Valley Stream

[sick of VS]

My family has lived in Valley Stream since the late 1940's. Valley Stream has gone downhill and is going deeper and deeper down. The Avenue looks like a shit hole. It used to be a great place to shop. Taxes are too high, not just for the citizens but for business owners as well. Rent is astronomical! Their are houses after houses with grass over grown, boarded up from foreclosure, and for sale signs everywhere...it's getting worse. Taxes have increased so much that the elderly cannot afford to live here, nor can new families...the ones who are left are struggling to survive. On the topic of bullies, the Iadaveio family ranks high on the list! Mr. Iadaveio bullies his way around the Board of Education (VS#24 and VSCHD#1). How dare he want to take away the tax incentive for the Volunteer firemen/women in our community! He’s upset with them because he lost the Village trustee election. He wasn’t deep enough in their pockets I guess. Please someone get this man off of our School Boards. He has countless family members employed in these districts as well as friends of family members all lining his pockets it’s ridiculous. Only relatives or friends of relatives are employed in the districts...someone really needs to do genealogy search on the district employee’s...it will amaze you how many people are related in someway or another, a friend of a relative, or neighbor of a board member ...especially at District 24...it’s pathetic.

[Unregisteredmovingman]

So move!

[OLD Old Old 99]

My family has lived in Valley Stream since the late 1940's. Valley Stream has gone downhill and is going deeper and deeper down. The Avenue looks like a shit hole. It used to be a great place to shop. Taxes are too high, not just for the citizens but for business owners as well. Rent is astronomical! Their are houses after houses with grass over grown, boarded up from foreclosure, and for sale signs everywhere...it's getting worse. Taxes have increased so much that the elderly cannot afford to live here, nor can new families...the ones who are left are struggling to survive. On the topic of bullies, the Iadaveio family ranks high on the list! Mr. Iadaveio bullies his way around the Board of Education (VS#24 and VSCHD#1). How dare he want to take away the tax incentive for the Volunteer firemen/women in our community! He’s upset with them because he lost the Village trustee election. He wasn’t deep enough in their pockets I guess. Please someone get this man off of our School Boards. He has countless family members employed in these districts as well as friends of family members all lining his pockets it’s ridiculous. Only relatives or friends of relatives are employed in the districts...someone really needs to do genealogy search on the district employee’s...it will amaze you how many people are related in someway or another, a friend of a relative, or neighbor of a board member ...especially at District 24...it’s pathetic.

I lived in Valley Stream from 1952 to 1969. I rode past it weeks ago, it is sad what happen to this place. Valley Stream has become Rosedale, I could not agree with you more. And yes just like the other poster said "move" I did, because I could not afford to buy a house there. Boy am I glad I did !

[hell hole]

It's worse than Rosedale. It's more like East Laurelton now or do I dare say East Cambria Heights?

[now now...]

It's worse than Rosedale. It's more like East Laurelton now or do I dare say East Cambria Heights?


The last 2 posters need to learn about how well diversity REALLY is.

Oh, never mind, you see it now.

Obama will be sending you rose colored glasses to see how nice your community really is.

And a free coupon for diversity lessons at the Al Sharpton School of Love and Hugs.

[UnregisteredYouLost??]

This is the price you will pay 4 diversity

Cambria Hts East is here - following Skellmont's transition

Wait for the robberies, drive-by's & other cultural improvements that will ensue this transition.

At least State Aid for the schools cannot be too far behind - look at the benefits to the Hempstead School Dist ;)

[Obama Acorn]

I gots a job for you. You want to be a community activist? Look where it gots me! Merrick Road can be just like Farmers Blvd...

[timetomovenow]

community activist today president of the usa tomorrow
YES
YOU
CAN

[father time vsfd]

all in all it is sa to see what is happening in VS these days

[Unregistered6505]

That's why I moved. My wife and I were raised there but now we moved out east. I'll be damned if I let my kids grow up there and go to those schools!

[Former member of Truck #2]

That's why I moved. My wife and I were raised there but now we moved out east. I'll be damned if I let my kids grow up there and go to those schools!

How is the Fire dept. doing with new members coming in ?

[Unregisteredmoveoutnow]

This is the price you will pay 4 diversity

Cambria Hts East is here - following Skellmont's transition

Wait for the robberies, drive-by's & other cultural improvements that will ensue this transition.

At least State Aid for the schools cannot be too far behind - look at the benefits to the Hempstead School Dist ;)

It's getting to be like a war zone now just like Skellmont!

[Truck #2 old member]

It's getting to be like a war zone now just like Skellmont!

Very sad, was a nice place.

[vs7080]

Very sad, was a nice place.

Valley Stream was a great place in the 70’s and 80’s. The Sons Of Italy was at the border of town and they were like trying to get through a US Border. Little to NO crap went on

[UnregisteredOverrun]

Valley Stream was a great place in the 70’s and 80’s. The Sons Of Italy was at the border of town and they were like trying to get through a US Border. Little to NO crap went on

No is it more like Valley Queens

[Unregistered123]

the 90s were good too...very sad to see what has become of "the avenue" and most of merrick rd

[Unregisteredhellhole2]

It's like East Laurelton now, a real freaken hell hole!

[Imissvalleystream]

It really is. Used to be a nice Italian and working class community. Now it's been overrun with "criminals" and white trash. Way to bring the neighborhood value down, immigrants from rosedale and border trashy areas!

[OLD VS GUY 99]

It really is. Used to be a nice Italian and working class community. Now it's been overrun with "criminals" and white trash. Way to bring the neighborhood value down, immigrants from rosedale and border trashy areas!

Time to move south, where they still call us "SIR"

[Unregisteredfg]

It really is. Used to be a nice Italian and working class community. Now it's been overrun with "criminals" and white trash. Way to bring the neighborhood value down, immigrants from rosedale and border trashy areas!

which immigrants are bringing it down?

[hmmmmmm..]

which immigrants are bringing it down?


Hint: It ain't the ones from European countries.