We go here to shop, or whenever we are really in the mood for a knish. The area is named after the Real Good Construction Company, which developed the area starting in 1925— it was shortened to “Rego,” of course. The original houses, Tudor homes with lawns and shady trees, remain in a section of Rego Park called The Crescents, a quaint area of semi-circular streets named for their crescent-moon shape. There are also attached two-family and multi-family homes, detached wood-frame houses, and apartment buildings, including the large mid-century co-op, Park City Estates. There are plenty of detached houses, apartment buildings, and, increasingly, high-rise buildings. Rego Park is a main shopping area for many Queens residents. Not only is there the Queens Center Mall, Aldi Supermarket, Ikea, and Costco in the neighborhood, but many family-run small businesses are prevalent here, and, like the rest of Queens, from all over the world. The neighborhood, while diverse, is known as an enclave of people from the former Soviet Union, especially Bukharian Jews, and Cyrillic can be seen on many storefronts.