Queens

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Population 2293007 (2008)
Area 109.7 sq m
Rental listings 77 no-fee, 15 fee ads
Median rent $3,953

Unlike more populous Brooklyn, Queens has never been a separate city or rather, it has never been a single separate city (the part of Queens closest to Manhattan has; thus, the "city" part of "Long Island City" is not spurious). This fact goes a long way toward explaining why most of Queens is still organized as if it were a loose conglomeration of villages with no overall center. The same disjointed legacy survives in the postal addressing system (well… to the extent that the latter itself survives): in contrast to the other four boroughs, Queens's mailing addresses are mostly based on the original town names.

To riff on a tangentially related theme, Queens is sometimes (and with good reason) called "the immigrant borough." Which is fine, as far as labels go, though we would have prefered "the polyglot borough," given all the languages that are spoken across Queens. Then again, one would need to know what a "polyglot" is, so let's stick with the first option. Almost all of the borough's neighborhoods have a significant share of immigrant population, but Flushing, Jackson Heights, Astoria, Sunnyside, and Woodside stand out as the most diverse.

Current Rental Statistics

LayoutAdsMedianAverage
Studio 16$3,117$3,023
1 Bedroom 48$4,080$3,863
2 Bedroom 23$6,159$5,422
3+ Bedrooms 5$4,000$3,911
Total 92$3,953$4,109
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Total: 77 no-fee, 15 fee ads

Queens Building Heights

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Apartments and Buildings

Most of Queens is low-rise, which is to say that living in Queens usually means living in a building with fewer than five stories. Only a handful of densely populated neighborhoods (Astoria, Flushing) have pockets of mid-rise (5-to-10-story) buildings. Where this rule of thumb doesn't hold at all, however, is in the skyscraper enclave called Long Island City.

The 2019 Amazon fiasco will soon be forgotten, but with or without Amazon (and thousands of Mr. Bezos's highly efficient employees), this portion of the city is still growing like it's been juicing or something. The new buildings are numerous here and so are the buttons in their elevators. These densely-packed high-rises typically boast many shared amenities: gyms, media and entertainment spaces, rooftop terraces, pools, services of all kinds, and so on. With a handful of exceptions, the low- and mid-rise Queens is rather skimpy on all this stuff (with most of the exceptions being those rare mid-rises that employ doormen). But then again, if you go low-rise, you probably won't have to live next to a bunch of fresh-faced 25-year-old Amazon employees. Unless you are a 25-year-old Amazon employee, in which case, maybe you'd rather live next door from your colleagues. The point is, in Queens, you've got choices: building heights, neighbors, amenities… and cuisines.

Apartments for Rent in Queens (5 / 92)

2-Bedroom at 47-05 Center Boulevard
2-Bedroom at 47-05 Center Boulevard
2-Bedroom at 47-05 Center Boulevard
2-Bedroom at 47-05 Center Boulevard
2-Bedroom at 47-05 Center Boulevard
No fee
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Posted < 19 hours Rockrose Development LLC, Manager

2-Bedroom at 47-05 Center Boulevard

47-05 Center Boulevard (Long Island City, QN)

$6,650/month
  • 2 Beds
  • 2.0 Baths
  • Doorman
  • Gym
  • Garage
  • Elevator
1-Bedroom at One LIC
1-Bedroom at One LIC
1-Bedroom at One LIC
1-Bedroom at One LIC
1-Bedroom at One LIC
No fee

Posted yesterday Blueground US Inc, Broker

1-Bedroom at One LIC

42-10 27th Street (Long Island City, QN)

$4,800/month
  • 1 Bed
  • 1 Bath
  • Gym
  • Elevator
  • Mid-rise
2-Bedroom at Avalon Riverview North
2-Bedroom at Avalon Riverview North
2-Bedroom at Avalon Riverview North
2-Bedroom at Avalon Riverview North
2-Bedroom at Avalon Riverview North
No fee

Posted yesterday Blueground US Inc, Broker

2-Bedroom at Avalon Riverview North

4-75 48th Avenue (Long Island City, QN)

$6,970/month
  • 2 Beds
  • 2 Baths
  • Doorman
  • Gym
  • Garage
  • 6 elevators
2-Bedroom at Avalon Riverview
2-Bedroom at Avalon Riverview
2-Bedroom at Avalon Riverview
2-Bedroom at Avalon Riverview
2-Bedroom at Avalon Riverview
No fee

Posted yesterday Blueground US Inc, Broker

2-Bedroom at Avalon Riverview

2-01 50th Avenue (Long Island City, QN)

$7,200/month
  • 2 Beds
  • 2 Baths
  • Doorman
  • Gym
  • Garage
  • 5 elevators
Studio at The Forge
Studio at The Forge
Studio at The Forge
Studio at The Forge
Studio at The Forge
No fee

Posted yesterday The Forge Leasing Gallery, Manager

Studio at The Forge

44-28 Purves Street (Long Island City, QN)

$3,686/month
  • Studio
  • 1.0 Bath
  • Doorman
  • Gym
  • Elevator
  • High-rise

WESTERN QUEENS

Community districts 1 and 2

The following neighborhoods are the closest to Manhattan and wouldn't you know it, also some of the most expensive in the borough:

CENTRAL QUEENS

Community Districts 3, 4, 5, 6:

Somewhat further afield and a whole lot cheaper.

NORTHERN QUEENS

Community districts 7 and 11

Same comment as above (with the marked exception of Whitestone). Flushing plays the role of Queens's own Chinatown.

EASTERN QUEENS

Community Districts 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14

This is where Queens goes full suburban: plenty of one-family buildings with driveways, – if that's your kind of thing.