Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Grew up in Rockland County and loved it! Had a 2 acre yard, learned o drive at 15+ but was close enough to the city that we could enjoy everything it had to offer.
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I also grew up in Rockland. It was the best childhood ever! Rockland is much more down to earth than Westchester (which I like but I recognize that it’s generally more competitive) and than Long Island. It’s a great place to raise a family.
I raised my kids in NYC and disagree with the idea that living in Rockland County somehow allows you to enjoy everything NYC has to offer. Thinking that flitting in and out on occasion is enjoying all the city has to offer is laughable and just screams “sheltered suburbanite”.
Like most people in the city, you have no idea about Rockland, do you? I went to elementary school and high school in NYC. I could get into the city faster than my cousins who lived in Brooklyn. My doctors, dentists and afterschool activities were in NYC and from the age of 12yo, I rode the subway alone. (Okay, I was usually with my sibling but no adults.) But frankly, most people don't do that. They have their kids attend school in suburbia because they prefer the suburbs (more fields for sports, etc) and go in and out of the city selectively (museums, theater, medical care). To each his own. The beauty of living in southern Rockland County is that you can make that choice because you can get into Manhatttan in under 30 minutes.