Queens Village was founded as Little Plains in the 1640s. Homage to this part of Queens Village history is found on the sign above the Long Island Railroad Station there. In 1824, Thomas Brush established a blacksmith shop in the area. He prospered and built several other shops and a factory, and the area soon became known as Brushville. On March 1, 1837, the railroad arrived. The first station in the area was called Flushing Avenue in 1837, Delancy Avenue by June 20, 1837, and Brushville by November 27, 1837,[7] likely about a mile west of the present station. In 1856, residents voted to change the name from Brushville to Queens.[8] The name "Inglewood" also was used for both the village and the train station in the 1860s and 1870s.[9][10] The name Brushville was still used in an 1860 New York Times article,[11] but both "Queens" and "Brushville" are used in an 1870 article.[12] Maps from 1873 show portions of Queens Village (then called Inglewood and Queens) in the town of Hempstead,[10] but 1891 maps show it entirely in the town of Jamaica.[13]
After the Borough of Queens became incorporated as part of the City of Greater New York in 1898, and the new county of Nassau was created in 1899, the border between the city and Nassau County was set directly east of Queens Village. A 1901 article in the Brooklyn Eagle already uses the full name Queens Village,[14] a name that had been used as late as the 1880s for Lloyd's Neck in present-day Suffolk County.[15] In 1923, the Long Island Railroad added "Village" to its station's name to avoid confusion with the county of the same name, and thus the neighborhood became known as Queens Village.[8]
Queens Village was part of an overall housing boom that was spreading east through Queens from New York as people from the city sought the bucolic life afforded by the less-crowded atmosphere of the area. Today, many of those charming and well-maintained Dutch Colonial and Tudor homes built in Queens Village during the 1920s and 1930s continue to attract a diverse population.[16]
Other Queens Village on Long Island
Lloyd Harbor, New York, which was formerly in Queens County but now in Suffolk County, was known as Queens Village from 1685 until as late as 1883.[15][17][18] In 1885, known then as Lloyd Neck, it seceded from Queens County and became part of the town of Huntington in Suffolk County.[17]
Subsections
Bellaire
Bellaire is in western Queens Village next to Hollis and covers the area surrounding Jamaica Avenue and 211th Street.[19] Bellaire is the largest section of Queens Village. The area considered Bellaire usually falls under the general title of Queens Village. There was once a Long Island Rail Road station named Bellaire.[20] 211th Street, formerly known as Belleaire Boulevard has traffic medians on it indicating its history as the main route through this section of Queens Village.
Hollis Hills is an affluent subsection, generally bounded by Springfield Boulevard to the east, Grand Central Parkway the south, Hollis Hills Terrace to the west, and Kingsbury Avenue and Richland Avenue the north.[21][22] It is slightly above sea level due to a retreating glacier from the last Ice Age. A small pond called Potamogeton Pond exists at Bell Boulevard on the north side of Grand Central Parkway.[23]
Most homes in Hollis Hills are of the Colonial, Tudor, and Ranch styles. Houses here attract predominantly the upper-middle class as some houses in the area can fetch prices of $1,500,000 or higher. This neighborhood, similar to Douglaston, is a quasi-suburb, with detached homes sitting on large tree-lined lots. Surrey Estates, a section of Hollis Hills, is a smaller triangle of architecturally notable homes surrounded by old, large trees and is bound by Union Turnpike, Springfield Boulevard, and Hartland Avenue within Hollis Hills.
Notable institutions in Hollis Hills are The Chapel of the Redeemer Lutheran, Hollis Hills Jewish Center (founded in 1948), American Martyrs Catholic Church, the Windsor Park Branch of the Queens Public Library, the John Hamburg Community Center, Kingsbury Elementary School (P.S. 188),[24] Hollis Hills Civic Association, and Surrey Estates Homeowners Association.
Demographics
Queens Village, like many parts of Queens, is diverse. The neighborhood is mainly Caribbean American. Guyanese, Hispanic, Indian, Filipino, and Jamaican people also have significant populations among the 48,670 people living within the area. Formerly, a very large Jewish community existed. However, many Jewish families have left for other parts of Queens and parts of Long Island. Still, there is a small Jewish presence in Queens Village that has recently been augmented by an increase of Middle Eastern Jews. There has also been an increase in the number of Asian American residents.
Based on data from the 2010 United States Census, the population of Queens Village was 52,504, a decrease of 5,200 (9.0%) from the 57,704 counted in 2000. Covering an area of 1,611.17 acres (652.02ha), the neighborhood had a population density of 32.6 inhabitants per acre (20,900/sqmi; 8,100/km2).[2]
The entirety of Community Board 13, which mainly comprises Queens Village but also includes other areas, had 193,787 inhabitants as of NYC Health's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 82.9 years.[25]:2,20 This is higher than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods.[26]:53 (PDF p. 84)[27] Most inhabitants are youth and middle-aged adults: 20% are between the ages of between 0–17, 26% between 25–44, and 29% between 45–64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 9% and 16% respectively.[25]:2
As of 2017, the median household income in Community Board 13 was $85,857.[28] In 2018, an estimated 13% of Queens Village residents lived in poverty, compared to 19% in all of Queens and 20% in all of New York City. One in twelve residents (8%) were unemployed, compared to 8% in Queens and 9% in New York City. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 50% in Queens Village, lower than the boroughwide and citywide rates of 53% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, as of 2018[update], Queens Village are considered to be high-income relative to the rest of the city and not gentrifying.[25]:7
Police and crime
Queens Village is patrolled by the 105th Precinct of the NYPD, located at 92–08 222nd Street.[5] The 105th Precinct ranked 17th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010.[29]As of 2018[update], with a non-fatal assault rate of 29 per 100,000 people, Queens Village's rate of violent crimes per capita is less than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 378 per 100,000 people is lower than that of the city as a whole.[25]:8
The 105th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 79.4% between 1990 and 2018. The precinct reported 9 murders, 24 rapes, 197 robberies, 405 felony assaults, 266 burglaries, 589 grand larcenies, and 164 grand larcenies auto in 2018.[30]
As of 2018[update], preterm births are more common in Queens Village than in other places citywide, though births to teenage mothers are less common. In Queens Village, there were 111 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 8.8 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide).[25]:11 Queens Village has an about-average population of residents who are uninsured. In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 11%, about the same as the citywide rate of 12%.[25]:14
The concentration of fine particulate matter, the deadliest type of air pollutant, in Queens Village is 0.0065 milligrams per cubic metre (6.5×10−9oz/cuft), less than the city average.[25]:9 Twelve percent of Queens Village residents are smokers, which is lower than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers.[25]:13 In Queens Village, 27% of residents are obese, 14% are diabetic, and 37% have high blood pressure—compared to the citywide averages of 22%, 8%, and 23% respectively.[25]:16 In addition, 20% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%.[25]:12
Eighty-six percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is slightly less than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 74% of residents described their health as "good", "very good", or "excellent", lower than the city's average of 78%.[25]:13 For every supermarket in Queens Village, there are 14 bodegas.[25]:10
Queens Village is covered by 3 ZIP Codes. From north to south they are 11427 north of 90th Avenue, 11428 between 90th and 99th Avenues, and 11429 between 99th and 114th Avenues.[34] The United States Post Office operates one post office nearby: the Queens Village Station at 209–20 Jamaica Avenue.[35]
Education
Queens Village generally has a similar rate of college-educated residents to the rest of the city as of 2018[update]. While 38% of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, 13% have less than a high school education and 49% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 39% of Queens residents and 43% of city residents have a college education or higher.[25]:6 The percentage of Queens Village students excelling in math rose from 42% in 2000 to 59% in 2011, and reading achievement decreased slightly from 52% to 50% during the same time period.[36]
Queens Village's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is less than the rest of New York City. In Queens Village, 15% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per school year, lower than the citywide average of 20%.[26]:24 (PDF p. 55)[25]:6 Additionally, 83% of high school students in Queens Village graduate on time, higher than the citywide average of 75%.[25]:6
Queens Village is served by intercity buses operated by Greyhound. Short Line, and Adirondack Trailways also offers service.[40][41][42] The buses stop near the intersection of Hillside Avenue and Springfield Boulevard.
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Jamaica is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is mainly composed of a large commercial and retail area, though part of the neighborhood is also residential. Jamaica is bordered by Hollis to the east; St. Albans, Springfield Gardens, Cambria Heights, Rochdale Village to the southeast; South Jamaica to the south; Richmond Hill and South Ozone Park to the west; Briarwood to the northwest; and Kew Gardens Hills, Jamaica Hills, and Jamaica Estates to the north.
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Holliswood is an affluent residential neighborhood located on the Harbor Hill Moraine in the east-central portion of the borough of Queens, New York City. It is bounded to the north by the Grand Central Parkway, to the west by 188th Street to the south by Hillside Avenue and to the east by Francis Lewis Boulevard.
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↑ Hernandez, Cava. "George Gately: Creador del gato Heathcliff", El Mundo (Spain), October 6, 2001. Accessed November 20, 2007. "George Gately Gallagher nació en Queens Village, Nueva York, en 1928, meses antes de que estallase la Gran Depresión. Pero, a todos los efectos, hay que considerarle un habitante de New Jersey, en cuya localidad de Bergenfield es donde transcurrieron su infancia y su adolescencia."
↑ Paul Newman: A Biography. Marian Borden; Greenwood Publishing; 2011
↑ Tom Pecora, Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball. Accessed December 24, 2023. "A native of Queens Village, New York, Pecora attended Martin Van Buren High School before moving on to Adelphi University, where he graduated in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education and health."
↑ "Fred W. Preller, Assemblyman", The New York Times, August 31, 1974. Accessed December 24, 2023. "Fred W. Preller, an Assemblyman from 1944 to 1965 and chairman of the Queens County Republican Committee from 1961 to 1964, died, Thursday at his home, 218‐05 100th Avenue, Queens Village, Queens."
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↑ "Rockaway Beach fighter uses the might of the pen to help motivate others", NY1, August 11, 2017. Accessed December 24, 2023. "Christopher Romulo just published his memoir Champions Uprising: Fall 7 Times, Get Up 8. In the book, the Queens Village-native talks about how studying Muay Thai changed him from a street fighter to a professional one."
↑ Nash, Eric. 'Julius Schwartz, 88, Editor Who Revived Superhero Genre in Comic Books", The New York Times, February 12, 2004. Accessed December 24, 2023. "Julius Schwartz, a comic-book editor who rescued the superhero genre from near extinction in the mid-1950s and helped shape popular characters including Batman, the Flash and Green Lantern, died on Sunday in Mineola, N.Y. He was 88 and lived in Queens Village."
↑ McFadden, Robert D. "Matthew J. Troy Jr., 75, Dies; Ruled Queens, Then Fell", The New York Times, December 5, 2004. Accessed December 24, 2023. "Matthew J. Troy Jr., a flamboyant former city councilman and Queens Democratic leader whose rising political star collapsed in the 1970s after he was convicted of tax evasion and stealing money from law clients, died on Friday at New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens. He was 75 and lived in Queens Village."
↑ Roberts, Sam. "Melvyn Weiss, Lawyer Who Fought Corporate Fraud, Dies at 82", The New York Times, February 5, 2018. Accessed February 5, 2018. "He was raised in the Hollis Hills section of Queens and graduated from Jamaica High School. He helped his father keep the books for small businesses while earning a bachelor’s degree from City College of New York in 1956. He graduated from New York University Law School in 1959 and served in the Army."
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