Garden in the City
Lush, landscaped lawns and stately garden homes in New York City? It's true, and that's only part of what makes the neighborhood of Forest Hills so charming. Snuggled between Kew Gardens to the east and Glendale to the west, Forest Hills feels like a small and elegant village tucked into a big city.

A Charming Retreat
A large part of Forest Hills charm can be attributed to nearby Forest Hills Gardens, the first and oldest of the planned Garden City communities. The Garden City movement, which made its appearance in the early 1900's, focused on providing city commuters an alternative to cramped New York City flats by offering industry-free "country living" in the city. The sense of tranquility that Grosvenor Atterbury, the renowned architect and designer of Forest Hills Gardens, envisioned still remains today. Throughout Forest Hills Garden's leafy and winding streets, strollers can admire towers, spires, fancy brickwork, Tudor exposed half timbers, red tile clay roofs and wrought iron streetlights designed to resemble Old English lanterns.

Station Square off 71st Street and Continental Avenue is the beginning of Forest Hills Gardens and has all of the old world charm and character indicative of the neighborhood. Station Square boasts Tudor style touches, two staircases, cobblestone streets, charming spired buildings and a Bavarian tower. This is where President Theodore Roosevelt delivered his famous "One Hundred Percent American" speech and where today Santa arrives in his sleigh to wish everyone happy holidays amidst those caroling and enjoying hot cider on a winter's eve.

Forest Hills' Main Streets
Over 200 merchants and restaurants, ranging from trendy boutiques to a gourmet find-an entire shop devoted to cheese-- line Austin Street and Continental Avenue, while Middle Eastern and Eastern European specialty food markets, Russian language video stores and establishments catering to the Russian Jewish population can be found on 108th Street.

Nostalgic type? Pay a visit to quiet Metropolitan Avenue, and spend the afternoon rummaging through interesting antique shops. This street is also home to Eddie's Sweet Shop (105-29 Metropolitan Avenue), an original ice cream parlor dating back 100 years that still makes its own ice cream and hand whips all of the whipped cream for its sundaes and sodas.

Getting Here:
Subway F,V,E & R Train: 71st /Continental Avenue at Queens Boulevard.
F Train & E Train: 75th Avenue at Queens Boulevard (E late nights, weekends).
Bus Q-60, Q-23
Other The Long Island Rail Road: Forest Hills Station located in Station Square, between 71st/Continental Avenue and Austin Street
Parking Allied Austin Parking Lot: 7000 Austin Street at 70th Avenue next to Barnes and Noble (This lot offers discounted validated parking from participating merchants)
Windsor Garage: 108-24 71st Road between Austin Street and Queens Boulevard
Sylvan Midway Garage: 108-18 Queens Boulevard between Continental Avenue/71st Avenue and 71st Road near the Midway movie theater.