Forest Parkway’s rich history in Woodhaven: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

Several well-known roads in Woodhaven — Jamaica Avenue, Atlantic Avenue and Woodhaven Boulevard — can be found on maps dating back over 200 years. These streets evolved from paths once used by Native Americans and early traders. But Forest Parkway, which today serves as Woodhaven’s unofficial town square, wasn’t laid out until 65 years after...