[Koblenz]

I really wonder about this family's priorities. Why can't they scale down their lifestyle so one of them can take care of the baby? Then again, this is Long Island. I have friends who bought a 1,300 square foot house in Port Washington, and their annual property taxes are over $20,000. So they aren't living in luxury, but the LI property tax rates sort of ensure that their expenses will be high. They don't have kids yet, but after they do, I wonder how they'll be able to have one person stay home and still pay these insane property taxes.

[GraceCoolidge]

The property taxes on LI are indeed staggering. I'd never live there, for that reason. Not to mention that for those sums, you'd think the streets were paved with gold, your trash gets picked up hourly, and every school was top notch... and it isn't the case! I don't think the higher salaries in NY or even NYC compensate for the tax burden.

And I agree with the other posters that putting in a camera to monitor a child's growth sounds pretty bizarre. I wonder if they meant to capture milestones, like first steps, etc. If so, that's pretty sad.... relying on a camera to see your child's first steps....

[B4Ranch]

>>annual property taxes are over $20,000<<

What's the value of the home?

[montag813]

Roslyn Harbor has the highest median income in the United States. Higher than Beverly Hills or Bel Air. As an aide, I attended a funeral there years ago for William Casey, the former CIA director under Reagan, at the Catholic church there. They helicoptered Reagan, Thatcher (Casey worked w Brit intel during WWII) and others. Security was incredible.

[cyborg]

I live on Long Island and it's virtually IMPOSSIBLE for one income family to exist unless husband is a millionaire.