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Queens sounds lame and has a perception problem, but once you actually live here, you will love it. Peaceful, low crime rates, relatively low density but still walkable, affordable, diverse, and best of all has hundreds of cheap eats from anywhere around the world
I also like that Queens is not really "pretentious", very little yuppies or trustafarians here still. Never change Queens
Queens is low density? Even for NYC standards that's not true for a large chunk of Queens. Elmhurst, Flushing, and Jackson Heights are on par with the densest Brooklyn neighborhoods.
Cant have it with property values going up at the same time
Take it or leave it
Maybe the secret is out who knows. Our house has appreciated over $200k since we purchased 3 years ago. The neighborhood still feels the same. I think in Queens we have figured out how to have it all lol. I feel bad for the people buying at a higher price. Hopefully it is still affordable to them.
Queens is low density? Even for NYC standards that's not true for a large chunk of Queens. Elmhurst, Flushing, and Jackson Heights are on par with the densest Brooklyn neighborhoods.
U seem to be stuck on those areas. The majority of Queens is low density. Most neighborhoods do not have a large number of residential buildings that are over 3 stories. U will find some areas with 2 families mixed in. But most houses are single family.
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Queens is low density? Even for NYC standards that's not true for a large chunk of Queens. Elmhurst, Flushing, and Jackson Heights are on par with the densest Brooklyn neighborhoods.
Compared to the other three boroughs (ignore Staten Island lol), yeah. Of course I believe Queens is still denser than any city in the US, including San Francisco and Boston. Anyways, if you find Brooklyn or Manhattan to be too crowded, Queens is the perfect balance. Tho there are exceptions that you mentioned
Queens is home of the million dollar 2 family homes. at least a 20x100 lot has the potential to be worth $1+ M. It is expensive, 1 bedroom rental at $1700+ , but we still know no better place to call home. Its not like Queens has the reputations of the Bronx and Brooklyn, in random acts of senseless violence. The furthest away from the subway, the more suburban it feels. If and when I move out of here, I will miss the reliability of public transit, and ability to walk everywhere.
Compared to the other three boroughs (ignore Staten Island lol), yeah. Of course I believe Queens is still denser than any city in the US, including San Francisco and Boston. Anyways, if you find Brooklyn or Manhattan to be too crowded, Queens is the perfect balance. Tho there are exceptions that you mentioned
We recently went on an extended weekend trip to San Fran. It is less dense. However, queens has the upper hand for detached housing. We stayed close to Pier 39. The houses were attached, appeared less spacious (we didn't enter any as we stayed at a hotel), n was way too hilly for walkability. While riding around on the trolley I marveled at those folks hiking and biking up those hills.
U r seem to be stuck on those areas. The majority of Queens is low density. Most neighborhoods do not have a large number of residential buildings that are over 3 stories. U will find some areas with 2 families mixed in. But most houses are single family.
I'm not even talking about Eastern Queens. Most parts of Queens with subway service are pretty dense. There is nothing "low density" about somewhere like Elmhurst with a population density of 75k per square mile. And a neighborhood does not need many buildings taller than 3 stories to be very dense and urban, see Bushwick for example.
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Originally Posted by Warszawa
Compared to the other three boroughs (ignore Staten Island lol), yeah. Of course I believe Queens is still denser than any city in the US, including San Francisco and Boston. Anyways, if you find Brooklyn or Manhattan to be too crowded, Queens is the perfect balance. Tho there are exceptions that you mentioned
The parts of Queens that have subway service tend to be dense, and that's a large chunk of Queens.
I live and own in Queens, there is nothing aesthetically pleasing about living in Queens. There no charm to Queens like brownstone neighborhoods in Manhattan/Brooklyn near quality parks such as Central Park and Prospect Park. Queens is the armpit of the NYC boroughs with it hosh posh approach to building architecture, the land of illegal subletting of basements, and packing illegal immigrants into houses like sardines.
The surrounding waters around Flushing Meadows park were dumping grounds for sewage/toxic and some of the most foul smells you will ever encounter.
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