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Forest Hills Neighborhood Information for Apartment Renters |
 Forest Hills began as a planned community designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, the man who designed Central Park. He set the tone for Forest Hills as the classy Queens neighborhood. The neo-Tudor dominance in housing styles clues you to the residents' aspirations. The U. S. Open, back when it was played on grass and was as classy as Wimbledon, was held at the West Side Tennis Club until the Open moved to the faster, harder courts of Flushing Meadows in the mid-70s. Austin St is the neighborhood's main shopping artery and boasts everything you'll find in Manhattan, but classier. Forest Hills is ethnically mixed but largely Jewish (Joey Ramone's real name is Jeffrey Hyman), Catholic and Asian. Many Russian-Jewish immigrants have recently moved into the northernmost part of Forest Hills, turning 108th Street south of the Expressway into a raucous Eastern European shopping bazaar. Change comes slowly to this area because residents like it the way it is: expensive.
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Demographics: |
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Forest Hills, Queens: |
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For complete demographic information on this neighborhood click here. |
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| Age Group: |
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| 0 - 17 - 15% |
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| 18 - 44 - 30% |
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| 45 - 64 - 35% |
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| Over 65 - 20% |
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Singles/families:
Forest Hills, Queens : Very family-oriented. This is a very suburban community, more like New Jersey than New York.
Type of Housing:
Many single-family homes, but you'll find some apartments in private homes or in semi-detached buildings. Many higher-rise buildings have converted to co-ops. The better rental buildings along Queens Blvd feature pre-war construction standards.
Typical price range:
Studios: $850 - $1300
1 BRs: $1100 - $2000
2 Brs: $1500 - $4500
Transportation links to midtown/downtown:
67th St.: G, R, V
71st St.: E, F, G, R, V
75th St.: E, F
Estimated Commuter time to arrival in NYC:
To midtown: 30 mins
To downtown: 40 mins
Links to other relevant websites:
www.queens.nyc.ny.us
www.queensnewyork.com
www.straphangers.org
List of possible photo opportunities:
Neo-Tudor homes, Shops on Austin Ave, Shops on Queens Blvd, West Side Tennis Club, some brick mid-rises. |
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