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Posted by Howard Fein on Mon Aug 10 15:40:17 2009, in response to Re: Questionable Areas on Long Island, posted by Charles G on Mon Aug 10 14:38:03 2009. Adding Wyandanch would have offered overkill to this thread. But it certainly belongs there. A couple of winters ago I rode the LIRR through and noticed a great many vagrants sitting in front of, and in the waiting room. But then that's also a common site at the Freeport and Babylon LIRR stations as well.When drives down Grand Avenue from the Southern State into Baldwin, a lot of previously vibrant shopping centers now contain vacancies, clinics and check-cashing stores. Never a good sign. Friends of mine who lived in the northeast got fed up with vandalism and single-family houses suddenly containing over 20 people. This was in the early nineties. A lot of locals say the downtown area along Grand between Sunrise and Merrick has gotten bad as well. Uniondale probably gets a bad rap due to its being situated between Hempstead and Roosevelt. Unlike other 'blighted' communities, you don't see too many people hanging out on the main drags looking for work- or trouble. But there have been a number of highly publicized murders there. The narrow corridor along the LIRR through RVC is said to be sketchy, with the recreational center on Long Beach Road supposedly frequented by gangs. Oh, and supposedly the unincorporated part of Island Park, also known as Barnum Island- the part that Austin Boulevard runs through- has become haven to a lot of illegals 'priced out' of Long Beach. The village remains an Italian and Greek stronghold. |
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