60th Ln, Ridgewood

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.

This is right around the corner from where I used to live. There’s nothing really special about this street. It has a Laundromat and a hair styling salon and a few residences, but most of the house fronts are on the streets running perpendicular to this one so you don’t see much activity. Aside from cars, that is. Lots of drivers use 60th lane as a shortcut between Myrtle ave and Metropolitan ave, so they really need some speed bumps on this street.