house-hunting in Queens: concrete and culture

[kaiweilau]

I know, I've been pretty quiet online lately since coming back to the U.S. Part of the reason is that I'm currently living with my in-laws who do not have internet in their house (they're an older retired couple who have lived computer-free their whole lives and have no reason to change that). When I do get internet, I've been house hunting and

Comments

[justinhowe]

Where are you looking? Queens has so many nice neighborhoods, and the mix of cultures is fascinating.

[kaiweilau]

Mainly in the Elmhurst/ Jackson Heights / Woodside area. My husband needs to be near the LIRR station in Woodside so he can commute out to his lab on Long Island.

[justinhowe]

All three of those are good. (I'm in Elmhurst and think it's great.) What about Flushing? They have an LIRR station there.

[kaiweilau]

I love the food in Flushing, but the LIRR station there is not the right train line. I like Elmhurst alot though!