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Encyclopedia > Breezy Point, Queens

Breezy Point is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, located on the westward end of the Rockaway Peninsula, between Rockaway Inlet / Jamaica Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. According to the United States Census Bureau, the community's exclusive zip code (11697) has the nation's highest concentration of Irish-Americans, at just above 60%. It functions mainly as a summer get-away for many residents of New York. Estimates put summer residency at 12,000, while year-round residency is estimated at about 5,000. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The Five Boroughs redirects here. ... For other uses, see Queens (disambiguation) and Queen. ... A Rockaway Peninsula street scene. ... Rockaway Inlet is a strait connecting Jamaica Bay, wholly within New York City with the Atlantic Ocean. ... 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. ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Mr. ... Irish Americans (Irish: Gael-Mheiriceánach) are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in the west European nation of Ireland. ...


The Town is run by The Breezy Point Cooperative, in which all residents pay the maintenance, security and community-oriented costs involved with keeping the town private. For cooperative as used in biochemistry, see cooperative binding. ...

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History

Breezy Point was sold to the Atlantic Improvement State Corporation for $17 million dollars in 1960. The residents of the community purchased half of the land for approximately $11 million and formed the Breezy Point Cooperative. Today, it consists of about 3,500 homes, more than half of which are being converted and built every season.


Breezy Point is patrolled by its own private security force that restricts access to owners, renters and their guests. It also features one of New York City's few remaining volunteer fire departments.


Ecology

U.S. Geological Survey Image of Breezy Point & the surrounding area.
U.S. Geological Survey Image of Breezy Point & the surrounding area.

According the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, beaches on the Breezy Point peninsula are home to one of the most diverse breeding shorebird areas in the Metropolitan area. Shorebirds that breed here include: Image File history File links Image of Breezy Point Queens & surrounding area by the US Geologiacl Survey. ... The USFWS logo The United States Fish and Wildlife Service is a unit of the United States Department of the Interior that is dedicated to managing and preserving wildlife. ... Families Charadridae Jacanidae Rostratulidae Ibidorhynchidae Recurvirostridae Haematopodidae Scolopacidae Dromadidae Burhinidae Glareolidae Thinocoridae Waders, called Shorebirds in North America (where wader is used to refer to long-legged wading birds such as storks and herons), are members of the order Charadriiformes, excluding the more marine web-footed seabird groups. ...

The Beaches are owned by the cooperative and are federally and state-protected areas in which development is extremely limited. Binomial name (Ord, 1824) The Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) is a small plover. ... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758 The Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. ... Binomial name Sterna albifrons Pallas, 1764 The Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. ... Binomial name Rynchops niger Linnaeus, 1758 The Black Skimmer Rynchops niger is a tern-like seabird, one of three very similar bird species in the skimmer family. ... Binomial name Haematopus palliatus (Temminck, 1820) The American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), occasionally called the American Pied Oystercatcher, is a member of Family Haematopodidae. ...


Education

Breezy Point residents are zoned for schools in the New York City Department of Education. 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. ...


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


Shopping

Breezy Point has one small shopping center, located in Rockaway Point. It consists of a grocery store, hardware store, gift shop, liquor store, 14 bars, pharmacy, coffee shop, and a bank. Breezy also has a surf shop, travel agent, 17 other bars (one seasonal) and three year-round restaurants.


Controversy

Breezy Point's status as a private, mostly white gated community within New York City has sometimes sparked controversy. Al Sharpton has occasionally led protests in the area. Entrance to a guard-gated community (Paradise Village Grand Marina Villas, Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico). ... This biographical article needs additional references for verification. ...


Trivia

Brooklyn District Attorney Charles "Joe" Hynes has a home in Breezy Point. A district attorney is, in some U.S. jurisdictions, the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminals. ... Charles J. Joe Hynes is the current District Attorney of Kings County, New York. ...


Unlike other New York City beaches, alcohol consumption on the beach is legal in Breezy Point, leading some to dub the community "Boozy Point."


External links

  • Maps and aerial photos
  • Hybrid satellite image/street map from WikiMapia

  Results from FactBites:
 
Neighborhoods: Breezy Point -- Congressman Anthony D. Weiner, New York's 9th District (246 words)
A neighborhood in southwestern Queens, Breezy Point lies at the western tip of the Rockaway Peninsula; it includes Rockaway Point and Roxbury.
In 1961, the firm of Northern Properties bought for $17.5 million all the land west of Jacob Riis Park (except for Fort Tilden) to erect a high-rise development for a population of 220,000.
Residents formed the Breezy Point Cooperative and paid $11.5 million for the land.
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