too heavily reliant on Wall Street only. NLSI is overall wealthier (Kings Point, Sands Point, Brookville, Old Brookville, Old Westbury, Upper Brookville, Lattingtown, Matinecock, Oyster Bay Cove, Cove Neck, Cold Spring Harbor, Lake Success, Roslyn Estates, Roslyn Harbor, Roslyn Heights, Manhasset, North Hills gated communities, Locust Valley, Llodd Harbor, Mill Neck, etc. I am not even including NE Queens border towns like Douglaston Manor, Little Neck Hills that have homes that sell for 2-3mm +. There is an uniterrupted series of UMC/wealthy towns for 25 consecutive miles from Bayside Queens through to Huntington north of the Grand Central and Long Island Expressways.

Recreation: Fairfield and Westchester don't have access to as many and as high quality beaches and pools as residents of NSLI. Also the variety of summer camps in NSLI beats Westchester and Fairfield (Pierce, Shibley, Buckley, Friends Academy, Portledge, etc.) Country clubs on NSLI like Piping Rock Club, Piping Rock Beach Club, all the yacht clubs, etc.

Private Schools: Fairfield and Westchester probably have NSLI beat on this front. We want our kids to stay in public though so it's not an issue. NSLI privates are not bad (Friends Academy, Portledge, Greenvale School, buckley Country, etc.)

Picturesque villages: Fairfield and Westhceshter don't have cute dowtown villages that rival the Village of Roslyn, Village of Cold Spring Harbor, etc. National Historic sites.

Access to the Hamptons and North Fork: NSLI wins

Access to Airports: We travel a lot. NSLI wins

Variety of housing stock: NSLI wins--Ritz Carlton North Hills; gated communities in Manhasset, Woodbury, North Hills; luxury rentals in Roslyn, Great Neck; urban living in dowtown Great Neck; estate living in Locust Valley 2 acre minumum zoning towns, Old Westbury, waterfront living options, small village type living like Munsey Park, etc.

In all of the above I am only focusing on the NSLI and not including other upscale ares of Long Island like Garden City, Hewlett towns, Rockville Centre, etc. If you include these too, I think Long Island beats Fairfield and Westchester hands down.

In its article on the 1%, NYTimes said North Shore of Long Island has the highest concentration of 1% in the country so NSLI must have something going for it.

This post sounds like want NSLI to be better than Westchester or Fairfield County.. who are you trying to convince us or yourself? A lot of what you said is subjective or downright incorrect regardless I’ll let you have your moment.

[Elke Mariotti]

Originally Posted by Ffcounty

This post sounds like want NSLI to be better than Westchester or Fairfield County.. who are you trying to convince us or yourself? A lot of what you said is subjective or downright incorrect regardless I’ll let you have your moment.

Original post was TEN YEARS ago...

[LINative]

Old thread but the topic is interesting to those who have the money that they could choose any of the three. Each of the three have their advantages.

North Shore Long Island - if you like boating or the beaches. Can be a easy commute to city
Westchester - closer to the city (then Fairfield) and in New York State if you want to be. I like the Hudson Valley.
Fairfield - further from the city and you are in Connecticut if you want to be