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NEIGHBORHOODS A brief description by Community Board of Queens neighborhoods, current projects and local economic development organizations. COMMUNITY BOARD 1 Astoria, Old Astoria, Long Island City (north of Queens Plaza), Queensbridge, Ditmars, Ravenswood, Steinway, Garden Bay Across the East River from Manhattan they developed as villages encompassing both residential and emerging industries in the mid to late 1800’s. The Steinway Piano factory built one of the City’s first company towns complete with manufacturing plants, housing and community facilities in 1870. The opening of the Queensborough Bridge in 1909 was a major catalyst in the development of the area. After World War II a many housing developments; Queensbridge Houses, Ravenswood, Queensview and Garden Bay Manor were built. As major manufacturing shifted away from New York City the character of the community has evolved. There are still mid size and small factories as well as many service and distribution operation that benefit from the area’s central location and transportation system. The Entrepreneur’s Space - an incubator for Food & Business recently opened on 37th Street. Queens Plaza was rezoned to bring in residential uses that have transformed the area and brought in thousands of new residents. New infrastructure improvements will enhance the pedestrian and traffic areas. On the north side of Queens Plaza 1 Met Life Plaza is home to Met Life with JetBlue Airlines slated to relocate there. The new Gotham Center on the south side will soon to be home to operations of the New York City Department of Health. New hotels have been built around Queens Plaza that capitalizes on budget travelers. In Astoria along 35th Avenue the expansion of the Kaufman Astoria Studios, the rebuilding of the Museum of the Moving Image and the opening of the Frank Sinatra School for the Arts having given the area cache as an arts district. Steinway Street is the largest commercial with thousands of local shops with many nationally chains represented. Ditmars Boulevard, Broadway and 31st Avenue are also major shopping strips. Development Organizations Astoria Restoration Association 31-28 Ditmars Boulevard Astoria 11105 Phone: (718) 726-0034 Email: [email protected] Central Astoria Local Development Coalition 25-69 38th Street.1C Astoria 11103 1 Phone: (718) 728-7820 Fax: (718) 728-7413 Email: [email protected] Web: www.centralastoria.org East River Development Alliance 12-11 40th Avenue Long Island City 11101 Phone: (718) 784-0877 Fax: (718) 729-1288 Email: [email protected] Web: www.erdalliance.org Long Island City Partnership 1 Metlife Plaza 27-01 Queens Plaza 9th Floor Long Island City 11101 Phone: (718) 786-5300 Fax: (718) 937-1799 Email:[email protected] Web: www.licbdc.org Business Improvement Districts Long Island City Business Improvement District 1 Metlife Plaza 27-01 Queens Plaza 9th Floor Long Island City 11101 Phone: (718) 786-5300 Fax: (718) 937-1799 Web: www.licbid.org/ Steinway Street Business Improvement District 28-27 Steinway Street Astoria, NY 11103 Phone: (718) 728-7820 Fax: (718) 728-7413 Web: www.steinwaystreet.org Email: [email protected] Chambers of Commerce/Merchants Associations Broadway Merchants and Professionals Organization P.O. Box 3212 Long Island City, NY 11102 Phone: (718) 721-8252 Ditmars Boulevard/31st Street Merchants Association 21-77 31st St., 2nd Floor Astoria 11105 30th Avenue Business Association 36-17 30th Avenue Astoria 11101 Phone: (718) 956-3366 2 Fax: (718) 728-1766 Email: [email protected] Web: www.myastoria.com/30thAve 36th Avenue Merchants Association 41-20 29th Avenue Long Island City 11101 Phone: (718) 786-2049 Fax: (718) 728-7413 COMMUNITY BOARD 2 Long Island City, Sunnyside, Woodside, Hunter’s Point For many years Long Island City was a significant center of manufacturing with large factories such as Eagle Electric and Swingline Staplers. Still a center for smaller manufacturers, warehouses and distribution, the area has changed rapidly into a mixed use community attracting more housing, cultural and recreational diversity. Citi, which built its first tower over 20 years ago, added a second office tower in 2006. Cit and the neaby United Nations Credit Union provide jobs to over 4,000 people n financial services. New developments in Long Island City include Gantry Park on the waterfront; Queens West with housing between Center Boulevard and 5th Street; and new infrastructure improvements will enhance the pedestrian and traffic areas along Jackson Avenue and Queens Plaza. Hunters Point South is slated to be new development with affordable housing On Queens Plaza South the new Gotham Center, is to be home to operations of the New York City Department of Health. Transportation is being improved through connecting the G and 7 subway lines and an LIRR station at Sunnyside Yards. Sunnyside has seen new development with new office and residential buildings that complement long established neighborhoods such as the historic Sunnyside Gardens landmark district. Woodside is a transportation node with the 7 line and Long Island Railroad. LaGuardia Community College, with an enrollment of over 40,000 students, has numerous credit and continuing education programs including the NY Designs Business Incubator. Development Organizations Hunters Point Community Development Corporation 49-10 Vernon Blvd. LIC, NY 11101 Phone: (718)786-9245 Long Island City Business Development Corporation 1 Metlife Plaza 27-01 Queens Plaza 9th Floor Long Island City 11101 Phone: (718) 786-5300 Fax: (718) 937-1799 3 Email:[email protected] Web: www.licbdc.org Queens West Development Corporation 633 Third Avenue, 36th Floor New York 10017 Phone: (212) 803-3600 Fax: (212) 803-3615 Email: [email protected] Web : www.queenswest.org Woodside on the Move, Inc. 39-42 59th Street Woodside 11377 Phone: (718) 476-8449 Fax: (718) 476-6946 Email: [email protected] Web: www.woodsideonthemove.org Business Improvement Districts Long Island City Business Improvement District 1 Metlife Plaza 27-01 Queens Plaza 9th Floor Long Island City 11101 Phone: (718) 786-5300 Fax: (718) 937-1799 Web: www.licbid.org/ Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District 45-56 43rd Street Sunnyside, NY 11104 Phone: (718) 606-1800 Email: [email protected] Web: www.sunnysideshines.org Chambers of Commerce/Merchant Associations Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce PO Box 4399 Sunnyside NY 11104 Phone: (718) 482-6053/ (718) 482-8752 Web: www.sunnysidechamber.org COMMUNITY BOARD 3 Jackson Heights, North Corona, East Elmhurst Bordered by the 7 subway line to the south and LaGuardia Airport to the north, these are primarily residential communities that have seen an upsurge in growth through new housing. Anchored by the 1920’s co-ops along 35th Avenue, new 4 multi-unit housing developments dot many of the major streets in all three communities. LaGuardia Airport and Vaughn College of Aviation are major employers and hubs of economic activity. 74th Street, 82nd Street and 37th Avenue are major shopping and restaurant destinations that reflect the ethnic diversity of the Borough. Business Improvement Districts 82nd Street Business Improvement District 37-02 82nd Street, 3rd Floor Jackson Heights 11372 Phone: (718) 335-9421 Fax: (718) 507-2977 Email: [email protected] Web: www.82ndstreetbid.org Chambers of Commerce/Merchants Associations Jackson Heights Bangladeshi Business Association 37-08 73rd Street Jackson Heights, NY 11372 Fax: (718) 478-4791 Jackson Heights Business and Professional Association PO Box 36 77-10 34th Avenue, Apt A 74 Jackson Heights , NY 11372 Phone: (718) 476-3173 Fax: (718) 476-0671 Jackson Heights 74th Street Merchants Association P.O. Box 40 Jackson Heights 11372 37-08 74th Street Phone: (718) 651-6971 Fax: (718) 458-3771 New Northern Boulevard Business Association 84-21 Northern Boulevard OR 33-26 92nd Street Jackson Heights 11372 Phone: (718) 899-6247 Email: [email protected] Northern Boulevard Merchants Association Gerard Murray 106-11 Northern Boulevard Corona 11368 Fax: (718) 898-1553 Northern Queens Regional Chamber of Commerce 33-47 91st Street 5 Jackson Heights 11372 COMMUNITY BOARD 4 Elmhurst, Corona, Corona Heights Roosevelt Avenue, Broadway and Queens Boulevard form the main commercial districts of these communities with many locally owned shops. Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst is home to Queens Center, the largest regional mall in the Borough with over 200 nationally known retailers and branches of major department stores such as Macy’s and J.C. Penney’s. Close by is Queens Place with Target and other major retailers. Queens Boulevard has seen new mid-rise residential developments close to Broadway. Business Development Organizations Corona C.A.N (Community Action Network) 40-28 National Street OR 39-19 103rd Street Corona 11368 Phone: (718) 779-4468 Fax: (718) 429-0026 Email:[email protected] . Chambers of Commerce /Merchants Associations Junction Boulevard Merchants Association 37-50 Junction Boulevard Corona 11368 Phone: (718) 899-6563 Fax: (718) 424-4471 Lefrak City Merchants Association P.O. Box 730634 Elmhurst 11373 Phone: (718) 271-4309 Fax: (718) 271-6841 COMMUNITY BOARD 5 Ridgewood, Maspeth, Glendale, Middle Village, South Elmhurst Located in the southwest portion of the Borough, the commercial thoroughfares of Myrtle Avenue, Metropolitan Avenue and Fresh Pond Road are the main streets of the community. Maspeth is the home to a large industrial community with access to the New York & Atlantic freight line.
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