Long Island Discussion/Memories

[Anonymous]

I see from a previous discussion that there are many Long Island transplants in the DMV. Let’s post where you were from, age, and some favorite places, memories, etc. I’ll go first:

-Roslyn
-56
-Adventureland in Farmingdale, Jones Beach, Roosevelt Field, Robin Hood Day Camp, Carvel, Andel’s Deli

[Anonymous]

West Hempstead, 49
Adventureland was a favorite too.
Pt Lookout Beach when it had the rocket slide and full playground
Jones Beach Boardwalk and concerts
Nassau Coliseum
Nunleys
Hot Skates roller rink
Roosevelt Raceway outdoor flea market
The Westbury Drive in movie
Just about any Italian or Jewish deli, French, Italian and German bakeries.
Fire Island

[Anonymous]

Driving by Perry Como's house in Sands Point which had a golf green in front and watching him chip and putt. Along the way from Port Washington passing the Nike surface-to-air missile battery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:West Hempstead, 49
Adventureland was a favorite too.
Pt Lookout Beach when it had the rocket slide and full playground
Jones Beach Boardwalk and concerts
Nassau Coliseum
Nunleys
Hot Skates roller rink
Roosevelt Raceway outdoor flea market
The Westbury Drive in movie
Just about any Italian or Jewish deli, French, Italian and German bakeries.
Fire Island

Ah, I forgot about the flea market. I remember buying pickles out of the barrel from there...

[Anonymous]

Garden City. So happy to have left. Nassau County is a miserable place—a played out, ancient hellscape that ceased being relevant over 40 years ago. So happy to be in nova.

[Anonymous]

Long Island > DC area

[Anonymous]

Floral Park. 50.

Jones beach
Bagels
Walking to Carvel (fudgey the whale)
The train dad took to the city

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Floral Park. 50.

Jones beach
Bagels
Walking to Carvel (fudgey the whale)
The train dad took to the city

Oh and also - crumb cake. There is nothing like deli crumb cake.

[Anonymous]

All American
Busy Bee
Carvel

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Garden City. So happy to have left. Nassau County is a miserable place—a played out, ancient hellscape that ceased being relevant over 40 years ago. So happy to be in nova.

I had wedding reception at the Garden City Hotel. I would only move back if I had the money to afford a waterfront house. Don’t miss the people or attitude....

[Anonymous]

Franklin Square - age 59
Neighborhood hide and seek on summer nights
Kickball games
The freedom I had going all over on my bicycle
Neighborhood full of kids, lots of large families
Jones Beach
My first concert at Roosevelt Raceway - Beach Boys, CSNY, Joni Mitchell and Jesse Colin Young
Planting Fields Arboretum
Taking the train to NYC with friends, hanging out in the Village
Bagels and egg sandwiches on a hard roll

[Anonymous]

Gouz rhymes with Cows

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Garden City. So happy to have left. Nassau County is a miserable place—a played out, ancient hellscape that ceased being relevant over 40 years ago. So happy to be in nova.

I had wedding reception at the Garden City Hotel. I would only move back if I had the money to afford a waterfront house. Don’t miss the people or attitude....

But they do have some very nice people with good hearts that would take the shirt of their back for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Garden City. So happy to have left. Nassau County is a miserable place—a played out, ancient hellscape that ceased being relevant over 40 years ago. So happy to be in nova.

I had wedding reception at the Garden City Hotel. I would only move back if I had the money to afford a waterfront house. Don’t miss the people or attitude....

Garden City didn't used to sell real estate to jews. Has that changed yet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Floral Park. 50.

Jones beach
Bagels
Walking to Carvel (fudgey the whale)
The train dad took to the city

I always thought of Floral Park as part of Queens (which I know TECHNICALLY is part of LI, but nobody thinks of it that way).