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How walkable is East New York?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
East New York has a walkability score of 88 out of 100 across the 1.2 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Queens, which scores 82 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
890 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of East New York. The nearest grocery is Food Universe Marketplace, about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, parks, schools and books & libraries. It is weakest for banks.
- Fernandez Grocery1 min
- Dumont Deli Grocery3 min
- Kennedy Fried Chicken Pizza & Juice Bar1 min
- Marthitas Kitchen1 min
- Cricket Wireless1 min
- Modern Meats Inc1 min
- International Coffee Shop15 min
- Dunkin'15 min
- Municipal Credit Union27 min
- Bank of America27 min
- Linwood Playground2 min
- Sutter Avenue Ballfield10 min
- Achievement First Aspire Elementary School8 min
- P.S. 202 Ernest S. Jenkyns8 min
- Brooklyn Public Library Cypress Hills16 min
- Brooklyn Public Library - Spring Creek Branch25 min
- Events At 45012 min
- GershPark16 min
Measured from the mapped centre of East New York at 40.6668, -73.8824. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 104 street intersections per km², and blocks average 108 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across East New York
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.2 km around the centre of East New York. Rings mark 600 m and 1.2 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Queens
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rego Park | 6.5 km | 92 |
| Forest Hills | 6.9 km | 85 |
| Jackson Heights | 9.9 km | 95 |
| Flushing | 12.3 km | 92 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Queens page.
Questions about walking in East New York
Is East New York walkable?
Yes. East New York in Queens has a walkability score of 88 out of 100 across the 1.2 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is East New York more walkable than the rest of Queens?
East New York is more walkable than Queens as a whole: it scores 88, against 82 for the 5 km around Queens's centre. It ranks 4th of the 5 Queens neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Queens?
Of the 5 Queens neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Jackson Heights (95), Rego Park (92) and Flushing (92).
How is the walkability score of East New York calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For East New York it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.2 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.