Born and raised in Sunnyside, and still here 👋 You filmed a lot of locations that I walk past every day definitely a walker’s paradise, lots of food and coffee options, busy but never super loud and chaotic, and we have a Spirit Halloween this year which is fun
Excellent coverage of Sunnyside! After years of living in Manhattan and BK, I found Sunnyside about 4 years ago. I love it. And I’ve rarely had issues with the 7 train. Or getting to other subway lines. Diversity, a slower pace, yet easy to get into Manhattan.
Great video of Sunnyside. I lived the first 29 years of my life in Sunnyside (lived on 40th street between 47th and 48th avenues) and I am happy that the neighborhood is thriving today. The proximity to Manhattan has always been a plus, but there is much more variety and options today. I have been planning to go there for a day to walk around, as I have not been there in a number of years. Your video has piqued my interest.
I was 15 when I spent the Summer of 1988 in NYC Sunnyside 42. St. I played basketball every day in the park down the street. I was fortunate to see NYC in the '80s. What memories! ❤Cheers!
Something cool about Sunnyside is that it has what I believe is NYC's first bike boulevard! Obviously NYC has a lot of bike lanes, but a bike boulevard is a street that is made purposefully calmer so that it's comfortable for folks to ride bikes pretty much anywhere in the street (rather than in a thin lane). The boulevard is 39th Ave, and it was made by lowering the speed limit to 20, and having one block where cars can only travel east and another where they can only travel west, while bikes can travel both directions. This means a driver going west must leave the avenue when they approach the one way east block and vice versa. This slows everybody down. It's cool to see!
The downside is that the pedestrians have to be extra careful because a lot of the bikes are running the red lights. I've nearly gotten hit over a dozen times trying to cross the street on my right-of-way light because the bikers don't stop for their red lights and one of my friends actually DID get hit and had to go to the doctor for stitches.
@@VixLeu That’s not a reason not to build bike infrastructure though. It’s not as though if they didn’t build it then everyone would follow the rules. I whole heartedly agree bikes should stop at red lights especially to let pedestrians go and to cede the right of way. But I also understand the argument that bikes are kind of in between cars and pedestrians - certainly no one bats an eye at pedestrians jaywalking in NYC and for good reason. Many states have “Idaho stop” laws on the books, where cyclists can treat stop signs like yield signs and red lights like stop signs (giving right of way to pedestrians and other road users who have right of way of course). Perhaps something like that would be a happy medium. I also agree that likely even with rules like that many cyclists wouldn’t follow them. But many drivers also do not follow laws too like rolling through stop signs, regularly speeding, right turns on red, but they don’t seem to be the target of the same vitriol as cyclists
Whatever the perception of bikes and their rule breaking, the fact still remains that bike lanes, and the presence of bikes in general, make the streets safer for all street users, including pedestrians and people in cars. Crash and injury rates go down in pretty much every instance.
I considered moving to Sunnyside before deciding on Astoria when looking for my first apartment years ago. I would have picked either, and I couldn't decide initially until I found a much cheaper apartment in Astoria close to the subway. Both are walkable neighborhoods with access to most things I need, and midtown Manhattan is just a 10-minute subway ride. Two things that Astoria has over Sunnyside are the waterfront and Astoria Park.
One of my favorite pizzerias, Philomena’s, is in Sunnyside. The 7 trains are also color coordinated. Red Diamond signifies an express while a Green Circle signifies a local. I have a relative buried in First Cavalry. If I’m not mistaken, Vito’s burial scene in Godfather 1 was shot at Calvary cemetery.
A few things. The Farmer's market is small and only open on Saturdays. The cemetery is huge, with lots of wide and clean paths that are great for biking, walking, jogging. I really like it here. My main complaint is the lack of public park space. For that you need to travel outside the neighborhood.
I've heard folks complain about 7 train service shutdowns due to maintenance. I believe that ended this month, though. The rest of the time, at least the express and local tracks allow for some redundancy in the event of train problems.
What a cool neighborhood! Especially since I’m trying to move to the city by the end of the year, I will absolutely keep sunny side on my list of neighborhoods to look at! Thank you for all the helpful info!
I grew up there! Best neighborhood ever! Beautiful pre war apartments! Great families and people! Close it the city! Our rent was 400 for a two bedroom one block away from Lowery Train Station Stop. 1970s through 1990s
Thank you for your content! Been watching your videos since January and they really helped me prepare for my temporary stay in the city before making the grand move here. Happy to see Sunnyside as your topic - thats the area I chose to stay in May! Also La Pollera de Mario offers amazing portions for reasonable price 👌
I love this video! Have been living in Sunnyside for the past 2 years and absolutely love it. Small town feel but city vibes is the best way to explain it I think. Although it’s getting more and more expensive and I don’t think I’ll be able to afford it come next lease renewal 😫😫 but anyway I love the walkability and reliability of the train. There are some delays here and there but the overall I can get to where I need to be pretty efficiently without minor headaches most days. It’s when I transfer trains that I run into problems. Totally recommend living in Sunnyside 😊😊☀️
side rant on talking about the 7 Train: People like doing this move where they take the Express, and get off to transfer to a local train for one or two stops, in attempt to save time on commute. However in my many years of taking the 7 train, doing this at certain times of day is a waste of time, because the local train people wait for at the express stop ends up being the one that people let pass by waiting for the express
Hi! I love watching your videos and learning about different neighborhoods in NYC. Could you do one about Astoria or Greenpoint too? Thanks and keep up the amazing work!
People do take the Q32 and Q60 into Manhattan. Also living in Astoria, the NYC Ferry is a nice commute. BTW my family was in Astoria when it was still farmland. Though I’m looking at my next chapter within the next few years, perhaps in South Florida hence my picture with the Brightline train serving Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach and within the next few weeks, Orlando.
At age 9, I memorized all of the stops on the IRT line, which is now the # 7 line. They run from Times Square to Main Street, in Flushing. I lived very close to the Bliss Street Station.
For the train part, you can always take the Q60 to certain stops near subways. The issue is that the Q60 might take a while to arrive and with how crowded it gets.
I spent my first 11 1/2 years in Sunnyside. My family lived on 43-33 48th Street. We first lived in Apartment 4-E. Then, as I was about to turn 4, we moved around the corner of the corridor to 4-F. It was a 3-room apartment. My father paid rent of $57 a month!!
Sunnyside = True community...L.I.C. = Rich af, bought an over priced condo on the waterfront, Industrial shyt to the west and south BUT, to your east is the home of the greatest rapper in hip hop history! NAS! Queensbridge projects stand up!
I'm a Manhattan resident and I was out looking at an apartment in the area. I can say that the area is more bearable than the current area where I live (East Harlem).
Kingsbridge Heights in The Bronx is a pretty nice neighborhood. It has a shopping center in it's shopping district, The (1) train is in that area as well as a few buses. Good place to trick or treat too.
Sunnyside has more Square footage for the price, clean, no junkies and kids actually go Trick or Treating on Halloween. It's like living in Jersey with all the city perks. You wont see people outside after 10pm because people work. I was gonna pick Astoria , but it's loud and dirty plus the apartments are way smaller. No real nightlife more of a family area, but you have everything cool in Manhattan and Brooklyn by a 15min by Uber. Paying $1700 for a 1-BR 780 sqft renovated apartment in 2023 so deals can be found if you walk the neighborhood and talk to supers besides looking at websites that are looking for $2300. As someone born and raised Uptown the peace is so appreciated. Sunnyside is a Gem.
You give me hope. Looking to move back to NY after growing up away and the market has me looking in Queens. I'm happy that somebody is getting a deal out here! It's rough!
I was born and raised 4 blocks from that Sunnyside welcome sign lol. I've lived there for 32 years in the same buildings it went from awesome to a shit storm . The rents are ridiculous now greed has definitely taken over . Best thing about growing up there was I could walk to anything! And I know almost every person that lives there I'm kinda like the mayor 😂😂 since so many do infact know me . Awesome place to live in the 90's early 2000's today I would not move here .
so i live in the Sunnyside equivalent (sort of) close by Zürich/Switzerland.... okay , no sub, and two bus stations to local train to Zürich, and also no Waterfront, no Tourists, no Stress and payable Rent.... i guess those Sunnyside's equivalent are in or close to all Cities in the World, thank you for another great video...
I live in sunnyside it Perfect for me cuz I am half latno and Romanian and there are both pretty large groups of Romanians and Latinos there I feel at home
Sunnyside’s industrial area is depressing to look at while on the 7. It’s two areas, north side after 39th Street; south side after 37th Street But the residential area with stores are really nice. Walking on 37th Street heading south to 48th Avenue at night feels unsafe, because there aren’t any homes until you pass 48th Avenue.
For me if I had to pick to live in Astoria. It’s a quaint neighborhood right near LaGuardia. I forgot to mention that Sunnyside is always busy especially Queens Blvd no matter what time of day. Not a fan of Sunnyside since it’s like right in the middle of a big highway but nowhere cross on Route 25. 2nd overall I would move to a place where it’s less busy and much affordable. Thank you for this video
Do you even live in nyc? I haven’t seen you make any videos while you’re in nyc. I prefer real New Yorkers who aren’t afraid to venture out their apartment.
This is absurd - most people in Sunnyside are locals, not transplants. Why do you undermine your otherwise excellent presentation with such condescending and incorrect statements?
@@valmikeapuzen4137 we wish. gentrification in fact is more driven by available lots for development and residential turnover. as most of Sunnyside is rent stabilized, there aren't enough apartments changing hands and there are few development sites. it's unlikely to change dramatically any time soon.
@@zelenicaljubljanica5410 One of the reasons for the rental apartment shortage in Sunnyside is the huge number of rentals that were converted to co-ops especially on the North Side of Queens Blvd.
I live in sunnyside it Perfect for me cuz I am half latno and Romanian and there are both pretty large groups of Romanians and Latinos there I feel at home
I live in sunnyside it Perfect for me cuz I am half latno and Romanian and there are both pretty large groups of Romanians and Latinos there I feel at home
I love living in Sunnyside! My current fav is Ricas Pupusas :)
Born and raised in Sunnyside, and still here 👋 You filmed a lot of locations that I walk past every day
definitely a walker’s paradise, lots of food and coffee options, busy but never super loud and chaotic, and we have a Spirit Halloween this year which is fun
I gotta say, your love for this city is infectious
Moved to Sunnyside in 2000 and never looked back. I know my neighbors and appreciate the approximation to Manhattan.
As someone who lives on Long Island and wants to move to New York City soon, I absolutely love watching these videos!
Lived in Sunnyside in third grade it was wonderful. I often think about it a lot now a days.
Excellent coverage of Sunnyside! After years of living in Manhattan and BK, I found Sunnyside about 4 years ago. I love it. And I’ve rarely had issues with the 7 train. Or getting to other subway lines. Diversity, a slower pace, yet easy to get into Manhattan.
Great video of Sunnyside. I lived the first 29 years of my life in Sunnyside (lived on 40th street between 47th and 48th avenues) and I am happy that the neighborhood is thriving today. The proximity to Manhattan has always been a plus, but there is much more variety and options today. I have been planning to go there for a day to walk around, as I have not been there in a number of years. Your video has piqued my interest.
I was 15 when I spent the Summer of 1988 in NYC Sunnyside 42. St. I played basketball every day in the park down the street. I was fortunate to see NYC in the '80s. What memories! ❤Cheers!
Something cool about Sunnyside is that it has what I believe is NYC's first bike boulevard! Obviously NYC has a lot of bike lanes, but a bike boulevard is a street that is made purposefully calmer so that it's comfortable for folks to ride bikes pretty much anywhere in the street (rather than in a thin lane). The boulevard is 39th Ave, and it was made by lowering the speed limit to 20, and having one block where cars can only travel east and another where they can only travel west, while bikes can travel both directions. This means a driver going west must leave the avenue when they approach the one way east block and vice versa. This slows everybody down. It's cool to see!
Thanks for the fun fact! I didn't know that. NYC can definitely do better for bike commuters.
@@UrbanCaffeine Agreed!!
The downside is that the pedestrians have to be extra careful because a lot of the bikes are running the red lights. I've nearly gotten hit over a dozen times trying to cross the street on my right-of-way light because the bikers don't stop for their red lights and one of my friends actually DID get hit and had to go to the doctor for stitches.
@@VixLeu That’s not a reason not to build bike infrastructure though. It’s not as though if they didn’t build it then everyone would follow the rules. I whole heartedly agree bikes should stop at red lights especially to let pedestrians go and to cede the right of way. But I also understand the argument that bikes are kind of in between cars and pedestrians - certainly no one bats an eye at pedestrians jaywalking in NYC and for good reason. Many states have “Idaho stop” laws on the books, where cyclists can treat stop signs like yield signs and red lights like stop signs (giving right of way to pedestrians and other road users who have right of way of course). Perhaps something like that would be a happy medium. I also agree that likely even with rules like that many cyclists wouldn’t follow them. But many drivers also do not follow laws too like rolling through stop signs, regularly speeding, right turns on red, but they don’t seem to be the target of the same vitriol as cyclists
Whatever the perception of bikes and their rule breaking, the fact still remains that bike lanes, and the presence of bikes in general, make the streets safer for all street users, including pedestrians and people in cars. Crash and injury rates go down in pretty much every instance.
I considered moving to Sunnyside before deciding on Astoria when looking for my first apartment years ago. I would have picked either, and I couldn't decide initially until I found a much cheaper apartment in Astoria close to the subway. Both are walkable neighborhoods with access to most things I need, and midtown Manhattan is just a 10-minute subway ride. Two things that Astoria has over Sunnyside are the waterfront and Astoria Park.
I love Astoria as well. I saw it listed as one of the top 5 up and coming neighborhoods in New York.
@@UrbanCaffeine it aint just up and coming bro, we been up
One of my favorite pizzerias, Philomena’s, is in Sunnyside.
The 7 trains are also color coordinated. Red Diamond signifies an express while a Green Circle signifies a local.
I have a relative buried in First Cavalry. If I’m not mistaken, Vito’s burial scene in Godfather 1 was shot at Calvary cemetery.
Philomena's is so good!
A few things. The Farmer's market is small and only open on Saturdays. The cemetery is huge, with lots of wide and clean paths that are great for biking, walking, jogging. I really like it here. My main complaint is the lack of public park space. For that you need to travel outside the neighborhood.
I just love your content! Please continue on making these videos.
I've heard folks complain about 7 train service shutdowns due to maintenance. I believe that ended this month, though. The rest of the time, at least the express and local tracks allow for some redundancy in the event of train problems.
I grew up in Astoria and I loved it. Especially Astoria park waterfront during sunsets. Sunnyside is very nice also basically anywhere in Queens.
I live in Philly but today I was in Sunnyside and ate at Ida’s. I enjoyed it.😊
Living in Sunnyside is wonderful, but the lack of real greenspace (AKA, a park that isn't a concrete playground or a bone yard) is my biggest gripe.
Sunny side taking bullets today. LOLOl great vid I went to school there
What a cool neighborhood! Especially since I’m trying to move to the city by the end of the year, I will absolutely keep sunny side on my list of neighborhoods to look at! Thank you for all the helpful info!
I grew up there! Best neighborhood ever! Beautiful pre war apartments! Great families and people! Close it the city! Our rent was 400 for a two bedroom one block away from Lowery Train Station Stop. 1970s through 1990s
Thank you for your content! Been watching your videos since January and they really helped me prepare for my temporary stay in the city before making the grand move here. Happy to see Sunnyside as your topic - thats the area I chose to stay in May! Also La Pollera de Mario offers amazing portions for reasonable price 👌
I hope your move goes well! Good luck. I'll have to try that place next time I'm in the area.
I love this video! Have been living in Sunnyside for the past 2 years and absolutely love it. Small town feel but city vibes is the best way to explain it I think. Although it’s getting more and more expensive and I don’t think I’ll be able to afford it come next lease renewal 😫😫 but anyway I love the walkability and reliability of the train. There are some delays here and there but the overall I can get to where I need to be pretty efficiently without minor headaches most days. It’s when I transfer trains that I run into problems. Totally recommend living in Sunnyside 😊😊☀️
side rant on talking about the 7 Train:
People like doing this move where they take the Express, and get off to transfer to a local train for one or two stops, in attempt to save time on commute. However in my many years of taking the 7 train, doing this at certain times of day is a waste of time, because the local train people wait for at the express stop ends up being the one that people let pass by waiting for the express
Hi! I love watching your videos and learning about different neighborhoods in NYC. Could you do one about Astoria or Greenpoint too? Thanks and keep up the amazing work!
I've become such a fan of yours that I hit the like button a couple of seconds into the video. I love these neighborhood videos!
Lol. Thanks for the "like" 😊
People do take the Q32 and Q60 into Manhattan. Also living in Astoria, the NYC Ferry is a nice commute. BTW my family was in Astoria when it was still farmland. Though I’m looking at my next chapter within the next few years, perhaps in South Florida hence my picture with the Brightline train serving Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach and within the next few weeks, Orlando.
Florida _does_ have nice weather and less allergens than New York. Just don't live where it's sinking. Good luck!
I love your Saturday posts they make my day 😁
So happy to hear that! Thank you.😊
At age 9, I memorized all of the stops on the IRT line, which is now the # 7 line. They run from Times Square to Main Street, in Flushing. I lived very close to the Bliss Street Station.
I used to live in Sunnyside...I miss it!!!!
For the train part, you can always take the Q60 to certain stops near subways. The issue is that the Q60 might take a while to arrive and with how crowded it gets.
I spent my first 11 1/2 years in Sunnyside. My family lived on 43-33 48th Street. We first lived in Apartment 4-E. Then, as I was about to turn 4, we moved around the corner of the corridor to 4-F. It was a 3-room apartment. My father paid rent of $57 a month!!
Very nicely explained
The express train makes me shine bright like a diamond...
Sunnyside = True community...L.I.C. = Rich af, bought an over priced condo on the waterfront, Industrial shyt to the west and south BUT, to your east is the home of the greatest rapper in hip hop history! NAS! Queensbridge projects stand up!
I'm a Manhattan resident and I was out looking at an apartment in the area.
I can say that the area is more bearable than the current area where I live (East Harlem).
Kingsbridge Heights in The Bronx is a pretty nice neighborhood. It has a shopping center in it's shopping district, The (1) train is in that area as well as a few buses. Good place to trick or treat too.
I lived in Sunnyside 20 years ago... nice sleepy shady street... my quiet prewar 2 bedroom apartment was $1300. Inflation sure sucks doesn't it?
My dad grew up in Sunnyside during the late 40s and early 50s
How was Sunnyside back then?
great video!
0:43 - Before seeing this Yt video, I knew Sunnyside only as the railroad yard across the East River from Penn Station.
Here from your first ever video. Congrats for the success.
Wow! Thanks for sticking around!
@@UrbanCaffeine By the way, still waiting for a Madison Square Garden video, a NYC beaches video and… where to ski in NY State. 👍👌
There's already a beaches one: ua-cam.com/video/oKlWriVCcSU/v-deo.html
What a great video! Full of gold informations... Thank you :)
Well. At must say, Thea. You have covered Sunnyside in Queens alright. I can learn more about the boroughs of NYC. #itsalwayssunnysideinqueens. 😄
Sunnyside has more Square footage for the price, clean, no junkies and kids actually go Trick or Treating on Halloween. It's like living in Jersey with all the city perks. You wont see people outside after 10pm because people work. I was gonna pick Astoria , but it's loud and dirty plus the apartments are way smaller. No real nightlife more of a family area, but you have everything cool in Manhattan and Brooklyn by a 15min by Uber. Paying $1700 for a 1-BR 780 sqft renovated apartment in 2023 so deals can be found if you walk the neighborhood and talk to supers besides looking at websites that are looking for $2300. As someone born and raised Uptown the peace is so appreciated. Sunnyside is a Gem.
You give me hope. Looking to move back to NY after growing up away and the market has me looking in Queens. I'm happy that somebody is getting a deal out here! It's rough!
Best restaurant - Gakyizompe! Amazing Tibetan food and the only sit down restaurant in NYC I know with $3 beer
I was born and raised 4 blocks from that Sunnyside welcome sign lol. I've lived there for 32 years in the same buildings it went from awesome to a shit storm . The rents are ridiculous now greed has definitely taken over . Best thing about growing up there was I could walk to anything! And I know almost every person that lives there I'm kinda like the mayor 😂😂 since so many do infact know me . Awesome place to live in the 90's early 2000's today I would not move here .
Very informative video of sunnyside queens...can you do more video videos of Staten Island ? Have a wonderful day beautiful lady😘😘😘 xox
She doesn’t want you bro
Which subway train to take from Hilton hotel JFK to go to Times Square and Brooklyn?
I been there:)
Also 8:24 what the hell is a local tourist 😂 people that live 20 blocks away going to the park ?
so i live in the Sunnyside equivalent (sort of) close by Zürich/Switzerland.... okay , no sub, and two bus stations to local train to Zürich, and also no Waterfront, no Tourists, no Stress and payable Rent.... i guess those Sunnyside's equivalent are in or close to all Cities in the World, thank you for another great video...
Where is Walgreens located 😁
Beautiful opening shot! Were you on a rooftop?
No that was stock
Shout out to the Lowery and Maggie Maes and Sunnyside Pizza
I live in sunnyside it Perfect for me cuz I am half latno and Romanian and there are both pretty large groups of Romanians and Latinos there I feel at home
Way cool enough , Thea ...
If you are going to have only one subway line, it doesn't get better than the #7 train.
Sunnyside’s industrial area is depressing to look at while on the 7. It’s two areas, north side after 39th Street; south side after 37th Street But the residential area with stores are really nice. Walking on 37th Street heading south to 48th Avenue at night feels unsafe, because there aren’t any homes until you pass 48th Avenue.
Those ares are not Sunnyside they are LIC
"Zombieland" 😂
My favorite is shop is the Wendy hehehe
awesome videos...
Sunnyside Pizza!
Next to the place next to the place people wanna live to 😂
I am from Sunnyside, the best pizza place is called spicy pizza it’s near the 46th street station
Where do you live in New York like which district?
I used to live in Brooklyn. Now I live in Queens.
@@UrbanCaffeine Queens is the best borough in my opinion
Next to the place, next to the place....that's totally me looking for an apartment right now.
For me if I had to pick to live in Astoria. It’s a quaint neighborhood right near LaGuardia. I forgot to mention that Sunnyside is always busy especially Queens Blvd no matter what time of day. Not a fan of Sunnyside since it’s like right in the middle of a big highway but nowhere cross on Route 25. 2nd overall I would move to a place where it’s less busy and much affordable. Thank you for this video
I live in this neighborhood and it's getting expensive
I m never move out from Sunnyside ,it is my place.
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🌹🌹
Subway for me 💀
Hope I could meet u
Zombie land is crazy 😂
"Zombieland," cute. You may have used that term before, but I don't remember./
Do you even live in nyc? I haven’t seen you make any videos while you’re in nyc. I prefer real New Yorkers who aren’t afraid to venture out their apartment.
According to her L train video, she states she does.
I watched a lot of nyc UA-camrs. And this girl is the only one that isn’t in the city with the commoners, she must be afraid of city life.
Huh ? Please stop gentrification is kicking out the ones that been here for years .
If no one responds to me it means im having sad times
Something to brighten your day: ua-cam.com/video/znd0tIKjsPU/v-deo.html
Great. I hope more hipsters don't come now.
This is absurd - most people in Sunnyside are locals, not transplants. Why do you undermine your otherwise excellent presentation with such condescending and incorrect statements?
Gentrification is knocking on Sunnyside’s door since it is next to Long Island City which is next to Manhattan. Sunnyside is next 😊
@@valmikeapuzen4137 we wish. gentrification in fact is more driven by available lots for development and residential turnover. as most of Sunnyside is rent stabilized, there aren't enough apartments changing hands and there are few development sites. it's unlikely to change dramatically any time soon.
@@valmikeapuzen4137 Sunnyside never needed to be "gentrified" Always safe and stable. Gentrification is a word that is over used and misused.
@@zelenicaljubljanica5410 One of the reasons for the rental apartment shortage in Sunnyside is the huge number of rentals that were converted to co-ops especially on the North Side of Queens Blvd.
I live in sunnyside it Perfect for me cuz I am half latno and Romanian and there are both pretty large groups of Romanians and Latinos there I feel at home
I live in sunnyside it Perfect for me cuz I am half latno and Romanian and there are both pretty large groups of Romanians and Latinos there I feel at home