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International Language Collections at the North Forest Park Community Library include:
Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the North Forest Park Community Library include:
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Child Care / Preschools | ||
Community House School 15 Borage Place Forest Hills NY , 11375 phone: (718) 268-0490 | “Ready 2 Go” Preschool Program
Olympic Style 96-05 69th Avenue Forest Hills NY , 11375 phone: (718) 544-0681 |
Community Board | ||
Community Board District # 6 73-05 Yellowstone Boulevard Forest Hills NY , 11375 phone: (718) 263-9250 fax: (718) 263-2211 |
Community Organizations & Services | ||
Forest Hills Community and Civic Association P.O. Box 754053 Forest Hills NY , 11375 phone: (718) 997-7014 | Metro-Forest Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 4038 Parkside Station Forest Hills NY , 11375 phone: (718) 263-8018 | |
Alliance of Queens Artists 99-10 Metropolitan Avenue Forest Hills NY , 11375 phone: (718) 520-9842 | American Legion
Continental Post 1424 107-15 Metropolitan Avenue Forest Hills NY , 11375 phone: (718)520-8623 | Forest Hills Youth Activities Fleet Street and Thornton Place Forest Hills NY , phone: (718) 544-2296 |
New Dimensions Art Center 96-09A 69th Avenue Forest Hills NY , 11375 phone: (347) 866-3688 or (347) 866-0603 | Parkside Players
Grace Lutheran Church 103-15 Union Turnpike Forest Hills NY , 11375 phone: (718) 497-4922 | West Side Tennis Club 1 Tennis Place Forest Hills NY , 11375 phone: (718) 268-2300 |
Fire Department | ||
Engine Company 305
Ladder 151 111-02 Queens Boulevard Forest Hills NY , 11375 |
Local Hospitals | ||
Parkway Hospital 70-35 113th Street Forest Hills NY , phone: (718) 990-4100 | First Med Immediate Medical Care 82-17 Woodhaven Boulevard Forest Hills NY , phone: (718) 805-9581 | Queens-Long Island Medical Group, P.C 96-10 Metropolitan Avenue Forest Hills NY , phone: (718) 459-0400 |
Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps 92-29 Metropolitan Avenue Forest Hills NY , phone: (718) 793-2055 |
Local Newspapers | ||
Parks and Playgrounds | ||
Forest Park Myrtle Avenue, Union Turnpike, Park Lane NY , phone: (718) 235-0815 | Pebblestone Park Selfridge Street, 68th Avenue, Manse Street NY , | DeVoy Playground Union Turnpike at 71st Avenue NY , |
Police Department | ||
112th Precinct 68-40 Austin Street Forest Hills NY , 11375 phone: (718) 520-9311 |
Post Office | ||
Parkside Post Office 101-19 Metropolitan Avenue Forest Hills NY , 11375 phone: (718) 263-2957 fax: (718) 575-3571 |
Private / Parochial Schools | ||
Our Lady of Mercy R.C. School 70-25 Kessel Street Forest Hills NY , 11375 phone: (718) 793-2086 | Community House School 15 Borage Place Forest Hills NY , 11375 phone: (718) 268-0490 fax: (718) 268-1734 | Dixie Dew Riding Academy 88-11 70th Road Forest Hills NY , 11375 phone: (718) 263-3500 |
Haute Ecole of Dance, Inc. 102-07 Metropolitan Avenue Forest Hills NY , 11375 phone: (718) 261-0808 | Lynne’s Riding School, Inc. 88-03 70th Road Forest Hills NY , 11375 phone: (718) 261-7679 | Olympic Style Gymnastics and Dance Academy 96-05 69th Avenue Forest Hills NY , 11375 phone: (718) 544-0681 |
Public Elementary Schools | ||
PS 101 School In the Garden (PK-6) 2 Russell Place Forest Hills NY , 11375 phone: (718) 268-7231 fax: (718) 575-3734 | PS 144 Colonel Jeromus Remsen School (K-6) 93-02 69th Avenue Forest Hills NY , 11375 phone: (718) 268-2775 fax: (718) 830-4960 |
Public High Schools | ||
Forest Hills High School 67-01 110th Street Forest Hills NY , 11375 phone: (718) 268-3137 fax: (718) 793-7850 |
Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools | ||
JHS 190 Russell Sage School (7-9) 68-17 Austin Street Forest Hills NY , 11375 phone: (718) 830-4970 fax: (718) 830-4960 |
Senior Centers | ||
Selfhelp Consolidated Austin Street Senior Center 106-06 Queens Boulevard Forest Hills NY , 11375 phone: (718) 520-8197 | Young Israel Forest Hills Senior Center 68-07 Burns Street Forest Hills NY , 11375 phone: (718) 520-2305 |
Elected Officials | |
NYC Council Hon. Karen Koslowitz Koslowitz@council.nyc.gov | |
District Office Address 118-35 Queens Blvd, 17th Floor Forest Hills NY, 11375 phone: (718) 544-8800 fax: (718) 544-4452 | Manhattan Office Address 250 Broadway, Suite 1872 New York NY, 10007 phone: (212) 788-6981 |
NYS Assembly Hon. Andrew Hevesi HevesiA@nyassembly.gov | |
District Office 70-50 Austin Street, Suite 118 Forest Hills NY, 11375 phone: (718) 263-5595 fax: (718) 263-5688 | Albany Office LOB, Room 844 Albany NY, 12248 phone: (518) 455-4926 fax: (518) 455-5173 |
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 North Forest Park Community Library is located in the southwestern part of Forest Hills. The area is sometimes called Parkside because it is adjacent to Forest Park. Its boundaries are roughly Woodhaven Boulevard, Exeter Street, Union Turnpike and 80th Street. The region was first settled in 1643 as a part of Rev. Doughty colony and then re-established as Middleburgh (later named New Towne) colony. By the early 18th century it was known as Whitepot. The residents were mostly farmers of Dutch or English descent. In 1739 they established the first school in the colony, the Whitepot School, at Yellowstone Avenue (now Boulevard) and Woodhaven Avenue (Boulevard.) One of the leading families, the Remsen’s, fought in both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. The family cemetery is located at Alderton Street and Trotting Course Lane and is a New York City landmark. The population of the area continued to increase during the 1800’s. Roads were improved and public transportation was established. In the early 1900’s, farm acreage began to be sold to real estate developers. Today, the community consists primarily of private homes with a commercial district along Metropolitan Avenue.
The cornerstone of the North Forest Park Community Library is dated 1974 but construction actually began in1979. Unfortunately, this was a period of financial crisis for New York City and, although the building was complete, funds to staff the library were unavailable. The residents of the community and its leaders organized petition drives and rallies in an effort to have their library opened. The branch finally opened to the public on February 1, 1982. The North Forest Park Branch now serves a community of approximately 25,000 people. Most residents are English-speaking, but the branch also provides materials for the increasing number of ethnic groups which are moving into the neighborhood.
Books:
Annals of Newtown, In Queens County, New-York by James Riker
Periodicals:
History of Forest Hills from the Days of the Indians by Lucy Allen Smart in The Forest Hills Bulletin, December 13, 1924, published by Cord Meyer Development Company
History of the Metro-Forest Commercial District by Jeff Gottlieb in Metro-Forest Chamber of Commerce Directory, 1993