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Forest Hills, New York City — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Forest Hills sits in the central portion of Queens, a neighbourhood known above all for the West Side Tennis Club.
About Forest Hills
Where to stay in Forest Hills
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Beds are thin on the ground across central Queens. Most travellers base themselves elsewhere in New York City and reach Forest Hills for a match at the West Side Tennis Club or a walk into Forest Park on the southern side. Rego Park adjoins to the west. Kew Gardens lies southeast, and Flushing Meadows-Corona Park opens out to the east beyond Kew Gardens Hills.
About Forest Hills
What are the main landmarks in Forest Hills?
The West Side Tennis Club is the single landmark the neighbourhood is widely known for, and it stands among the residential streets that make up most of Forest Hills within the borough of Queens. Green space lies close. Forest Park runs along the southern boundary, and Flushing Meadows-Corona Park spreads to the east.
Corona sits to the north, Glendale and Rego Park to the west, so a walk out of the neighbourhood soon reaches somewhere else in Queens.
What is the history of Forest Hills?
The name points to Forest Park. Forest Hills took shape as a residential quarter in the central portion of Queens, filling the ground between Corona, Rego Park, Glendale and the parkland on its southern side. The West Side Tennis Club gave it a name known outside New York City.
Kew Gardens and Kew Gardens Hills adjoin it to the southeast and east.
Where is Forest Hills?
Forest Hills occupies the central portion of Queens, with Forest Park along its southern side and Flushing Meadows-Corona Park to the east.
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Updated September 2026