Can Anyone Recommend A Safe, Not So Expensive Neighborhood In Queens?

[Lisa]

I'm seriously thinking of moving out of Manhattan.  But I want to go someplace that has a Jewish community, or at least some Synagogues.

[New Yorker]

Rego Park & Forest Hills is very nice, and way cheaper than Manhatten, and has loads of us Jooz. Check it out. 


And if you work in the city you have easy access to the R, V, E and F trains. 

[FULL METAL JACKET]

Come to my neighborhood, Washington Heights. Im guessing your Jewish? We have a large Jewish community here.

[Dr. Dan]

Rego park or Forest Hills.

[The Shadow]

I can recommend a great place for you to stay:  The Bates Motel.  Norman keeps the place nice!

[Ari]

Also try Bayside, Little Neck, and Douglaston.  Unfortunately many Queens areas are not as nice as they used to be.

[DownwithIslam]

Lisa, I would try forest Hills, Rego Park and Kew Garden Hills. You can find cheap apartments in all three places. If you try KGH, just make sure you don't go looking to the left of Main Street which is millionaires world.

[Scriabin]

I lived in Sunnyside.  It was safe.  I had a 950 sq. ft. apartment for $1,300.00.

[ItalianZionist]

Lisa , I'm an expert on Queens. There are plenty of good neighborhoods here. Forest hills is nice but expensive. I live close to FH but away from the center in a place called middle village. There is a synagogue here..There aren't many Jews in this area..this is mostly Italian, Irish, German. Just to show you how safe it is...I usually jog through the park here at 11 pm and there are many women who jog there as well with no problems (doubt if you can do that in washington heights).

Ask me any ques about queens. I lived here all my life.

[FULL METAL JACKET]

(doubt if you can do that in washington heights)

Can, and is done.

[Merkava]

Harlem is a great place to live. Cheap housing too.

[newman]

Lisa, won't you miss the Manhattan lifestyle? You know............. sitting in the coffee shop, talking about nothing, Kramer barging into your apartment every 5 minutes............Oh, hang on. I'm thinking of someone else.

[Lewinsky Stinks, Dr. Brennan Rocks]

I'd ask you to move to SoCal, but the cost-of-living would be nearly as bad, and you'd be surrounded by cucarachas.

[mord]

I lived in Sunnyside.  It was safe.  I had a 950 sq. ft. apartment for $1,300.00.

not anymore rego park is pretty expensive as well as Forest hills how much are you willing to spend ?are you looking to rent to buy a condo or co-op

[Lisa]

Thanks for all your suggestions, guys.  I am looking to rent an apartment. 

New Yorker and DWI, do you know how much studios and 1 bedrooms go for in FH? 
Forest Hills is very nice, but some parts of it off of Queens Blvd. look awfully quiet in the evenings.  Is Forest Hills a place where you can get around without a car? 

Yacov, I was born in Kew Gardens.  I remember there being one subway on Queens Blvd., but other parts of it being kind of suburban, and far from the trains.

Ari, I am familiar with Bayside, Douglaston and Little Neck, as they are very close to Great Neck, where I grew up.  As far as I can tell, Douglaston is very suburban with not many apartment buildings.  From what I see, I would need a car to get around. 

Bayside is nice, especially Bell Blvd.  But it seems to me that I would need a car to get around the rest of the place.  However, if I am mistaken, please let me know.  Also, are there young single people who live there?  Or is it just families?

And Little Neck seems to be quite suburban.  Besides which, it's a little too close to Great Neck.

Scriabin, I recently visited Sunnyside, and it seems OK.

Italian Zionist, I'll PM you with my questions. 

Mord, I am looking to spend $1,400 at the most per month on rent. 

Thanks again, everyone. 

[mord]

Studios for sure you can get for that price in the areas mentioned even in forest hills and kew gardens you can get 1 bedrooms for that price. Forest Hills is not dead qns blvd and Austin street have plenty of people at night. I'V been on main street in Kew gardens at 11.00pm people were on the street .Forest Hills/Rego park have bus subway and train service

[Dan]

Hey Lisa,
  I lived in Kew Gardens in the 80's, it's a great neighborhod, still. I recommend it!
  Forest Hills is great place and has a bit more life to it, perhaps. I highly recommend it!
  Sunnyside is not high on my list, to much diversity.LOL. + Too many Romanian there !
  Middle Village is nice but there aren't many Jewish people there.
  Go with Forest Hill as choice 1, and Kew Gardens 2. 
 

[mord]

Hey Lisa,
  I lived in Kew Gardens in the 80's, it's a great neighborhod, still. I recommend it!
  Forest Hills is great place and has a bit more life to it, perhaps. I highly recommend it!
  Sunnyside is not high on my list, to much diversity.LOL. + Too many Romanian there !
  Middle Village is nice but there aren't many Jewish people there.
  Go with Forest Hill as choice 1, and Kew Gardens 2. 
 

Romanians are alright but i think i noticed pakistanis there

[Dan]

Hey Lisa,
  I lived in Kew Gardens in the 80's, it's a great neighborhod, still. I recommend it!
  Forest Hills is great place and has a bit more life to it, perhaps. I highly recommend it!
  Sunnyside is not high on my list, to much diversity.LOL. + Too many Romanian there !
  Middle Village is nice but there aren't many Jewish people there.
  Go with Forest Hill as choice 1, and Kew Gardens 2. 
 

Romanians are alright but i think i noticed pakistanis there

I was kidding, I'm ethnic Romanian.

[mord]

Hey Lisa,
  I lived in Kew Gardens in the 80's, it's a great neighborhod, still. I recommend it!
  Forest Hills is great place and has a bit more life to it, perhaps. I highly recommend it!
  Sunnyside is not high on my list, to much diversity.LOL. + Too many Romanian there !
  Middle Village is nice but there aren't many Jewish people there.
  Go with Forest Hill as choice 1, and Kew Gardens 2. 
 

Romanians are alright but i think i noticed pakistanis there

I was kidding, I'm ethnic Romanian.

oh o.k. i thought you meant they were bad

[Lisa]

Thanks Danstx and Mord.  Now do I need a car to get around Forest Hills or not?

[mord]

No if you want to go shopping they have plenty of Supermarkets all over

[newman]

Why the move, Lisa?

[Lisa]

Mord, I am looking to rent either a one bedroom or studio, and don't want to spend a lot of money. 

[Lisa]

Newman, I would like to move because I can't really afford the rent where I am now.  And the amount of money I'm paying is considered reasonable by Manhattan standards.