Where did U move when U couldnt afford Queens??

amother

Orchid

Tue, Nov 15 2016, 10:18 pm

Are you happy now? Why? What is really important to me is #1 great schools #2 affordable good quality real estate #3 NY area

BTW this is not a random wondering. This is me not knowing where to take my family and where to set up our lives.

Thank You SO Much

miami85

Tue, Nov 15 2016, 11:22 pm

I could've written this post! Except for various reasons we're tied to NY for the forseeable future. Not sure how we're going to do this.

elisheva25

Wed, Nov 16 2016, 8:38 am

Staten Island ? The community here is growing by the minutes? 2 years ago it was very very affordable here.... Now it's more expensive . But still A LOT cheaper than brooklyn or queens .

amother

Lime

Wed, Nov 16 2016, 12:59 pm

SI or NJ if you still want to be near things...

If you have family, job opportunity out of town, go for it.

amother

Orchid

Thu, Nov 17 2016, 10:44 pm

Thank you. Anyone else? Where do you live in the NY area that has the following:

Great Schools
Affordable nice-ish housing

amother

Coffee

Thu, Nov 17 2016, 10:52 pm

It's going to depend what you mean by "great" and what you mean by affordable. Also, on your hashkafah- Queens can be pretty diverse.

In Northern NJ, housing isn't cheap, but it's not Queens either. You can buy and live in one town and send to school in the next town to get the combo you want. Queens is a bit of a commute for work, and most people don't do it.

amother

Saddlebrown

Thu, Dec 01 2016, 2:06 pm

I have heard people are moving to East Meadow (near Roosevelt Field mall) and sending kids to queens schools. Also a lot of queens people are moving to West Hempstead but IMO its not cheap and pretty dumpy

amother

Bisque

Thu, Dec 01 2016, 2:12 pm

what type of families live in east meadow? any idea what the shul situation is like there?

amother

Saddlebrown

Thu, Dec 01 2016, 2:15 pm

I really dont know too much information I think it is just starting off... I think very frum chofetz chaim types...

groovy1224

Thu, Dec 01 2016, 2:24 pm

amother wrote:

Huh? I've never heard anyone call west hempstead dumpy. Why do you think that?

amother

Puce

Thu, Dec 01 2016, 8:48 pm

Thanks for starting this post. I myself also live in Queens and one day we'll have to move, but to a cheaper place. I really like the area where we live (close to so many shuls & schools) but I'm not sure how we could afford to move to a bigger apartment over here.

perquacky

Thu, Dec 01 2016, 11:25 pm

amother wrote:

I happen to live in West Hempstead and think it's quite nice. May I ask, Princess, where you're from?

amother

Orchid

Tue, Dec 20 2016, 2:16 pm

amother wrote:

Our Hashkafah is between MO and Yeshivish. What I mean by affordable is $3000 or less per month. What I mean by great schools is a school that is professional, positive, supportive, and in theory could produce educated confident kids and have quality Torah studies.

amother

Orchid

Tue, Dec 20 2016, 2:19 pm

amother wrote:

I moved to LA

Mauve, is it really more affordable there? I know LA is an upgrade in beautiful surroundings but I thought equally expensive?!!

saw50st8

Tue, Dec 20 2016, 2:24 pm

amother wrote:

You can get a home in Teaneck for $3,000/month mortgage. Even less if you don't need a fixed up home. Fairlawn is even cheaper or you can get more for the same price.

There are great schools, but they aren't cheap either (they range from 9k-18k/year).

amother

Pumpkin

Wed, Dec 21 2016, 11:17 am

Just chiming in to support a sista- I think w hempstead is kind of dumpy as well. And I totally don't get why "princess" has to defend where she lives. Maybe it's also dumpy. Maybe she lives in w hempstead! But maybe it's gorgeous. She is still entitled to her opinion!
Anonymous because I have relatives on here who live there and would likely be hurt if they knew I think their neighborhood is more dumpy than not.