Picking up where we left off last week, the second part of our look at Forest Park’s history focuses on the timeless Forest Park Carousel and other important cultural and athletic venues. We’ll also take a look at the construction of a roadway that not only dissected the park itself, but also had grave implications on a nearby cemetery and future commuters. Continue Reading ›
We cap off the month of July with A QueensWay Tour, co-led by Friends of the QueensWay and local legend, “Wildman” Steve Brill. On July 28th 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. – Steve Brill will lead us as we explore one of the best places for foraging.
Email confirmation will be sent upon signing up by Eventbrite. Email with details and specific meetup location will be sent one week out from event.
The suggested donation is $20/adult, $10/child under 12, on day of. At least 24 hours in advance to reserve a spot on the tour so that we can plan accordingly.
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An entrance to one of the borough’s biggest parks is getting a multi-million dollar makeover that will bring bike and walking paths, exercise equipment and more to the public space.
Forest Park’s Glendale entrance, located on Myrtle Avenue and Union Turnpike, is currently an under-utilized and easy-to-miss concrete walkway under the Jackie Robinson Parkway overpass. Continue Reading ›
New York City is sometimes referred to as a “concrete jungle,” but a study by the Natural Areas Conservancy found that the five boroughs are much greener than many may think.
The study found that Queens specifically has 7,482 acres of public parkland and 2,157 acres consist of forests, grasslands and wetlands. The borough is also home to 346 individual plant species and 163 of those species are native to Queens, according to spokesperson Nicole Brownstein. Continue Reading ›
BEST BIKE RIDES IN QUEENS!
QUEENS — The Borough of Queens, offers several long and scenic rides. If you are spending July and August in the city, it’s time to grab your helmet and hit the road.
Here are some of the nicest bike routes in Queens: Continue Reading ›
Kew Gardens is a neighborhood that knows how to blend and balance. It mixes the old with the new, is quiet despite its location in central Queens, and has an old village vibe juxtaposed with a young crowd.
Tidy, well-kept lawns, storybook-style homes and quiet leafy blocks give the area charm. A stroll around the neighborhood will offer winding roads and hilly blocks where Victorians, Tudors and wood-frame homes are nestled. Even its main commercial corridors Lefferts Boulevard and Metropolitan Avenue exude a village-like aura in their architecture and friendly mom-and-pop establishments and chain stores, where the staff knows the regulars names. Continue Reading ›
Kew Gardens is a compact, central neighborhood in Queens that often gets overshadowed in the home-buying search by its western neighbor, Forest Hills. “When I’m working with clients with lower price points, I always recommend this neighborhood,” says Terrace Sotheby’s broker GiGi Malek, who adds that this is an especially attractive neighborhood for home buyers interested in the freestanding Tudor homes of Forest Hills and Forest Hills Gardens. Continue Reading ›
