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I'll give you a few based on safety and amenities. Tier 1. Astoria, Bayside, Whitestone ( Malba and Beechurst), LIC, Forrest Hills.
Tier 2. Middle Village, Howard Beach, Rockaways( Belle Harbor& Neponsit) Glendale. Safety&Amenities but outta of way IMO.
On The bubble, Jackson Height's, SunnySide, Woodside, and Bellerose. Not always safe. Lacking in park land. Congested besides Bellerose. JH, has great housing bones but not great amenities and can be sketchy.
In Closing this list can change with, Kids and commute.
I'll give you a few based on safety and amenities. Tier 1. Astoria, Bayside, Whitestone ( Malba and Beechurst), LIC, Forrest Hills.
Tier 2. Middle Village, Howard Beach, Rockaways( Belle Harbor& Neponsit) Glendale. Safety&Amenities but outta of way IMO.
On The bubble, Jackson Height's, SunnySide, Woodside, and Bellerose. Not always safe. Lacking in park land. Congested besides Bellerose. JH, has great housing bones but not great amenities and can be sketchy.
In Closing this list can change with, Kids and commute.
Having grown up and lived in both the bad and good parts of Queens I concur. Douglaston I would add to tier 1. Jamaica Estates if it didn't border the grimey areas to its south would be Tier 1. Also the following nabes I would say is between tier 1 and 2:
Tier 1.5:
Rego Park, North Flushing/Murray Hill, Auburndale, Fresh Meadows, Kew Gardens
Jackson Heights Historic District if you want a good looking, up-and-coming neighborhood with excellent transportation options.
Laurelton or Cambria Heights if you want a solidly built house below market value, don't have school-aged children, drive or take the bus to work in the general area where you live, or work from home, don't care about trendy shops and restaurants, and don't care if your neighborhood isn't on any gentrification radar.
As born and raised on Bushwick / Ridgewood border, and former resident of Forest Hills and Fresh Meadows -- I have seen many change-overs of neighborhoods.
I agree with the poster about Glendale and Ridgewood still holding out as far as natives is concerned.
Queens neighborhoods are still filtered ethnically. If you're Chinese, your best neighborhood might be Flushing. If you're Trinidadian, Rosedale might be your best neighborhood. If you're a Soviet, it's still Rego Park. So it's the Kew Garden Hills for the Orthodox Jews.
But if you're Greek or Italian, you're **** out of luck. Astoria is no longer your nabe.
Looks like some posters haven't walked around Ditmars Blvd lately, although I do agree that that Ridgewood, Glendale, and Middle Village are probably the strongest "native" New Yorker neighborhoods in the borough.
I'll give you a few based on safety and amenities. Tier 1. Astoria, Bayside, Whitestone ( Malba and Beechurst), LIC, Forrest Hills.
Tier 2. Middle Village, Howard Beach, Rockaways( Belle Harbor& Neponsit) Glendale. Safety&Amenities but outta of way IMO.
On The bubble, Jackson Height's, SunnySide, Woodside, and Bellerose. Not always safe. Lacking in park land. Congested besides Bellerose. JH, has great housing bones but not great amenities and can be sketchy.
In Closing this list can change with, Kids and commute.
Not great amenities? What CAN'T you find in JH?...lol.
My vote goes to JH, best value in NYC IMO... near many trains, safe, big apt's, many non chain restaurants, and some higher end places have been coming in.
Sunnyside and FH are good options as well.
Astoria as well though it's become a bit expensive and there isn't much housing stock in terms of apt/s.
Not great amenities? What CAN'T you find in JH?...lol.
My vote goes to JH, best value in NYC IMO... near many trains, safe, big apt's, many non chain restaurants, and some higher end places have been coming in.
Sunnyside and FH are good options as well.
Astoria as well though it's become a bit expensive and there isn't much housing stock in terms of apt/s.
Easy easy easy, It's an opinion and SUBJECTIVE. Yes, I stand by my list but would add Douglaston and Little Neck.
Roosevelt Ave is a dump. I understand that the Historic Area doesn't comprise of Roosevelt Ave. Where's the train located? From my understanding they just got a gym in the area. Blink?? Ton' s of latino and Indian cuisine. How about Italian? Armando's? Burned down? How about deli's for a good American Sandwich? Bars to watch the NFL playoffs? Penny Inn???? You gotta remember that I went to JH a good 20-23 years ago. Times and areas change. BTW what school would you be sending kids to? What about parks/green space? Travers?? No question certain buildings have tremendous apts. Hawthorne Court, Greystones, Elm Court, Chateau, Hampton Court and The Towers. In my humble opinion the apts are overpriced.
Laurelton or Cambria Heights if you want a solidly built house below market value, don't have school-aged children, drive or take the bus to work in the general area where you live, or work from home, don't care about trendy shops and restaurants, and don't care if your neighborhood isn't on any gentrification radar.
Those two areas are probably the best kept secret of Queens (next to Addisleigh Park)
Merrick Blvd in Laurelton has become much better and better as time went along when it comes to shopping! And hopefully Merrick Blvd and Linden Blvd continue to improve, both neighborhoods have the population density and affluence for commercial growth.
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