Briarwood

Briarwood is a middle-class neighborhood in the borough of . The neighborhood is roughly bounded by the Van Wyck Expressway to the west, Parsons Boulevard to the east, Union Turnpike to the north, and Hillside Avenue to the south.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Locality with 53,900 residents
  • Description: neighborhood of Queens in New York, United States
  • Also known as: “Briarwood, Queens”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Forest Park and Jamaica.

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is the name of a large city park and a section of , a borough of . It includes the neighborhoods of Forest Hills, a well-kept, leafy neighborhood of relatively well-to-do homeowners and immigrants from areas including the former…

Railway station
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station is a major train station on the Long Island Rail Road located in , . With weekday ridership exceeding 200,000 passengers, it is the largest transit hub on , the fourth-busiest rail station in North America, and the second-busiest station that exclusively serves commuter traffic.

Hospital
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is a private, non-profit teaching hospital and emergency facility in the neighborhood of , New York City, on the service road of the Van Wyck Expressway at Jamaica Avenue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jamaica and Flushing-Northeast.

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is an expansive neighborhood located in eastern . Historically consisting of predominantly black communities, now is home to an extremely diverse array of peoples and cultures.

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is a large area of , a borough of . Flushing contains a very large Chinatown, and in fact is more diverse than Manhattan's .

Neighborhood
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is a commercial and residential neighborhood located in the southwestern section of the borough of . The area borders Kew Gardens and to the north, and to the east, South Ozone Park to the south, and and Ozone Park to the west.

Briarwood

Latitude
40.7094° or 40° 42′ 34″ north
Longitude
-73.8153° or 73° 48′ 55″ west
Population
53,900
Elevation
148 feet (45 metres)
Open location code
87G8P55M+PV
Geo­Names ID
6640032
Wiki­data ID
Q2925063
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Briarwood” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “布里亚伍德”
  • Chinese: “布里亞伍德”
  • Dutch: “Briarwood”
  • French: “Briarwood”
  • German: “Briarwood”
  • Italian: “Briarwood”
  • Japanese: “ブライアーウッド (クイーンズ)”
  • Japanese: “ブライアーウッド”
  • Russian: “Брайарвуд (Куинс)”
  • Russian: “Брайарвуд”
  • Russian: “Бриарвуд”
  • Spanish: “Briarwood”
  • Ukrainian: “Брайарвуд (Квінс)”
  • Ukrainian: “Брайарвуд”
  • Urdu: “برئیروڈ، کوئینز”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kew Gardens Hills and Jamaica Hills.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Archbishop Molloy High School and Manton Playground.

Queens: Must-Visit Destinations

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