Forest Hills (Greene, Clinton, Lexington: apartment, rentals, co-ops)

[Classicalguy]

Best restaurants are in forest hills? I guess it depends on what you mean by "best." If you like ethnic food, FH is certainly not the best. I bought a condo in FH because it is clean, quiet, safe, and a good value. Gardens are a step up too, but more expensive. As you get closer to Rego, it gets noiser. FH is cheaper than Astoria, so many people must disagree with your conclusion about which is better. The different areas are different, and different people will prefer one over the other. I don't think you can say which area is better for everyone. I generally go to Jackson Heights, Rego park, or Flushing for restaurants (and am continuing to explore other areas). Queens has great and interesting ethnic restaurants and neighborhoods.

[mead]

Half of the bars outside of Manhattan are probably dive bars of one stripe or another so I think you're going to find that situation no matter where you go.

Most of the neighborhoods that are popular with the young 20'ish crowd are really expensive. So you can have everything at your fingertips, but you'll likely end up paying $2,000 a month for a 1 br to get it.

Originally Posted by indieandy

As long as there are a few places where other young people go. I'm thinking of checking out Bay Ridge, but I hear that alot of their bars are filled with older "locals" (which I would never want to change... the locals should always have their spots). Any suggestions for someone in their early-mid 20s?

[DoomDan515]

Astoria is more expensive then Forest Hills now? Wow.

[analyticalkeys]

Originally Posted by DoomDan515

Astoria is more expensive then Forest Hills now? Wow.

I'm pretty sure that depends on the area.. there was one part of Forest Hills I remember walking into that I would definitely say must be more expensive than Astoria.. there was like a little park in the middle, and HUGE houses around it..

[DoomDan515]

Originally Posted by analyticalkeys

I'm pretty sure that depends on the area.. there was one part of Forest Hills I remember walking into that I would definitely say must be more expensive than Astoria.. there was like a little park in the middle, and HUGE houses around it..

That was probably Forest Hills Gardens, which is actually one of the most expensive areas in the city, right up there with Fieldston or Jamaica Estates.

[IceCold]

You want to be on or near Austin Street, since this is where transportation is. Long Island Rail Road is there, which means Manhattan is one stop away (and there you will find your bars and restaurants).

I work in Tribeca, yet I still find a transfer at Penn Station is much less painful than enduring one hour of NYC subways one way.

[IceCold]

Originally Posted by DoomDan515

That was probably Forest Hills Gardens, which is actually one of the most expensive areas in the city, right up there with Fieldston or Jamaica Estates.

I call that area Beverly Hills, not to be confused with where us mere mortals live.

[SeventhFloor]

Originally Posted by indieandy

30th isn't too bad. Broadway and Steinway are pretty dirty though.

Broadway and Steinway Street are the main commercial areas in Astoria.....in a weird way, I would expect those streets to be dirty from all the shoppers, as many other shopping districts in the city are. When you say dirty, it makes me think of urban decay or something of that nature. So is it that sanitation doesnt clean Broadway or Steinway Street enough?

[Classicalguy]

It doesn't take an hour to get from FH to the City by subway. More like 20 minutes on the E or F train. When I lived in the bay area, it took me an hour and a half on the subway to get into work, so FH would be a dream commute.

[apvbguy]

Originally Posted by Classicalguy

It doesn't take an hour to get from FH to the City by subway. More like 20 minutes on the E or F train. When I lived in the bay area, it took me an hour and a half on the subway to get into work, so FH would be a dream commute.

it takes about 20 minutes to the first stop in manhattan, it used to take me 50 or so minutes to get to the WTC from there