Mimi OConnor
Mimi O’Connor has written about New York City real estate for publications that include Brick Underground, Refinery29, and Thrillist. She is the recipient of two awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors for interior design and service journalism. Her writing on New York City, parenting, events, and culture has also appeared in Parents, Red Tricycle, BizBash, and Time Out New York. She is the author of several books, including "The Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit" and "Reel Culture." She once lived in a NYC building in such rough shape that a Law & Order location scout rang her doorbell to inquire about using her apartment as a murderous psychopath’s headquarters.
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If you're yearning to upgrade from a studio or one-bedroom but wary about how a move deeper into an outer borough might affect your commute to Midtown, this Woodside, Queens co-op might be for you. The two bedroom, one bath at 64-09 39th Ave. is listed at $365,000 with a maintenance fee of $496.
If you're looking for more space and a bit of a suburban feel without having to decamp to New Jersey or Westchester, the far-from-the-subway portions of Queens are an option worth checking out, as you can still find a house in the borough for under $1 million. Below are five places that fit the bill and are holding open houses this weekend.
