“GRACIOUS TUDOR IN PRIME LOCATION”
“JACKSON HEIGHTS MASTERPIECE”
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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 ›
For those looking to escape the city without leaving it completely behind, Forest Hills is perfect.
This Queens neighborhood is quiet enough to raise a family, but close enough to Manhattan (about a 30-minute subway ride from midtown) to raise a ruckus. 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 ›
Much of Rego Park retains the character of a classic New York immigrant neighborhood. Imported goods from Russia and other countries line shelves at the NetCost Market on Queens Boulevard, and Uzbeki fare like chebureki, meat-filled turnovers, and shish kebab is on the menu at Cheburechnaya on 63rd Drive.
But in recent years, Rego Park has also drawn people from other parts of the metropolitan area looking for housing value. Continue Reading ›
Touring Forest Close & Forest Hills Gardens with Architectural Historian Barry Lewis
On a warm Saturday morning, nearly 40 residents of Forest Hills and other communities gathered in Station Square, to begin their weekend with a tour of the Forest Hills Gardens and Forest Close. Many anticipated their first encounter with notable architectural historian Barry Lewis, who conducted historic NYC tours, televised on Channel Thirteen, and wrote the book, “Kew Gardens: Urban Village in the Big City.” Continue Reading ›
May 1, 1964: Teenaged girls, after waiting through the night at the Forest Hills Music Festival for tickets to go on sale for The Beatles. —Associated Press
The Replacements took the stage at the Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, one year after the venue reopened for concerts. Built in 1923, the amphitheater-shaped stadium was part of the West Side Tennis Club and home of the U.S. Open.
The stadium was relaunched last summer after renovations, and modern icons are returning to the site to give sold-out performances. Since 2013, headliners have included Mumford and Sons, the Zac Brown Band, Modest Mouse, and Drake. This season wraps up with the Replacements tonight and Phil Lesh and Friends on Sunday.
“It’s still intimate because of the horseshoe,” added Luba. “It’s half the distance to the stage than at comparable stadiums.” Continue Reading ›
ALL HAIL THE QUEENS(S)
Brooklyn may get the lion’s share of New York’s non-Manhattan glory, but Queens dwellers (including this author) know their borough is pretty damn special. What it lacks in plethoras of hipster-filled, exposed-brick cafes, artisanal charcuterie plates, and indie bookstores, it makes up for with vibrant art scenes (RIP, 5POINTZ), searing urban landscapes, and off-the-hook affordable ethnic eats that’re the welcome result of living in the city’s epicenter for cultural diversity.
Here’re 20 reasons (most of which you can go do) why Queens is actually the best borough. NO Jersey, you’re not a borough. Stop it. Warm Up at MoMA PS1
