LGBT culture in New York City New York, geared toward the LGBT community, is located in Hell's Kitchen. Brooklyn is home to a large and growing number of same-sex couples. Same-sex marriages in New York were legalized on June 24, 2011 and were authorized to take place beginning 30 days thereafter. The Park Slope neighborhood spearheaded the popularity of Brooklyn among lesbians, and Prospect Heights has an LGBT residential presence. Numerous neighborhoods have since become home to LGBT communities. Elmhurst and Jackson Heights, Queens, are focal hubs for the transgender community of New York City. Astoria has an emerging LGBT presence. Queens is also becoming a
Fort York (neighbourhood) Fort York (neighbourhood) The Fort York neighbourhood, also known as Garrison, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada is located along and south of CN and CP railway corridors. The area used to be known as the Bathurst/Strachan Area and consists of eight-hectares (20-acres) of remediated brownfield sites. The neighbourhood area consists of the former industrial lands immediately east and south of Fort York, built in 1793, and designated a National Historic Sites of Canada in 1923. The current Fort York Armoury was built in 1933, and still houses several units of the Canadian Forces. The neighbourhood is one of Toronto's most historically