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Hillcrest

Granny Square Crochet Club

Please join our crochet club. Although there will be lessons for the beginners, we invite crocheters of all skill levels to join us. Please bring yarn and a crochet needle.

Feb 21 @ 1:00 PM, Feb 28 @ 1:00 PM

From Seed to Plant

Learn about the science of plants and how they grow through stories and activities and then plant your own seeds to take home. This is for ages 3 & up with an adult.

Mar 19 @ 5:00 PM

There are no programs scheduled here at this time. Please check our Programs page for our other locations and programs you might be interested in attending.

Free computer access is available at all the libraries.

The Hillcrest Community Library has:

10 public computers
Free internet access
Microsoft Office software
Limited free printing

Queens Library Public Internet Use Policy.

TBD

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International Language Collections at the Hillcrest Community Library include:

Chinese
Spanish
Hebrew
Russian

Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the Hillcrest Community Library include:

CD-ROMs

Child Care / Preschools
Community Board
Community Organizations & Services
Fire Department
Local Hospitals
Local Newspapers

Parks and Playgrounds
Police Department
Post Office
Private / Parochial Schools
Public Elementary Schools
Public High Schools

Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools
Senior Centers
Elected Officials
History
Special Services

Child Care / Preschools
Little Friends House II Day Care, Inc 75-41 164th Street Fresh Meadows NY , 11366 phone: (718) 380-8800	All My Children Day Care, Inc. 175-44 Mayfield Road Jamaica Estates NY , 11432 phone: (718) 658-1563	First Step International 67-11 Utopia Parkway Fresh Meadows NY , 11365
Little Meadows Early Childhood Center 67-25 188th Street Fresh Meadows NY , 11365 phone: (718) 454-6460	Jack & Jill Nursery School II 68-05 Fresh Meadow Lane, #1 Flushing NY , 11365 phone: (718) 939-8687	QCP Children’s Center, Apple Pre-School, and Apple Tree Nursery School 82-25 164th Street Jamaica NY , 11432 phone: (718) 374-0002
Rainbow Montessori International School, Inc. (2 locations) 164-07 Goethals Avenue Jamaica NY , 11432 phone: (718) 380-1384	Rainbow Montessori International School, Inc 150-30 Union Turnpike Flushing NY , 11367 phone: (718) 380-1384

Community Board
Community Board District #8 81-26 150th Street Jamaica NY , 11435 phone: (718) 264-7895 fax: (718) 264-7910

Community Organizations & Services
Jamaica Estates Civic Association	Holliswood Civic Association	Utopia Estates Civic Association

Fire Department
Engine 315 Ladder 125 159-06 Union Turnpike NY ,	EMS Hillcrest Station #50-Queens 82-68 164th Street NY ,

Local Hospitals
Queens Hospital Center 82-70 164th Street Jamaica NY , 11432 phone: (718) 883-3000

Local Newspapers
Courier	Queens Tribune

Parks and Playgrounds
Utopia Playground 73rd Avenue, between Jewel Avenue and Utopia Pkwy NY ,	Cunningham Park Union Turnpike and 196th Street NY ,

Police Department
107th Precinct 71-01 Parsons Boulevard Flushing NY , phone: (718) 969-5100

Post Office
Utopia Station 182-04 Union Turnpike Fresh Meadows NY , 11366 phone: (800) 275-8777

Private / Parochial Schools
Holy Family Catholic School 74-15 175th Street Flushing NY , 11366 phone: (718) 591-6438	Summit School 183-02 Union Turnpike Flushing NY , 113661 phone: (718) 969-3944	United Cerebral Palsy of Queens
Yeshiva Madreigas Haadam 171-05 Jewel Avenue Fresh Meadows NY , phone: (718) 969-7437

Public Elementary Schools
P.S.173 Fresh Meadows School (K-6) 174-10 67th Avenue Flushing NY , 11365 phone: (718) 358-2243	P.S.178 Holliswood (Pre-K-5) 189-10 Radnor Road Jamaica Estates NY , 11423 phone: (718) 464-5763

Public High Schools
Francis Lewis HS 58-20 Utopia Parkway Fresh Meadows NY , 11365 phone: (718) 357-7740

Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools
J.H.S. 216 George J. Ryan 64-20 175th Street Fresh Meadows NY , 11365 phone: (718) 358-2005

Senior Centers
BFFY Hillcrest Senior Center 168-01b Hillside Ave. Jamaica NY , 11432 phone: (718) 297-7171

Elected Officials
NYC Council Hon. Rory Lancman RLancman@council.nyc.gov
District Office Address 78-40 164th Street Hillcrest NY , 11366 phone: (718) 217-4969 fax: (347) 561-6116	Manhattan Office Address 250 Broadway, Suite 1773 New York NY , 10007 phone: (212) 788-6956 fax: (212) 676-0471
NYS Assembly Hon. Nily D. Rozic RozicN@nyassembly.gov
District Office 159-16 Union Turnpike Flushing NY , 11366 phone: (718) 820-0241 fax: (718) 820-0414	Albany Office LOB, Room 547 Albany NY , 12248 phone: (518) 455-5172 fax: (518) 455-5479
US Congress Hon. Grace Meng
District Office Address 40-13 159th Street, Suite A Flushing NY, 11358 phone: (718) 445-7860 fax: (718) 445-7868	Legislative Office 1317 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC, 20515 phone: (202) 225-2601 fax: (202) 225-1589
Boro President Hon. Melinda Katz Info@queensbp.org

Mayor Hon. Bill de Blasio

NYS Senate Hon. John Liu liu@nysenate.gov
District Office38-50 Bell Boulevard, Suite C Bayside NY, 11361 phone: 718-357-3094 fax: 718-357-3491

History

Hillcrest was developed on two hundred acres of farmland in 1909 by William F. Wyckoff of the Hillcrest of Jamaica Company. Prior to development, the area was referred to as “The Hills,” a name deriving from its location on the hills between Jamaica and Flushing. Situated in central Queens, Hillcrest lies primarily in Jamaica and partly in Flushing. This small residential area of mainly one-family houses and some 2-family and multi-family dwellings is roughly defined by Union Turnpike to the north, Jamaica Estates to the east, Hillside Avenue to the south, and 164th street to the west. The population of Hillcrest had became more ethnically diverse in the 1980’s when immigrants from Guyana, Haiti, China, India and Colombia began settling into the area.

The 7,500 sq. ft library building situated in the commercial strip of Union Turnpike was completed in 1974, but its opening was delayed because of a fiscal crisis. During this interim, the building was rented out to several community groups. When it opened on April 28, 1980, it became the 54th branch of the Queens Borough Public Library system.