Forest Avenue station

The Forest Avenue station is a local station on the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located on a private right-of-way in , the station is served by the M train at all times.
Wikipedia
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  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: metro station
  • Also known as: “Forest Av” and “Forest Avenue”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Matthias Roman Catholic Church and Seneca Avenue station.

Church
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St. Matthias Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in the neighborhood of Queens County, New York, in the Diocese of Brooklyn. Its historic buildings include the parish church, completed in 1926, an Italian Renaissance Revival style… is situated 800 feet south of Forest Avenue station.

Metro station
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The is a local station on the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Palmetto Street and Seneca Avenue in , it is served by the M train at all times. is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Forest Avenue station.

Church
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St Mary and St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church is located in and was the oldest Coptic Orthodox parish in . It is one of the 287 Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States. is situated 1,400 feet west of Forest Avenue station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fresh Pond and Fresh Pond Junction.

Neighborhood
was a small middle class neighborhood in the borough of , separated from by the Lutheran and Mount Olivet cemeteries.

Neighborhood
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is a freight yard in the and neighborhoods of in . It is operated by the New York & Atlantic Railway, which serves using tracks owned by the Long Island Rail Road.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the borough of . It borders the Queens neighborhoods of to the north, to the east, and to the southeast, as well as the neighborhoods of to the southwest and to the west.

Forest Avenue station

Latitude
40.7044° or 40° 42′ 16″ north
Longitude
-73.90307° or 73° 54′ 11″ west
Inception
August 9th, 1915
Operator
New York City Transit Authority
Network
NYC Subway
Open location code
87G8P33W+QQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 280990453
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q633313
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Satellite Map

Discover Forest Avenue station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Forest Avenue station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “森林大道車站”
  • Dutch: “Forest Avenue”
  • Esperanto: “Stacio Avenuo Arbaro”
  • French: “Forest Avenue”
  • Italian: “Forest Avenue”
  • Japanese: “フォレスト・アベニュー駅 (BMTマートル・アベニュー線)”
  • Japanese: “フォレスト・アベニュー駅”
  • Polish: “Forest Avenue”
  • Russian: “Форест-авеню”
  • Spanish: “Avenida Forest”
  • Ukrainian: “Проспект Форест”
  • Ukrainian: “Форест-Авеню”

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Highlights include Rosemary’s Playground and Ridgewood Branch Queens Borough Public Library.

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