Forest Hills, Queens

Forest Hills
Forest Hills
Neighborhood
	Station Square
	Location within New York City
	Coordinates: 40°42′54″N 73°50′42″W / 40.715°N 73.845°W
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
County/Borough	Queens
Community District	Queens 6
Area
• Total	7 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
• Land	6 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
• Water	0.5 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	83,728
• Density	13,470/km2 (34,886/sq mi)
Ethnicity
• White	58.3%
• Asian	24.2%
• Hispanic	12.4%
• Black	2.5%
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	11375
Area codes	718, 347, 929, and 917

Forest Hills is a mostly residential neighborhood in the central portion of the borough of Queens in New York City. It is adjacent to Corona to the north, Rego Park and Glendale to the west, Forest Park to the south, Kew Gardens to the southeast, and Flushing Meadows–Corona Park to the east.^[a]

The area was originally referred to as "Whitepot".^[5] The current name comes from the Cord Meyer Development Company, which bought 660 acres (270 ha) in central Queens in 1906 and renamed it after Forest Park. Further development came in the 1920s and 1930s with the widening of Queens Boulevard through the neighborhood, as well as the opening of the New York City Subway's Queens Boulevard Line. Forest Hills has a longstanding association with tennis: the Forest Hills Stadium hosted the U.S. Open from 1915 through 1977 and the West Side Tennis Club offers grass courts for its members. The area's main commercial street, Austin Street, contains many restaurants and chain stores.

Forest Hills is located in Queens Community District 6 and its ZIP Code is 11375.^[1] It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department's 112th Precinct.^[6] Politically, Forest Hills is represented by the New York City Council's 29th District.^[7] It is located within New York's 6th congressional district.

^ ^a ^b "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference PLP5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Google (December 20, 2017). "Forest Hills, Queens, NY 11375" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
^ Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. (2010). The Encyclopedia of New York City (2nd ed.). New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 469–470. ISBN 978-0-300-11465-2.
^ About Forest Hills at QueensNewYork.com
^ Cite error: The named reference NYPD 112th Precinct was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Current City Council Districts for Queens County, New York City. Accessed May 5, 2017.

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[NYCPlanning-1] "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved April 7, 2018.

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[3] Google (December 20, 2017). "Forest Hills, Queens, NY 11375" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 20, 2017.

[:1-4] Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. (2010). The Encyclopedia of New York City (2nd ed.). New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 469–470. ISBN 978-0-300-11465-2.

[About_Forest_Hills-6] About Forest Hills at QueensNewYork.com

[NYPD_112th_Precinct-7] Cite error: The named reference NYPD 112th Precinct was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[8] Current City Council Districts for Queens County, New York City. Accessed May 5, 2017.

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