NWR: Queens Girlies! I have questions!

Hello! Thanks for reading. We will be moving to west nassau/Queens...in less than a year from now. I will be attending Queens college to finish up my bach in accounting! We are NOT familiar at all with Queens and we are hoping to get some advice on nice but somewhat 'reasonable' areas to live. Preferably a hi rise building or a complex. If anyone knows of any please let me know. I appreciate it! Thanks so much! Oh and What towns are good?

i suggest looking into Astoria, Long island city, forest hills, kew gardens, bayside and whitestone. All are great areas

if you want a high rise building then i would stick to long island city, forest hills, and astoria. Bayside and whitestone not sure how many high rises they have although ive heard about a new building in whitestone that is supposed to be great.

here check out this thread. Its actually mostly about queens and alot of info. The OP of the thread was asking about working in the city and her moving to ny and if she should look for a place in manhattan or queens.

http://www.liweddings.com/chat/topic-550776-1.html

Just FYI

I teach at Queens College, there is no subway that goes there, only busses. Its a real hassle during rush hours 3pm-5pm.

Driviing is fine, if you can get a student parking pass, and I've heard a lot of students complain that its difficult to get them for some reason.
Otherwise parking on the street is tormentful on the weekdays.

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Posted by yswedding

Just FYI

I teach at Queens College, there is no subway that goes there, only busses. Its a real hassle during rush hours 3pm-5pm.

Driviing is fine, if you can get a student parking pass, and I've heard a lot of students complain that its difficult to get them for some reason.
Otherwise parking on the street is tormentful on the weekdays.

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Thanks girls!

I actually did hear about this!!!! I will be taking weekend and night classes only...so hopefully this helps! I honestly didnt want to have to drive AT all...buses are still an option I guess


Thanks for the heads up about rush hour!!! I really do appreciate it! Ill def keep it in mind when I figure out my schedual.

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Posted by curiousgeorge

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Posted by yswedding

Just FYI

I teach at Queens College, there is no subway that goes there, only busses. Its a real hassle during rush hours 3pm-5pm.

Driviing is fine, if you can get a student parking pass, and I've heard a lot of students complain that its difficult to get them for some reason.
Otherwise parking on the street is tormentful on the weekdays.

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Thanks girls!

I actually did hear about this!!!! I will be taking weekend and night classes only...so hopefully this helps! I honestly didnt want to have to drive AT all...buses are still an option I guess



Thanks for the heads up about rush hour!!! I really do appreciate it! Ill def keep it in mind when I figure out my schedual.

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night classes are very very very popular, parking gets a bit tricky then too.

Weekends, Queens College is a ghosttown. Its actually kind of nice, and the meter parking is free around there sundays and saturdays.

I fmed you!

I hope to fit my entire schedual in on the weekends then!!!

if you want to be close to queens college then start looking in bayside. It is a pain bc there is no public transportation(besides LIRR) in bayside so you do need to take a bus. And if you live further away, you'll have to take a train to get to the bus that takes you to queens college and it can be a long and annoying process.

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Posted by littlepixie12

Astoria .. but Im biased cause I live there... but they are so building it up! There is no need to ever go into the city, because its loaded with cafes, diners, restuarants, lounges and bars!

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I grew up in astoria and this would've been my first recommendation, well i did recommend it above. BUT if she has to take public transportation to queens college from astoria, it is HORRIBLE. Its a long trip, i think the N to queensboro to the 7and take it to the last stop then take a bus from there to queens college. If she will drive to school everyday then yeah i recommend astoria too. By car its a short drive, about 15-20mins.

All areas mentioned are great...I didnt see Flushing up there (Flushing is huge and encompasses a large area....QC is located in Flushing.)

I live in Whitestone and to be honest there are not many building and the ones that do exsist are mostly owned not rental....Bayside has a lot of nice garden apartment rentals....check out Craigslist..also Briarwood is bear QC HTH

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Posted by lizzie217

All areas mentioned are great...I didnt see Flushing up there (Flushing is huge and encompasses a large area....QC is located in Flushing.)

I live in Whitestone and to be honest there are not many building and the ones that do exsist are mostly owned not rental....Bayside has a lot of nice garden apartment rentals....check out Craigslist..also Briarwood is bear QC HTH

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you're right. I didnt mention flushing bc its so big and ppl will mostly think main street. But isn't college point also considered flushing? so yeah that part is great and close to QC

I live in Forest Hills and can tell you all about the area, there are a TON of rentals but I actually am in a high rise co-op that does sublets. Its a pool and doorman building and i looooooove it! Its also a block away from the subway (if you're taking that?)

FM me if you want more info!

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Posted by yswedding

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Posted by curiousgeorge

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Posted by yswedding

Just FYI

I teach at Queens College, there is no subway that goes there, only busses. Its a real hassle during rush hours 3pm-5pm.

Driviing is fine, if you can get a student parking pass, and I've heard a lot of students complain that its difficult to get them for some reason.
Otherwise parking on the street is tormentful on the weekdays.

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Thanks girls!

I actually did hear about this!!!! I will be taking weekend and night classes only...so hopefully this helps! I honestly didnt want to have to drive AT all...buses are still an option I guess



Thanks for the heads up about rush hour!!! I really do appreciate it! Ill def keep it in mind when I figure out my schedual.

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night classes are very very very popular, parking gets a bit tricky then too.

Weekends, Queens College is a ghosttown. Its actually kind of nice, and the meter parking is free around there sundays and saturdays.

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I graduated with a BA in 1998 and then MSEd from Queens College in 2003 and I'll vouch for the lousy parking situation and waiting for buses!!! I don't know if it still exists, but there used to be a parking garage underneath the Student Union. Since I graduated QC, the Union has been totally renovated so I'm not sure if the garage was redone or taken away. And yes, I agree about QC being a ghosttown on weekends. I used to be editor of the paper, so I'd go in to finish putting the paper to bed on Sat/Sun, and NO ONE was around! My friend & I had the whole Union to ourselves!

As for neighborhoods to live in Queens, there are many high-rises in Rego Park, a nice area w/ lots of buses, trains and shopping, banks, libraries, etc..... the downside is the parking is minimal and metered, and the apts cost more than some other neighborhoods.

We're in Briarwood now, beautiful neighborhood, some high-rise bldgs (ours is a 7-story bldg, pet friendly although I'm allergic). We're near the E & F trains

Forest Hills is a great area, but is more expensive than some other areas. Lots of good shopping areas, a major headache traffic and parking-wise near Austin St & Continental Ave, though.

I grew up in a house in Middle Village, and it's mostly attached row houses and some 2-3 family houses, not many high-rises at all, but going towards Rego Park, there's an area on Dry Harbor Road & Woodhaven Blvd that has a lot of high-rise apt bldgs. I lived on Dry Harbor in a shorter bldg, and it's a really nice tree-lined, 1-2 family homes neighborhood.

Sometimes w/ Queens, you'll find we call ourselves a 'two-fare zone'...... meaning you have to take a bus to get to a subway station, no way around it. Not fun in the dead of winter when 5 crowded buses pass you by in snowstorm. But if you have a car, you may either be fighting for parking or moving your car for alternate-side of the street parking days. Here in Briarwood, we have alternate side on Wed & Thurs.

A co-worker of mine just moved to a brand new bldg (not sure if condo or co-op, can't remember), and she's in Long Island City. She's paying $$ because of the area being 'up & coming.' Between LIC and Astoria, you may pay more because you're so close to the trains and Manhattan. But the area is saturated with great shopping and fantastic local take-out places with every ethnic food you can imagine!

ETA: My sister is in a complex in Fresh Meadows near Kew Gardens. It's a duplex (2 floors) and set up like garden apts. Not far from QC too!