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City Living: Woodhaven, Queens
Nearly 200 years ago, Woodhaven was "Woodville" -- the name was later changed to distinguish the area from its upstate New York counterpart -- and home to two racetracks, drawing in tens of thousands of onlookers.
Now that the tracks are gone, Woodhaven's bustle is mostly limited to Jamaica Avenue, a commercial strip shielded by a ribcage of elevated train tracks. The surrounding area has...
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