Bellerose, Queens
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Bellerose is a neighborhood on the eastern edge of the New York City borough of Queens, near the border with Nassau County. It is sometimes referred to as Bellerose Manor, to distinguish it from the adjacent Bellerose Village and Bellerose Terrace in Nassau[1]. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 13.[2] The northern edge of Bellerose is separated from the Nassau border by the neighborhood of Floral Park, Queens to the east.
The area first became developed in 1910 with the placement of the Bellerose Long Island Rail Road station, which provides trains running on the railroad's Hempstead Branch. In addition, residents can catch express buses directly to the city, or city buses to the subway, on Hillside Avenue, Jamaica Avenue, or Union Turnpike, the three major arteries that run through the town's limits.
Today, the neighborhood is comprised predominantly of detached single-family homes with a mostly Irish American, Italian American, German American, and Indian American working and middle class population. It is also home to St. Gregory the Great Church and School, which hosts a 10-day long festival each June, an event that is known throughout far Eastern Queens and near Western Nassau. The Parish's school and church are now divided by the Cross Island Parkway, and a tunnel was created to run under the Parkway to allow access between facilities.
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[edit] Education
Bellerose's public schools are operated by the New York City Department of Education.
Queens Borough Public Library operates the Bellerose Branch.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ A Short History of Bellerose, accessed August 7, 2006
- ^ Queens Community Boards, New York City. Accessed September 3, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Bellerose History
- Bellerose Commonwealth Civic Association
- North Bellerose Civic Association
- Creedmoor Civic Association
