Hillside

Worth seeing in and around Hillside

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   St. John's University

   St. John's University is a private Catholic university in Queens, New York City, United States.

   1.7 km · university in New York City, New York, United States · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Queens Public Library

   The Queens Public Library, also known as the Queens Borough Public Library, is the public library for the borough of Queens, and one of three public library systems serving New York City. It is one of the largest library systems in the world by circulation, having loaned 13.5 million items in the 2015 fiscal year, and one of the largest in the country in terms of the size of its collection.

   700 m · library network in Queens, New York · Wikipedia
3. 03
   First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica

   The First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica is located in Jamaica, Queens, a neighborhood of New York City. Organized in 1662, it is the oldest continuously serving Presbyterian church in the United States.

   800 m · church in New York, United States · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Belson Stadium

   Belson Stadium is a 2,168-seat soccer-specific stadium located at Utopia Parkway and Union Turnpike in Queens, New York City, on the campus of St. John's University.

   1.9 km · soccer-specific stadium located at Utopia Parkway and Union Turnpike in Queens, New York City, USA · Wikipedia
5. 05
   York College

   York College is a public senior college in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, United States. It is a senior college in the City University of New York system.

   1 km · senior college in the City University of New York (CUNY) system · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Queens Borough Hall

   Queens Borough Hall is a public building in the Kew Gardens neighborhood of Queens, one of the five boroughs of New York City. It houses the Office of the Queens Borough President and other city offices and court space.

   3.5 km · Public building in Kew Gardens, New York with public offices and court space · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Maple Grove Cemetery

   Maple Grove Cemetery is a 65-acre cemetery at 127-15 Kew Gardens Road in the Briarwood and Kew Gardens neighborhoods of Queens in New York City, New York, U.S. Founded in 1875, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

   3.2 km · cemetery in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Civic Virtue Triumphant Over Unrighteousness

   Civic Virtue Triumphant Over Unrighteousness is a sculpture group and fountain in New York City, created by sculptor Frederick William MacMonnies and architect Thomas Hastings, and carved by the Piccirilli Brothers. The fountain was originally placed in front of New York City Hall in Manhattan, spent almost 72 years beside Queens Borough Hall in Queens, and the sculpture group is now located in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.

   3.7 km · sculpture in New York · Wikipedia
9. 09
   First Reformed Church

   The First Reformed Church is a historic Reformed church in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens in New York City. The church was built in 1859.

   1.4 km · church building in Queens, New York City · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Baisley Pond Park

    Baisley Pond Park is a public park located in the southeastern part of Queens, New York City, bordering the neighborhoods of South Jamaica, Rochdale, and St. Albans.

    3.4 km · public park in Queens, New York · Wikipedia

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Getting to Hillside

Airports

John F. Kennedy (JFK), 8 km · LaGuardia (LGA), 11 km · Newark Liberty (EWR), 32 km

Stations

Ozone Park – Lefferts Boulevard, 4 km · Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer, 1.3 km · Sutphin Boulevard – Archer Avenue – JFK Airport, 1.9 km · Jamaica – 179th Street, 500 m · Kew Gardens – Union Turnpike, 3.8 km

• Philadelphia → Hillside

  115 km · quickest by road, 2h 35m · $11–15
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• Hartford → Hillside

  149 km · quickest by road, 3h 7m · $14–19
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• Albany → Hillside

  216 km · quickest by road, 4h 3m · $20–28
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