Long Island and New York

I live in Fl but originally from Long Island, Ronkonkoma & Mastic. I miss NY, time for a trip for me soon...

Buffalooo

I'm a Long Islander/ New Yorker but stuck here in Houston Texas Yuck!!!! boy do we miss the East Coast!!!

I was born in Plainview,NY, grew up in Westbury, and now live in Medford.

Grew up in Patchogue. Moved to Pennsylvania when I was 13. I still hate it here.

Pseudo LIer, Hempstead (going to school there).

I live in the lower Hudson Valley in NY state. Love this state. Nothing better than New Yorkers!!!

Born/raised in CT but live in LI currently, near the Riverhead area!! :OD

hi all - I am from LI. Can I be honest? I confess I don't really like it here much. Born in Rockville Center, I left LI young (6th grade, Island Trees in Levittown) and then lived a large portion of my life outside LI (Buffalo and then NJ through 7th grade, CA through college) and only really came back for grad school and then working in the city for the last 10 years while commuting by train (love the LIRR commute!!). Maybe its not LI but NY in general. Certainly I miss the warmer weather in Cali. And I do admire all the good qualities in NY (in fact, I find it slightly more tolerable in the city, but I haven't really lived in the city for many years at a time since I felt I need edto be in Long Island for family obligations). I guess its many things, like (what I perceive to be) very rude people (the whole tri-state area on this one I think), or maybe just the weather...or who knows, my own personal baggage.

Sorry if that sounds like I'm a jerk, but seeing this thread gave me a sudden need to share something I never have before. I think I need to move, but since I work in corp law (banking stuff), its tough to find a position outside of NY or possibly London. Also, with a relatively small extended family located mostly here, it would entail too much to leave in many cases. But every spring I say to myself that this was my very last winter. I said that this year when I started my weight loss/'fitness journey. I'm down 45 pounds since March, but oh, look, its now August again and we are starting to see "back to school sales" again, meaning winter is nigh!! Did I mention I love the LIRR (ESPECIALLY IN THE SNOW)?

I admit Its gotten better in recent years, like since we got LOTS OF the stuff I used to like from outside NY like Trader Joes/Whole Foods/Lifetime Fitness/big Barnes and Nobles books stores/ Red Mango (but still no Pinkberry?!) etc etc ...civilzation! lol!....and the look is improving (now, most of the north shore and adjoining shopping centers and commercial buildings are starting to upgrade in line w/ modern aesthetics like you'll find in the rest of the country....whereas most of Long Island before looked (and most of the south shore still looks) kinda old, dilapidated and dumpy....it brings me down going south except for certain areas bcuz it looks like I stepped back into the 1970's when I was a kid here.

I don't know....I'm rambling. Sorry if this offends anyone - I've met many beautiful people here too, and I understand more and more that there is a lot here to offer so I'm obviously a dummy for not seeing it (beaches, easy access to the city, lots of history and nature etc).

Maybe my unhappiness spurs from something else, and I'm just investing my ire into the location to avoid the issues? I don't know. Anyone else ever feel stuck and you want to leave but not sure how?

Long Island here...live and work!

How do you like it here as opposed to Maine?

Well i like long island but if i had it my way i would lilve in the city. Maine is a whole other world compared to Long Island.
Still love going home to Maine. heading to Maine at the end of the month.

Pequa but the everlasting student in me spends the majority of the year in ma

Former New Yawker! Born in Queens, grew up in Hicksville, married and moved to eastern LI for about 25yrs. Now living in NC. Just made a trip back to the Island last month, still have one son who lives there. I miss the ocean, seafood, the beautiful east end! Love to visit but wouldn't move back.

born in queens, raised in bellmore (nassau county), lived in manhattan during college, and now i'm back in bellmore. i spend a fair amount of time up in the catskills with my pops. i would give anything to live in manhattan again, but i stayed there for free as part of a college scholarship and unless i can get another free ride, i doubt i'll be staying there any time soon. so expensive

& to the person that loves the LIRR -- are you crazy?!?! i commuted daily during peak hours for about a year after college when i was still working in manhattan, and it drove me almost to the point of suicide more times than i can count! between weather delays, train traffic delays, "suspicious package" delays, "police investigation" delays ... yikes. you must have the patience of a saint!