Bayside is a suburban neighborhood in northeastern Queens on Little Neck Bay. It is one of Queens' more affluent neighborhoods. Bayside has been included in CNN Money's list of Most Expensive Housing Markets, and was a contender for CNN Money's ranking of Best Places to Live 2005, as well as Best Places to Retire 2005. Bayside is a large neighborhood that includes the communities of Bayside Gables, Bayside Hills, Bay Terrace, Bellcourt, Lawrence Manor, Oakland Gardens, Tall Oaks and Weeks Woodlands. Bayside offers mostly one and two-family homes, but there are also many co-ops, condos and apartments, a superior public school system, a safe neighborhood, a quick commute to Manhattan, close proximity to the Throgs Neck Bridge and highways, and many shops and restaurants. There is also hundreds of acres of parks, with ball fields, golf courses, picnic areas, and hiking paths.