Housing
Finding affordable housing on Long Island can be a challenge. Rental options range from apartment and townhouse complexes, to renting a room or part of a house, to renting a whole house. There are no long-term housing options on-campus for postdocs. There are some limited public transportation options available via a city bus system, on-campus shuttles, and the Long Island Rail Road, but many postdocs can find it limiting to live on Long Island without access to a car.
Some suggestions for finding permanent housing are included below. For VERY temporary accommodations upon arrival, there are also some local hotel options.
Area Towns
To help you in your search for permanent living space, below is a list of area towns that are within 15 miles of Stony Brook University. SBU also has an Office for Commuters and Off-Campus Living to help you in your search, which offers some housing listings and tips on living off-campus in the Stony Brook area.
To the east and south: Setauket, Port Jefferson, Port Jefferson Station, Mount Sinai, Miller Place, Sound Beach, Rocky Point, Middle Island, Coram
To the west and south: Saint James, Smithtown, Kings Park, Lake Grove, Centereach, Selden, Holbrook
Realtors
American Real Estate Associates
530 Rt 25A, St. James, NY 11780
631-862-6605
Coach Realtors Associates
1099 North Country Road, Stony Brook, NY 11790
Office: 631-751-0303 / Fax: 631-751-2937
Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty
Stony Brook/Port Jefferson Office -631.689.6980 /
Setauket Office - 631.689.2654 / St. James Office - 631.584.6600
Frank Edwards Real Estate
office: 631-642-7458 / mobile: 631-786-6473 / fax: 631-403-4592
frankedwards35@gmail.com