![]() Apr 20 10:30AM --to-- 11:00AM Friday Morning Storytimes (Ages 18-36 Mos.)Location: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Come to the library for stories, songs, and fingerplays for children 18-36 months old. Space is limited, so advance registration will be required. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Apr 24 2:00PM --to-- 2:30PM Mother Goose Time (Ages 12-18 Mos.)Location: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Join us for stories, songs, and other activities for children 18 months old and younger. | |||||||||||||||
![]() May 1 4:00PM --to-- 5:15PM Family Movie TimeLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Please join us for our weekly family movie session. "Capture the Flag" (2015, PG, 97min) 5/1, "Disney's Coco" (2017, PG, 109mi) 5/8, "Paddington 2" (2017, PG, 105min) 5/15, "My Little Pony the Movie (2017, PG, 99min) 5/22, "Disney's The Jungle Book" (PG, 105min) 5/29, "Norm of the North" (2016, PG, 86min) 6/5. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Jun 7 4:30PM --to-- 5:30PM Animals Rock! with Queens Library Summer ReadingLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Summer 2018 Animals Rock! Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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International Language Collections at the Kew Gardens Hills Community Library include:
Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the Kew Gardens Hills Community Library include:
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Child Care / Preschools | ||
ECLC (Early Childhood Learning Center) 71-25 Main Street Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 268-7085 | Positive Beginnings Special education for language impaired children (ambulatory only) 71-25 Main Street Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 261-0211 | P.S. 165 (PK-6) Includes nursery school 70-35 150 Street Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 263-4004 |
Queen of Peace Includes nursery school 141-25 77 Road Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 969-3640 | Stepping Stone Special education (early childhood intervention) 77-40 Vleigh Place Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 591-9093 | Yeshiva of Central Queens 147-37 70 Road Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 793-8500 |
Community Board | ||
Community Board District #8 197-15 Hillside Avenue Hollis NY , 11423 phone: (718) 264-7895 fax: (718) 264-7910 |
Community Organizations & Services | ||
Beacon 168 / Parsons J.H.S. 158-40 76 Road Flushing NY , 11366 phone: (718) 820-0760 | ||
Kew Gardens Hills Civic Association P.O. Box 670085 Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 263-1760 |
Fire Department | ||
Engine 315 Ladder 125 159-06 Union Turnpike Flushing NY , 11366 |
Local Hospitals | ||
Local Newspapers | ||
Parks and Playgrounds | ||
Albert Mauro Playground West side of Park Dr. East btwn Union Turnpike and | Flushing Meadows Corona Park Grand Central Parkaway, Van Wyck Expressway | Freedom Square Park Vleigh pl., west side of Main St. & 73 Terrace |
Haym Salomon Square 72nd rd, btwn Vleigh Pl. and east side of Main St. | Vleigh Place Park Vleigh Place btwn 141 St. & Union Turnpike |
Police Department | ||
Post Office | ||
Flushing Station C 75-23 Main Street Flushing NY , 11367 phone: (718) 544-0989 |
Private / Parochial Schools | ||
Queen of Peace (PK-8) 141-25 77 Road Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 969-3640 | Rabbinical Seminary of America High School (Boys only, 9-12) 76-01 147 Street Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 263-1446 | Shevach High School (Girls only, 9-12) 75-09 Main Street Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 263-0525 |
Yeshiva Berachel David-Torah High School (Boys only, 9-12) 150-62 78 Road Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 849-4140 | Yeshiva Ketana of Queens (Boys only, PK-8) 78-15 Parsons Blvd. Flushing NY , 11366 phone: (718) 969 – 1000 | Yeshiva of Central Queens (PK-8) 147-37 70 Road Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 793-8500 |
Yeshivah Education for Special Students (K-8) 147-37 70 Road Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 268-5976 |
Public Elementary Schools | ||
P.S. 164 (K-6) 138-01 77 Ave Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 544-1083 | P.S. 165 (PK-6) 70-35 150 Street Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 263-4004 | P.S. 499 (K-6) 148-20 Reeves Avenue Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 461-7462 |
Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools | ||
Robert F. Kennedy Community Middle School (I 250, 5-8) 75-40 Parsons Blvd Flushing NY , 11366 phone: (718) 591-3015 | Robert F. Kennedy Collaborative H.S. (Q 670, 9-12) 75-40 Parsons Blvd. Flushing NY , 11366 phone: (718) 969-5510 |
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. Daniel Rosenthal Beckstk@nyassembly.gov | |
District Office Address 159-06 71st Avenue Flushing NY, 11365 phone: (718) 969-1508 fax: (718) 969-8326 | Albany Office LOB, Room 431 Albany NY, 12248 phone: (518) 455-4404 fax: (518) 455-5408 |
NYS Senate Hon. Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. Addabbo@nysenate.gov | |
District Office 159-53 102nd Street Howard Beach NY, 11414 phone: (718) 738-1111 fax: (718) 322-5760 | Albany Office Room 613, Legislative Office Building Albany NY, 12247 phone: (518) 455-2322 fax: (518) 426-6875 |
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 | |
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Mayor Hon. Bill de Blasio | |
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The Kew Gardens Hills Community Library is located at 72-33 Vleigh Place. The name Vleigh Place comes from the swamps which existed beside Flushing Creek. Until 1801, this prevented direct routes between Flushing and the west so traffic only went as far as Kew Gardens. This connected with the road which circled the head of the marshland and ran north to Flushing. This road was called Head of the Vleigh Road for the Dutch word, also written Vly or Fly, which means “valley” or “swamp”. In 1937, the name was changed to Vleigh Place.
Kew Gardens Hills is related to Kew Gardens in name only. The neighborhood has also been referred to variously as “East Forest Hills” and “Queens Valley”. The legend is that Abraham Wolosoff, who developed a community of small homes and apartments in southwest Flushing in the 1930s, became so impressed with what he perceived as the classy neighborhood, he incorporated the name into his development. The hilliness of the area helped contribute to its name.
During the 1700s the area was owned by William Furman, who called his farm Willow Glen. The land was later sold to Timothy Jackson, who developed trotting horses. Although the area was still farmland in the late 1800s, improved transportation was attracting developers and businessmen. The Queens Valley Golf Club was opened in 1933, followed by the Arrowhead and Pomonok courses.
The expansion of the IND subway, coupled with the linkage of the Kew Gardens interchange on the Grand Central Parkway and the paving of Queens Boulevard, led to 1,200 new residents moving into the neighborhood and hundreds of new homes being built. The opening of the World’s Fair in 1939 also spurred growth. Early arrivals included German, Irish and Italian families moving out from Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Eventually, thousands of apartments were built in garden apartment complexes and low-rise three to six story buildings due to the demand for housing after World War II. Most of the units were originally built as rentals but were converted to non-eviction co-ops during the 1980’s, greatly diminishing the area’s rental supply.
The Orthodox community took root in 1950 when 15 families founded the congregation of Young Israel of Forest Hills. There are now at least 20 synagogues, large and small.
Among more recent immigrants have been Indians, Afghans and other Asians, and Jews from former republics of the Soviet Union.
The Queens Borough Public Library provided service to the Kew Gardens Hills community initially by Book Bus in 1943. The first regularly scheduled stop was at the Regency Park Apartments at 78th Avenue and Main Street. Nine years later, a second stop was added for the Park Drive Section at Jewel Avenue and 138th Street. The Regency Park book bus stop was moved to its final location across the street from the new Queens County Savings Bank.
On February 14, 1954, the branch opened in the new building of the Queens County Savings Bank, a building modeled after Independence Hall in Philadelphia. It had the unique distinction of being the first air-conditioned library in Queens.
On March 13, 1967, the present location was opened in a large, city owned building. A dedication ceremony was held, presided over by then-Library Director Harold W. Tucker.
The branch was closed for renovations for several months in 1985, re-opening in October.
On April 16th, 1998, the name of the branch was officially changed from “Vleigh” to “Kew Gardens Hills” to more accurately reflect the geographic location of the branch.