Kew Gardens is a neighborhood in the central area of ​​the Queens borough in New York City. Kew Gardens, shaped like a triangle, is bordered north by Union Turnpike and Jackie Robinson Parkway (formerly Interboro Parkway), east by Van Wyck Expressway and 131st Street, south by Hillside Avenue, and west by Park Lane, Abingdon Road, and 118th Street. Forest Park and the Forest Hills neighborhood are west, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park to the north, Richmond Hill to the south, southeast Briarwood, and Kew Gardens Hills to the east.
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Kew Gardens is one of seven park communities planned to be built in Queens from the late 19th century to 1950. Most of the area was acquired in 1868 by Britishman Albon P. Man, who developed the Hollis Hill neighborhood to the south, especially along Jamaica Avenue, while leaving the hilly land to the north has not yet developed.
Maple Grove Cemetery at Kew Gardens Road opened in 1875. A Long Island Rail Road station was built for mourners in October and trains stop there from mid-November. The station was named Hopedale, after Hopedale Hall, a hotel located in what is now Queens Boulevard and Union Turnpike. In the 1890s, Man's housing executives stretched Queens Bridge Golf Course on a hilly terrain south of the railroad tracks. It remained in use until it was split in 1908 by the main line of the Long Island Rail Road, which had been moved 600 feet (180 m) to the south to eliminate the curve. The golf course was abandoned and a new station was built in 1909 at Lefferts Boulevard. Human heirs, Aldrick Man and Albon Man Jr., decided to build a new community and renamed it at Kew first and then Kew Gardens after the famous botanical garden in England. The development architects liked the English style and the neo-Tudor, which still dominates in many parts of the environment.
In 1910, the property was sold bit by bit by the plantation and over the next few years the roads were extended, the pipes graded and water and sewer were installed. The first apartment building was Kew Bolmer at 80-45 Kew Gardens Road, which was founded in 1915; The clubhouse was followed in 1916 and the private school, Kew-Forest School, in 1918. In 1920, the Kew Gardens Inn at the train station opened for residential guests, who paid $ 40 a week for a room and showered with food. The elegant family homes were built in the 1920s, as were apartment buildings such as Colonial Hall (1921) and Kew Hall (1922) which numbered more than twenty in 1936.
In July 1933, the Grand Central Parkway opened from Kew Gardens to the edge of Nassau County; this street was extended in 1935 as the Interborough Parkway to Pennsylvania Avenue in East New York. Since parkways use part of the Union Turnpike road, no houses are destroyed. However, the greatest change was made by the opening of the Independent Railway System line along Queens Boulevard to the Union Turnpike on 31 December 1936; four months later, the subway was extended to Jamaica, Queens. Residents can now reach Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Bronx twenty-four hours a day at five cents, stimulating the construction of larger apartment buildings such as Kent Manor and tall buildings along Queens Boulevard and the last vacant lot disappearing.
Regardless of its historical significance, Kew Gardens has no important protection.
In 1964, the neighborhood got bad news when Kitty Genovese was murdered near Kew Gardens Long Island Railroad station. The New York Times article reported that no neighbors were responding when he shouted for help. Stories come to represent the apathy and anonymity of urban life. The circumstances of the case are debated to this day. It has been alleged that an important fact reported by The New York Times that "no neighbors answer" is wrong. The case of Kitty Genovese is an example of the observer effect, and the case that initially encouraged research on this social psychological phenomenon.
In addition to Maple Grove Cemetery, Ralph Bunche House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is also a designated National Historic Landmark.
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Area description
Kew Gardens remains a densely populated residential community, but Kew Gardens is increasingly becoming an upscale residential area, with a mix of one family home over a million dollar range, complex apartments, co-ops and others converted and in transit or converted as condos. A major five-star hotel is under development at 82nd Avenue, reflecting the modernization of the area. However, it is filled mainly with apartment buildings between four and ten levels; while many are rents, some are Housing cooperatives (co-ops). Although there is no New York City Housing Authority complex at Kew Gardens, Mitchell-Lama buildings provide stable rental rates for families or individuals who may need help paying rent. On 83rd Avenue is a 32-storey Mitchell building. Along the border of Richmond Hill, Briarwood, and Jamaica, there are smaller smaller houses. Many of them are two or three family homes. An expensive single-family house is located in the vicinity of the Forest Park. Due to the constant development, however, many owners sell their separate homes to developers who teardown and turn them into apartment housing. This has brought about a demographic change.
Surrounded by Forest Park, residents at Kew Gardens enjoy what many Manhattan people lack: a green scene and a quiet night. The Park, which is well maintained and is the third largest in Queens, has a private walkway where residents can jog or walk throughout the year. There are several horse riding trails and hiking trails that are actively used by residents. Frederick Law Olmsted devised a garden design. Some of the Queens court buildings are also located in Kew Gardens on the Queens side of Boulevard.
The neighborhood also has many aviation personnel due to its proximity to the Q10 MTA bus line to John F. Kennedy International Airport, as well as Delta Air Lines and other airline airlines that serve pilots and flight attendants living in Kew Gardens.
Kew Gardens commercial center is Lefferts Boulevard between Austin Street and Metropolitan Avenue. Major attractions include Austin Ale House's major sports bar, Village Diner, and Kew Gardens Cinemas, a 1930s deco artiste that has been converted into a six-screen multiplex and shows a mix of commercial, independent and foreign films. The Gardens Gardens Gardens of the Year 2017, and will return in 2018 with plans to become an annual tradition. Lefferts is also home to the only bookstore in Queens, Kew & amp; Willow Books.
The county citizenship center, Queens Borough Hall, along with one of the county criminal courts, stands on the northern edge of the neighborhood, on Queens Boulevard, in a complex extending from Union Turnpike to Hoover Avenue.
School records located at Kew Gardens include Yeshiva Tifereth Moshe, Bais Yaakov from Queens and Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah. P.S. 99, local public schools, have special programs for gifted students such as Gifted and Talented programs, where children begin to study advanced materials that begin in the second grade.
Demographics
Based on data from the 2010 US Census, the Kew Garden population is 23,278, a decrease of 610 (2.6%) from 23,888 calculated in 2000. Covering an area of ​​469,74 acres (190.10 ha), the neighborhood has a population density of 49.6 soul per acre (31.700/sqÃ, mi; 12,300/km 2 ).
Racial makeup is 49.3% (11,478) White, 6.5% (1,515) African Americans, 0.2% (37) Native Americans, 15.6% (3,628) Asian, 0.0% (11) The Pacific Islands, 1.1% (257) of the other races, and 3.0% (701) of two or more races. Hispanic or Latin of any race is 24.3% (5,651) of the population.
In the 2000 US Census, the demographics were 66.2% White, 13.0% Asian, 7.0% Black or African American, 0.3% American Indian and Alaskan Asli, 7.4%. Other and Hispanic or Latino are 20.0% of the population. But the environmental demography changed. Hispanic and Asian populations have grown significantly over the last decade. In 2008, the US Census estimate placed Kew Gardens population at more than 25,769. Many residents between the ages of 30 and 38, married, college graduates and tenants.
Kew Gardens has the highest percentage of residents working from home in the Queens region. Kew Gardens has 4.5% of the working population working from home.
The Kew Gardens are ethnically diverse. A large Jewish refugee community from Germany was formed in the area after the Second World War which is reflected still today by the number of active synagogues in the area. The area attracted many Chinese immigrants after 1965, about 2,500 Iranian Jews arrived after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, and immigrants from China, Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Israel, the former Soviet Union, India, Bangladesh and Korea settled in Kew Gardens during the 1980s and the 1990s. Today, Kew Gardens has an ever-expanding Jewish population of Bukharians from Uzbekistan, in addition to significant Orthodox Jewish communities. Also many immigrants from Central America, and South America call Kew Gardens as home, as well as immigrants from Japan.
The Korean population increase follows the renovation and rededication of First Church of Kew Gardens, which offers Korean language services. In recent years, young professionals and people of Manhattan are looking for a green landscape, the atmosphere of a park and spacious apartments have moved into the area.
Major developments in the neighborhood, such as the construction of new apartment complexes and family homes, have resulted in major demographic changes as well. Immigrants from Latin America, Guyana, South Asia and East Asia, and the Middle East (mainly Israel), have moved on to this new development. Even local cuisine reflects this diversity at Kew Gardens, with Russian, Italian, Indian, Pakistani and Uzbek dishes available to residents and visitors. Food outlets include restaurants, delis, and markets. Small restaurants, Indian restaurants, Spanish restaurants, Caribbean restaurants, European and Arabian Minimarkets, and Kosher delis lined the streets of Kew Gardens. Many religious groups such as Jews, Muslims, and Hindus, can shop at local markets and bazaars that meet their religious dietary needs.
Economy
Kew Gardens has many locally owned businesses and restaurants, especially on Lefferts Boulevard, Metropolitan Avenue, Austin Street, and Kew Gardens Road. The courthouse is very profitable, as is the transportation to the area; however, does not directly bring benefits to the environment, but instead serves as an incentive to move to the area. The cost of living in the neighborhood (as of 2015) is $ 62,900. Pilots and flight attendants living in Kew Gardens between John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport flight also affect the local economy.
Saudi Arabian Airlines operates an office in Suite 401 at 80-02 Kew Gardens Road in Kew Gardens.
Transportation
This neighborhood is accessible from Interstate 678 (Van Wyck Expressway), Grand Central Parkway, Jackie Robinson Parkway, Queens Boulevard, and Union Turnpike These all touch on Kew Gardens Interchange.
Public transport in this neighborhood is the Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike subway station (New York City subway E and F ), and the Kew Gardens train station (Long Island Rail Road's City) Terminal Zone). The New York City Bus Route includes Q10, Q37, Q46, Q54, Q60, and several express bus routes to Manhattan.
Famous people
The famous residents of Kew Gardens include:
- Grace Albee (1890-1985), graphic maker and woodcarver.
- Burt Bacharach (born 1928) Award-winning pianist, composer and producer grew up at Kew Gardens.
- Crosby Bonsall (1921-1995) author and illustrator of children's books and books.
- Maud Ballington Booth (1865-1948), co-founder of Volunteers of America.
- Joshua Brand (born 1950), television writer, director and producer, grew up in Kew Gardens.
- Ralph Bunche (1903-1971), diplomat and Nobel Peace Prize winner.
- Rudolf Callmann (1892-1976), German lawyer and legal expert on German and American competition law that helps Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany.
- Ron Carey (1936-2008), the labor leader who served as president of the International Brotherhood Teamsters from 1991 to 1997.
- Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), actor, lived at 105 Mowbray Drive in 1919-1922.
- Rodney Dangerfield (1921-2004), a comedian living on Austin Ale House.
- Rona Elliot (born 1947), a music journalist, grew up in Kew Gardens.
- Lloyd Espenschied (1889-1986), electrical engineer who co-invented modern coaxial cable.
- George Gershwin (1898-1937), composer. Bernhard Goetz (born 1947), best known for shooting four young black men on a subway in 1984.
- Ladislav Hecht (1909-2004), a professional Jewish tennis player, famous for representing Czechoslovakia in the Davis Cup during the 1930s.
- Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972), an actress.
- Frederick Jagel (1897-1982), tenor, was especially active in the Metropolitan Opera in the 1930s and 1940s.
- Rabbi Paysach Krohn, rabbi and writer, currently lives in Kew Gardens.
- Norman Lewis (1915-2006), an Olympic fencer
- Josef Lhevinne (1874-1944), concert pianist.
- Rosina LhÃÆ' Â © vinne (1880-1976), pianist and educator.
- Robert H. Lieberman, the filmmaker, grew up in Kew Gardens.
- Saul Marantz (1911-1997), designed and built the first Marantz audio product at his home in Kew Gardens.
- Peter Mayer, former Penguin Books CEO, grew up in Kew Gardens.
- AnaÃÆ'¯s Nin (1903-1977), author.
- Dorothy Parker (1893-1967), poet.
- Will Rogers, Sr. (1879-1935), the actor.
- Will Rogers, Jr. (1911-1993), congressman and son of Will Rogers, Sr..
- Nelson Saldana, bike racing champion.
- Ossie Schectman (1919-2013), basketball guard, who is considered to have printed the first basket of the American Basketball Association (BAA), which will become the National Basketball Association (NBA).
- Robert Schimmel (1950-2010), comedian, grew up in Kew Gardens.
- Jerry Springer (born 1944), talk show host and former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Paul Stanley (born 1952), famous musician, singer, songwriter and painter for being a rhythm guitarist and singer of the rock band Kiss. â € <â € <
- Carol Montgomery Stone (1915-2011), actress and daughter of actor Fred Stone, major at Kew Gardens.
- Sim Van der Ryn, architect, researcher, and educator, who has applied the principles of physical and social ecology to architecture and environmental design.
- Dick Van Patten (1928-2015), actor, best known for his role in the TV drama Eight Fairly .
- S. Howard Voshell (1888-1937), a professional tennis player and then a promoter.
- Robert C. Wertz (1932-2009), a politician who served for 32 years as a member of the New York State Assembly.
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See also
- New York City Portal
References
External links
- the Official Kew Garden website
- A Picture History of Kew Gardens
- Kew Gardens Civic Association
- Kew Gardens Synagogue
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