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Encyclopedia > Bayside, Queens
A typical residential street in Bayside.

Bayside is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York in the United States. It is one of New York's most ethnically diverse commuter towns, though inside the City limits. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1838 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Queens Bayside, Queens Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1838 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Queens Bayside, Queens Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... The Five Boroughs redirects here. ... Queens County, often referred to as simply Queens, is the largest in area of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. It is home to New York Citys two major airports (John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia), the New York Mets baseball team, the USTA National Tennis Center, Silvercup... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... NY redirects here. ... Commuters waiting for the morning train in Maplewood, New Jersey to travel to New York City A commuter town, is an urban community that is primarily residential, from which most of the workforce commute to a nearby metropolis to earn their livelihood. ...

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History

Bayside's history dates back to 2000 B.C., when the Matinecock Native American tribe first settled there. In the Late 17th century, the area was settled by English colonists. By the middle of the eighteenth century, early settlers left their homes in Flushing and developed a farming community, Bay Side. During the Revolutionary War, the Bayside-Little Neck area suffered from raids by whaleboatmen from the Connecticut shores. In one of the raids, the Talman house was attacked and the miller was killed.


In the 19th century Bayside was still mostly farmland. Middle 20th century urban sprawl, with the help of better roads, suburbanized it. Urban sprawl (also: suburban sprawl) is the spreading out of a city and its suburbs over rural land at the fringe of an urban area. ...

Bell Boulevard in Bayside, Queens NY.

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Location and boundaries

Bayside is located in northeastern Queens, and is part of Queens Community Board 11.[1] Its geographical boundaries are: Francis Lewis Boulevard to the west, 223rd Street to the east, Grand Central Parkway to the south,[2] and Cross Island Parkway/Little Neck Bay to the north. Bayside is bordered by neighboring communities Douglaston/Little Neck to the east, Auburndale to the west, and Oakland Gardens to the south.[3] Francis Lewis Boulevard intersecting with Union Turnpike in Cunningham Park, Queens NY. Francis Lewis Boulevard is a boulevard in the New York City borough of Queens. ... The Grand Central Parkway is a parkway that stretches from the Triborough Bridge in New York City to Nassau County in Long Island. ... Cross Island Parkway is part of the Belt Parkway system that runs around the perimeter of Queens County in New York City. ... Douglaston, population 14,168 (2000 Census), is a community in the New York City borough of Queens. ... Little Neck is a community in Queens, New York. ... Auburndale is a neighborhood in the northern part of the New York City borough of Queens. ...


Bay Terrace is a community of garden apartments located in the north section of the neighborhood; an adjacent shopping center was named after the community. The northern section of Bay Terrace also has a view of the Throgs Neck Bridge, which leads to The Bronx. Bay Terrace is a neighborhood in the northern part of the New York City borough of Queens, and is often considered part of Bayside. ... The Throgs Neck Bridge is a suspension bridge opened on January 11, 1961 carrying Interstate 295 over the East River where it meets the Long Island Sound. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...


Bayside's major highways include the Long Island Expressway, Clearview Expressway, and the Cross Island Parkway. Bayside is also connected to Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan and Long Island by the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch at the Bayside station. The Long Island Expressway (LIE) is one of the interstate highways with the designation of Interstate 495. ... INTERSTATE JUNCTIONS JUNCTION EXIT # Legend BROWSE STATE HWYS Prev Next Interstate 295 (abbreviated I-295) is a connector route within New York City. ... Cross Island Parkway is part of the Belt Parkway system that runs around the perimeter of Queens County in New York City. ... Pennsylvania Station (commonly known as Penn Station) is the major intercity rail station and a major commuter rail hub in New York City. ... Main article: New York City Midtown Manhattan viewed from the Brooklyn Bridge. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR (often referred to as the L-I-double-R) is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York, United States. ... The Port Washington Branch is an electrified two-track rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. ... Bayside is a station on the Long Island Rail Roads Port Washington Branch in the Bayside section of Queens in New York City. ...

Francis Lewis Boulevard, one of Bayside's main streets

A Greenway lying between Cross Island Parkway and Little Neck Bay connects Bayside to Douglaston, Queens and to Alley Pond Park. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 176 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Francis Lewis Boulevard, in Bayside NY, Intersecting with 42 Avenue. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 176 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Francis Lewis Boulevard, in Bayside NY, Intersecting with 42 Avenue. ... Francis Lewis Boulevard intersecting with Union Turnpike in Cunningham Park, Queens NY. Francis Lewis Boulevard is a boulevard in the New York City borough of Queens. ... Douglaston, population 14,168 (2000 Census), is a community in the New York City borough of Queens. ... Alley Pond Park is the second-largest public park in Queens, New York. ...


Francis Lewis Boulevard is a major street notorious for drag racing, which has resulted in several fatalities to drivers and pedestrians over the years.[4] Francis Lewis Boulevard intersecting with Union Turnpike in Cunningham Park, Queens NY. Francis Lewis Boulevard is a boulevard in the New York City borough of Queens. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


Demographics

The Bayside population is predominantly White with Greek, Italian, Irish, Albanian, and Russian residents with Asian residents (more specifically Koreans), following. Out of the 34,539 residents of Bayside (zip code 11358, 11361, 11360 and 11364) as of the 2000 census, 61.7% of residents were born in the United States, and 37.1% were foreign-born. Half of Bayside households speak English only at home, while the other half speak non-English languages in their households.


Bayside contains 13,977 housing units. The majority of Bayside residents are part of family households, with an average household size of 2.54 individuals. The median age of Bayside's citizens is 41.5 years, and 18.1% of residents are senior citizens. 86.6% of residents age 25 and over have at least graduated from high school, while 38.4% have a bachelor's degree or higher, making Bayside a more educated community than the average American neighborhood. A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ...


It is a Upper-Middle class neigborhood, with many wealthy residents. The homes range from about 500,000 to 2 million and can go higher. The median household income as of 2005 is $80,000, and 88% of all households own at least one car.[5]


Education

Schools

Bayside is part of the New York City Department of Education's district 26, the highest performing school district for grades K-9 in all of New York City. As such, many parents have forged proof of residence within Bayside, so that their kids may attend District 26 schools. The district includes 20 elementary schools and 5 middle schools.[3] The Official Seal of the City of New York The New York City Department of Education is the branch of municipal government in New York City that manages the citys public school system. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...


Bayside is home to a number of New York City high schools:

as well as a number of parochial schools: Bayside High School is a secondary school located in Bayside, New York. ... Benjamin N. Cardozo High School is a high school in the Queens borough of New York City. ...

  • Sacred Heart School Catholic School
  • Redeemer Lutheran School Lutheran school
  • St. Robert's Bellarmine School Catholic School

Bayside is also home to the following colleges: Sacred Heart School may refer to one of these schools (even in cases where it is not the official name), as well as many others: Sacred Heart School in Anniston, Alabama Sacred Heart School in Saratoga, California, United States Sacred Heart School of Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada Sacred Heart...

``Queensborough Community College is one of the Junior Colleges in the City University of New York (CUNY) located in Queens, New York CIty. ... The City University of New York (CUNY; acronym: IPA pronunciation: ), is the public university system of New York City. ...

Libraries

Queens Borough Public Library operates the Bayside and Bay Terrace Branches. The Queens Borough Public Library, or QBPL is the public library for the Borough of Queens and one of three library systems serving New York City. ...


Parks

  • Alley Pond Park
  • Bowne Park
  • Crocheron Park
  • Cunningham Park
  • Throggs Neck Park
  • John Golden Park
  • Raymond O'Connor Field

Alley Pond Park is the second-largest public park in Queens, New York. ...

Claims to fame

  • Bayside was the site of alleged apparitions of the Virgin Mary to a housewife named Veronica Lueken. The apparitions began in 1970 at St. Robert Bellarmine Church. Lueken died in 1995.
  • The movie Sally of the Sawdust (1925) was filmed in Bayside.[3]
  • Bayside has been included in CNN Money's list of Most Expensive Housing Markets,[7] and was also a contender for CNN Money's ranking of Best Places to Live 2005,[8] and Best Places to Retire 2005.[9]
  • Crocheron Park, in Bayside, once had a hotel, where Boss Tweed hid after his escape from prison in 1875.

Apparition of The Virgin to St Bernard by Filippino Lippi (1486) Oil on panel, 210 x 195 cm Church of Badia, Florence Marian apparitions are events in which the Virgin Mary is purported to have supernaturally appeared to one or more persons, typically Catholics, in various settings. ... Veronica Lueken (1923-1995) was a Roman Catholic housewife who lived in Bayside, New York. ... The Cable News Network, usually referred to as CNN, is a cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld [1] [2] (although the latter is not currently recognized in CNNs official history). ... 1869 Tobacco label featuring Boss Tweed. ...

Landmarks

  • Lawrence Cemetery - 216th Street & 42nd Avenue.[10]
  • Fort Totten, New York - A fort built during the Civil War to guard the north enterance to NYC Harbor, along with Fort Schuyler in the Bronx, in 1862.
  • Straiton-Storm Cigar Factory - Built c. 1872, The factory was the largest cigar manufacturer in America. The three story, wood frame building was of the French Second Empire style.
  • All Saints Episcopal Church - The first church in Bayside, built in 1892, contains examples of Louis Comfort Tiffany's work.
  • Cornell-Appleton house at 214-33 33rd Rd. Archibald Cornell's wife inherited the 100 acre farm from her father more than 160 years ago. This twelve-room house is thought to be one of the oldest in Bayside. With past and continuing research, it has been traced back to 1852. In 1905, the house was sold to Edward Dale Appleton, of the Appleton Publishing Company. Mrs. Appleton and her sister were passengers aboard the Titanic when it hit an iceberg and sank. Both women were rescued by the ship Carpathia. This is also the second-oldest home in Queens.

Fort Totten is the official headquarters of the U.S. Army Reserves U.S. 77th Division, the Statue of Liberty Division. Construction began on Fort Totten began in 1862 after the land was purchased by the U.S. Government in 1857 from the Willets family. ... Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) circa 1908 Louis Comfort Tiffany (February 18, 1848 – January 17, 1933) was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass and is the American artist most associated with the Art Nouveau and...

Famous people

Throughout its history, Bayside has been home to several notable people, including:

Rolf Armstrong (1899–February 22, 1960) was an American painter of pin-up art. ... John Sidney Blyth Barrymore (February 15, 1882 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – May 29, 1942 in Los Angeles, California), was an American actor. ... Bayside is an alternative rock band signed with Victory Records. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... Michael Te-Pei Chang (張德培; Pinyin: Zhāng Dépéi; born February 22, 1972, in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA) is an American former professional tennis player. ... James John Corbett, born September 1, 1866 in San Francisco, California, United States – died February 18, 1933 in Bayside, New York, was a heavyweight boxing champion. ... Perry Farrell (born Peretz Bernstein in New York City on March 29, 1959) is a musician who, as the frontman of Janes Addiction, was one of the pioneers of alternative rock. ... Janes Addiction was an American rock band featuring Perry Farrell (vocalist), Dave Navarro (guitarist), Eric Avery (bassist), and Stephen Perkins (percussionist). ... W. C. Fields (January 29, 1880 - December 25, 1946) was an American comedian and actor. ... Ron Jeremy (born Ron Jeremy Hyatt on March 12, 1953) is an American pornographic actor currently residing in Long Island, New York. ... Judge Thomas Jones was a member of the Provincial Supreme Court of New York. ... Scott Ian Rosenfeld (born December 31, 1963) is the rhythm guitarist for the metal band Anthrax who uses the stage name Scott Not Ian. ... Buster Keaton (born Joseph Frank Keaton, October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American silent film comic actor and filmmaker. ... Paul Leonard Newman (born January 26, 1925) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, Cannes Award, and Emmy Award-winning American actor and film director. ... Rosie ODonnell (born March 21, 1962 in Bayside, Queens, New York) is an 11-time Emmy Award-winning American talk show host, television personality, comedienne, film, television, and stage actress. ... José Reyes (born June 11, 1983 born in Villa Gonzalez, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball shortstop who has played for the New York Mets since 2003. ... George Thomas Seaver (born November 17, 1944 in Fresno, California) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who broke into the major leagues in 1967 and retired in 1986. ... Gloria Swanson (March 27, 1899 - April 4, 1983), was an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning American Hollywood actress. ... Norma Talmadge Norma Talmadge (May 26, 1893 – December 24, 1957) was an American actress. ... Rudolph Valentino (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926) was an Italian actor. ... A photograph of Joseph Cornell Joseph Cornell, (December 24, 1903 – December 29, 1972), was an American artist and sculptor, one of the pioneers and most celebrated exponents of assemblage. ...

References

  1. ^ QUEENS COMMUNITY DISTRICT 11 Profile, New York City. Accessed July 15, 2006.
  2. ^ Giuffo, John, "Close-Up on Bayside", The Village Voice, November 2004
  3. ^ a b c Roleke, Krissy. "Bayside, NY: Queens Neighborhood Profile for Bayside", About.com. Accessed July 15, 2006.
  4. ^ Call For Cameras Along Drag Strip Where 2 Were Struck, Queens Gazette, April 14, 2004.
  5. ^ U.S. Census Bureau, http://factfinder.census.gov
  6. ^ http://www.baysidequeens.com
  7. ^ Most Expensive Housing Markets, CNN. Accessed July 15, 2006.
  8. ^ Best Places to Live 2005, CNN. Accessed July 15, 2006.
  9. ^ Best Places to Retire 2005, CNN. Accessed July 15, 2006.
  10. ^ Lawrence Cemetery
  11. ^ Kusmierz, Marvin. "Rolf Armstrong (1889-1960)", Bay-Journal, November 2002. Accessed June 17, 2007. "After his completing his studies in Chicago, Rolf moved to New York where the best opportunities for finding work as an artist. He set up a studio in Manhattan where he was able to earn enough income for a comfortable living. He purchased a home near Little Neck Bay in Bayside."
  12. ^ a b c d Renée, Renee. "They Lived Here", Newsday. Accessed June 17, 2007.

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  • About Bayside

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Bayside is the name of a neighborhood in Queens County of New York City, New York in the United States of America.
Bayside is home to two major New York City high schools, Bayside High School and Benjamin Cardozo High School.
Bayside is a generally peaceful neighborhood, with many ethnic minorities but very few ethnic tensions.
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