My brother ex detective just retired. He is still in wantaugh. We are from Glen cove. I caddied at piping rock. I did landscaping near Joel’s house.
I had cousins in Syosset. We moved out in 95.
Across the 5 by six flags. Worked in Burbank. Left here in 2001.Chicago. ugh.
Moved back after 7 years.
The Bronx was all farm too. My wife is from there. Ahhh everything left of N.Y. city is farmland.
Where is Billy Joel’s house? What town?
Glen Cove - hmmm - that was/is where many live who are ‘well off.’ I drove thru a time or 2 with friends, in the 1950’s. Our school, Hicksville High, probably played Glen Cove in some sports. Come to think of it, I think that’s where I did a cartwheel in the library (warming up to cheer lead - ), whacked my leg on a chair, which hurt like heck, and still have a kind of small ‘dent’ in my leg!
I believe my mother was raised for some years in the Bronx.
I have a brother-in-law in East Meadow (next door to Wantaugh, I think) who is a retired Nassau County cop.
Years ago I remember he used to go home with unclaimed birthday cakes from a bakery on his beat! We sang Happy Birthday to Ralph, or whoever! Have no idea why there were unclaimed cakes!
Syosset - ah yes - - Back in the ‘50’s, about 6 of us (3 guys, 3 girls) at around midnight ‘borrowed’ the pool at a house on large acreage. The house wasn’t that far away from the pool, but we tried to keep quiet - enough - we didn’t get caught! No dogs barked either. We thought we pulled the biggest trespass (no signs tho!) Well, guess we did! Nothing was destroyed in that romp - except some chlorine!
We’ve lived in Ventura County, Calif. for 46 years last month.