Bridge in Station Plaza in Forest Hills Gardens, A…
Station Square in Forest Hills, Aug. 2006
Bridge in Station Plaza in Forest Hills Gardens, A…
Forest Hills Long Island Rail Road Station, Aug. 2…
West Side Tennis Club's Front Gate in Forest Hills…
West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills Gardens, Au…
Tudor-Style House in Forest Hills Gardens, Aug. 20…
House in Forest Hills Gardens, Aug. 2006
Tudor-Style House in Forest Hills Gardens, Aug. 20…
House in Forest Hills Gardens, Aug. 2006
House in Forest Hills Gardens, Aug. 2006
Tudor-Style House in Forest Hills Gardens, Aug. 20…
House in Forest Hills Gardens, Aug. 2006
Tudor-Style House in Forest Hills Gardens, Aug. 20…
Fountain Near the Kew Gardens Courthouse, Sept. 20…
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Fountain Near the Kew Gardens Courthouse, Sept. 20…
Fountain Near the Kew Gardens Courthouse, Sept. 20…
Fountain Near the Kew Gardens Courthouse, Sept. 20…
Tudor-Style Attached House on Wetherole St. in Reg…
Detail of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Facade,…
Nydia, The Blind Girl of Pompeii in the Metropolit…
Nydia, The Blind Girl of Pompeii in the Metropolit…
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Urn in Prospect Park, Oct. 2006
The Peristyle in Prospect Park, Oct. 2006
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The Peristyle in Prospect Park, Oct. 2006
The Boathouse in Prospect Park, Oct. 2006
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The Brooklyn Museum, Nov. 2006
Pediment of the Brooklyn Museum, Nov. 2006
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Christmas Tree at My Parents' House, Dec. 2006
Christmas Tree at My Parents' House, Dec. 2006
Stamford Train Station, Oct. 2006
Stamford Train Station, Oct. 2006
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Tudor-Style Apartment Building on Burns St. in For…
Lamppost on Burns St. in Forest Hills, Aug. 2006
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Neon Sign in a Salon in Forest Hills, Aug. 2006
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Bride Fight by E.V. Day, Aug. 2006
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The Virgin Mother by Damien Hirst, Aug. 2006
The Virgin Mother by Damien Hirst, Aug. 2006
The Virgin Mother by Damien Hirst, Aug. 2006
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The Virgin Mother by Damien Hirst, Aug. 2006
The Virgin Mother by Damien Hirst, Aug. 2006
The Virgin Mother by Damien Hirst, Aug. 2006
The Virgin Mother by Damien Hirst, Aug. 2006
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The Langon Chapel in the Cloisters, Oct. 2006
The Langon Chapel in the Cloisters, Oct. 2006
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Smart Car at MOMA, 2006
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Forest Hills is a neighborhood in central part of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered to the north by Rego Park, to the east by Flushing Meadows Park, the Grand Central Parkway and Kew Gardens, to the west by Middle Village and to the south by Forest Park.
The neighborhood is home to a mix of middle to upper-class residents, the latter of whom often live in the neighborhood's prestigious Forest Hills Gardens area. Forest Hills has historically had a very large Jewish population, and more than 10 synagogues are located in the area. Many Indian American, South American, and Asian American immigrants call Forest Hills their home. It is also home to many airline pilots because of its proximity to both JFK International and LaGuardia airports. JetBlue is based there.
The town was founded in 1906, but before that it was known as White Pot. In 1909, Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage, who founded the Russell Sage Foundation, bought 142 acres (0.6 km²) of land from the Cord Meyer Development Company. The original plan was to build good low-income housing and improve living conditions of the working poor. Grosvenor Atterbury, a renowned architect, was given the commission to design Forest Hills Gardens. The neighborhood was planned on the model of the garden communities of England. As a result, there are many Tudor-style homes in Forest Hills.
The neighborhood contains areas of private houses with little commerce, such as the Gardens area; dense commercial districts full of stores and large apartment complexes; and streets with the six-story brick apartment buildings common throughout Queens. The main thoroughfare is the 12-lane-wide Queens Boulevard, while Metropolitan Avenue is known for its antique shops. The commercial heart of Forest Hills is a mile-long stretch of Austin Street, a block removed from Queens Boulevard, that features an eclectic (though increasingly upscale) collection of shops, restaurants and nightlife.
While there are Forest Hills residents who have lived in the neighborhood for decades, the character of the neighborhood has been tranformed dramatically over the past 20 years by a massive influx of immigrants. No huddled masses, these newcomers from Israel, Russia, Uzbekistan, China, South Korea, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh and have added to the cultural richness of the area. In recent years, an increasing number of young professionals have been attracted to the area because of its accessibility vis-a-vis Manhattan and Brooklyn, cosmopolitan nature, plentiful shopping and restaurant options, safety, and excellent access to public transportation. Midtown Manhattan is only 20 minutes away on the subway, and a Long Island Rail Road trip from the landmark Forest Hills train station at the entrance to the Gardens to Manhattan's Pennsylvania Station is just 15 minutes. Because of the many advantages that Forest Hills has, real estate prices have been increasingly rising and the location is becoming more and more desirable to many.
Forest Hills was once the home of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, played at the West Side Tennis Club before it moved to the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park. When the Open was played at the tennis stadium, the tournament was commonly referred to merely as Forest Hills just as the British Open was referred to as Wimbledon.
Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Hills,_Queens
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The neighborhood is home to a mix of middle to upper-class residents, the latter of whom often live in the neighborhood's prestigious Forest Hills Gardens area. Forest Hills has historically had a very large Jewish population, and more than 10 synagogues are located in the area. Many Indian American, South American, and Asian American immigrants call Forest Hills their home. It is also home to many airline pilots because of its proximity to both JFK International and LaGuardia airports. JetBlue is based there.
The town was founded in 1906, but before that it was known as White Pot. In 1909, Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage, who founded the Russell Sage Foundation, bought 142 acres (0.6 km²) of land from the Cord Meyer Development Company. The original plan was to build good low-income housing and improve living conditions of the working poor. Grosvenor Atterbury, a renowned architect, was given the commission to design Forest Hills Gardens. The neighborhood was planned on the model of the garden communities of England. As a result, there are many Tudor-style homes in Forest Hills.
The neighborhood contains areas of private houses with little commerce, such as the Gardens area; dense commercial districts full of stores and large apartment complexes; and streets with the six-story brick apartment buildings common throughout Queens. The main thoroughfare is the 12-lane-wide Queens Boulevard, while Metropolitan Avenue is known for its antique shops. The commercial heart of Forest Hills is a mile-long stretch of Austin Street, a block removed from Queens Boulevard, that features an eclectic (though increasingly upscale) collection of shops, restaurants and nightlife.
While there are Forest Hills residents who have lived in the neighborhood for decades, the character of the neighborhood has been tranformed dramatically over the past 20 years by a massive influx of immigrants. No huddled masses, these newcomers from Israel, Russia, Uzbekistan, China, South Korea, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh and have added to the cultural richness of the area. In recent years, an increasing number of young professionals have been attracted to the area because of its accessibility vis-a-vis Manhattan and Brooklyn, cosmopolitan nature, plentiful shopping and restaurant options, safety, and excellent access to public transportation. Midtown Manhattan is only 20 minutes away on the subway, and a Long Island Rail Road trip from the landmark Forest Hills train station at the entrance to the Gardens to Manhattan's Pennsylvania Station is just 15 minutes. Because of the many advantages that Forest Hills has, real estate prices have been increasingly rising and the location is becoming more and more desirable to many.
Forest Hills was once the home of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, played at the West Side Tennis Club before it moved to the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park. When the Open was played at the tennis stadium, the tournament was commonly referred to merely as Forest Hills just as the British Open was referred to as Wimbledon.
Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Hills,_Queens
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