Bayside Queens

Bayside is one of the border neighborhoods in Queens next to the beginning of Long Island. For me, the main vein is Northern Blvd and everything is based off of that. Tons of restaurants, shopping, banking, etc.
Don’t forget Bell Blvd. Tons of bars, restaurants, shopping etc.
There are also places off of Northern and Bell Blvd too! All different cultures of food but there is definitely a heavy Asian presence, whether it’s Korean, Japanese or Chinese.
Unfortunately the subways don’t run out here but buses do and easily accessible to cars as far as proximity to highways. LIRR has stops in Bayside.

I have never in my life gotten so many tickets until constantly coming to Bayside.
Between Bayside and Flushing I have racked up about $ 400 in tickets just for parking violations. This is because there is never a sign around to tell you where not to park!
The traffic cops are petty and can’t wait to just slap a pointless ticket on your car.

Bayside is one of the wackest places to live. It is void of any cultural activity. Some of the worst restaurants in NY which does not make sense considering the average home price is about a half a million. Very cold vibe and a really corny bar scene. I gave it two stars because at least it is Queens, however it feels like working class Long Island neighborhood.

Bayside is an oasis of Queens with pretty houses that appears like manors or mansions. A very affluent and middle class area populated by Italian, Irish, Greek and Koreans. Notable resident: Rudolph Valentino, silent movie star of the 1920s had his former home in Bayside’s Caffe on the Green. Bayside has a suburban feel with a commuter rail road (LIRR) and buses for access into the city. Nevertheless it is a beautiful and tranquil town with a good quality public high school, Benjamin N. Cardozo High School. Bell Boulevard are where local residents hangout for pubs, bars and restaurants. Bay Terrace Mall is approximately one mile distance. Cunningham Park is accessible by bus. On a clear day Throngs Neck Bridge is very scenic and not to be miss photo session. Houses along the inlet of Little Neck Bay are beautiful.

You stay classy Bayside! While I am not a Bayside resident, I truly enjoy visiting this vibrant locale. Great restaurants, plenty of shopping, access to transportation, along with many other amenitites. Ia lso truly appreciate Bayside’s ability to transform itself from a boisterous and lively social hub on one end, to a serene and relaxing esape on the other.

A nice place to walk your dog, or go sightseeing, or sit at the benches and enjoy reading or writing. I love this place! They even have a dog park I never see tiny dogs go in there so I never bring my dog in there! But they have a nice walk path!

Bayside is a pretty nice part of Queens. Bell Blvd is a chill place but you might run into a wolfpack of frat bros, a whole bunch of underage girls trying to get into bars or buy liquor, and stupid kids that take the bus to Bayside High. Those kids from Bayside High are just rude, loud, and very disrespectful to the local people who live or have businesses there in Bayside. There’s also Bay Terrace. There’s several name brand stores there, nothing too crazy though. There is a movie theater but it’s a real crappy theater for a nice neighborhood.
The main thing I really dislike about coming to Bayside are the cops here. They’re real jerks. They sit in their car parked on the sidewalk of 7-​Eleven and they’ll just give anybody a problem. The meter maids here are also a real pain in the ass. The busy part of Bell Blvd is probably just 3 – 4 blocks and they’ll deploy 3 – 4 meter maids to cover that small radius. I even got a fine once while I’m putting quarters into the parking meter machine. The stupid meter maid was writing me up during that short ass time I was away from my vehicle to add time at the machine. I couldn’t believe it. So from now on, I just park inside the neighborhoods even if it’s a further walk from Bell. People in Bayside can’t drive or park either. They’ll honk over the dumbest things and they’ll bump and scratch the hell out of your car when they’re trying to park in the world’s hugest space.

Part 2-​_​_​_​If you look around at the residents they are it seems largely Italian and Greek and there are many Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches and Synagogues in the neighborhood. And there is also a large Asian, (Korean, and Chinese) community there. Bayside does have the feel if you spend time there that outsiders do not belong. That if you are visiting it is probably for the purpose of casing out houses or something.
I think one of the reasons for the safety is that there is no public transportation there other than the LIRR and you must take a cab or drive from the better communities to get to it. The area surrounding the LIRR is just average. You must venture out by car to see the Bayside Gables or Baybridge.
The mentality here is not a city mentality at all. I have been told that the neighbors are nosy and it does have a small town feel. But it is still very beautiful and worth a look. You won’t even believe you are in NY!
Bayside is home to a beautiful park.
3 Bayside neighborhoods are being considered for landmark status. Maybe if I win the lotto I can move here! I have to give it 5 stars for being the safest most beautiful exclusive neighborhood in the 5 boros!