Douglaston-Little Neck offers some of Queens' most suburban living with large homes, waterfront access, and top-rated schools. The LIRR provides a quick commute to Manhattan.
Douglaston-Little Neck offers some of Queens' most suburban living with large homes, waterfront access, and top-rated schools. The LIRR provides a quick commute to Manhattan.
Did you know?
Douglaston's historic district contains homes dating back to 1819 — the Cornelius Van Wyck House is one of the oldest surviving structures in Queens.
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$610 / sq ft
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Douglaston-Little Neck offers a modest but solid trio of playgrounds scattered through the neighborhood — Challenge Playground near the LIRR station, Admiral (Sy Seplowe) Playground tucked into the residential blocks, and Louis Pasteur Park providing another option on the western side. It's not a park-dense area like some Queens neighborhoods, but what's here covers the basics for families with young kids. The tree-lined streets make strolling between them pleasant enough.
Schools & early education
Douglaston-Little Neck offers families a genuine mix of public and private options, with eleven zoned public schools serving the area alongside four private alternatives. The public side includes well-established elementary schools like P.S. 098 The Douglaston School and the middle school J.H.S. 067 Louis Pasteur, both longstanding neighborhood institutions. For families seeking religious or private education, there's Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy and Yeshiva Har Torah. The preschool and pre-K options are scattered across the neighborhood, giving families a few choices to explore before kindergarten enrollment rolls around.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Douglaston-Little Neck a good neighborhood for families?
- Douglaston-Little Neck scores 64/100 for families on Motley — ahead of most NYC neighborhoods. The Family Fit score blends safety, schools, parks, cost of living, and community.
- Is Douglaston-Little Neck safe?
- Douglaston-Little Neck scores 82/100 on safety — ahead of most NYC neighborhoods. We build the score from NYPD complaint data, normalized by population.
- How are the schools in Douglaston-Little Neck?
- Douglaston-Little Neck has 9 schools mapped inside its boundary and scores 85/100 for schools — ahead of most NYC neighborhoods.
- Is Douglaston-Little Neck affordable?
- Douglaston-Little Neck scores 67/100 for affordability on Motley — more affordable than most NYC neighborhoods.
- Which borough is Douglaston-Little Neck in?
- Douglaston-Little Neck is a neighborhood in Queens, New York City.
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