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A great place to live. It is true that there is not much yard space and the brownstones on this street are all connected together but it is truly an all American Queens neighborhood. Driving or walking down this small lane you can almost feel the close knit community and a warmth that radiates from the windows of each household. The people are extremely friendly and warm hearted, and during the holidays they love to compete with each other, to see which windows are adorned with the most Christmas lights, and outrageous holiday decorations. This is a place where the children actually play baseball in the street, and I know that sounds kind of corny but I am not exaggerating. If you are in this area, just park your car and take a walk. It doesn't matter if its the hot lazy days of summer, or the dead of winter, you will feel the warmth of this neighborhood radiating from the windows.

I could never understand the numbering of this street, but Queens, New York is filled with numbered streets, avenues, and roads, so I guess it would be a typical name for a road. 67th Street veers off from Eliot Avenue, and is only about a block long then kind of circles into a loop of 61st Drive, and comes full circle to 68th Street, the strange part is halfway down the block of 67th Street is a street called 61st Street, and goes back toward the downtown area of Queens. The whole area is occupied by low income families, living in government subsidized apartments, and housing. It is not a heavily traveled road, and almost seems like it was added to Queens as an afterthought. If you were driving in this area and didn't know the streets very well, it would be very easy to become confused and get lost with the way they are numbered and the different drives, avenues, and streets. It is a very unusual way of setting up a neighborhood.

Alright so I chose this street because I grew up in Queens, not; I chose it because I also have a brother named after this street but it's spelled Elliott. It is a long avenue and quite diversified, parts of it winding through heavy populated intersections, and then into a park area, then into a congested downtown. The traffic volume is a steady stream at most hours of the day reaching its peak during rush hours. It is only minutes away from the Long Island Expressway which will take you to any part of New York City you wish to visit, so it is quite well traveled. It is not uncommon to see pedestrians walking along the populated areas both during peak daytime rush hours on their way to work, and a younger crowd walking the streets at night. Not a good place to raise a family.

Take a left off 63rd Drive and when you repeat the name of this street to yourself, try to picture and authentic Queens resident, with that unique accent saying the name Wetherole Street. It will make you laugh. Well the street starts off with a little corner flower shop called the flower box, so that gives you an idea of the type of retail business conducted along this area. It is not really a residential area but many residents walk the sidewalks. If you were to drive down this street and went about two more blocks then you would drive into a typical Queens neighborhood. The typical two story brownstones with the fenced in front yards. If you grew up in Queens, this is a great place to purchase a home and start a family. Close to the downtown area, shopping, and restaurants, but still as the neighborhood feel about it.

89th Street is a place I lived for three years across from St. Anthony's Hospital. It is an extremely busy street and the sounds of sirens, vehicles, and the blare of honking horns, are a part of every day life at any given hour. Pedestrians walk this area constantly, both day and night, either on there way to work, or during night time hours, on there way to one of the many all night clubs just a few blocks away. There is a small enclosure behind the hospital where much of the staff gather during break, especially in the summer to play a quick game of basketball, or just to hang out and chat with coworkers in between their shifts. The street is covered with high rise apartments, and a few old warehouses, that have been converted into condominiums, and swank lodgings covering the whole top area of one building. It is not uncommon to see people walking down the street with a basket of laundry in tow, or a random individual walking there dog with children tagging along. It is a nice place for a young adult to start out, when working and living in Queens Village, New York. I loved it there.

82nd Avenue is a quiet street lined thoroughfare in Queens Village and only minutes away from Queens Hospital where I attended Nursing classes and held my first job fresh out of college. The houses that align the streets were built in the early nineteen hundreds and large and spacious. Most of them have been converted into apartments. I would say the most attractive part of living in this part of Queens, is that most of the yards are large and spacious, and there is a country living feel to the area, even though you are right in one of the biggest cities in the world. The volume of traffic can be heavy at times depending on what time of day it is, other then those times, the area remains fairly quiet. A great place to call home.

168th Street is in a suburban part of Queens only minutes away from the the Union Turnpike. It is not as charming or authentic looking as some of the other street neighborhoods, and has a more uptown feel to it. The people that live on this street are diversified and true New Yorkers. There is a variety of local bars, and theme styled restraurants located in this area and the crowd is younger and more enthralled with the hustle and bustle of city life. There are more apartment building then single family homes which makes a majority of the residents young, single, and without children. Many of them are nursing and college students.

A quiet street even during New York Rush hour traffic. The street is the last street, or you could call it the first street before you reach the water dockyards in Queens. On one side are high rise apartments, including a few elderly adult care apartments, and on the other side of the street is Aliel Interiors, and Marble Techniques Inc. both large fabrication factories. It is not a street that most residents in Queens typically travel down, unless you happen to work in that location, or know friends or relatives that live in the area. A nice place for retired couples and elderly people to live.

25th Street is a busy and noisy street close to downtown Queens. There is a traffic light every few blocks, the street is very narrow, and cars line both sides of the street during daytime and evening hours with residential parking. The buildings consist mainly of two and three story apartment housing where the residences are as diversified as New York City itself. In between the apartment buildings are the typical New York Alleys, that are not safe to travel during late night hours. The driving in this area is not as conjested as in other parts of New York, and if you live in the area, it is one of the few places that you could own a car and get around without to much difficulty when heading out for shopping and other routine activities on a daily basis. If you are a student or a young adult just entering New York City's workforce, it is a good place to call home.

Gleane Street is a part of my old neighborhood, and only a couple of blocks from where I grew up. Many elderly people live on this street, and most have owned their homes for many years. All the houses are extremely close together with small fenced in front yards, with parking in the alley behind the back or along the street in front of the houses. The overall spirit is friendly, and inviting. Children still ride their bikes down the sidewalks, and families barbecue on grills during the weekend. There are lots of block parties and garage sales during the summer months, and the people that live in this area are predominantly Caucasian, and Roman Catholic. Most of the children attend the neighborhood Catholic Schools making the families a very close knit community, with everyone knowing their next door neighbors. It is a great place to raise a family if you reside in New York City, or plan on moving their in the future. Also my Grand Parents still reside there.

I grew up on Ithaca Street, in the heart of Queens, New York. I attended Elmhurst Elementary, several blocks away. The street is covered with brick colored two story brownstone with about five feet between each building. The yards are sparse, the houses ugly, and clogged together, but the people that live in these neighborhoods are the warmest, kindest, and most decent people I have ever encountered in my travels. It is true that my childhood was many years ago, and Ithaca Street is a bit more weary looking, slightly more down trodden, but the people remain the same. I visit several times a year, and still have relatives that live in the area. It remains a trueblood All American Street, when you think of the baseball, apple pie, and the old school streets of Queens, New York.