NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The best spots to raise kids in New York City are Tottenville on Staten Island and Bayside and Rego Park/Forest Hills in Queens, according to a new report.
On the other hand, places parents might want to avoid are the Mott Haven and Morrisania sections of The Bronx and Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, the Citizens' Committee for Children of New York said.
The three top communities possess the best conditions needed for children to thrive, the committee said, while the lower ranked communities include more barriers and risk factors that affect a child's well-being.
Specifically, Bayside got high marks for good schools and clean streets while students in Mott Haven were found to be falling below math standards.
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