d-wade Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I was curious if current, past, or future students had any ideas about how to live relatively cheap, and safely in the area during school. I'd imagine finding a larger place and getting PA student roommates is probably the best bet, but I have no idea exactly where to search. Is it cheaper to live further out and commute by train/car everyday? Any help is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adlt Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 So living in Hempstead is something I would stay away from, along with Uniondale. It's not the safest place to live and there are towns about 15 min car rides from Hofstra much safer like lynbrook, valley stream, paets of south or west Hempstead, but definitely not Hempstead. Would recommend having a car because there are no nearby train stations. Even if you have to commute 15 minutes or so would be better than living in Hempstead or Uniondale. Just my advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adlt Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 So living in Hempstead is something I would stay away from, along with Uniondale. It's not the safest place to live and there are towns about 15 min car rides from Hofstra much safer like lynbrook, valley stream, paets of south or west Hempstead, but definitely not Hempstead. Would recommend having a car because there are no nearby train stations. Even if you have to commute 15 minutes or so would be better than living in Hempstead or Uniondale. Just my advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adlt Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Parts* Have been living on Long Island my whole life in Nassau county, very familiar with the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medic25 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I would second staying away from Hempstead. Lived in West Hempstead during my second year of PA school (Stony Brook) and was able to share a house with a bunch of classmates I'm a nice neighborhood at a reasonable price; might be a good place to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick87 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I would second staying away from Hempstead. Lived in West Hempstead during my second year of PA school (Stony Brook) and was able to share a house with a bunch of classmates I'm a nice neighborhood at a reasonable price; might be a good place to start. West Hempstead to Stony Brook is a long drive. OP, Garden City and Levittown are good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medic25 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 West Hempstead to Stony Brook is a long drive. OP, Garden City and Levittown are good too. Agreed, but 95% of my clinical rotations were in Queens or Nassau County so it worked really well. Only went back to Stony Brook once or twice a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick87 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Agreed, but 95% of my clinical rotations were in Queens or Nassau County so it worked really well. Only went back to Stony Brook once or twice a month. Yeah, I hear ya. I lived in Suffolk (with my parents) and many of my rotations were in Nassau. I also had one in Brooklyn. I just took the LIRR and subway everyday to get to the one in Brooklyn. It sucked, but it's not forever. The only reason that I stayed in Suffolk was because I was getting free room and board. But your situation definitely makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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