All Aboard The Seven Line
By Gloria Sanders

Our next stop brings us to 111th Street, Roosevelt Avenue, where the journey of Flushing Meadows –Corona Park continues. As you get off the stop and walk down the street you come to the many cultural institutions offered in the Park. The N.Y. Hall of Science, the only hands-on science and technology museum in New York City, offers more than 400 exhibits. The Queens Museum of Art, opened in 1972, serves as a cultural center for Queens, hosts various exhibits and is home to the Panorama of the City of New York, the world’s largest architectural model that depicts all five boroughs. The centerpiece of the park, the Unisphere, built as a symbol of world peace, is the common meeting place in the park and the most recognizable symbol in Queens. The people that are animal lovers can visit the newly remade Queens Wildlife Center that gives visitors the opportunity to interact with the animals on common grounds, making this an intimate experience. You can also see beautiful flower collections and garden displays at the Queens Botanical Gardens. Among all these activities, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park is also home to the largest lake in New York City, Meadow Lake.

When you leave the park you come into a new world of culture, as you enter the town called Corona. Located on the West side of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, it is a town housing numerous Hispanic communities.

Join me next week on our adventure that brings us to our next stop, 103rd St, Corona Plaza/Roosevelt Avenue.