Woodhaven Queens...good or bad? (New York, York: crime, school district, to live in) - New York City - (NY) - City-Data Forum

wanderlost · 07-09-2007, 08:21 PM

Just a quick post. Moving to New York in August, was offered an apt in Woodhaven, but I don't know the area. I'm a single white mother with a young son. Any input? Crime...schools...etc?

kort677 · 07-09-2007, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by wanderlost

Just a quick post. Moving to New York in August, was offered an apt in Woodhaven, but I don't know the area. I'm a single white mother with a young son. Any input? Crime...schools...etc?

depnding on exact location the area can be ok, crime is close by but easily avoided, travel to the city is not the easiest so it may not be good for access to manhattan, schools are typical city schools, probably ok in the early grades and they worsen as the kid progresses

SuperIncumbent · 07-30-2007, 04:40 PM

Commute to Manhattan is very slow.. you'll have to take the J or Z (el rail) which is notorious for 15-30 minute gaps, pitifully slow trains, and ass-dirty cars. If you have a kid, you can take him/her to the very pretty Forest Park, or just for a walk around the very nice cobbled sidewalks and rolling hills. Woodhaven is served by Public School District 29, which has some nice elementary and Middle Schools around. For High School, you ought to have your child go to Manhattan.

nysw33tii · 08-19-2007, 09:18 PM

i used to live in Woodhaven, its a good area, its pretty convenient u can find almost anything. The people are very diverse, but its a good place to grow up the elementary schools are great i went to PS 97 as well as my brothers i liked it there, no problems, but the zoned highschool, yah i wudnt recommend it.. but u kno u can send ur son anywhere as long as he duz excellent in school.. anyway.. good luck..

i miss woodhaven a lot rite now.. thats how i found this post randomly.. and i had to tell someone how nice it is.. its jus a nice town you know.. its fun.. u can find the most nicest people there.. i never heard of many bad things happening.. maybe rarely but hardly ever.. just like any other ny city.. so yah good luck to u and your soni hope u 2 enjoy..