Hillcrest Queen

Hillcrest is a neighborhood in the heart of Queens, named after the hills that separate Flushing and Jamaica. Hillcrest runs from Grand Central Parkway to 73rd Avenue, between Utopia Parkway and Parsons Boulevard. The main commercial street is Union Turnpike. Hillcrest is part of Queens Community Board 8. The ZIP codes for the neighborhood are 11366 (Fresh Meadows and Flushing zip code) for everything above Union Turnpike, and 11432 or 11439 (Jamaica zip code) for the southern half of the neighborhood (below Union Turnpike, north of Grand Central Parkway).. It borders Kew Gardens Hills and Pomonok to the west, Fresh Meadows to the north, Utopia to the east, and Jamaica Hills to the south. It consists primarily of single-family houses, is located in a reasonably affluent public school district, and has a low crime rate.

As with many other neighborhoods in the city, inhabitants’ conceptions of the neighborhood’s boundaries varied. The majority of individuals in the northeastern portion of Hillcrest identify as being in Fresh Meadows, as does everyone who lives in adjacent Utopia. Others tend to identify with the neighborhoods around them. There is a small group in the middle of Hillcrest that identify solely with it.[Citation needed] Hillcrest is home to an Orthodox Jewish community. Some public high schools in Hillcrest include Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School and Queens School of Inquiry. St. John’s University is also located on Utopia Parkway.