I grew up in Glen Cove which is also in that traditional stretch of the "North Shore" although a little bit more blue collar than the rest of the Great Neck to Oyster Bay area. At least when I grew up there in the 8o's and 90's Huntington would be the dividing line---east of Huntington would be more conservative, more police, teachers and firefighters. Probably even more so today.

Agree with posters who have said the suburbs north of NYC (Westchester) are closer to the DMV.

Anonymous wrote:LI is the part of the NYC burbs that doesn’t attract transplants who commute. Transplants stick to the beach areas/second home market. So culturally it feels very different from a transplant-rich area like the DMV. Nice parts of Northern NJ or Westchester like Ridgewood or Scarsdale would be more comparable.

Long Island is quite large. Many areas, including the north shore, are not really second home markets. I grew up on the south shore in a beach town that is a wealthy second home market.

Great neck and Roslyn are more of what’s considered the north shore. Garden city and port Jefferson (not north shore) are probably more of the dcum vibe. I’d say more conservative than westchester, where I now live. Long Island has definitely gone redder since I grew up there. Personally i did not want to raise my kids there due to the shifting politics and the insane traffic to get anywhere outside of LI. While it will always be home, I prefer the suburbs north of the city.

LI is the part of the NYC burbs that doesn’t attract transplants who commute. Transplants stick to the beach areas/second home market. So culturally it feels very different from a transplant-rich area like the DMV. Nice parts of Northern NJ or Westchester like Ridgewood or Scarsdale would be more comparable.

Long Island is tacky and full of either blue collars or people who were and got rich and want to keep telling everyone about that.

Do not go there unless you are happy with / fit this type.

Anonymous wrote:Huntington, Centerport, Northport - wondering what it's like in terms of the vibe, politics, people.
Is it similar to the DMV?

It is nothing like the DMV in any way. I grew up in Huntington and have lived in DC area for many years now. Everything from beach access to nyc commuting, to inaccessibility to anywhere outside of Long Island.... I much prefer DMV and would never move back to LI. Visiting family there is a pain.