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East Rockaway, NY
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Great mini town
I moved to calm ER from busy Queens 4 years ago and do not regret it at all. This is a very tiny town surrounded by other great towns, Lynbrook, Hewlett, Oceanside and Rockville Centre. It's very safe, schools are wonderful, my children love it here. Commute to midtown NYC is 40 min. Close to the beach. Everything is accessible (shopping, restaurants, etc.). However, I have to mention that it is expensive to live here, price of houses very high, taxes are high, cost of food seems higher than in Queens, and commute much higher than city subway (city subway $70/month vs LIRR $206/month). But the way we see it, we have to pay the price for living in a great area to raise kids, with top schools, where we can still leave the front door open all day; after all there are more expensive areas in NY.