Quite a turnabout, but I suppose not surprising. The character of Sunnyside Gardens was protected by 40-year easements which protected the integrity of the courtyards and common walkways and controlled changes to the exterior of every property, extending to even paint color. Check out this old photo. The precinct reported 2 murders, 12 rapes, 90 robberies, 108 felony assaults, 109 burglaries, 490 grand larcenies, and 114 grand larcenies auto in 2018. [19], The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 35.4% (22,424) White, 2.5% (1,588) African American, 0.2% (109) Native American, 24.3% (15,390) Asian, 0%(29) Pacific Islander, 0.6% (395) from other races, and 2.1% (1,342) from two or more races. To make a donation, please use the button below. Woodhaven is a middle-class neighborhood located in the central section of the New York City borough of Queens. Three generations of plumbers later, business is still as strong as it was before that old sign sporting the alphanumeric exchange was hung decades ago. A large portion of the neighborhood is six-story apartment buildings constructed during the 1920s and ’30s. The borders are Flushing Meadows-Corona Park to the west, the Long Island Expressway to the north, Union Turnpike to the south, and Parsons Boulevard to the east. Two restaurants in Sunnyside carry 46th Street’s former name. The mews houses face a common front court and back on alleys; each mews house also has a private rear yard. Carolin, Gosman , Heiser and Fitting Streets were named after area farmers who once owned the land. In the sixties and seventies the Greeks entered Astoria in waves. [27] As of 2018[update], with a non-fatal assault rate of 19 per 100,000 people, Sunnyside and Woodside's rate of violent crimes per capita is less than that of the city as a whole. [21] :12, Ninety-two percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is higher than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 79% of residents described their health as "good," "very good," or "excellent," slightly higher than the city's average of 78%. The turn-of-the-century English Garden City movement of Sir Ebenezer Howard and Sir Raymond Unwin served as the inspiration for Sunnyside Gardens, built from 1924-1928. Some of the Terminal’s early clients were Sunshine Biscuit Company, Packard Automobile Company, American Ever Ready Company, and American Chicle Company. [21] :7, Queens is one of the most ethnically diverse urban areas in the world. Originally slower to develop than its immediate neighbors, Long Island City and Astoria, Sunnyside was transformed into a bustling residential neighborhood by the opening of the Queensboro Bridge and then the IRT Flushing Line along Queens Boulevard. Today the corporation is known as Sonesta International Hotels. Sunnyside Gardens. [12] Those difficult years saw organized resistance by residents who forcefully resisted efforts by city marshals to evict families. Even today, a persistent gardener digging deep will find the odd rail car part or railroad tie segment. White Line schedule on this Bob Andersen LIRR History page. One in twenty residents (5%) were unemployed, compared to 8% in Queens and 9% in New York City. Prospect Lefferts Gardens is a residential neighborhood in the Flatbush area of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Thomas P. Noonan Playground, located between Greenpoint Avenue, 42nd Avenue, 43rd Street, and 47th Streets. Ph.D. dissertation, CUNY Graduate School, 1991. If you have any old photographs taken in Sunnyside, please contact us at SunnysideChamberofCommerce@gmail.com. It will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the WIKI 2 technology. [21]:13 In Sunnyside and Woodside, 20% of residents are obese, 9% are diabetic, and 23% have high blood pressure—compared to the citywide averages of 20%, 14%, and 24% respectively. Kroessler, Jeffrey A., Building Queens: the urbanization of New York's largest borough. [20], The entirety of Community Board 2, which comprises Sunnyside and Woodside, had 135,972 inhabitants as of NYC Health's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 85.4 years. Eastchester Road is the primary thoroughfare through Pelham Gardens. [21] :8, The 108th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 88.2% between 1990 and 2018. The project grew out of discussions in the early 1920s about housing and planning; social critic Lewis Mumford and economist Richard T. Ely were leading participants. It is bound by Hollis to the west, Cambria Heights to the south, the town of New Hyde Park to the east, and Oakland Gardens to the north. The building has served as a warehouse for Nelson’s Christmas Shoppe. "SUNNYSIDE GARDENS, Borough of Queens Sunnyside Gardens, in northwestern Queens, was the creation of architects Clarence Stein an" (PDF). From the 1910’s through the 1930’s, a Sunnysider might have found him or herself with a monkey or a cheetah as a neighbor…. Notice the different color hands – Sunnyside is a true melting pot as it is home to one of the most ethnically diverse populations in the city. Questions for Christina: nutrichris”@”rcn.com, For your webmaster: erpietri”@”earthlink.net, Malls and Schnitzel in Glendale [SpliceToday]. Thank you to all our donors that continue to support Forgotten NY. [21]:10, The nearest large hospitals in the area are the Elmhurst Hospital Center in Elmhurst and the Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens in Astoria. In 1922, ground was broken at 48th Street and 47th Avenue for Sunnyside’s first apartment buildings. Click here to the Queens History section of the events calendar containing current events and attractions being hosted by historical sites or societies in Queens NY. In 1902, The Pennsylvania Railroad started buying up property south of Northern Boulevard, leveled the land and filled in the ponds and swamps. Shortly thereafter, a small hamlet was established between Northern and Queens Boulevards, which became known as Sunnyside. Each private residence has a small front garden facing the street and a private garden in the rear. Sunnyside is one of the borough’s ultra-diverse neighborhoods, with immigrants from Ecuador, Colombia, China, Korea, Bangladesh, Mexico, and more calling it home. The incarceration rate of 63 per 100,000 people is lower than that of the city as a whole. The part of Skillman Avenue that runs through Sunnyside Gardens has been renamed in his honor (left). While 45% of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, 19% have less than a high school education and 35% are high school graduates or have some college education. It is believed that Sunnyside got its name in 1850 when a railroad station was built across from the Sunnyside Roadhouse Hotel on Jackson Avenue to accommodate visitors of the Fashion Race Course in Corona. Would you like Wikipedia to always look as professional and up-to-date? Kind of cool, yeah? [32], Sunnyside is covered by three ZIP Codes. QueensBuzz.com / Queens NY / June 24, 2009. William Patrick Stuart-Houston, the nephew of Adolf Hitler, lived in Sunnyside for a brief period of time before leaving for the U.S. Navy in 1944. Those covenants lapsed in the mid-1960s, and some homeowners rushed to claim their property, erecting fences into the middle of some courtyards. Former pro wrestler Chris Kanyon came from Sunnyside, as did New York City police commissioner Dermot F. Shea. Astoria is bounded by the East River and is adjacent to three other Queens neighborhoods: Long Island City, Sunnyside, and Woodside. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community District 2, served by Queens Community Board 2.