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Philandering Forest Hills: Hotbed of Infidelity?

Neighborhood ranks fourth on list of towns for cheaters.

Wonder what transpires behind closed doors in Forest Hills? Tons of extramarital affairs, according to a story in the New York Post. 

The tabloid reported the findings of a study by AshleyMadison.com, an online site that bills itself as "the world's leading married dating service for discreet encounters."

And when it comes to infidelity, Forest Hills was number four, outpaced by Great Neck and Park Slope and the Upper East Side.

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Prosperity may have something to do with the survey's results.

As AshleyMadison.com CEO Noel Biderman told the Post, "with successful people there may be more cheating going on because the more opportunity you’re given — and that’s the reason you see athletes, celebrities and politicians involved in affairs — the more other people thrust themselves at you.”

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