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New York starts in the city, from the East River waterfront in Queens to the row house blocks of Brooklyn. Long Island and the Hudson Valley follow.
One New York cost runs through every report in the city: the co-op. Co-ops make up as much as three quarters of New York City residential real estate (StreetEasy), and buyers should expect a board application, an interview, and at least 20 percent down. Purchases of $1 million or more also pay the mansion tax, 1 percent at $1 million, rising to a combined 3.9 percent at $25 million and above. Queens property taxes run low against value because assessments are capped: one Ditmars two family paid $7,311 on a city market value of $1,118,000 for 2025/26 (PropertyShark). It all shapes what buying here really costs.
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New York City
Five boroughs, starting at the East River waterfront in Queens and the row house blocks beside Prospect Park in Brooklyn.
Long Island
Nassau and Suffolk: beach towns, commuter villages, and harbor main streets.
Hudson Valley
Beacon, Kingston, and Hudson: river towns with main streets, old brick, and mountain views.
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Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York City
Brownstone and limestone row house blocks wrapped around Prospect Park inside the city's largest landmarked district, with a member run food co-op, a Saturday greenmarket, and two retail avenues carrying daily life.
Median $1,939,064Walk Score 98
Photo: Jeffrey O. Gustafson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Astoria, Queens, New York City
A waterfront neighborhood where Greek founded food streets grew into the deepest bench of restaurants in Queens, with Astoria Park and its 1936 pool spread along the East River at the Hell Gate.
Median $790,000Walk Score 94
Photo: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons