So in other words there are no evidence of actual deliberate discrimination against Jews and African Americans wanting to move to Garden Cory in the last 30 years? |
If you think there are no poc on Long Island, drive the Cross Island and the Southern State Parkways and look around. In the early 70s, Elmont was exclusively white; it is now less than 16% white https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ny/elmont/demographics
The North Shore, which was exclusively white in most towns, now has many Middle Eastern & Asian people. Syosset is now 24.4% Asian https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ny/syosset/demographics Syosset now includes Muslim and Hindu holidays on its school calendar. I personally know many LI born millennials/boomers & Vietnam /Gulf War vets who no longer want to live on LI (& are moving out) because of this change in demographics. This may be true for some transfers as well. |
+1. I am a POC whose family moved to Long Island in the 1970s. This thread is just idiotic. |
Most white neighborhoods discriminated against black homebuyers until around the 1970-80s. I don't think was specific to Long Island.
However, I grew up in both LI and the south. I recall people in LI being far more blatantly racist than in the south. But, yet they somehow don't think of themselves as "racist." It's those rednecks in the south who are the "real racists." The main problem with LI is that it is too expensive, with no real justification. Dinky, 100-year homes, in need of maintenance, that are an hour outside of the city are $500-1000K. The only good jobs are in the city unless you are lucky enough to have some kind of union or overpaid government job. The traffic is bad too. Basically, LI combines NY cost-of-living and taxes with Deep South wages, education standards, and culture. The only reason why I would ever move back is that I have family there. |
Deep south education standards? LI has some of the best public schools in the country. But I agree with most everything else you said. |
Educate blacks like valley stream, Chinese and Jews like same towns like Great Neck, Catholics like RVC, GC and Manhasset, WASPs like Cove Neck, Mexicans, Freeport, orthodox west Hempstead and five towns, blue collar Island park and Levittown, cops and firemen Long Island.
Long Island is self segregated |