Forest Hills is a 2.4 sq. mile (6.4 km) neighborhood in the central part of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered to the north by Rego Park and Corona; to the east, by Flushing Meadows Park, the Grand Central Parkway, and Kew Gardens; to the west, by Middle Village and Glendale; and, to the south, by Forest Park. The neighborhood is conterminous with zip code (postal code) 11375, and it is part of Queens Community Board 6.
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Forest Hills is a 2.4 sq. mile (6.4 km) neighborhood in the central part of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered to the north by Rego Park and Corona; to the east, by Flushing Meadows Park, the Grand Central Parkway, and Kew Gardens; to the west, by Middle Village and Glendale; and, to the south, by Forest Park. The neighborhood is conterminous with zip code (postal code) 11375, and it is part of Queens Community Board 6.
The neighborhood is home to middle class residents, of whom the wealthier residents often live in the neighborhood's Forest Hills Gardens area. Historically, Forest Hills has been home to a large Jewish population, with more than ten synagogues located in the area. The community of Forest Hills was founded in 1906; before that, the area was known as Whitepot. In 1909, Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage, who founded the Russell Sage Foundation, bought 142 acres (0.6 km²) of land from the Cord Meyer Development Company. The original plan was to build good low...
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