Forest Hills is known as one of the most exclusive communities in Queens, but the neighborhood really has three distinct parts. Learn more about Forest Hills in these articles and see for yourself with pictures of the neighborhood.
Forest Hills, a neighborhood in central Queens, has three distinct parts. This profile covers beautiful Forest Hills Gardens, the adjoining area of single and multi-family homes, and the higher density apartment buildings and co-ops on the north side of Queens Boulevard. Plus area shopping and neighborhood basics are covered.
Forest Hills Gardens is one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in Queens. Originally designed as a "garden city" for those of modest means, the private community is now quite pricey, though strolling and enjoying the architecture remain free.
Forest Hills is thick with restaurants, especially on Austin Street. The range and quality of restaurants in Forest Hills is among the best in the borough of Queens, New York.
In lively, diverse Forest Hills, we have decent Thai and Chinese, some of the best pizza in the city, and quite possibly the highest concentration of Bukharian (Central Asian Jewish) restaurants outside of, well, Central Asia. Some days, though, you know what you want and it's not a lamb-testicle kebab. Only a big, fat, true-blue burger will do, with fries, of course, and a cold one too. Here are…
On Ascan Avenue in Forest Hills, Nick's Pizza serves some of the best pizza in all of NYC. Nick's is casual, reasonably priced, and one of the best places to eat in Forest Hills.
Photos of Station Square, the entrance to Forest Hills Gardens.
Forest Park, 538 acres of trees and fields, is a jewel of a park in Queens, bordering the neighborhoods of Richmond Hill, Kew Gardens, Forest Hills, Glendale, and Woodhaven. Designed by Frederick Olmsted in the 1890s, Forest Park offers great strolling in thick woods, plus golfing, a carousel, concerts, and trails for running, biking, skating, and horseback riding.
Austin Street is Forest Hills' main shopping district, and is lined with chain stores, botiques, restaurants, and local shops.
Sarah Kiino is a contributor to Queens.About.com, and also publishes a blog, Avenue Food, where she publishes original recipes, reviews of Queens restaurants, and occasional travel pieces.
