It was built between 1924 and 1928, roughly taking up 16 blocks, which consists more than 600 buildings. It has 12 courts within the landmark, which are known as Carolin Gardens, Colonial Court, Hamilton Court, Hamilton Court Apartments, Harrison Place, Jefferson Court, Lincoln Court, Madison Court North and South, Monroe Court Apartments, Phipps Garden Apartments I, Phipps Garden Apartments II, Roosevelt Court, Washington Court, and the Wilson Court.In 2003, a grassroots movement started to request designation as a New York City Historic District, in response to lack of protection for the historic character of the homes in the neighborhood.
The name "Sunnyside" originates with the Bragaw family, French Huguenots who had purchased the land in 1713 and named their estate "Sunnyside Hill".Sunnyside Gardens, listed as a historic district on the Sunnyside Gardens includes one-, two-, and three-family homes, and a few apartment buildings, all made of Hudson brick (it was inexpensive, durable, and available). The Q32, Q39, Q60, Q104, B24 buses run through Sunnyside. By contrast, 39% of Queens residents and 43% of city residents have a college education or higher.Sunnyside and Woodside's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is less than the rest of New York City.
Kroessler, Jeffrey A., Building Queens: the urbanization of New York's largest borough. While 45% of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, 19% have less than a high school education and 35% are high school graduates or have some college education. Each private residence has a small front garden facing the street and a private garden in the rear. This model allowed for denser residential development, while also providing ample open/green-space amenities. The rental units in the two- and three-family houses enjoy private terraces overlooking the gardens. In 2018, 79% of residents described their health as "good," "very good," or "excellent," slightly higher than the city's average of 78%.Sunnyside and Woodside generally has a slightly higher ratio of college-educated residents than the rest of the city.
Ph.D. dissertation, CUNY Graduate School, 1991. The campaign was contentious and garnered publicity in major news outlets, including WNYC and the New York Times. Homes in the courtyard blocks enclose an inner courtyard that was designated a common, landscaped but not used for recreation. Each homeowner actually owned, and paid taxes on, the part of the common in the block and lot, even if it was not used. In Sunnyside and Woodside, 11% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per Additionally, several other people have been involved with Sunnyside's history. The area was the first development in the United States patterned after the ideas of the In the early years of the Great Depression, nearly 60 percent of the residents lost their homes to foreclosure.Sunnyside Gardens is a park that takes up approximately three and a half acres, also known as a New York City landmark. The Queens-grown punk rock group Several television shows have shot scenes in the neighborhood, including: The precinct reported 2 murders, 12 rapes, 90 robberies, 108 felony assaults, 109 burglaries, 490 grand larcenies, and 114 grand larcenies auto in 2018.Ninety-two percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is higher than the city's average of 87%. On April 17, 2007, the The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 35.4% (22,424) The entirety of Community Board 2, which comprises Sunnyside and Woodside, had 135,972 inhabitants as of Woodside, Sunnyside, and Long Island City are patrolled by the 108th Precinct of the The 108th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 88.2% between 1990 and 2018. The mews houses face a common front court and back on alleys; each mews house also has a private rear yard. Sunnyside is served by the 7 train on the New York City Subway's IRT Flushing Line, with 33rd Street–Rawson Street, 40th Street–Lowery Street, and 46th Street–Bliss Street in Sunnyside.