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Briarwood  

Briarwood Highlights
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Briarwood Attractions
 
Briarwood Neighborhoods
  Jamaica
Richmond Hill Briarwood Hollis
  Morris Park
Briarwood Area
  Union Turnpike  

Van Wyck Expressway

 Briarwood Parsons Blvd
  Hillside Ave
Briarwood Overview
 Briarwood, Queens was named after the setting of the area which is wooded and filled with briars.  Briarwood, was sought to be developed by the Briarwood Land Company which could not afford to develop the land, and sold the land off to action.  Later, Briarwood's land was constructed with housing complexes with the intention of  housing UN diplomats, however, there were very few that actually lived there.  Today, Briarwood is essentially residential with a few commercial and shopping areas on Queens Boulevard and on Union Turnpike.

Briarwood Residents & Culture
 Briarwood is home to a middle class community, in which is many nationalities, and ethnic groups reside.

Briarwood Residences & Rents
 Briarwood mostly consist of one and two-family homes, garden complexes and a few large apartment buildings.  General rents in the area include studio from $650-$800, one bedroom from $800-$1000, and two bedrooms from $1100-$1500.            

Briarwood Transportation & Commuting
 In Briarwood you can catch the New York City subway's "F" train which can have you in Midtown in 45 minutes or downtown in 40 minutes.  You can also catch the Long Island Rail Road at nearby Kew Gardens station which can have you in Penn Station in just under 30 minutes.



Other Area Descriptions

 Astoria  Auburndale  Bayside  Bay Terrace
 Bellerose  Briarwood  Cambria Heights  College Point
 Corona  Douglaston  East Elmhurst  Elmhurst
 Flushing  Forest Hills  Fresh Meadows  Glen Oaks
 Glendale  Howard Beach  Hill Crest  Hollis
 Jackson Heights  Jamaica  Jamaica Estates    Kew Gardens
 Kew Gardens Hills    Laurelton  Little Neck  Long Island City
 Malba  Maspeth  Middle Village  Oakland Gardens
 Ozone Park  Queens Village  Rego Park  Richmond Hill
 Ridgewood  Rockaway Peninsula    Rosedale  Springfield Gardens  
 St. Albans  Sunnyside  Whitestone  Woodhaven
 Woodside