Most walkable neighborhoods: Sunnyside and Hunters Point

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    We all know NYC is known for its walkability: the grid makes the city easy to navigate, it’s become much safer in the past few decades, and there’s 24-hour public transportation. But while NYC is most walkable city in the US, Sunnyside and Hunters Point in Long Island City top the charts (ranked 95 of 100) in Queens on Walk Score, a site that ranks cities and neighborhoods based on on-foot access to amenities. For example, can you grocery shop without a car, walk to a nearby park, or is it safe for your kids to walk to school?

    Next are Jackson Heights (93), Kew Gardens (91), Elmhurst (91), and Ridgewood (90). All of these neighborhoods rank higher than NYC’s average of 85. It’s easy to stay on your feet in these neighborhoods: Sunnyside’s greenmarket is an easy walk from most of the surrounding streets, 15 CSAs abound in the borough, and you can find many yoga and fitness classes near Astoria and Hunters Point. Even though prices are rising for condos in LIC, the Hunters Point neighborhood is poised to be middle-income, family-friendly community.

     

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    The site also ranks based on public transit and biking (NYC is #9 in the nation; maybe we’ll climb in the ranks as the Citi Bike share program gets underway).

    For real estate listings in these neighborhoods prime for perambulating, see the QueensNYC real estate section. We feature properties in Sunnyside and Long Island City, as well as the other chart topping Queens neighborhoods.

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