A great deal of people have moved to villages and where disappointed A lot about it is smoke and mirrors. You need to do your due diligence before you move here and go on the Talk of the village's web site for transparency.

To those with an agenda...............
And do not live here.

You don't live here and continually post how bad it is to live in TV. You are very foolish.

The village of flowers mill, Langhorne, pa 19047. Great community within a commute to LI. We just moved from there to The Villages. If you want a good over 55 community nearer to family might be worth a look-see. Or come here and provide a crash pad for the kid’s Disney/Universal trips.

What are you afraid of.

Yeah, I agree. Never been here but has a lot to say.
As a former NYC guy (moved from Brooklyn to PA now here), I can say with some certainty that, while TV is not perfect, it’s a lot better than NY, to include LI. (Drop the mike)

I noticed by some of your posts there is someone here that discredits The Villages and does not live there. That is too bad. It is a beautiful place and like said; it is not perfect but close. Always so clean, with no litter, and beautifully landscaped.

My husband is Brooklyn-born and would probably agree with you about Long Island.

As a few others have mentioned, everyone & everyone's specific situation is different. I wish you & your husband luck in making this decision.

"Here"???? You are "here"?

I've asked you before what you mean when you say "smoke and mirrors", but you've never elaborated on your use of that particular cliche, along with your other favorite cliche "transparency".

What exactly are you referring to when you say a lot of TV is "smoke and mirrors"? In what way is TV not "transparent".

You constantly grind your axe about not having public transportation, so you probably don't need to bring that up, and I don't see how the lack of that constitutes "smoke and mirrors" or lack of "transparency" since nobody associated with the developer or those who live here have ever said or hinted that we do have public transportation.

So, please, elaborate.

I think this may be a little like navel inspecting.

Obviously, your situation is good health and easy ability to drive anywhere you need to go so there’s no problem and good for you. We are fortunate at this point to also be in that boat. However, our hearts go out to those who need but do not have public transportation to travel around or slightly beyond The Villages borders. There are elderly living within The Villages who have been here for many years, cannot drive and have limited income for taxis, Ubers, etc. Sometimes we need to look further than our noses in “The Bubble” and consider the rest of humanity’s needs.

When we can't drive we will move to assisted living People bought here knowing there is not transportation offered. Most communities do not offer it.

That’s your decision but I know some relatively young retirees with vision issues who are very active, easily able to care for themselves but can’t drive legally. There by the grace of God….

They need to understand TV is not for them if they need transportation.

Forgive me, I didn’t realize The Villages was such a selective, elite community of over 100,000 people. Shame on those interlopers who want to enjoy life there also, there outta be a law, eh?

They can move here understanding there is no transportation. That's their choice. Not every community is for everyone. You have to find a place that meets their needs. You cannot move to a community and expect them to make significant changes for your personal needs.