Oakland Gardens, NY

Set between Alley Pond Park and Cunningham Park just south of Little Neck Bay, is Oakland Gardens, a classic Queens neighborhood complete with numerous apartment buildings, brownstones, and single-family free-standing home rentals. 73rd Avenue and Bell Boulevard house diners, doughnut shops, and grocery stores, while the rest of the area is predominately residential. Oakland Gardens sits between two sprawling parks, with Alley Pond Park to the east, and Cunningham Park to the west. These green spaces make it easy to step out of the bustling grid of the New York City area and relax. However, this being a New York City borough neighborhood, there’s plenty of public transportation to help you get around. There’s also no shortage of things to do in and around Oakland Gardens.