Living in Whitestone: rent, commute and grades

Queens · Updated October 2026

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This guide also covers Beechhurst, which shares Whitestone’s official city boundaries.

Rent in Whitestone

$1,550 a month

Type of homeA room in a 2-bedroom, shared by two

DOverall

Grades compare NYC neighborhoods with each other. How the grades work.

FWalkability
The average home has 2.8 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 21 places to eat or shop.
FFood and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 6 places to eat, 4 kinds of cuisine, 0.5 large grocery stores and 13 open storefronts.
DParks and green space
92% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 33 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 364 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

FCommunity
12% of households moved in since 2018, 4% are roommates sharing a home, 14% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 3 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.
DNightlife
About 3 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

ASafety
2.6 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (77 in all).
Residents: Several houses and almost every car on one resident's block have been broken into. Resident, Apr 2024
AQuiet
20 noise complaints to 311 per 1,000 residents in 2025, not counting helicopter complaints, and counting each address at most 12 days a year. That measures how often people complain, not how loud it is.
Residents: Booming bass from across the water has been heard for years, sometimes as late as 4am. Resident, Feb 2024
ABuilding upkeep
5.1 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 3.2 heat or hot water complaints per 100 rented homes.

SafetyBurglary worries come more from crime alert apps than from daily life in the neighborhood. Resident, Jan 2024

QuietBooming bass from across the water has been heard for years, sometimes as late as 4am. Resident, Feb 2024
SafetySeveral houses and almost every car on one resident's block have been broken into. Resident, Apr 2024

By subway or bus, arriving by 9:00 on a weekday:Under 30 min30 to 45 min45 to 60 minOver an hourWhitestone

Whitestone is one of the oldest European settlements on Long Island, dating to the 1640s. It became a village in 1869, the same year the railroad arrived and linked it to New York City. Source
Whitestone is mostly one- and two-family detached houses. North of the Cross Island Parkway and west of Clintonville Street, most are one-family homes built at the end of World War II; south of it, lots are smaller and include 1950s semi-detached homes and garden apartments. Source
Whitestone's central shopping area, with local stores and restaurants, is around Clintonville Street and 14th Avenue. Source
Beechhurst, in the east of the area, has older and relatively large single-family homes, plus the LeHavre Houses, apartment buildings typically eight stories tall. Source
The Bronx-Whitestone Bridge opened on April 29, 1939, connecting Whitestone to the Bronx. Francis Lewis Park on the Queens side was created as part of the bridge project. Source