Really appreciate everyone who has chimed in with opinions about places to look for housing as my son begins his graduate school career at St. John’s University in a couple months. He got a pretty good lead on a place with three other people (4 singles, two bathrooms for $4400) today in Woodside. Been reading a little bit online. Seems solid from Internet sources. BBI is usually a great source for on-the-ground info. Thanks all!
I live one neighborhood over, so I'm pretty familiar with the area.
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It's OK
Weirdly undeserved by public transportation and some kinds of shopping.
On the other hand, if Donovans is still there, that's a positive.
Whole area was once an Irish enclave, then it splintered into the three areas Russ mentioned.
The need for a car will make different class schedules a pain at times.
That said, by walking down Homelawn Ave to 169 street station and I believe a transfer at Roosevelt Ave or in some areas, Continental Ave, you can get from St John's Law School to Woodside. ( As per Woodside Irish girls who went to St Johns)
Very close to BQE and a bit further out to the LIE.
Express subway station for the E/F/7 lines, among others. 15 minutes to Midtown/Flushing Citifield
It's OK
Weirdly undeserved by public transportation and some kinds of shopping.
On the other hand, if Donovans is still there, that's a positive.
Whole area was once an Irish enclave, then it splintered into the three areas Russ mentioned.
The need for a car will make different class schedules a pain at times.
That said, by walking down Homelawn Ave to 169 street station and I believe a transfer at Roosevelt Ave or in some areas, Continental Ave, you can get from St John's Law School to Woodside. ( As per Woodside Irish girls who went to St Johns)
Thanks Bill. Appreciate your input, always.
He’s got a favorable schedule that (we hope) will allow for a job and/or internship by day, and more class time and connecting with profs at night.
Be nice. I’ll give you a cheeseburger.
Mook, it was the deciding factor!
What about me?
Sincerely,
St. John’s Law Alum
So your kid needs to have city smarts.
Read Next Door for Woodside. And police crime blotter. That will tell you what is really going on.
I would not be scared away but you need to realize the city is not what it was a few years ago. To be honest, I would be looking in places like Forest Hills
The further east you go the worse the neighborhoods get. Corona, Maspeth and and Elmhurst are dicey.
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