Briarwood is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City. It is located west of Jamaica and bounded by Queens Boulevard, Main Street, the Grand Central Parkway, and Hillside Avenue. It is serviced by the F (and sometimes E) train subway line. Jump to: navigation, search Queens Borough in New York City Queens, the most ethnically diverse county in the United States, is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... This article describes subways as mass transit lines. ...

Briarwood is mainly a residential neighborhood. Its population is diverse with many Russian, Jewish, South Asian, Hispanic. South American and Chinese residents. Noted actor Steven Weber (of the television series "Wings") is from Briarwood. Economic activity is mostly confined to small restaurants, deils, markets, and other small businesses. The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... Map of South Asia South Asia is a subregion of Asia comprising the modern states of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, . It covers about 4,480,000 km², or 10 percent of the continent, and is also known as the Indian subcontinent. ... Jump to: navigation, search Hispanic, as used in the United States, is one of several terms used to categorize U.S. citizens, permanent residents and illegal aliens whose ancestry hails either from Spain, the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America, or the original settlers of the traditionally Spanish-held Southwestern... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Several people go by the name Steven Weber: Steven Weber is an American actor from Queens,New York. ... Wings was a sitcom that ran on NBC from 1990 to 1997. ...

The lack of major landmarks in the neighborhood coupled with its small size have caused Briarwood to remain relatively unknown; many lifetime-residents of Queens have never heard of it, and the local ZIP Code - 11435 - is actually designated as Jamaica.

Briarwood is home to the Catholic Archbishop Molloy High School. One of the school's more famous alumni is actor David Caruso, who is currently featured on the series CSI Miami. The school is named in honor of Archbishop Thomas Molloy. It has about 1,550 students. David Caruso David Caruso (born January 7, 1956) is an American actor. ... CSI: Miami is a spinoff of the popular CBS network series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ...

Also located in Briarwood is Robert A. Van Wyck M.S.217Q, a middle school of 1,300 students in grades 6, 7, and 8. The school was established in 1955 and was named after the first mayor of the Greater City of New York, Robert A. Van Wyck, a Tammany Hall lawyer. Jump to: navigation, search 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... Robert Anderson Van Wyck (July 20, 1849 - 1918) was a U.S. political figure. ... Jump to: navigation, search Tammany Hall was the name given to the Democratic Party political machine that dominated New York City politics from the mayoral victory of Fernando Wood in 1854 through the election of Fiorello LaGuardia in 1934. ...

In the Briarwood-Van Wyck subway station hang many paintings done by the students of Archbishop Molloy High School, M.S.217Q, and P.S.117Q. They are titled, "Beautifying Briarwood". The Briarwood-Van Wyck Boulevard station is a typical station for the IND Queens Boulevard Line. ...