Learn a few quick facts about this neighborhood in Queens in New York.
Kew Gardens was one of the seven planned garden communities built in queens from the late 19th century to 1950; It is one of the stops that you might recognize by the subways E & F trains or the E & J trains. Additionally, you can also get to this neighborhood by the Long Island Railroad City terminal zones that stops at the kew gardens station or by bus.
This neighborhood is diverse and its demographic has changed throughout the years. A large community of Jewish refugees from Germany took shape in the area after the 2nd world war which is reflected still today by the number of active synagogues in the area. The neighborhood attracted many Chinese immigrants after 1965, about 2,500 Iranian Jews arrived after the Iranian revolution of 1979, and immigrants from China, Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Israel, the former Soviet Union, India, Bangladesh and Korea settled in Kew Gardens during the 1980s and 1990s.
Kew gardens in general have a bunch of beautiful parks, most of them connected to forest park. The houses in the area are pretty, they have medieval architecture in co-op buildings, Victorian looking houses, reminding me of Jamaica Estates (another queens neighborhood), they both have modern designs, most older houses in Kew are usually for educational purposes; If someone that has benefited this neighborhood/community in some way has lived in that house.
Kew gardens has many locally owned business. My favorite place to go to in Kew Gardens is the Kew Gardens Cinema. This is the most unique and fascinating cinema I’ve ever been to. It’s really cheap when it comes to tickets as well and on Wednesdays you can watch any movie you want for as low as 5 bucks. The only complaint I’ve heard from this place its probably the seating, but the theater itself is pretty old-fashioned so it’s nothing surprising. The theater has kept up most 50-60s decorations including an entire telephone booth once you get inside. Another place I recommend is the boba tea store right across the street, is Mr. Wish.
I was unable to take any recordings in Kew gardens because i have been sick but here are some other food areas that i recommend because who doesn’t love food? And video showcasing the cinema i had talked about earlier. Most of my information comes from my experiences in kew gardens and facts are from wikipedia.org
https://www.tiktok.com/@stormrates/video/7361085914719833386?_r=1&_t=8qKVipk8yEN
