rosedale (not that far from were i owned a home)--is one of those surprizing NYC communities.. Largely minority--(and this changes almost from block to block, some blocks being almost exclusively black, other being mix black, latino, indian(asians), and other groups, and some blocks being almost completely white (northern european).. its a very pretty area, with well kept houses, and lawns.
Queens has almost no 'slums' the poorest part of queens older tenement apartments, but they are not really slums. a good deal of queens is private homes.. some small (the smallest are semi attached, on 20 X 100 foot lots,) --Archie bunker's home was an example of this.. to free standing homes (that cover 85% of a 25 X100 foot lot--often these have been illegally converted to 3 or sometimes 3 family homes. the poshes parts of queens have mansions.
large single family homes on lots that are 100 x 200, many have are tudor style with slate roofs, several of the posher neighborhoods have waterfront or water views. (but there are low income waterfront areas too.. the posh area are 20 to 30 feet above sea level --and 20 or 30 feet away from coast, the poor water front property is 2 to 4 feet above high tide.. and floods it there is a heavy storm.
Rosedale is just a working glass, homeowning area.. not posh, but quite respectable.. the house and lots aren't very large, (40 X 100 being an average) but they are crouded. its biggest drawback is --a 2 fare zone.. (well not anymore) , but you do have to take a bus to the train, and its a long train ride to lower manhattan, and even longer to midtown.
a now cousin-(by marriage lived there).. her parents still do.. they saw no reason to leave when the neighborhood changed from irish catholic to west indies blacks.. with a few Guyanese, and triadadian asian's as well in the mix.
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