They have large industrial areas with a predominant blue-collar feel containing manufacturing and freight distribution centers for the area. All are close to the city and offer relatively more living space, and all are experiencing verying degrees of economic and residential revival.
Ethnic diversity is strong in all boroughs, while Queens is reputedly the most ethnically diverse area in the country. Brooklyn is large and diverse enough to function as a standalone city, with large and some upscale residential areas with a modern downtown and substantial commercial and retail offerings areas. Brooklyn shares the western end of Long Island with Queens, with excellent transportation service into the city by rail and subway and numerous beaches, parks and residential neighborhoods south and east towards the large JFK airport.
Brooklyn is socioeconomically very diverse, with a mix of upscale, middle class and poorer areas, while Queens is more clearly identifiable as middle class. The Bronx area, on the mainland to the north of Manhattan, is the grittiest of the three areas, although its strategic location between the city and to better areas north is starting to bring some interest. Staten Island, a mainly-residential borough to the south, is connected to Manhattan by ferries and the Verrazano Narrows bridge.
Finally, the New York metro area includes northern suburbs stretching up into Westchester County between the east bank of the Hudson River and the Connecticut border. Westchester is generally upscale and expensive, with spread-out towns and a country setting.
White Plains is the largest city and a modern corporate center with large facilities for IBM and a number of companies relocating north from Manhattan. Smaller but very upscale areas lie east along the Long Island Sound Rye being an example and north along the Hudson as the smaller towns of Tarrytown, Ossining and Croton-on-Hudson.
Rockland County is more middle class with some working-class areas. West Nyack is a large family-oriented middle class area. Other suburbs give workers access to New York by freeway or by rail lines across the Hudson or to northern New Jersey. The New York area offers a rich assortment of amenities, with world-class dining, shopping, and performing arts including theater, symphony, opera, and live music. Museums and architectural attractions, large and small, draw global audiences. An extensive public transit system with subways and buses serves the urban core and links the boroughs.
A suburban rail and ferry network services surrounding communities in Connecticut, Long Island, and New Jersey. Three major airports—La Guardia, Kennedy, and nearby Newark—provide air service domestically and abroad.
Surrounding the city are numerous recreation areas: Long Island beaches, the Poconos, the Hudson Valley, and the Jersey Shore, to name only a few. The downsides are significant. The city is crowded and stressful, and some neighborhoods are run down. Violent crime rates are high, although not as bad as the stereotype. Cost of living is high in all categories and is rising. Home prices there can be five to six times higher for comparable properties in surrounding boroughs. New York is a great place — if you like the lifestyle and can make ends meet.
The New York City area exceeds square miles and is located mostly on islands. Elevations range from less than 50 feet over most of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens to several hundred feet in northern Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island. The area is close to storm tracks, and most weather approaches from the west- producing higher summer and lower winter temperatures than would otherwise be expected in a coastal area.
Summers are hot and humid with occasional long periods of discomfort. Sea breezes occasionally moderate summer heat and winter cold in Lower Manhattan. Manhattan and the inner boroughs are more likely to receive rain in winter while outlying areas get snow.
Precipitation is distributed fairly evenly throughout the year. Summer rainfall is mainly from thunderstorms, usually of brief duration. Hauppauge shares its American history with the establishment of the towns of Smithtown and Islip in the s and s, however, this lush land full of green forests, ponds, and streams, was initially inhabited by Native American Indians. Historian, Simeon Wood was born and raised in Hauppauge in the early 19th century.
Hauppauge was formally settled as a town by prominent businessman, Thomas Wheeler in and for a while, the settlement took his name. However, in the s the name of the town was restored to Hauppauge. The Smiths, Wheelers, and Blydenburgs are all prominent families that lived within the Hauppauge area in the town of Smithtown in both the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
As a result, in addition to the town itself, there are several landmarks, roads, and parks that are named after these historical families and figures.
The Hauppauge School district offers outstanding academic, athletic and artistic programs to students throughout the Hauppauge community. It serves approximately 3, students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Hauppauge is home to one of the most extensive industrial parks on the east coast.
This business hub houses large and small businesses alike including the Long Island offices of HBO, as well as numerous technical, industrial and professional businesses. In , the Hauppauge Industrial Association was formed to advocate for the interests of the industrial park as well as for the Long Island business community. It has hiking trails, a large pond, row boating, and certain areas are even designated as a campground for overnight visits.
Located on Terry Road in Hauppauge, Hidden Pond Park has several nature trails, numerous sports fields including tennis courts, handball courts, and softball fields. It also has a playground, picnic area, and an Olympic-size swimming pool and indoor ice skating rink.
The Rinx is located on the grounds of Hidden Pond Park. Offers a beautiful hole golf course with a clubhouse and catering venue on site. The community is served by the Hauppauge Union Free School District which has three elementary schools, one middle school, and a high school. The district provides quality education and offers their students opportunity to participate in one of the many BOCES vocational programs that offer post-secondary preparation for the work place or college setting.
The library has numerous programs and services offered. Hyatt Regency Long Island. The Hauppauge Industrial Park is one of the famous and largest business areas on Long Island and the second largest in the country.
The park has over 1, companies whom employ over 55, people. Hauppauge has a slew of excellent restaurants and visitors have many choices for entertainment and dining. Hidden Pond Park is popular for its swimming and summer camps as well as its two full size, indoor ice rinks run by the Rinx Corporation.
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