Name: Zip Code 11354
Address: Queens

About the neighborhood

Zip Code 11354 offers excellent transportation options, including a major subway station on multiple lines and about 20 bus routes, making commuting convenient without reliance on personal vehicles. The neighborhood is well known for its accessibility to a wide selection of primary and secondary schools, both public and private. Residents find numerous grocery stores and over 250 restaurants and cafes available nearby, ensuring a variety of dining and shopping choices. Many mature, tree-lined streets and several nearby public green spaces provide a refreshing environment. Housing primarily consists of large apartment buildings and charming duplexes, with a diverse range of one and two-bedroom homes from historic building periods.

Characteristics

Transportation

This area is a great postal code for car-free transportation options. Getting around as a pedestrian is especially practical for home buyers in Zip Code 11354; most daily needs can be carried out without a vehicle, and there are also innumerable businesses in proximity. Zip Code 11354 is also rather bike-friendly. With 2 rapid transit stations (Flushing-Main St and Mets-Willets Point) on the Flushing Local and Flushing Express, and approximately 20 nearby bus lines, this area features an excellent transit system. In contrast, cars are a somewhat poor transportation option in this postal code. Nevertheless, nearby highways, such as Whitestone Expy, are very easy to reach from anywhere in this postal code.

Services

It is a short pedestrian trip to get to both primary and secondary schools from any location in Zip Code 11354. Residents can choose between public and private schools at both the elementary and high school level. Concerning food, it is usually practical for property owners in Zip Code 11354 to buy general and specialty groceries without a vehicle. Main Street is among the best streets for food stores. Likewise, there are over 500 restaurants and over 50 cafes to enjoy in Zip Code 11354. It is also a very short distance to an excellent selection of clothing stores, for instance along Roosevelt Avenue.

Character

No matter what type of character home buyers prefer in a postal code, Zip Code 11354 is a fairly good option. Zip Code 11354 is fairly good for those who like a quiet atmosphere, as there are generally low levels of noise from traffic, although that is not the case closer to one of the railway lines, Van Wyck Expy or Whitestone Expy. The greenery in this postal code is prominent as the majority of streets have reasonably good tree coverage. Public green spaces, such as Queens Botanical Gardens and Kissena Corridor Park, are very well-situated and there are over 50 of them nearby for residents to visit, making them easy to reach. Lastly, this area has many streets to explore. Even though there is a limited selection of entertainment venues, there are often masses of people around, and with its approximately 30 nightlife venues, there are options for nighttime activities. Roosevelt Avenue is among the most animated streets in this area.

Car friendly4.8

Arteries nearby, but traffic congestion and parking problems are possible

Cycling friendly6.0

Somewhat suitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling

Pedestrian friendly10.0

Exceptional number of pleasant streets and pedestrian-oriented shops within a few minutes' walk. Meeting daily needs on foot is almost always practical

Transit friendly10.0

Near a wide variety of subway lines and/or other frequent transit routes

Restaurants9.2

Exceptional variety of restaurants within a few minutes' walk

Groceries9.6

Exceptional variety of groceries within a few minutes' walk

Shopping9.0

Exceptional variety of shops within a few minutes' walk

Cafes9.0

Exceptional variety of cafés within a few minutes' walk

Quiet6.6

Few sources of noise nearby