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I'm a single, white man in his mid-20s and wondering if Flushing would be an alright area to move into without being the only white person in the village? I prefer diverse areas but I feel Flushing might be a little too homogenous for my taste - just based on my research. I'm not looking for a town full of whites, but I don't want to be a minority either, just trying to find a happy medium.
I'm looking for an area around eastern Queens, as my job is in Nassau, and would prefer a more urban environment. So far my choices are between Flushing and Jamaica.
All I can say is Chinatown . Not the same Flushing I knew and grew up in during the 70's and early 80's HMM>>.try Forest Hills, Bayside? Both offer easy cummute to Nassau . Of course depending on where in nassau you work .
I work in Plainview, so a town close to the LIE would be ideal. I'll look into Forest Hills and Bayside, although they might be more suburban than what I was originally looking into, but still more urban than LI at least.
The box you are in is that there are several factors that say you need to avoid Queens:
1. your limited budget
2. your need to drive to work.... keeping a car in NYC is expensive because of insurance cost and parking.
But it's not an impossible situation. You don't have to socialize where you live, as long as you don't have to travel too far for your social activities.
My recommendation would be to find an apartment in a safe area that you can afford (considering everything including parking and insuring your car, etc.) and just plan on going wherever you need to go for socializing. Most areas in eastern Queens are relatively safe. Exceptions are some areas in Corona and Jamaica.
You won't be able to afford living in western Queens, so focus on eastern Queens. But your budget will probably mean a long search.
The box you are in is that there are several factors that say you need to avoid Queens:
1. your limited budget
2. your need to drive to work.... keeping a car in NYC is expensive because of insurance cost and parking.
But it's not an impossible situation. You don't have to socialize where you live, as long as you don't have to travel too far for your social activities.
My recommendation would be to find an apartment in a safe area that you can afford (considering everything including parking and insuring your car, etc.) and just plan on going wherever you need to go for socializing. Most areas in eastern Queens are relatively safe. Exceptions are some areas in Corona and Jamaica.
You won't be able to afford living in western Queens, so focus on eastern Queens. But your budget will probably mean a long search.
Huh? Do you know my budget?
I'm actually only looking to rent a room in an apartment which I see those going for $450 - $800, definitely affordable for me. Even here on LI I'm renting a room for that much, I see no need for having my own apartment right now, plus I prefer roommates. Parking might be an issue, but I'm willing to go as far as I have to if need be, some of these apt listings offer parking too.
I appreciate the input though, anything else I should be wary of?
Also considering some places on the Nassau/Queens border like Bellerose and Floral park, which I see as coming up in both counties...though Bayside does seem very convenient too, but not as many listings.
Flushing is far from being a white area but you won't be the only white person there, there's still a sizable white population there. I go to Main Street often out of boredom and for the most part I think it's a decent area. Just get use to seeing a lot of East Asians.
I'm a single, white man in his mid-20s and wondering if Flushing would be an alright area to move into without being the only white person in the village?
Flushing has not been a village since the western-quarter of Queens County was annexed by New York City on January 1, 1898.
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I'm not looking for a town ...
There are no towns within the City of New York. The City of New York is divided into 5 boroughs (city administrative districts), which are each coterminous with a county in New York State, and these boroughs are sub-divided into neighborhoods.
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