Queens Village, New York Travel Information

Bedford-Stuyvesant Bedford-Stuyvesant, the district that made history by electing the first black woman to the U.S. Congress (Shirley Chisholm), had become synonymous with “ghetto” by the 1970s. Comedian Chris Rock now ... Brooklyn, NY

Bushwick In tracing the history of Bushwick, one of the five original Kings County towns founded by the Dutch (as Boswijck in 1661), two words are bound to come up: beer and blackout. Bushwick’s brewing indust... Brooklyn, NY

Crown Heights Crown Heights. It’s one of those places, like Selma or Kent State, forever linked in people’s minds with a violent event. For Crown Heights, it was three days of rioting in August 1991 that ensued whe... Brooklyn, NY

Cypress Hills and Highland Park “Only the Dead Know Brooklyn,” goes the title of a short story by Thomas Wolfe. He lived way over west in Cobble Hill, but the aphorism could apply to the easternmost nook of Brooklyn, where about 20 ... Brooklyn, NY

East New York and Canarsie Pier In 1835, a Connecticut businessman named John Pitkin bought up land in the eastern reaches of Brooklyn with plans to create a city to rival Manhattan: East New York. An economic bulwark and employer o... Brooklyn, NY

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Alley Pond Park (Distance: 2.6 mi) Home to the Alley Pond Giant, the oldest known tree in New York City, this park is the second largest in the borough but considerably less well known. Visit the site of New Yorks first nature trail an...

Lake Succss, NY - Hiking - length:3.2 mi

Manhasset - Port Washington (Distance: 4.9 mi) This ride takes you through some of the finest residential areas on Long Island. The Port Washington peninsula, or Manhasset Neck, is the site of a number of communities of impressive homes and estate...

Manhasset, NY - Road Biking - length:17 mi

Valley Stream State Park (Distance: 5.1 mi) Valley Stream Park is one of the oldest of Long Island's state parks. Close to the New York City border in a densely populated area, it quickly became and remains an extremely popular facility. It is ...

Valley Stream, NY - Road Biking - length:4 mi

Great Neck (Distance: 5.2 mi) This is a pleasant ride around the Great Neck peninsula, an area very much in demand by people who wish to remain within easy traveling distance of New York City while living in gracious suburban surr...

Great Neck, NY - Road Biking - length:13 mi

Douglas Manor (Distance: 5.9 mi) Douglas Manor Douglas Manor is a community of cozy-looking houses set on a peninsula that juts into Little Neck Bay at the eastern end of Queens County. In summer this is a very popular place for shor...

Kings Point, NY - Walking - length:2.5 mi

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Douglaston Park Douglaston Park Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 5585 yards, par 67 2.1 miles from center of Queens Village, New York

Towers Towers Country Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 5650 yards, par 70 2.6 miles from center of Queens Village, New York

Lake Success Village Lake Success Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6294 yards, par 70 3.4 miles from center of Queens Village, New York

Kissena Park Kissena Park Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 4727 yards, par 64 3.4 miles from center of Queens Village, New York

Fresh Meadow Fresh Meadow Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6700 yards, par 70 3.7 miles from center of Queens Village, New York

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