I lived in Queens for 2 years, technically. It was such an on and off thing… but anyway.. What, if anything, do I miss from Queens that I don’t get here in Long Island?

Well, I can tell you, I don’t miss looking outside seeing projects and steel buildings, but I DO miss the shunting of the subway. I miss the smell of the ocean and the bay. I miss jumping on the train to go places so we didn’t have to drive. I don’t miss the 2 1/2 hour ride to church, though. I don’t miss the crazy train schedule where most things are closed late at night and we end up having adventures just to find a way home. The train in the spring is much better than in the winter. I REALLY don’t miss the place we lived in Queens. I adore where we live now. But, if you were to compare NY overall to NJ where I am from, the list would change significantly.