today we'll be exploring douglas manor queens a wealthy neighborhood just
30 minutes from midtown manhattan by train but a world away with some of the
most beautiful homes in all of new york city let's see what makes this area so
unique this is the end of new york city this is the northeastern tip of queens across
the water is long island what makes this community so unique for me is that you have this one mile
of unobstructed waterfront no houses were built on it in front of little neck bay
you can see the throgs neck bridge in the distance even the signs there say no trespassing member use
only so you're not even supposed to come and sit on the bench to enjoy the view of the water this
area was named after the douglas family and one thing that they did was only single-family
homes and like no commercial businesses here it's basically like being in a suburb in long island or
new jersey a really nice suburb in 1997 new york's landmark preservation commission named douglas
manor historical district the douglaston historic district meaning if you want to do any changes
to any of the homes here that commission has to approve of it just like in forest hills gardens
i mean look i grew up in jersey i think that shock factor of oh my god this is new york city has
long worn off for me in these types of neighborhoods let's be honest a ton of them exist
you know most tourists don't know about them a lot of locals who just moved to manhattan also
don't really know about these suburban types of neighborhoods in queens that are basically
like a hop skip and a jump away from long island you can have a lot of property in new york city
just depends on the neighborhoods there's only about 600 homes in douglas manor and
a lot of them are just passed on from generation to generation so it's rare that a home even pops
up back in 2021 the average list price was about two million dollars but everybody knows about this
whole real estate boom right now i can't imagine that the cost of the homes here hasn't skyrocketed
as well read an interesting article that there's some longtime residents here
that will swim in little neck bay even though at times the city has said
that it's not safe for swimming they claim that they don't get sick after swimming in this like
it'll prevent any diseases i guess i don't know i don't know if i would swim in it personally but
make your own judgments douglaston club established 1918 private club yacht tennis
golf and this area area's had some pretty famous residents a young john mcenroe at the age of eight
actually started training in tennis right at this club their big name andrew cuomo sold his
home here in 1993. wealthy celebrity types have lived in douglas manor and will continue to do so
this is a landmark home in new york city built in 1850 as one of the few remaining structures
in queens that was originally built as a farmhouse i mean look at that it completely does not look
like it belongs in new york city but when you look back on new york's history heck even manhattan had
tons of farm homes the word bowery you know the bowery is dutch for farm this is an amazing relic
of new york city's past and it's so hard to find this type of structure anywhere in queens anymore
this legitimately looks like it could be on a plantation somewhere in the southern united states
forget the suburbs this is quieter than the suburbs i understand why people would move here
this is you know you got one foot in the suburbs and one foot in the city you'd likely need a car
about a 15-minute walk or so to get to the lirr these homes are absolutely gorgeous
so many different styles little british country inn you can fit six or seven cars
in this garage right here i got a question for you guys tell me in the comments if you
had two or three million dollars to buy a home would you buy something out here
would you rather get a brownstone in brooklyn or some fancy apartment in manhattan i'm curious
what you would do cherry blossoms cherry street coincidence i think not we've got lake tahoe style
ski house right there this is a very cinematic look here because you have the white stone bridge
and the throgs neck bridge off in the distance very beautiful get nice views here
got some beaches here i'm imagining in the summer you see the people on long island
swimming and waving at the new york city folks right across
this is different looks like marshes and almost swampland separating long island and new york
city right here i don't think there's any alligators here don't quote me you know one
of the things that many of these wealthier communities in new york city have in common
is quick access to a train because from douglaston you can take the lirr
to penn station in under 30 minutes and let's look at you know how this area was created this is one
of the biggest suburban booms in the country this was considered suburbs when it first opened up
before queens was even part of new york city so the little downtown part of douglaston
is very cute it gives you the vibe like you're in germany or switzerland somewhere i absolutely
love this type of architecture very different than many other parts of new york city even though i'm
sure this place is good this is not the parkway diner that was referenced in the billy joel song
scenes from an italian restaurant you know more of a hit at the parkway diner
we never knew we could want more than that actually that diner was in hicksville long
island which you know we're really close to long island border actually but different parkway diner
they're actually filming a movie right on this street because i think for new york city
you actually could totally substitute this to some smaller town in the u.s
i've seen japanese chinese korean here a lot of nice choices in a small area
look good thank you ladies grandma slices ben running into the door as usual i don't
know what it is but i like adding a little pizza review pizza thing to any new neighborhood we do
there it is the marinara sauce is dabbed in the middle solid solid neighborhood slice right here
very solid you really can't go wrong eating pizza in queens queens is totally underrated
absolutely right queens might be the most underrated pizza bar in new york city i agree
we're about five minutes from douglaston on the little neck great neck border so you could
see that across the street over there is long island in fact i've read how some homes have
part of their home in queens part of their home in long island and they pay a certain percentage
to new york city and then the other percentage to nassau county it can get really confusing
we're like officially leaving new york we're out of new york city right now
this is now the first time i've ever filmed in long island in hereby bar history
and now we're leaving we'll be back though i promise i'm thinking this might be the border look
thinking i don't know but i'm thinking this could be like the unofficial border right here it's not
it's not that exciting though i don't know i'm not getting i'm not getting a kick out of this like us
canada us mexico you know long island queens if you're into unknown spots and hidden gems in this
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