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[quote=Anonymous]We are on Roosevelt island with 2 kids. ~400K HHI. RI is very “middle class” - I recognize a lot of clothes from Target on the kids. Lots of UN employees and doctors at Cornell and MSKCC. There are really no ostentatious displays of wealth. We are very pleased with the local school PS/IS 217. Most kids leave in 6th, though, and take the train to Manhattan for school (kids going to the same school travel together). RI is in district 2, so most of the zoned schools are good, but the middle school thing is kind of crazy and anxiety-provoking. 3 BR exist, but you pay quite a bit extra for them versus a 2 BR. We rent a 3 BR (1200 sf) for 7000.  RI is a great place for kids - safest place in NYC (probably bc it’s quiet and pretty boring!), and so our kids can tool around by themselves and with friends. There are free red buses that do loops around the island - it’s great for the kids when they want to visit each others buildings. There is an F train to Manhattan and of course the tram. The ferry isn’t a great way to get to midtown.
I don’t love suburbia, but also find Manhattan a bit overwhelming, and RI is sort of city-living lite.[/quote]

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