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Hi everyone,
I am a mother in late 20s, of two little ones looking to move to Queens area from Michigan next spring. Hubby works in Manhattan and I am looking to get a job too. Can you please give some advice on which parts of Queens are best for small children and also what childcare and preschools run. We are looking to rent for a year or so before we can buy a home so that is also a huge ??? for me because MI rent is nothing to go by over there . I really would appreciate some insight on the Ridgewood, Maspeth areas. Thank you all.
Thank you NJ Chutzpah. I will look into those areas. It's so hard to really zone in from such a distance when looking to relocate but I am sure this site will guide me well.
What are the elem. schools like over there? Especially in those areas?
The elementary schools in those areas are actually very good, as are many of the secondary schools. Be sure to also check into Forest Hills for a good neighborhood with good schools and a pretty convenient commute to Manhattan. Little Neck is also nice, and I believe that their elementary school district is the highest performing in the entire city. It's not inexpensive, however, but it's a great area and you also have an option of taking LIRR to Penn Station as opposed to the subway, as LIRR can be faster from Eastern Queens.
If you move close enough to the trains you won't need it. But keeping it will mean being able to move to less expensive but good areas that happen to be further out from the trains. Forest hills is a bit far.
Forest Hills is around 10 miles from Midtown, and on the LIRR it's like a 15-20 minute ride to Penn Station on a peak train. It's not like commuting from Suffolk County, now. If you want to use the subway, it's a little different a proposition, yes, but the subway will run $81/month for the unlimited ticket and the LIRR around $135 or so. It's not a huge difference for the time savings.
Keep in mind they may be charging $8 for anyone driving into manhattan during rush hour. I haven't been following that too closely since I don't have a car, but that's worth looking into for cost estimates. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I don't think forest hills is 10 minutes from Manhattan during rush hour.
Keep in mind they may be charging $8 for anyone driving into manhattan during rush hour. I haven't been following that too closely since I don't have a car, but that's worth looking into for cost estimates. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I don't think forest hills is 10 minutes from Manhattan during rush hour.
10 miles and I would not recommend driving it, since it would definitely take longer than the train. The LIRR is 15-20 minutes to Penn Station on peak trains, which is a much better proposition, where available, to get into the city faster than the subway, especially in the more traditionally suburban feeling Queens neighborhoods.
Yeah, new york traffic is the worst. If I lived out in Queens, I'd probably hang onto my car if I had one. That way I'd be able to save money shopping in bulk at costco. I have a cousin who lives in Woodside, but he still says having a car is very useful out there while he doesn't use it for commuting.
Yeah, new york traffic is the worst. If I lived out in Queens, I'd probably hang onto my car if I had one. That way I'd be able to save money shopping in bulk at costco. I have a cousin who lives in Woodside, but he still says having a car is very useful out there while he doesn't use it for commuting.
New York traffic isn't the worst. LA, Houston, and DC have the worst traffic. Trust me. Many New Yorkers walk or take the train to work. My father's been taking the Metro North to work every day. A lot of people do, which decreases traffic. New Yorkers are the biggest train and subway users.
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. I really would appreciate some insight on the Ridgewood, Maspeth areas. Thank you all.
