34 MAY 4, 2017 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM These 9 Queens neighborhoods rank in the top 50 NYC neighborhoods to live BY SUZANNE MONTEVERDI Ridgewood Times Sales Guide Listings selected at random. Courtesy MLSLI RIDGEWOOD Putnam Avenue 75th Avenue 62nd Street Penelope Avenue Under $500,000 1980 Starr Street $450,000 Condo 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Antoinette Caruso Realty Connect USA LLC $500,000-900,000 53-24 Metropolitan Avenue $598,000 Condo 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Malgorzata Pieniadz Realty By The Park Over $900,000 1717 Putnam Avenue $1,999,000 6-family home 18 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms Jaroslaw Kaszuba Exit All Seasons Realty GLENDALE Under $500,000 80-17 57th Street $499,900 1-family Colonial 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom John Dibs Keller Williams Realty Liberty $500,000-900,000 88-32 75th Avenue $850,000 2-family Contemporary 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Marisa VanWinckle NY Metro Realty Group Over $900,000 78-05 81st Street $1,599,000 4-family Colonial 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms Gaspare Mistretta City View Real Estate MASPETH Under $500,000 52-24 65th Place $339,000 Co-op 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom Marek Sobolewski Exit All Seasons Realty $500,000-900,000 53-91 62nd Street $685,000 1-family ranch 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Karen Macchia Century 21 American Homes Over $900,000 61-19 Grand Avenue $1,180,000 2-family home 4 bedrooms, 2 full-baths, 1 half-bath Terry Gaynor Highline Residential Queens MIDDLE VILLAGE Under $500,000 66-83 70th Street $479,000 Condo 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Florin Spariosu Sparrow Realtors $500,000-900,000 69-23 61st Drive $748,000 1-family Colonial 3 bedrooms, 1 ½ bathrooms Joan Walsh Tscherne Realty Over $900,000 74-11 Penelope Avenue $1,200,000 1-family Colonial 3 bedrooms, 2 ½ bathrooms Gerald Fink Jerry Fink Real Estate SMONTEVERDI@QNS.COM @SMONT76 Queens is well represented on a new report ranking the best neighborhoods to live in throughout New York City. A total of 22 Queens neighborhoods showed up on Niche’s top 100 “2017 Best Neighborhoods to Live in New York City” report. The fi rst “World’s Borough” neighborhood to appear on the list is Hollis Hills at No. 36. A neighborhood within Bayside, the area has a population of 6,004 and received an overall A+ grade. The median home value within the northeast Queens neighborhood clocks in at $620,475. Coming in at No. 38 is Forest Hills. With a reported population of 76,612, the central Queens neighborhood received an A for its diversity and for being good for families. The median household income for the area is $75,571, Niche reports. Little Neck took No. 41 on the list, followed by Kew Gardens at No. 42. Douglaston, Astoria, Long Island City, Glen Oaks and Bay Terrace took No.’s 44, 46, 47, 48 and 49, respectively. Here’s a breakdown of the rest of the Queens neighborhoods who made the list: • No. 51: Fresh Meadows • No. 54: Ditmars-Steinway • No. 55: Rego Park • No. 58: Bayside • No. 68: Jamaica Estates • No. 73: Breezy Point • No. 79: Briarwood • No. 80: Holliswood • No. 82: Sunnyside • No. 85: Whitestone • No. 87: Bellerose Rankings were based on criteria including crime, public schools, cost of living, job opportunities and local amenities. Data used in this ranking was pulled from the U.S. Census, FBI and other agencies, as well as millions of reviews sourced from residents. For more information, visit their website, niche.com. REAL ESTATE Photo via Wikimedia Commons/Atomox Astoria was one of the Queens neighborhoods to make the top 50.
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