1 Ave, Sutton Place

1st Ave starts at Sutton Place, and even though it's an Avenue which are usually pretty lackluster, you can tell you're headed for opulence in this neighborhood pretty much right away. Sutton Place is one of if not the most expensive neighborhood in Manhattan and it shows even on 1st. Granted, it's an Avenue so it doesn't have quite the green and richie feel that main Sutton Place streets have, but it's not exactly a slum street in this area either.
The Avenue kicks off at the Queensboro Bridge, and ornate steel bridge that is mentioned in The Great Gatsby and Manhattan. As far as the steel bridges go, this one is the prettiest by far. There's a fancy food emporium across 1st under the bridge which I think is pretty cool.
There are two restaurants at 58th, Rosa Mexicano and Ultimate Pizza. They're both chains and I don't think the food is fantastic but this neighborhood would be really sleepy and restaurant inconvenient without things like this so it's a good thing they're there. Rosa Mexicano does have an energy and a crowd too so I have learned to forget wanting good food at any of its outposts. The block between 56th and 57th houses massive apartment buildings that are all really nice and pretty expensive but definitely have an older demographic and energy. That's pretty par for the course in the Upper East Side, though, so it's not unusual that there are hardly any young people in sight. The next block down houses a Catholic girls school that isn't one of the big contenders of private schools in the UES, but it's hardly a bad school either.
Down at 54th, there are just more apartment buildings. While they are just apartments compared to the actual houses that much of Sutton Place has, these apartments are definitely of the nice, stuffy, doorman variety so they're nothing to scoff at.
1st Avenue is kind of busy and public transportation is crappy. There isn't a bar or restaurant scene and there aren't a lot of places to hang out. The thing about this neighborhood, though, is that most of the residents don't need any of those things. A lot of them have cars and drivers, families and access to more than us plebs that like to walk a block to get food have. It's the least fancy of all of the Sutton streets, but if you like that kind of vibe and can't buy a house, this isn't a bad street to look on.

Queens Boulevard is one the major outlets that goes in to Queens and out. It takes you straight to the Queens Borough Bridge. It is where the Queens Center Mall is located, and pretty much most big name businesses reside. Traffic can be heavily congested because it is one the ways people get home from the city. With traffic being mentioned, Queens boulevard has also been dubbed the boulevard of death, because of all the unfortunate accidents that has happened there. It is a major artery of getting around Queens thats why there is so much traffic. The drawbacks are for pedestrians trying to cross the boulevard. The boulevard consists of 8 lanes in total. 3 on opposite side, and 1 service land at each side. With that being said, its a pretty broad street to cross, specially if a person is J-walking. Local Law enforcements have taken precautions about people J-walking, and using corrects paths because a lot of pedestrians gets hit by moving cars.
Enough with the negatives, and more positives. Queens boulevard has a lot of stores and malls. The movie theaters are also located there. It is also easy to take public transportation around there because of all the local buses and trains that runs frequently. Just take caution when crossing it.