Ive only been in that area on non game days. And going back 20 years. perhaps its a much better place now.
I have a lot of places I really like next to CitiField instead used to stay on Ditmars. Corona and OP. , that's my preference.
I don't remember I was young and a passenger. we used to drive by there every so often and the Bronx in general I wasn't fond of.
there is some bad areas near citified .. the neighborhood directly next to where all the junkyards are is like a 3rd world country ..
but yeah there's many places in queens I do like tho