Jewel Avenue (Queens)
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Jewel Avenue is a street that runs east-west through the neighborhoods of Forest Hills, Kew Gardens Hills and Pomonok in Queens. It is a major thoroughfare that connects Eastern and Western Queens and serves as a route for several bus lines⁷. It is also known for being a dangerous corridor for pedestrians and cyclists due to its high traffic volume and lack of bike lanes².
Jewel Avenue has a history that dates back to the early 20th century, when it was part of a golf course owned by the Flushing Country Club. The golf course was sold in 1949 to make way for housing developments, including Electchester, a cooperative complex built by the Electrical Workers Union for its members⁹. The area around Jewel Avenue became home to many Jewish immigrants and their descendants, who established synagogues, schools and businesses along the street.
Jewel Avenue also features some landmarks and attractions, such as Freedom Square Park, a small triangular park at the intersection of Jewel Avenue and Utopia Parkway that was named in honor of American democracy in 1960¹²; Queens College, a public university founded in 1937 that occupies 80 acres on Kissena Boulevard near Jewel Avenue; and Main Street Cinemas, an independent movie theater that opened in 1988 at 72-66 Main Street near Jewel Avenue.
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