Bayswater, Queens

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Bayswater
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PS 104, an elementary school in the neighborhood
Bayswater, Queens
Location within New York City
Coordinates: 40°36′18″N73°45′54″W / 40.605°N 73.765°W / 40.605; -73.765
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of New York.svg New York
City Flag of New York City.svg New York City
County/Borough Flag of Queens County, New York.svg Queens
Community District Queens 14 [1]
Population
 (2019)
  Total
19,128 [2]
Race and Ethnicity
   Black 47%
   Hispanic [a] 27%
   White 21%
   Asian 4%
   Multiracial 1%
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
11691
Area codes 718, 347, 929, and 917

Bayswater is a small neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, on the eastern end of the Rockaway Peninsula. The community is located to the northwest of Far Rockaway, along the southeastern shore of Jamaica Bay.

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One of Bayswater's early developers was William Trist Bailey, who had purchased the property and laid out the community around 1878, hence the street names Bailey Court and Trist Place. [3] Once the location of a number of summer hotels such as the Elstone Park and the Sunset Lodge, Bayswater is now a year-round residential neighborhood. Bayswater has a diverse population with large numbers of Black and Orthodox Jewish residents. The Bayswater Civic Association represents the area.

Bayswater is located in Queens Community District 14 and its ZIP Code is 11691. [4] It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department's 101st Precinct.

Notes

  1. Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.

See also

References

  1. "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  2. "Bayswater Demographics and Statistics". www.niche.com. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  3. "The Rockaways" . Retrieved October 2, 2007. The Bayswater section was laid out about 1878 by William Trist Bailey, who purchased the property from J.B. and W. W. Cornell. The first Rockaway hunt with hounds started from this spot and the first yacht club was erected there.
  4. "11691 – Neighborhood Explorer". neighborhoodexplorer.cityofnewyork.us. Retrieved November 2, 2023.