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Well some of my friends are struggling to pay the 4 figure rent in Manhattan, I just pay just a fraction over here in Queens. I don't mind the subway ride that's under an hour home to Woodhaven. I have access to the E and the J train. I take the elevated J train line if I want to access the internet on my iPhone or make phone calls. I take the express underground E train when I want to read a book, listen to music, or just rest and relax on my ride to and from the city. I prefer to save the money, but still have access to the city when I want. Each to their own I guess.
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Where ever the water is fresh for you , that's where you have to be . Me in Jamaica Queens that's where the water is fresh for me . It is affordable , I am able to save good money living here and I live an upper middle class lifestyle.
When I need to go to Manhattan . I just cross the street from my place , then take the Long Island Railroad to Penn station , from there I can go anywhere I want in Manhattan. The ride is only 20 minutes.
Bushwick, Brooklyn, is over. Ridgewood, Queens, had its hipster moment.
Townhouses have been selling for more than $1 million in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, for some time. And investors are beating a path to the South Bronx and Staten Island.
In New York City real estate, the quest for the next hot neighborhood never ends. But spotting an area that is on the rise before it becomes the next big thing is no easy call. The arrival of a farm-to-table restaurant doesn’t guarantee the neighborhood has turned the corner. Nor can buyer interest change a blighted area overnight. “Just because gentrification is happening doesn’t mean crime drops precipitously,” said Jonathan J. Miller, the president of the appraisal firm Miller Samuel. “It’s a process.”
Top 4
Sunset Park West, Brooklyn
The Rockaways, Queens
Flatbush, Brooklyn
East Harlem
Jamaica, Queens is not on the list for top 4 but developers are taking notes.
Bushwick, Brooklyn, is over. Ridgewood, Queens, had its hipster moment.
Townhouses have been selling for more than $1 million in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, for some time. And investors are beating a path to the South Bronx and Staten Island.
In New York City real estate, the quest for the next hot neighborhood never ends. But spotting an area that is on the rise before it becomes the next big thing is no easy call. The arrival of a farm-to-table restaurant doesn’t guarantee the neighborhood has turned the corner. Nor can buyer interest change a blighted area overnight. “Just because gentrification is happening doesn’t mean crime drops precipitously,” said Jonathan J. Miller, the president of the appraisal firm Miller Samuel. “It’s a process.”
Top 4
Sunset Park West, Brooklyn
The Rockaways, Queens
Flatbush, Brooklyn
East Harlem
Jamaica, Queens is not on the list for top 4 but developers are taking notes.
The video up there speak for itself . I believe the video , not what NY times post . Also when you go to Jamaica you can already see changes compare to a few years ago . And more and more middle class , upper middle class people are moving in Jamaica .
Jamaica is not that far away from the city. The travel time is no different from Wall Street to the upper reaches of Manhattan. If you decide to live in the upscale part of Jamaica, there is always Jamaica Estates and a little farther up to major transportation.
Jamaica is not that far away from the city. The travel time is no different from Wall Street to the upper reaches of Manhattan. If you decide to live in the upscale part of Jamaica, there is always Jamaica Estates and a little farther up to major transportation.
the E train seems to get into Manhattan pretty quickly, it took me from Jamaica Center to Lexington Ave in what felt like 25 minutes or so
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