The Urban Edge Apartment Living Blog
Musings on living in NYC... oh, and real estate too
Long Island City kids… perhaps not the first thing you think of when the topic of LIC comes up. And while it’s true that Long Island City continues to be an exciting place to live for artists and other creative types, as well as for young professionals, increasingly families, young kids in tow are settling [...]
Looking for cheap apartments in Queens? First, what is your definition of cheap? If you’re coming from another part of the country, the rent in Queens may not seem inexpensive at first. However, in comparison to Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, much (thought not necessarily all) of Queens presents an opportunity to find a relative [...]
We’ve been hearing for years that the next hot neighborhoods for NYC rental apartments will be in Queens, particularly in the communities of Long Island City and Hunters Point, right across the East River from Midtown Manhattan.
For as long as I can remember, it’s been like this: the city is for renting; the suburbs are for when you want to buy a house. Today, though, all that’s changing, with the rise of suburban apartments.
Residents of Long Island City rental apartments have been hearing for years what they already know: this once-industrial, increasingly-residential neighborhood has just about fully come into its own, offering an appealing combination of local character, first-rate food and cultural offerings, and super-convenient transportation to both Midtown West and Midtown East in Manhattan and, thus, everywhere [...]
