62-543: Elmhurst Hospital Center ( EHC ), also known as NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst , is a 545-bed public hospital in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens in New York City . It is one of the 11 acute care hospitals of NYC Health + Hospitals , a public benefit corporation of the city. The current structure opened in 1957, assuming the operations of the former City Hospital , founded in 1832 on Roosevelt Island . It
124-453: A gross leasable area of 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m ), the mall has had retail sales per square foot nearly triple the national average. It was built on land previously occupied by a 24-ride children's amusement park named Fairyland , which opened in 1949 and closed in 1968. The site was also formerly a supermarket and automobile parking. The smaller Queens Place, bounded by Queens Boulevard and by Justice, 55th, and 56th Avenues,
186-673: A finance magnate who directed the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and the New York Municipal Railways System ; Harding encouraged city planner Robert Moses 's system of parkways on New York, and after Harding died, the boulevard—now the service road of the Long Island Expressway —was renamed after him. Horse Brook Island is a traffic island at the intersection of 90th Street, Justice Avenue, and 56th Avenue. The traffic island
248-521: A high population of residents who are uninsured . In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 25%, which is higher than the citywide rate of 12%. The concentration of fine particulate matter , the deadliest type of air pollutant , in Elmhurst and Corona is 0.0077 milligrams per cubic metre (7.7 × 10 oz/cu ft), slightly higher than the city average. Fifteen percent of Elmhurst and Corona residents are smokers , which
310-492: A hill. The land for the park was formerly occupied by gas tanks. The park itself was opened in 2011. It includes the Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial , which was finished in 2019. Moore Homestead Park is located between Broadway and 45th Avenue. There is a children's playground with slides and swings and there are different sections where people can play basketball, handball, and chess. The park
372-556: A non-fatal assault rate of 34 per 100,000 people, Corona and Elmhurst's rate of violent crimes per capita is less than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 227 per 100,000 people is lower than that of the city as a whole. The 110th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 83.2% between 1990 and 2020. The precinct reported 4 murders, 29 rapes, 270 robberies, 359 felony assaults, 196 burglaries, 485 grand larcenies, and 138 grand larcenies auto in 2020. Elmhurst
434-510: A single day, including at least one who died while waiting for a bed. In the last week of March 2020, Elmhurst Hospital became the "center of the center" of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York as the state itself became an epicenter of the global pandemic. The hospital rented a refrigerator truck for a morgue , set up temporary hospital tents, and received donations of 40 ventilators from
496-439: A wide at-grade highway that stretches from Long Island City to Jamaica , was formerly composed of two small dirt roads: Old Jamaica Road and Hoffman Boulevard. In the 1910s, it was paved and widened to 12 lanes. It is sometimes called the "Boulevard of Death" because of the high fatality rate on Queens Boulevard. The majority of Whitney Avenue, which stretches from 83rd Street in the west to Roosevelt Avenue and 93rd Street to
558-484: Is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City . It is bounded by Roosevelt Avenue on the north; the Long Island Expressway on the south; Junction Boulevard on the east; and the New York Connecting Railroad on the west. The village, originally named Middleburgh , was established in 1652 by English Puritans, approximately 7 miles (11 km) from New Amsterdam . When
620-423: Is about the same as the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 68% of residents described their health as "good", "very good", or "excellent", lower than the city's average of 78%. For every supermarket in Elmhurst and Corona, there are 16 bodegas . The Elmhurst Hospital Center is located in Elmhurst. In March 2020, Elmhurst Hospital became the "center of the center" of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York state as
682-465: Is also very highly populated by Mandarin speakers, although many also speak other varieties of Chinese . Since the 2000s, Elmhurst Chinatown has expanded to the neighborhood of Corona, Queens . Elmhurst and Corona are patrolled by the 110th Precinct of the NYPD , located at 94-41 43rd Avenue. The 110th Precinct ranked 15th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. As of 2018 , with
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#1732783621877744-410: Is designed in a cylindrical shape and opened in 1965. Originally planned as a traditional rectangular construction designed to replace several blocks of residences, the mall had to be redesigned because the owner of the corner house at 55th Avenue and Queens Boulevard, Mary Sendek, refused to sell what had been her childhood home. The site of the corner home was demolished after Sendek died, and that site
806-411: Is equal to the city average of 14% of residents being smokers. In Elmhurst and Corona, 20% of residents are obese , 9% are diabetic , and 23% have high blood pressure —compared to the citywide averages of 20%, 14%, and 24% respectively. In addition, 24% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%. Eighty-eight percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which
868-834: Is higher than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods. Most inhabitants are middle-aged adults and youth: 17% are between the ages of 0 and 17, 39% between 25 and 44, and 24% between 45 and 64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 8% and 12% respectively. As of 2017, the median household income in Community Board 4 was $ 51,992. In 2018, an estimated 27% of Elmhurst and Corona residents lived in poverty, compared to 19% in all of Queens and 20% in all of New York City. One in fourteen residents (7%) were unemployed, compared to 8% in Queens and 9% in New York City. Rent burden, or
930-571: Is named after a nearby homestead owned by Clement Clarke Moore , whose ancestor John Moore helped negotiate Newtown's land area with the Native American population there. The park, originally acquired by the Independent Subway System and then turned into a playground, was renovated in the 1990s, and again in the 2020s. Frank D. O'Connor Playground is located on Broadway between Woodside Avenue and 78th Street. There
992-597: Is now a small collection of stores. 57th Avenue was known as the Flushing and Newtown Turnpike. Built in 1801, it connected with present-day Flushing Avenue in Maspeth , and extended all the way to Williamsburg, Brooklyn . The Elks Lodge's name is shared by a local street, Elks Road, a short road in a cluster of 2- and 3-story orange and yellow brick buildings located between Grand Avenue, 79th Street, and Calamus Avenue, that were built in 1930 by Louis Allmendinger for
1054-548: Is reminiscent of the former Horse Brook , a creek that flowed to the Flushing River from the present-day intersection of Kneeland Avenue and Codwise Place. The space was renovated from 1986 to 1994. Justice Avenue, an Elmhurst road that has existed since the American colonial period , follows an unusual curved path through Elmhurst due to a now-defunct railroad line immediately to the south. Queens Boulevard ,
1116-534: Is served by two New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fire stations: FDNY EMS Station 46 is located on the grounds of Elmhurst Hospital Center. As of 2018 , preterm births are less common in Elmhurst and Corona than in other places citywide, but births to teenage mothers are more common. In Elmhurst and Corona, there were 83 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 25.8 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide). Elmhurst and Corona have
1178-671: Is the second largest in Queens, the other Chinatown being located in Flushing . Previously a small area with Chinese shops on Broadway between 81st Street and Cornish Avenue, this newly evolved second Chinatown in Queens has now expanded to 45th Avenue and Whitney Avenue and is developing as a satellite of the Flushing Chinatown. In Chinese translation, Elmhurst is named 艾浒 (Àihǔ in Standard Chinese ). There are also many other Southeast Asian businesses and shops in
1240-602: The 2010 United States Census , the population of Elmhurst was 88,427, an increase of 455 (0.5%) from the 87,972 counted in 2000 . Covering an area of 750.28 acres (303.63 ha), the neighborhood had a population density of 117.9 inhabitants per acre (75,500/sq mi; 29,100/km ). The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 6.6% (5,870) White , 1.3% (1,140) African American , 0.2% (133) Native American , 43.8% (38,699) Asian , 0.0% (28) Pacific Islander , 0.4% (338) from other races , and 1.6% (1,423) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 46.1% (40,796) of
1302-449: The COVID-19 pandemic . The Elmhurst Hospital Center has 545 beds and occupies a triangular block bounded by Broadway to the southwest, Baxter Avenue to the southeast, and 41st Avenue on the north. Previously, it contained 600 beds, most in clusters of up to six rooms that each shared a single bathroom. There are two wings: the "A" wing running northeast on Baxter Avenue and the "B" wing running northwest on Broadway. The parking garage to
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#17327836218771364-535: The 17th century to 2015, was one of the oldest surviving farmhouses in Newtown through the 21st century. Newtown was also the center of a population of free blacks and slaves by the early 19th century. With the program of gradual abolition and the manumission of some slaves by masters following the American Revolution, the free population increased. In 1828, a year after slavery in New York state
1426-471: The 2009 fiscal year, waiting times for mammograms were the longest of nine public hospitals that were audited. Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic , the hospital was operating at 80% capacity. When the pandemic spread to the New York City area in March 2020, available beds were quickly filled up and patients without COVID-19 were transferred to other facilities. During the pandemic, 13 people died in
1488-509: The 500,000 patients that visited Elmhurst Hospital the previous year spoke over 100 languages or dialects, and that "roughly half" needed an interpreter because they spoke so little English. As a result, signs were ordered in several additional languages, and dozens of multilingual staff members were given extra training. The Hope Pavilion for cancer patients was opened in 2008. The hospital continued to suffer from shortages of equipment, as well as long delays. A city audit in 2011 found that during
1550-510: The British took over New Netherland in 1664, they renamed Middleburgh as Nieuwe Stad (New Town) to maintain a connection to its Dutch heritage. This was eventually simplified to Newtown. In a deed dated July 9, 1666, the settlers took title to the lands of Newtown from the Native American tribes. A town building, near what is now Broadway and Corona Avenue, was erected to serve as both a community and religious building. Use of this building
1612-465: The British took over New Netherland in 1664, they renamed it New Town, which was eventually simplified to Newtown. It remained a rural community until the late 1890s, when it was renamed Elmhurst and became part of the City of Greater New York . Elmhurst became heavily developed with residential and commercial structures in the early 20th century, and many immigrants started moving in during the latter part of
1674-495: The Elmhurst A Station at 80-27 Broadway and the Elmhurst Station at 59-01 Junction Boulevard. Places of worship include: Elmhurst has two urban shopping malls: Queens Center and the smaller Queens Place Mall . The 150-store Queens Center, bounded by Queens Boulevard, 57th and 59th Avenues, and 90th and 94th Streets, opened on September 12, 1973, and was renovated and expanded across 92nd Street in 2002–4. With
1736-622: The Elmhurst Hospital, Queens Hospital , and Coney Island Hospital in 1995. The three hospitals collectively cost the city $ 1.7 billion to operate over each decade. Mount Sinai Health System considered taking up the lease, but the plan was met with opposition from hospital advocates, and Mount Sinai eventually rejected the plan in 1996. By the 2000s, due to the high ethnic diversity of surrounding areas, Elmhurst Hospital implemented programs to cater to patients' different cultural practices. In 2005, The New York Times reported that
1798-504: The Elmhurst gas tanks, a pair of large natural gas storage structures built in 1910 and 1921 on 57th Avenue between 74th and 80th Streets, were well-known landmarks, standing 200 feet (61 m) high. Because the Long Island Expressway frequently became congested in that area, "backup at the Elmhurst Gas Tanks" became a familiar phrase in radio traffic reporting . The gas storage facilities were removed in 2001. The site
1860-499: The Matthews Company. Hoffman Drive is a remnant of the wide Hoffman Boulevard. Hoffman Boulevard was straightened and renamed Queens Boulevard , but a short slip road, Hoffman Drive, leads from 57th Avenue to Woodhaven Boulevard . Horace Harding Expressway was once a turnpike called Nassau Boulevard, which went from Elmhurst to Flushing , Bayside , and Little Neck . It was renamed for Horace J. Harding (1863–1929),
1922-700: The age of sixteen, 434 adults, and 161 slaves. Among the English settlers in the present Elmhurst section of Newtown was Gershom Moore, who lived at what is now the intersection of Broadway, 45th Avenue, and Elmhurst Avenue. A chance seedling on his farm eventually produced the Newtown Pippin , Colonial America's most famous apple. The St. James Church was founded in 1704, followed by the Reformed Church of Newtown in 1731. The Colonel Bernardus Bloom Farmhouse at 90-11 56th Avenue, which existed from
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1984-443: The area west of Interstate 678 and north of Atlantic Avenue , except for Middle Village , Rego Park , Forest Hills , and Kew Gardens . The areas served by Elmhurst Hospital include Astoria , Long Island City , Sunnyside , Woodside , Jackson Heights , Elmhurst , Corona , East Elmhurst , Maspeth , Glendale , Ridgewood , Woodhaven , and Richmond Hill , as well as part of downtown Flushing . As of 2016, over 59 percent of
2046-559: The area, including Malaysian Chinese , Singaporean Chinese , Indonesian , Thai , and Vietnamese . Hong Kong Supermarket and New York Supermarket serve as the largest Chinese supermarkets selling different food varieties to the Elmhurst Chinatown. The Asia Bank serves as the only Chinese bank and the main financial resource business for the growing enclave, though USA HSBC , Chase , and other banks also are located in Elmhurst along Broadway. Like Flushing's Chinatown, it
2108-519: The capital of the Dutch province of Zeeland , which had been a refuge of Puritans fleeing religious persecution in England. The village was located approximately 7 miles (11 km) from the growing city of New Amsterdam ( Nieuw Amsterdam ) and just east of the settlement at Maspat (now called Maspeth ), which had been abandoned following threats and attacks by local Lenape Native Americans. When
2170-422: The catchment area identifies as Hispanic or Latino. Of the remainder, 19 percent identifies as Asian or Pacific Islander, 11 percent identifies as White, 8 percent identifies as Black, and 3 percent identify as some other race. Much of the population is foreign-born and low income. The hospital traces its history back to City Hospital , an institution founded in 1832 on present-day Roosevelt Island . City Hospital
2232-408: The cause of the deaths. This prompted the hospital to hire 50 extra nurses in 1978. At the time, Elmhurst Hospital accommodated 20,000 patients per year. A renovation of Elmhurst Hospital started in 1989. The project involved modernizing equipment and extending the available space on the upper five floors of the "A" and "B" wings. Originally slated to cost $ 200 million and be completed in 1994, it
2294-558: The cemetery. The church moved further east and gradually the burial ground was forgotten until the remains of a woman were discovered in an iron coffin in 2011 during development. The church is hoping to buy the land for preservation. More concentrated residential development in the area was spurred by the completion of a horsecar line, the Grand Street Line , which reached New Town in 1854. The Long Island Rail Road 's Main Line
2356-759: The century. Elmhurst is located in Queens Community District 4 and its ZIP Code is 11373. It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department 's 110th Precinct. Politically, Elmhurst is represented by the New York City Council 's 25th District and small parts of the 21st, 24th, and 29th Districts. The village was founded in 1652 in the Dutch colony of New Netherland ( Nieuw Nederland ) by English Puritans from Connecticut and Massachusetts . They named it Middelburgh ('Middleburgh') after
2418-399: The city in late March to help COVID patients breathe. Prior to the donations, Elmhurst Hospital had 63 ventilators. It also received 40 BiPAP machines from Tesla, Inc. Admissions decreased during the first week of April, but doctors said that they were sending home patients who would have been admitted if there were space for them. Elmhurst, Queens Elmhurst (formerly Newtown )
2480-425: The first three months of operation, Elmhurst Hospital's psychiatric ward served only 64 patients, who were housed in two wards with 12 beds each. In 1975, a "language bank" was founded at Elmhurst Hospital, with 50 to 60 interpreters providing service in over 20 languages spoken by the 700,000 people in the hospital's catchment area. Prior to the founding of the "language bank", services in languages other than English
2542-428: The northeast, is on a tilted street grid, developed in the early 20th century. The street grid consists of Broadway; Aske, Benham, Case, Denman, Elbertson, Forley, Gleane, Hampton, Ithaca, Judge, Ketcham, Layton, Macnish Streets; Ketcham Place; and Baxter, Pettit, Britton, Vietor, Elmhurst, Whitney, and Lamont Avenues. Whitney Avenue also has the most religious institutions of any street in Elmhurst. Woodhaven Boulevard
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2604-488: The percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 62% in Elmhurst and Corona, higher than the boroughwide and citywide rates of 53% and 51% respectively. As of the 2020 census data from New York City Department of City Planning , Elmhurst is primarily populated by 55,800 Asian residents and 42,600 Hispanic residents, however there were between 5,000 to 9,999 White residents and less than 5000 Black residents. Elmhurst's rapidly growing Chinatown (艾浒 唐人街)
2666-527: The population. Elmhurst's Latino population is 20.4% South American (9.8% Ecuadorean, 7.2% Colombian, 1.8% Peruvian, 0.4% Argentinean, 0.4% Bolivian, 0.2% Chilean, 0.2% Venezuelan), 11.6% Mexican, 3.1% Dominican, 1.8% Puerto Rican, 1.5% Central American (0.5% Salvadoran, 0.4% Guatemalan, 0.3% Honduran), and 0.7% Cuban. The entirety of Community Board 4, which comprises Elmhurst and Corona, had 135,972 inhabitants as of NYC Health 's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 85.4 years. This
2728-642: The smelly, polluted Newtown Creek , and partially to celebrate the elm trees ( Ulmus americana ) that abounded in the area. Elmhurst developed as a fashionable district due to a housing development built by the Cord Meyer Development Company between 1896 and 1910, north of the Port Washington Branch railroad station . Cord Meyer expanded its holdings between 1905 and 1930, including Elmhurst Square, Elmhurst South, Elmhurst Heights, and New Elmhurst. Elmhurst also
2790-504: The state itself experienced the most cases in COVID-19 pandemic . The neighborhoods of Corona , East Elmhurst , Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights were most affected by the pandemic in New York City . As of August 10 , these communities, with a cumulative 303,494 residents, had recorded 12,954 COVID-19 cases and 1,178 deaths. Elmhurst is covered by ZIP Code 11373. The United States Post Office operates two post offices in Elmhurst:
2852-420: The war, Elmhurst evolved into what has been considered one of the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in New York City, as immigrants arrived from new areas. By the 1980s, there were persons from 112 nations in residence in the neighborhood, which has continued to diversify since then. Among the most numerous ethnic groups that have settled in the area are Latinos and Chinese Americans . For many years,
2914-402: The west of the main hospital contains 600 spaces and was opened in 1993 at a cost of $ 13 million. When completed, it was privately owned, unlike the garages at most public hospitals in New York City. This is because Ridgemont Parking Structures, the original contractor, planned to turn ownership over to the city when the garage was completed; when Ridgemont went bankrupt, the parking structure
2976-599: The western end of the neighborhood, mainly between the LIRR's Port Washington Branch and 51st Avenue. Some buildings in Elmhurst are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and/or are designated New York City Landmarks (NYCL): The Elmhurst branch of the Jamaica Savings Bank was previously a New York City Landmark, but the designation was removed in 2005. Based on data from
3038-480: Was built through Newtown in 1876, attracting more residents to the neighborhood. Cord Meyer bought land at Broadway and Whitney Avenue in 1896. He proposed that the town be renamed "Elmhurst", meaning "a grove of elms"; in 1897, one year before Queens County was incorporated in the Greater City of New York , the town was renamed. The renaming was done partially to disassociate the town from nearby Maspeth and
3100-619: Was completed by private investors. The Q53 SBS bus route runs along Broadway on the southwest side of the hospital. The closest New York City Subway stations are the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street station and the Elmhurst Avenue station . Elmhurst Hospital, located in Northwest Queens, predominantly serves neighborhoods in northwest, west-central, and western Queens, mostly
3162-477: Was completed in 1993 after multiple delays. During the project, hospital employees had been given permission to park their cars in a city playground across Broadway, which had prompted protests and a lawsuit from neighborhood residents, although the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation had promised to repair any damage to the playground. New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani proposed leasing
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#17327836218773224-417: Was delayed by two years, with the cost rising by $ 50 million. The delays were attributed to the difficulty in moving medical labs and nursing stations; challenges in building the parking deck; the bankruptcy of a major contractor; strike actions that occurred after a non-union contractor was hired; and the excessive number of contractors on the project. The renovation did not add any extra beds. The garage
3286-755: Was delayed due to a lack of staff. At the time of Elmhurst Hospital's opening, there was a shortage of ambulances across Queens, so in June 1957, two ambulances were delivered to the hospital for its emergency service. The two emergency-service ambulances started operating in August 1957, and a third ambulance was set to be activated later that year, when the hospital's psychiatric ward was scheduled to open. The psychiatric ward did not open until April 1958, and even then, most psychiatric patients in Elmhurst Hospital's catchment area were initially sent to Kings County Hospital Center because of limited capacity at Elmhurst Hospital. In
3348-439: Was established as the town seat for the township in 1683, when Queens County was reorganized as a "one county, five towns" model. The Town of Newtown, which had a town hall, jail, tax office, and town clerk's office, was the center of a municipality that comprised the villages that were located north of present-day Forest Park and west of Flushing Meadows . By 1700, the town had a population of 1,000, including 405 youths under
3410-518: Was finally abolished under the terms of a 1799 gradual abolition law, landowner James Hunter and his wife deeded 2 acres (0.81 ha) to the community for a church and parsonage. They had already been using land at Corona Avenue and 90th Street as a burial ground since about 1818. This was associated with the United African Society of Newtown, by 1906 known as St. Mark's A.M.E. Church . By 1886, more than 300 burials had been made in
3472-523: Was known as Trotting Course Lane because it was named when horses were the main mode of transport. Although it extends to Cross Bay Boulevard in the Rockaways , two small parts of the original lane still exist in Forest Hills . Elmhurst Park is on 57th Avenue west of 80th Street. There is a children's playground with slides, swings, and exercise machines, as well as walking paths and a lawn atop
3534-407: Was limited and haphazard, and were dependent on whether a medical staff member spoke the language. By the late 1970s, Elmhurst Hospital was experiencing shortages of nurses and intensive care beds. The shortage led to the deaths of three patients who were connected to respirators, which in turn prompted a homicide investigation, though doctors and administrators identified the lack of nurses and beds as
3596-630: Was redeveloped and opened as Elmhurst Park in 2011. Elmhurst contains a variety of zoning districts, including manufacturing, commercial, residential, and mixed-use. Much of the neighborhood is composed of detached or multi-family houses, though there are also rowhouse districts, apartment buildings of up to six or seven stories, and large developments such as LeFrak City . Commercial overlays are located primarily along Queens Boulevard, Broadway, and Grand and Corona Avenues. Several tracts are also zoned for shopping centers, which are occupied by Elmhurst's malls . Light-manufacturing zones are located near
3658-407: Was renovated in the 1990s. Elmhurst Hospital Center has frequently suffered from equipment shortages because of its small capacity relative to its catchment area, which includes nearly a million people in northwestern Queens. This led to several incidents, including in March 2020 when Elmhurst Hospital became the "center of the center" of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York state , itself an epicenter of
3720-746: Was shared by the different religious denominations in Middleburgh: the Church of England , the Dutch Reformed Church , the Presbyterians , and the Quakers . In 1669, the town planned a new church for all of these denominations, on a plot of land donated by Ralph Hunt near Grand Avenue and Queens Boulevard. According to the town records, the new building was to cost forty pounds , half in corn and half in cattle. The village of Newtown
3782-485: Was the second-oldest public hospital in the city and primarily served the poor. It stopped operating in 1957 but remains standing. The City Hospital facility was relocated to the Elmhurst neighborhood of northwestern Queens in 1957, and renamed Elmhurst Hospital. The hospital initially was known as the Elmhurst General Hospital when it opened on March 18, 1957. The opening of the psychiatric ward
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#17327836218773844-694: Was the site of the Grand Street LIRR station just west of the current Grand Avenue – Newtown subway station. The Grand Street LIRR station was served by the Main Line and the former Rockaway Beach Branch . In the 1930s, the Independent Subway System 's Queens Boulevard line was built through the neighborhood, spurring economic development but also destroying many old buildings. Prior to World War II, Elmhurst had become an almost exclusively Jewish and Italian neighborhood, made up of early 20th century immigrants and their descendants. Following
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