Elmhurst, Queens

It is frequently considered to be at the "center of Queens".

The town of Newtown, now known as Elmhurst, was at one time known as Wandowenack, and was within the jurisdiction of the Rockaway tribe of Indians. It was later called Middleberg, because it lay half way between Vlissengen (Flushing) and Maspat (Maspeth). The English renamed the town Newtown in 1683 when Queens County was organized.

The town of Newtown originally comprised all of the northwestern portion of Queens until Long Island City was given a separate charter in 1870. The Elmhurst area was developed and renamed in the 1890s by Cord Meyer, who wanted to disassociate the area with polluted Newtown Creek, although the Newtown name remains in the Grand Avenue/Newtown Subway station, the local high school, and in The Reformed Church of Newtown. The new name means "a grove of elms."

Houses of worship include The Reformed Church Of Newtown , established in 1731 ; and The Saint James Episcopal Church. Newtown and Saint James are located adjacent from each other on the corner of Broadway and Corona Avenue. Growing population and traffic prompted the widening of Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst and throughout the boulevard.

Today, the town is one of the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in the city. Thanks to its multicultural character, the neighborhood boasts a large Chinese supermarket called '' Hong Kong Supermarket .'' The area is bordered by Rego Park , Maspeth , Woodhaven , and Corona . In neighboring Jackson Heights , many Indian Americans , largely from the Punjab region, built Little India near Roosevelt Avenue and Broadway, which is also home to a large Hispanic community.

Elmhurst is home to Queens Center Mall , the most profitable mall per square foot in the US, Queens Place Mall and several other shopping centers. Accessible subway stations are Woodhaven Blvd, Grand Avenue, Elmhurst Avenue, all on the G,R,V lines. The 7 line runs along Roosevelt Ave, the north border of Elmhurst, at the following subway stations which are 74th Street/Broadway, 82nd Street, and 90th Street/Elmhurst Ave.

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Elmhurst, Queens