Main St, Roosevelt Island

While Roosevelt Island used to be available only to those hardy travelers able to bear the heights and vertigo of the cable-car over from 57th Street, the island today is accessible by more modern means: the F-train stops here. But Main Street, a tiny road that serves as Roosevelt Island's main thoroughfare, still feels more like a small town than like part of the heart of the metropolis. Residents here, who tend to be middle-class (though the construction of some luxury buildings is bringing in a yuppie boom), have a distinct way of life - the island has its own newspaper, library, general store and buses, just like any small town. It's an ideal location for family life - and a great getaway from the hustle and bustle of the city. But trendy types and night owls might find the area isolating: Main Street's culinary options are limited to a single diner, a slightly more upscale bar and grill and a since-closed-down pizzeria (plus, naturally, a Starbucks). While the transport links make it more viable than it once was, it's still less than ideal for those who anticipate frequent nights on the town.

Most tourists are extremely familiar with the Chinatown in Manhattan but New York City is in fact home to several other Chinatowns and Main Street in downtown Flushing , Queens is one such neighborhood that can also wear the crown of Chinatown in New York City for the area is home to a substantial number of Far East Asian populations especially the Chinese and the Koreans.

Like Manhattan’s Chinatown Main Street, Flushing hosts countless Chinese restaurants, grocery stores, bubble tea shops, Chinese bakeries, bookstores and herbalist stores and more. Main Street, Flushing which is the last stop on the number 7 line of the New York City subway line is a bustling, perennially busy neighborhood which is also served by the LIRR and several public buses that serve the borough of Queens.

The real estate scenario in Flushing is a mixture of old co-ops and condo buildings as well as single and multi-family homes and the neighborhood also offers some great shopping opportunities as it is home to several mainstream stores like Old Navy, Macy’s and the Flushing Mall which is located at Prince Street and is populated by many small stores and restaurants.

Aside from being a major transportation and shopping destination in New York City, Flushing is also well known as the home of major Hindu temples and religious centers like the Ganesh Temple ( the Hindu Temple society of North America), the Hindu Center and the Om Sai Mandir.

Main Street in Flushing is an extremely busy area of Queens. The subway stop carries workers in and out of Queens to Manhattan via the 7 train. The street is densely populated with all sorts of stores and while it's nice to have so much condensed into a small area it's overwhelming at times and the traffic can be horrible. There are stores that cater to a number of ethnic backgrounds including Middle Eastern, Asian and European cultures. Halal Food Markets and Chinese grocers seem to mingle well on the street which is nice. The only real issue is the overcrowding in the area closest to the subway.