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If You’re Thinking of Living in Woodhaven, Queens; Diversity in a Cohesive Community

Diana Shaman had given an overview looking at Woodhaven since before to 1998 change. Since people who lives in Woodhaven want to “make people aware that Woodhaven has a wonderful history besides being a great place to live”, they provide cheaper prices and rents; the houses are convenient for public transportation and shops - it’s convenient for shopping, travel to the city only take 45 minutes by train, which attracts newcomers. However, due to the increasing migration, more and more people living in Woodhaven are complaining; schools are increasingly overcrowded, lack of spaces for parking, streets narrows because of one-way traffic. On the other hand, the education systems are great - high percentage of sixth graders and junior high read and do math at or above grade levels. Some high schools like Frank K. Lane High School are providing some special programs; studies in law, medicine, advanced placement courses in English, Spanish language and literature, American history and calculus.

Shaman, Diana. Diversity in a Cohesive Community. Vol. 148. [New York, N.Y.]: The New York Times Company, 1998.

For Children

In Queens, so many international ways to fulfill your desires, culturally, spiritually and edibly.

Travel around Queens by train. There are so many restaurants in different cultures. In the Sunnyside section: 33d street, 40^th street, there is an overflow of ethnicities - Irish, Hispanic, Romanian, Middle Eastern, Korean and Turkish. Over the weekends, at 43-46 42d street, near the 40^th street station, the traditional and popular music is performed by Romanian, Russian or Jewish. Next stop, at 43-01 43d street, there are Korean restaurants. At 42-20 43d Avenue, there are Romanian-European-Middle-Eastern grocery stores. “The store, owned by an Armenian family from Egypt, specializes in Mediterranean food”.

Leimbach, Dulcie. For Children, Vol. C17. [New York, N.Y.]: The New York Times (1857-Current file); Nov 10, 1995; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851-2004).