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Forest Hills

American  

noun

  1. a residential area in New York City, on W Long Island, in SE New York: former site of international tennis tournament.


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When Seymour Stein, then the president of Sire Records, first heard the Ramones, a band formed in 1974 in the Forest Hills section of Queens, N.Y., he nearly laughed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

He said one supporter came to a rally in Forest Hills, a neighborhood in Queens, in a hat emblazoned with the words “MAGA” and “Mamdani.”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

A crowd of thousands pounded their feet on bleachers creating a thunderous sound as the sun set over the wealthy Forest Hills neighborhood.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

The following day she cancelled her Sunday slot at the festival held at Forest Hills Stadium in Washington DC.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

Then when he got married, I used to play tennis with he and Mrs. Antolini quite frequently, out at the West Side Tennis Club, in Forest Hills, Long Island.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

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