Bellerose is a neighborhood on the eastern edge of Queens (borough of New York City (USA) along the border with Nassau County. The area first became developed in 1910 with the placement of a local Long Island Rail Road station that continues to be the primary means of public transportation for the neighborhood. Today, the neighborhood is comprised predominately of detached single-family homes with a mostly white and Indian-American middle-class population. The area is also home to the Queens County Farm Museum, which houses an array of farm animals and antique farming equipment. Queens Borough in New York City Queens, the most ethnically diverse county in the United States, is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... Nassau County is the name of two counties in the United States of America: Nassau County, Florida Nassau County, New York This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a railroad that serves the length of Long Island, New York. ...
She temporarily called the station Bellerose, expecting that a vote would be taken later for a more permanent name.
Today, there are three communities that make up Bellerose: the incorporated Village of Bellerose;Bellerose Terrace, which adjoins the village and is an unincorporated hamlet in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County; and the Queens, NYC section of Bellerose, which is generally referred to as Bellerose Manor.
Bellerose, Queens is known for two outstanding institutions: the state-run Queens Children's Psychiatric Center at Commonwealth Boulevard and 74th Avenue, reputed to be the largest hospital of its kind in the United States, and the New York City-owned, but privately operated, 47-acre Queens County Farm Museum on Little Neck Parkway and 73rd Road.