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Encyclopedia > Belle Harbor, Queens

Belle Harbor is a neighborhood in southern portion of the New York City borough of Queens located along Rockaway Beach. Although there are no formal boundaries for the area, Belle Harbor is often used to refer to the area between Beach 125th and Beach 142nd Streets. “New York, NY” redirects here. ... The Five Boroughs of New York City: 1: Manhattan 2: Brooklyn 3: Queens 4: Bronx 5: Staten Island In New York City, a borough is a unique form of government used to administer the five constituent counties that make up the city; it differs significantly from other borough forms of... Queens is one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. Geographically the largest borough in the city, Queens is home to many immigrants and the two major airports. ... Rockaway Beach is a neighborhood in the Rockaways in Queens County, New York in the USA. It is on the south shore of Long Island and is inside New York City. ...


Belle Harbor was developed in 1907 [1] by Frederick J. Lancaster, who had earlier developed the Edgemere neighborhood. Frederick J. Lancaster was a land developer who in 1892, with a group of investors, founded the community of Edgemere, on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens County. ... Edgemere is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, on the Rockaway Peninsula. ...


On November 12, 2001, American Airlines Flight 587, bound for Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, crashed in the center of Belle Harbor, killing all 260 passengers and crew on board the plane as well as five people on the ground. Many of the passengers on the plane were from the Dominican community in Washington Heights. After consultation with the families in the Belle Harbor and Washington Heights communities, a memorial has been erected at Beach 116th Street in Rockaway Park, a major shopping district and transportation hub in the area. November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... American Airlines Flight 587 crashed into the Belle Harbor neighborhood of Queens in New York City shortly after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport on November 12, 2001. ... Santo Domingo de Guzmán, population 2,061,200 (Metro) (2003), estimated 2,253,437 (Metro) in 2006, is the capital and the largest city of the Dominican Republic. ... Washington Heights is a New York City neighborhood in the northern reaches of the borough of Manhattan. ... Rockaway Park is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. ...

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Geography

Belle Harbor is a suburban enclave on the Rockaway Peninsula, on what amounts to a narrow barrier island sandwiched between the Atlantic Ocean to the south and Jamaica Bay to the north. Expansive views of the Manhattan skyline can be seen across the bay. Broad sandy beaches on the ocean have drawn residents to the area. Summertime beach access is effectively available only to residents and their guests. Rigorously enforced street parking restrictions in effect on the weekend during the summer, combined with limited direct access to the Belle Harbor area via public transportation limit access for most of those heading to the beach from outside the area. The Rockaway Peninsula, also known as The Rockaways, is the name of a peninsula of Long Island, most of which is located within the borough of Queens in New York City; the peninsulas easternmost section forms the town of East Rockaway, in suburban Nassau County. ... In geography, a bar is a linear shoaling landform feature within a body of water. ... Jamaica Bay is a bay that lies in the shadow of New York Citys skyscrapers and is adjacent to one of the nations busiest airports. ... Manhattan is a borough of New York City, New York, USA, coterminous with New York County. ...


Community

The area is mostly single-family homes with a majority of an Irish, Catholic, working class population. The community also has a substantial Jewish population. The neighborhood is home to a large number of New York City police officers and fire firefighters and therefore suffered heavy losses from the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. A small commercial center is on Beach 129th Street. A larger shopping area used by residents of Belle Harbor is located on Beach 116th Street, which includes a few banks, shops, and restaurants. For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... The New York City Police Department is the largest municipal police force in the world, and has the primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City. ... The New York City Fire Department or the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) has the responsibility for protecting the citizens and property of New York Citys five boroughs from fires and fire hazards, providing emergency medical services, technical rescue as well as providing first response to biological, chemical... The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ...


Transportation

Passenger car access to the area is available via the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge providing access to Brooklyn and the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge heading to Broad Channel and mainland Queens. The Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge in New York City (originally Marine Parkway Bridge) is a toll bridge that crosses Rockaway Inlet and connects Rockaway Peninsula, in Queens, with Brooklyn. ... Brooklyn (named after the Dutch city Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. ... The Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge (originally Cross Bay Bridge) wholly in New York City, is a toll bridge that crosses Beach Channel in Jamaica Bay to Rockaway Peninsula, and is located in Queens. ... Broad Channel is a community / neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City. ...


A subway service is available at the Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street, providing access to Brooklyn, the Wall Street area and Midtown Manhattan. The A Eighth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. ... The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority as MTA New York City Transit. ... Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street is the southern terminal for the New York City Subways Rockaway Park Shuttle. ... Elaborate marble facade of NYSE as seen from the intersection of Broad and Wall Streets For other uses, see Wall Street (disambiguation). ... View of Midtown from Empire State Building. ...


Education

Belle Harbor residents are zoned for schools in the New York City Department of Education. The New York City Department of Education is a department of the city of New York which runs almost all of the citys public schools. ...


Residents are zoned to P.S. 114 Belle Harbor for grades Kindergarten through 8. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...


Drink

The warf on Beach Chanel Drive an 116th is always a a viable option for those visiting the small largely Irish community. There is also Oheb Zedek of Belle Harbor on Rockaway Beach Blvd. and 134th. One could always find a suitable yet 'modest' liable of scotch, and whisky at the synagogues illegal kiddush. This kiddush is reserved for the creme de la creme of the Belle Harbor Jewish community, often consisting of vetran elder members of the community who are dues paying an contribute to the kiddushs means. Most optimal time to visit is from Saturday 11:15 AM-12:00 PM for happy hour, usually avoiding the hafrtorah an Rabbi's sermon.


Private schools in Belle Harbor:

The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...

References

  1. ^ A Queens Timeline, Queens Tribune, accessed December 14, 2006

December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

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