Anybody know anything about Atlantic Beach in Long Island?

Question

I live in upstate NY and we're looking to move to Long Island. Can anyone tell me if Atlantic Beach is a good neighborhood or recommend another Long Island neighborhood that's nice and close enough to commute into the city???

Answer 1

Atlantic Beach is a good albeit a bit isolated town on the western end of the barrier beach that is comprised of Pt.Lookout ,The City of Long Beach & Atlantic Beach.
At the AB end of it the barrier beach is probably no more than a 1/2 mile wide.
The reason I said that it's isolated is that if you want to commute into Manhattan you will probaly wind up taking a bus to the Long Island Rail Road Station at Long Beach and the doing the approx 1 hour commute into Manhattan . The nearest large supermaket is also right next to the LIRR station,
There are really no businesses to speak of in Atlantic Beach proper ,what there is a commercial stretch of small bars and stores along Beech St in what's called the West End of Long Beach
On the positive side AB is a neighborhood of really nice houses and if you love water it's a great place to be in summer
What are you looking for in the area and how did you find AB ?

Answer 2

It depends on what you are looking for. Most neighborhoods on Long Island are nice. If you like the water, almost any place along the Babylon line, because it is the most heavily commuted suburban transit line in the nation, and close to the water. is nice....Middle class homes are costly on L.I., but Wantagh, Seaford, Bellmore, Merrick, Levittown are not too far from the LIRR and are decent middle class homes...if you go south and closer to the water, it will be more costly-Location-location-location.

But, the northern parts of Wantagh, Seaford, Bellmore and Merrick, and Levittown entirety are close enough to drive to the beach, to drive to the station, to take LIRR into NYC, have decent school districts if you are looking because of the kids, decent shopping and are only 30-40 minutes away during non-traffic hours from the heart of NYC if you drive. (I know, I lived there for years). Most people, though, unless they have to, do not drive into the city from L.I. The railroad and subways, taxis or walking is far far less expensive than driving and parking in most cases on a monthly basis.

I now live in Ohio, but can direct you to one of the largest realtors in Nassau County if you emailed me. He has 15 different Century 21 locations.

As for Atlantic Beach, Mr. Danger is pretty much on the money. Commuting can really be a big hassle, though, because you have limited access to the parkways especially in bad weather.

Answer 3

mr danger's answer is excellent. i will add only that as with any incorporated villages on Long Island, building codes are very strict and can be somewhat odd. A friend and I were repairing his cousins roof one weekend and were told half way through the job that we needed to be licensed contractors in the village and a building permit was needed to do the repair. Fortunately were were allowed to work but had to file papers Monday. Needless to say, the job was done before Monday and the cousin had to get the permit after the fact.
The point is that you should be aware of the building codes and restrictions if you buy a place on Long Island especially if you want to make any improvements.
Good luck!

Answer 4

There are not any white sand beaches in long island, or everywhere alongside the northeast coast. The water off the North Shore particularly isn't blue and the South Shore isn't a good purchase greater advantageous.