Diverse Neighborhoods in Queens, NY ? (Rochester, Lewis: 2009, middle school, place to live)

[iLoveny123]

Originally I was looking in Rochester but I have been thinking about Queens recently and have decided to move to Upstate after my daughter completes the 8th grade this year. I would like her to attend high school up there but for now I am looking for schools in queens now and have looked in Jackson Heights and Middle Village but i am looking for a place to live that has a diverse neighborhood and is safe. I love every race but i would like not to much of one ethnicity. Greatschools is where i look sometimes at the ethnicity of the school I am interested in and for one there was a high percent of hispanic like 80% i believe and i would like it to be a mix of like every ethnicity not to much of one race. I am hispanic but my daughter is used to being around a mix since she went to a school in Brooklyn.

Thank you!

[DoomDan515]

I would recommend Astoria. Most of the schools there are very mixed. Same goes with nearby Sunnyside.

[iLoveny123]

Thank you for replying. I am sending her to a public school and most of the schools there in Astoria are private according to greatschools. I looked at one though that was public in Astoria but it was 70% hispanic i just need the mix of races Thank you though! I will check Sunnyside.

Anymore neighborhoods will be greatly appreciated! I need to move before school starts for my daughter in September

[analyticalkeys]

So we're talking about high school here right? I went to L.I.C. not too long ago, and it had a huge mix of races.

[iLoveny123]

Thanks! Actually Middle School for her last year (8th grade) I have a relative that worked in Long Island City and she said they mostly have factories but i will have to check it out myself! Thank you! =D

[znycgirl]

The most diverse public elementary schools are in Woodside, Queens.

Astoria, Jackson Heights, Sunnyside and LIC are not too far off. LIC has changed a whole lot recently & is getting pretty pricey.

Yes...there are many Hispanics there. But there are also many other races...and many of the schools are highly ranked.

[analyticalkeys]

LIC covers a big area. There's a section near Astoria which is nice, and highly desirable, and then there's the part near Queensboro where there's a lot of factories, and projects as you go further down.

[DoomDan515]

Queens as a whole is diverse, but not all of the neighborhoods are.

If you're looking for a decent high school that has a very diverse student body, I highly recommend Francis Lewis in Fresh Meadows. It's very overcrowded though.

[iLoveny123]

Originally Posted by analyticalkeys

So we're talking about high school here right? I went to L.I.C. not too long ago, and it had a huge mix of races.

Thanks! Actually Middle School (6th-8th grade) She is going to high school September 2009. I will keep checking Long Island City though.

[Minus]

Aviation HS is in Long Island City. It's a very specialized school, though - mandatory airplane shop classes.