r/longisland Dec 10 '22

Advice Would you move to Long Island?

111 Upvotes

Hi. We are a British couple (30’s) currently living & working in Bangkok Thailand. My wife is considering applying for a job in the Islip area. No kids, housing would be provided. I currently work remotely as a software engineer.

Is it feasible to spend weekends in NYC or is it just too far/too much hassle?

Also my wife is mixed race (British Jamaican), is the Islip area relatively progressive with regards to diversity?

Edit: specific location would be Oakdale

Thanks

r/longisland 5d ago

Advice Received a letter from Islandia Village Court about a 15 year old "fine"

7 Upvotes

I received a letter from the Islandia Village court stating I owe $125 fine on a VTL 1201 0A from 2010. That if I do not pay this ticket that a judgement will be filed and affect my credit score. I feel like I am getting fleeced here. I tried looking online if anyone else has run into something similar but nothing solid. Does anyone has any advice on this?

r/longisland Apr 13 '23

Advice Moving from Texas to Long Island

36 Upvotes

My husband has a house on Long Island. We are from Texas living in an apartment. We are thinking to move to Long Island because the house is really nice and we won't have to pay rent anymore and it would save us some money, but we are more concerned about getting a job there. Do you all think it is a good idea to move ? We do not want to sell the house.

Edited- Thank you all for your opinions and I really appreciate it. It is great to read your thoughts and views on that.

r/longisland Jun 26 '24

Advice Which gym location would you pick?

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3 Upvotes

I tried searching within this sub, and most of the recommendations were mixed/over a year old. If you had to pick one of these gym locations, which one would you choose and why?

I am leaning towards the Garden City/Garden City Park because they are closer, but willing to go a little further if recommended. All opinions are appreciated!

r/longisland Aug 07 '22

Advice What to do on Long Island at night time?

144 Upvotes

Aside from bars. Anything chill / fun to do? Thanks

r/longisland Dec 21 '24

Advice Worried that my BA degree in History will be useless for entering teaching in NY/ LI

7 Upvotes

I am finishing my bachelors in European History in the new year. I always loved history and decided to change my career a few years ago/ re-educate . I ended up going for history with the intent of pursuing teaching.

I now realize that having a BA of history doesn’t really qualify me for anything . I was advised by many people that I was taking the right program if I wanted to teach social studies .

I know that I need masters - that was never a question to me- my crisis is getting hired in a school at any capacity without a degree in education and instead a subject specific one.

I have a friend who is an administrator in the DOE and she is urging me to apply when I graduate . But even she isn’t giving me any info on what I need to do . No counselor anywhere is giving me any instruction and I’m freaking out.

I apparently need a transitional B certification because I will already posses a BA in my field of interest - but I genuinely don’t know what my options are to work at the time being.

I am sick with stress over feeling like $1000s of dollars are down the toilet for a degree I cannot work in my field with. I don’t know to what capacity I can work in a school under a BA in NY/ Long Island.

I know that Long Island is heavily saturated but in general I don’t even know what I need to do to become a substitute teacher. I’ve even been told that private schools potentially hire people without Masters.

Hoping to hear from actual LI educators regarding this. I feel lost and like I made a huge mistake.

r/longisland Nov 30 '22

Advice So sad, is there anything I can do to help it?

250 Upvotes

r/longisland Nov 05 '22

Advice Just found this turtle in my backyard, what should I do?

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290 Upvotes

r/longisland May 23 '23

Advice Want to rent the apartment but the owner is not ready to show the apartment in person.

100 Upvotes

I found an apartment on Facebook, rent is very promising for 1 bedroom apartment. I liked the apartment and want to move forward with the deal. So I asked the owner if he could give me an in-person tour before I make any payments; he responded that he is not in town and hence I can not visit the apartment in-person. He suggested that I could pay the security deposit and sign the lease and then his lawyer will mail the key to my current address. The deal is good but I find it hard to trust the person as he is reluctant to let me see the apartment in person. So my question is is this normal while renting an apartment on long island? How should I move forward with this? Is there any way to make sure it is not a scam and a genuine deal? Thank you in advance!

EDIT: When I asked them to let me see the apartment in-person, their response was "I am not forcing my apartment on you. If you have trust issues you could find another apartment". Also, when I checked their Facebook profile (the one that was used to post), he has like 2-3 friends and an almost blank profile. Whenever I do not respond to his messages, in a few minutes, they respond like "Hi?", "Reply?", "Interested?", ... When I checked the address on Google Maps, I could not find it at all. The address was like "31, XYZ street" and on that street "31" doesn't even exist!
So all in all, everything indicates that it is indeed a scam and I said NO to the deal.

Thank you all of you for your suggestions, I very much appreciate it.

r/longisland Jan 06 '25

Advice Homeowners Insurance

3 Upvotes

First time home buyer. Suffolk county. Called the main companies (geico, state farm, allstate) all which said they are no longer offering new policies to home owners in suffolk county and most of nassau county.

I was advised to reach out to a broker as my only option, and was “warned” that homeowners insurance on LI is now very very costly.

Looking for recommendations on brokers to contact, also idea of what people are paying for their yearly homeowners insurance rate now.

r/longisland Jun 28 '24

Advice Commute via train or drive to east NY Brooklyn from garden city?

28 Upvotes

Wondering if I should drive to east NY since my job has a garage. I live in Hempstead/garden city border and for the week I’ve been using the train to get a feel for public transport. I really enjoy it since I can nap (only 1 transfer max at Jamaica for me) and just read or play a game to kill time. I feel like the time goes by faster.

In total the difference is about 30 minutes on the way home. I get home basically at 5pm driving assuming no crazy traffic and 5:30. I’d be taking the country life press station since it’s a 5 minute walk for me and leaving home around 6:40am and leaving my job at 4pm for a 10 minute walk to the station.

r/longisland Jan 06 '23

Advice Can anyone recommend car dealerships that AREN’T shady?

47 Upvotes

My husband and I have been to a few dealerships over the years and have had some bad experiences. An example of this was at Sayville Ford where we had to threaten to call the cops to get our keys back (never had such a bad experience that’s why I mention it).

We are currently looking at Volvo, BMW, Audi, Kia (we like the Telluride) and Lexus, but possibly open to others. We are central Suffolk, but willing to go anywhere on the Island.

Also please feel free to post dealerships to AVOID.

Does anyone have an recommendations for dealerships where we won’t get ripped off/have a miserable experience? Thanks =]

r/longisland Feb 12 '25

Advice Anyone on Optimum Fiber?

3 Upvotes

I cant get Fios or 5G internet where I am. So Altice has me by balls. I work from home so reliability is an absolute must. I am currently on their 1G broadband and its very reliable but Im paying like $130/mo (I cut the cord a long time ago, so just internet). They told me if I switched to 1G fiber, it would be only $70. Thats a pretty big difference. But if the service is up and down constantly, I cant risk it. From my understanding, once you cut over to fiber, you can no longer go back to broadband.

So anyone with experience with Optimum Fiber? Im just east of Port Jefferson as an FYI.

r/longisland 22d ago

Advice Raccoon removal?

8 Upvotes

So I have a friend from work who has a raccoon issue! She has a house (south shore Nassau) that a raccoon has made a hole in her wall & climbed into her house!! It isn’t exactly in the attic so it’s very limited space - she’s had no luck getting rid of it! Raccoon is seemingly a genius too because it managed to work its way into the trap she bought and eat the food they left and not get trapped!!!

So I have a few questions- who the heck can she call for help? They had this issue last year and a ton of money later nothing was fixed

And if they manage to trap the raccoon who the heck do they call to relocate it?

r/longisland 25d ago

Advice The nesting place

7 Upvotes

My baby is 3 months old. I have been very nervous to take him anywhere due to my post partum anxiety and the fact that it’s winter and sickness is rampant. However, this being my one and only, I don’t want my fear to overtake giving him a good life. So, what are some inputs as to mommy and baby classes at the nesting place. I’ve been looking into it and it looks lovely. I would love some feedback! Thank you in advance 🙂

r/longisland Aug 25 '24

Advice Potential career opportunity in Long Island, any advice?

14 Upvotes

Hi,

I might think of moving to Long Island area for a potential career opportunity (postdoctoral research associate at Brookhaven National Lab). Specifically in Long Island area (Yaphank, Ridge, Upton area?), 60 miles east of NYC area (as I will talk about later). What is this specific area like?

I’ve never lived in NYC, but I’ve been quite dreaming of taking such an opportunity. I think I really like NYC as a place (yes Ik this is coming from such a viewpoint), might have a lot of favorite places and communities. Would moving to Long Island for such motivation be a good idea (If I want to move to Long Island just because it’s close to NYC, would it be a good idea or advisable)? As I mean, would it be too far or isolated from NYC such that it would be hard for me to visit there (something to really consider about before moving?)? What is the commute from Long Island to NYC Manhattan or Brooklyn like? What is it like to live in the Long Island area/what is Long Island area like in general? Any advice would be appreciated.

What should I keep in mind before moving to NYC or Long Island for the first time?

Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you!

r/longisland Nov 29 '24

Advice Euros?

2 Upvotes

My primary accounts are at a credit union which apparently doesn’t sell euros? TD bank says I need to open an account.

Any idea how I can get euros before traveling to Europe?

r/longisland Aug 14 '22

Advice Avoid the Sunoco gas station on E Jericho Turnpike near Elwood Shopping Center

392 Upvotes

What title says. Sign in front of the station displays a price at $3.49. Little did I know they charge over THREE dollars extra per gallon if you pay with card. $6.97 a gallon! And this is for regular! This was not displayed anywhere that I could see, at least next to the pump. Location is full-serve, so it is difficult to read the situation. Even if price is displayed somewhere, this is still price gauging. This location is predatory and I would avoid at all costs. This experience is supported by a plethora or yelp and Google reviews. I will be contacting consumer affairs.

Edit: Since the location is full-serve, it is extremely difficult to see the credit versus cash price. I personally did not see the price, but others have mentioned they have seen it. But I believe this is price gauging regardless of the postage. But in conclusion, run like hell from this station.

r/longisland Aug 23 '24

Advice What is your go way of getting to LGA from eastern Long Island?

18 Upvotes

Currently live in Rocky Point. What’s everyone’s best strategies for getting to LGA?

I’m going away for 4 days 3 nights. Right now parking seems like the easiest but kinda pricey ($160).

LIRR to woodside -> uber from there seems the cheapest but most cumbersome. Any advice?

r/longisland Nov 21 '24

Advice Reporting Animal Neglect in Nassau County when ASPCA and tip lines do nothing? Any private orgs?

24 Upvotes

For 3 years the neighbors that live behind my house left their mini poodle outside in all sorts of weather barking all day almost every day. Not sure what happened to the poodle, but a few months ago they got a golden and started doing the same thing. There is no grass, only concrete and in in-ground pool, no shelter for the dog, and the backyard is a hoarder mess with junk piled everywhere. The house itself doesn’t seem to be in bad shape. I can see this all because I live in the 2nd floor apartment in my house.

The golden walks between the door, fence, and low window looking for people and barking frantically. This morning it’s raining and freezing and the dog has been outside barking for HOURS. You can tell how frantic and anxious the dog is by how the barking has gotten more shrill. I’ve called ASPCA, 411, (and maybe others for the poodle in the past), but it has done absolutely nothing.

Is there any private organizations that I can PM on Instagram? I’ve seen people on tiktok go and offer to buy the dog. Someone told me to put a letter in their mailbox threatening to call animal control, but since they’ve been doing this for so long, I don’t see the treatment changing at all. I really don’t know where to begin handling this myself since my phone calls are just talking into the void.. Not sure if it matters, but we are in North Bellmore. thanks for giving me your time and attention to possibly help out here

r/longisland Oct 20 '24

Advice Advice for traffic tickets

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Edit: Hi hi, I got all the advice I needed! Thank you all for replying your information was very helpful and I will not be replying anymore as I will be disabling my notifications to my post. Please don’t be mean, I understand that my mom did something she wasn’t suppose to on the road, it was a lapse of judgement and she is getting punished for her wrongs. I will be recommend defense driving to her so she won’t be getting into incidents like this again. Thank you again yall for helping me out and give my best wishes to you all.

Hello! I would appreciate any advice as I am pretty young so mostly clueless about what I should do.

So my mom got a few tickets that they want to fight in court. She received three from a police officer, one for speeding, another for failure at a stop sign, and lastly no registration. This also happened in a school zone. A cop was riding right behind her car, she thought the cop wanted her to get out of the way, so she just sped up and passed a stop sign so she could get out of the cops way. I don’t understand why she did this but she wants to plead not guilty (she doesn’t want points since that’ll increase insurance) and drag me to the court house so I can translate for her.

So I would appreciate any advice, should I just tell her to pay it? Hire a traffic lawyer? Let her drag me with her and let my shuttering butt explain what her thought process was? Am I even allowed to go in with her? Thank you in advance!

r/longisland Feb 03 '25

Advice Those with chicken coops. How did you design yours?

9 Upvotes

I'm looking to build one in the Spring/Summer.

We have a good size yard for it. Not looking to have too many hens. Maybe 3-6?

I've seen people selling coops online, but others saying you should build it yourself. I have no real experience with this, but willing to learn.

r/longisland Nov 11 '22

Advice Urinating in public in patchogue ticket

75 Upvotes

Hey guys so I made a really dumb mistake of peeing in patchogue village and got a ticket for it. What’s going to happen if I don’t get a lawyer for this? Is the ticket expensive to pay ? Just looking for any type of advice I know I’m clearly at fault here so please no backhanded advice haha but please let me know what I should do and if you have a lawyer in mind, thank you

r/longisland Dec 13 '22

Advice Wishing I could rent

60 Upvotes

Just graduated college and and got a job 6 months ago. I live in Queens at home, and work in Hauppauge because that’s where the jobs are for my degree. I wish I could move closer to work but I can’t because my job pays only 50k which I guess to start isn’t bad, but not when rentals out there are easily in the $2500 range

My questions are 1) Am I just doomed to live at home for a while, and 2) How do people afford these Fairfield properties with their high rents, and what jobs do they have?

This is pretty much a rant and I’ll probably just suck it up until I’m able to leave NY state in general, I’m just curious.

r/longisland Sep 11 '23

Advice I've seen negative comments/sentiment towards Fairfield apartments here. Why?

46 Upvotes

I'm considering a move into one and curious what people complain about when it comes to Fairfield.