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  New York Queens NYC Forest Hills gardens weather restaurants theatre boutiques shopping real estate history Disney ...
Queens, one of the five boroughs of New York City, the others are Manhattan, Brooklyn, The Bronx and Staten Island.
Queens' major resource is its people and their diverse ethnic background, which is nowhere more visible than in its international cuisines.
Queens' major resource is its people and their diverse ethnic background, which is nowhere more visible than in its international food and cuisines.
www.queensnewyork.com   (412 words)

  
 Woodside, Queens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Woodside is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens.
Woodside has served as the primary destination for more recent immigrants from Ireland as well, with many arriving in the mid-eighties searching for economic opportunities in New York City.
Woodside residents remember that even before the statue was erected, local soldiers gathered here at the "mustering ground" before departing to fight in World War I. Ten men who left from this site did not return as they made the supreme sacrifice and gave their lives for their nation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Woodside,_Queens   (1097 words)

  
 Woodside NY, Neighborhood Research
Woodside is one of the oldest neighborhoods of Queens, New York.
Known also as the City of Woodside, this neighborhood is located in West Queens County, part of the New York Metropolitan Area.
The surrounding neighborhoods of Woodside are Astoria (North), Jackson Heights (North East), Elmhurst (East), Maspeth (South), and Sunnyside and Sunnyside Gardens (West).
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 Woodside - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Woodside, London is a neighbourhood in the London Borough of Croydon, South London
Woodside, Queens is also a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City.
Woodside is a neighborhood in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Woodside   (214 words)

  
 Queens Company Bilked Writers on Internet, State Suit Says   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
According to the lawsuit, Woodside advertised itself as an international literary agency with offices in New York City, Adirondack, N.Y., and Marco Island, Fla. It invited writers to submit excerpts of manuscripts of novels, short stories and poetry for evaluation.
But when Woodside asked for a $75 reading fee, she balked and became one of many writers to post warnings about the company on the Internet.
In its lawsuit, the attorney general's office said that Woodside had become such a pariah that a group of writers decided to send it a purposefully purplish proposal.
www.jahitchcock.com /cyberstalked/nytimes.html   (753 words)

  
 Rent-Direct.com: NY Apartment Queens apartments Sunnyside Woodside
Sunnyside Gardens, on the north end of Queens Blvd, is the most desirable part of Sunnyside, a cheerful mixture of apartment houses and homes.
Woodside: Yes, even Queens used to be woods once, back in colonial times.
In fact, Woodside was once known as "Irishtown." By the 1980s immigrants from China, Colombia, Korea, the Dominican Republic, and to a lesser extent from India, Ecuador, the Philippines, Guyana, Peru and Ireland all became neighbors to one another.
www.rent-direct.com /Queens_Apartments/apartments-queens-woodside.html   (412 words)

  
 MAP Queens Pride House   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
From Queens Blvd. heading East: Turn left on 65th St. (going north on 65th St.), Turn Right on Woodside Ave.; Queens Pride House is on left side - 67-03 Woodside Ave.
Queens Pride House is on Left - 67-03 Woodside Ave.
Queens Pride House is on right - 67-03 Woodside Ave.
queenspridehouse.tripod.com /MAP.html   (208 words)

  
 If You're Thinking of Living In/Woodside, Queens; A Polyglot Enclave, At First, 'Irishtown' - New York Times
''Woodside was called Irishtown because it was then 60 percent Irish,'' said Edward Fowley, former owner of a bar called Shelley's, whose family arrived several months after the subway did.
Woodside's housing complexes include the nearly 12-acre, 10-building, 6-story Boulevard Gardens, now a 960-unit co-op, which opened in 1935.
Woodside Houses, a 1,357-unit public housing project that opened in 1949, has 20 six-story buildings sprawling across 22 acres.
query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9F07E1DF1F3AF937A25752C1A96F958260   (702 words)

  
 Cinema Treasures | Loew's Woodside   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Loew's Woodside was designed by Herbert J. Krapp, with all of its 2,000 seats on the ground floor and a shallow stage suited only for movies.
For several decades, it was on the third tier of the seven Loew's theatres in Queens.
The Woodside was the first to go, sold in 1952 to St. Sebastian's Roman Catholic Church, which had outgrown its original chapel.
cinematreasures.org /theater/6406   (564 words)

  
 :: Exhibitions and Artists - Opportunities for Artists - Dance in Queens
This series, Queens International, will be a forum and a catalyst for cultural encounters and collaborations among diverse cultural identities, traditions, and disciplines.
Each residency concludes with weekend performances at the Queens Museum of Art as part of the Queens International world music, dance, and film program.
For more information about the Queens Museum of Art or applying for a residency, contact Jaishri Abicandani or by phone 718 592 9700 x ext.
www.queensmuseum.org /exhibitions/dance_queens.htm   (397 words)

  
 GMHC: Press Release
Queens has a most diverse population including Latinos, Asians, and Europeans from throughout the world.
Queens also has a very large gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community as well.
In May 2000, the current facility was opened in a storefront in Woodside, Queens.
www.gmhc.org /about/releases/021017.html   (478 words)

  
 Voices of New York
Sunnyside and Woodside gained notoriety during the Great Depression when over half of the original tenants, mostly of Irish descent, were evicted because they weren't able to afford their mortgages.
This is in contrast to the policy of churches nearer to the Astoria side of Woodside, such as St. Joseph's Church.
He came to Woodside from a rural town in the Dominican Republic where he was a secondary school teacher to local children.
www.nyu.edu /classes/blake.map2001/dominican1.html   (2355 words)

  
 Compass Roses - In Public Places
This park is a narrow strip which runs along the southwest side of Woodside Avenue, from around 54th Street to 56th Street.
This small triangular wedge is bounded by 69th Street, the Queens Midtown Expressway, and 58th Avenue.
The compass, marked with the four cardinal directions, is made of carved granite, I believe, and in its center is a depiction of a soaring eagle.
pages.prodigy.net /pizzabagel/CompassRoses_Public.htm   (5266 words)

  
 woodside
The Newtown Pippin, a favorite fruit of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and Queen Victoria, was first harvested on the original Moore property in 1759 by Gersham Moore, a direct descendant of Rev. Moore.
This photo of Woodside station is thought to be the oldest photo of a Queens LIRR station in existence.
Blue burlap was draped over the walls of the Reuman parlor at 41-30 58th St. in Woodside, Queens, and a transmitter and antenna were installed in the backyard.
www.forgotten-ny.com /NEIGHBORHOODS/woodside/woodside.html   (4089 words)

  
 village voice > nyclife > Neighborhoods: Close-up on Woodside, Queens by Douglas Gillison
Woodside On the Move (39-42 59th Street, 718-476-8449) is a community development organization that puts on cultural events and offers housing assistance and job placement.
Woodside on the Move is organizing eight summer concerts—the first two will be held in Windmuller Park on June 19 and 26.
Issues that preoccupy Woodside residents include the recent smoking ban (which bar owners say is hurting business), the firehouse closings, the presence of day-laborers soliciting work on area thoroughfares, and the illegal conversion of houses to multifamily dwellings.
www.villagevoice.com /nyclife/0332,gillison,45993,15.html   (955 words)

  
 Woodside Apartments for rent Woodside apartment rentals, Woodside furnished apartments to rent.
Woodside Apartments for rent Woodside apartment rentals, Woodside furnished apartments to rent.
About Us Sublet.com is a Woodside apartment rental website that advertises Woodside apartments, Woodside roommates, Woodside houses for rent Woodside sublets and subleases.
Woodside housing rentals, apartments, roommates, houses, tenants and landlords have not been verified or evaluated.
www.sublet.com /area_rentals/NewYork/Woodside_Rentals.asp   (69 words)

  
 Woodside Real Estate Agents, Woodside Homes For Sale, REALTORS and Woodside
HomeGain provides Woodside, New York real estate information and resources to guide homeowners and homebuyers through the process of selling and buying a house, condo or other Woodside realty property.
HomeGain has services to help you find a top Woodside real estate broker or agent, get the value of your Woodside home and a comparative market analysis (CMA), view Woodside real estate and MLS listings, prepare your home for sale, and more.
Cuando se registre para encontrar un agente de bienes raices en Woodside, simplemente indique que necesita un agente que habla Español.
www.homegain.com /local_real_estate/NY/woodside.html   (542 words)

  
 All woodside jobs | Indeed.com
Woodside Village is seeking qualified RN and RN Supervisor for dayshift and weekends.
Household Assistant needed for a Woodside Family This busy Woodside family is in need of a full time, kind, hardworking, very organized person to check email...
LPN Woodside Assisted Living at Friendship Village is seeking part time LPN's for 3rd and 5-8 pm shifts.
www.indeed.com /jobs?q=woodside&l=&from=rss   (506 words)

  
 Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (I-278)
The future effects of this and other improvements upon the residential and industrial prosperity of Brooklyn and Queens are incalculable, especially those sections already favorably located in relation to the existing parkways, the Triborough Bridge and rapid transit lines.
North of Queens Boulevard to the Grand Central Parkway, the route has been mapped and is scheduled for early construction.
Further north in Queens, the expressway was rebuilt from Broadway north to 25th Avenue in Woodside.
www.nycroads.com /roads/brooklyn-queens   (3786 words)

  
 Irish Echo Online - News
A clear majority of his early-voting neighbors, when asked, agreed with him, broadly speaking, and indeed the final tally in Queens as a whole, as reported Wednesday morning, favored Kerry by 71-28 percent.
Woodside is one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the most diverse county in America.
A few of the 40 or so voters questioned in those first hours on Tuesday morning grew up in Woodside, many others were raised in Irish families in other parts of the city and the region, or were originally from towns, villages and farms in Ireland.
www.irishecho.com /newspaper/story.cfm?id=15487   (952 words)

  
 Woodside, Queens, New York Real Estate and Homes for Sale - Trulia
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View our Queens real estate guide to see average listing prices, sale prices and information for local school districts.
www.trulia.com /NY/Queens,5279,Woodside   (680 words)

  
 New York Blade Online
The girls in ‘Dixie Queen’ are a whole different breed of steel magnolias.
The series is sponsored by Queen’s Pride House through a small grant from New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs.
Screening with this film is Miles Christian Daniels’ “Dixie Queen,” which explores the intersection of redneck homophobia with southern hospitality in the life of Tara Nicole, a drag queen in Wilmington, North Carolina, who grew up on a small farm in the state.
www.nyblade.com /2005/2-18/arts/main/cinema.cfm   (1127 words)

  
 Woodside classified listings from edgeio.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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 The Founding Families of Woodside, Queens, New York
Note from Owen (submitter): The source of much of the Friedle family history and their founding of Woodside comes from an article that appeared in the NY Times of Aug 1, 1897 (see link) on the founding families of Woodside.
John A. Kelly, born 6 October 1792, died 6 January 1833, married 8 March 1821, Anna Maria Friedle, born 2 August 1795 in Roigheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, died 2 December 1882 in Woodside, Queens, New York, daughter of Andreas Friedle and wife, Catherine Maria.
This branch of the Rikers’ is all buried in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Queens.
longislandgenealogy.com /KellyFamily/WoodsideQueens.html   (1664 words)

  
 Queens Historical Society
The Moore-Jackson Cemetery in Woodside, Queens, is a 270-year old colonial cemetery.
If you like hard work with no pay, and believe that the results are worth it, then this project is for you.
The Moore-Jackson Cemetery is a family member of the Queens Family Cemeteries, and its restoration is crucial to the history and heritage of Queens.
www.queenshistoricalsociety.org /moorejackson.html   (94 words)

  
 Queens Chronicle - Woodside Post Office Dedicated To Manton
Thomas Manton, Astoria native, seven term congressman and head of the Queens Democratic party, was fond of saying that he wouldn’t battle 3,000 year old institutions or men who print ink by the barrel.
Crowley was handpicked to replace Manton, who succumbed to prostate cancer at the age of 73 this July, having led the organization for two decades.
Sweeney said that Manton “lived his life on the wings of history.” He also noted that it was particularly fitting that the Woodside Post Office was chosen, as Manton would often note the fact that more men were killed in the Vietnam War from the Woodside ZIP code than anywhere else in the county.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=17562942&BRD=2731&PAG=461&dept_id=574903&rfi=6   (634 words)

  
 Woodside, Queens - AM New York
When Woodside residents describe their neighborhood, it sounds like a utopia.
One woman sitting in Lawrence Virgilio Playground, who chose not to give her name, said she grew up in Woodside.
Two-bedroom apartments average just under $300,000, the most expensive being condos in 62-10 Woodside Ave., a renovated factory building with a doorman and luxury services.
www.amny.com /news/local/am-city0720,0,6284349.story   (447 words)

  
 Power Up Queens: Woodside
Located in northern Queens, Woodside is where cultures of the world converge.
While known for its large Irish community, the area is also home to a number of residents from South Asia and Mexico.
You can experience the excitement of this ethnic enclave by enjoying one of these authentic eateries, festive events or finding your own places for fun.
www.nycvisit.com /content/index.cfm?pagePkey=1753   (105 words)

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