Wantagh, NY Home for Rent

Wantagh’s sign proudly declares itself “The Gateway to Jones Beach,” and while this is certainly true, with the famous beach less than 10 minutes away on Wantagh State Parkway, the community is so much more than a place to just drive through. Its massive parks and beautiful nature preserve, which is full of lakes and freshwater wetlands, take up a combined 428 acres — nearly a third of Wantagh’s land. Abundant shops and restaurants, many of them in a walkable downtown area, also provide plenty to do in the tight-knit community. “The [community] is very, very friendly,” says Laura Dupkin Memisha, a 30-year resident and associate broker at Realty Advisors. “It’s a little niche [hamlet] that people specifically come to me for and ask me for. I notice a lot of times that they’re generational. Generation after generation after generation. I’ve never seen anything like it.” Memisha, though, understands the pull the area seems to have on its residents. “I love the close proximity of everything,” she says. “I love that I know the people in the stores, I love that I know the people at the post office, I love that I know the postman’s name. I love it here. Actually, I’m not moving, ever.” A