Bayside is a neighborhood in the

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. It is bounded by Whitestone to the northwest, the

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and

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to the northeast, Douglaston to the east,

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to the south, and

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to the west.

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ranked Bayside as one of the most expensive housing markets nationally when analyzing comparable detached homes throughout the United States. Despite its large housing stock of free-standing homes, it nationally ranks high to very high in population density. The first known written occurrence of the name Bayside was in a

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dated 1798, written as Bay Side. During the 19th century, Bayside was primarily farmland, where wealthy people from

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would visit it as a rural resort. During the 1920s and 1930s, there were several movie studios in Astoria, and many movie stars lived in Bayside, some in posh homes. After the end of

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, residential development of Bayside increased dramatically, particularly because of its station on the

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, where a commuter could ride one train straight to Manhattan. Bayside is located in Queens Community District 11 and its ZIP Codes are 11360, 11361, and 11364. It is patrolled by the

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's 111th Precinct. Politically, Bayside is represented by the

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's 19th and 23rd Districts.

History

Bayside Yacht Club, Bayside, Queens (1917)

Bayside's history dates back to 2000 B.C. when the

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Native American

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first settled there. Around 1637, the

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encouraged

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farmers to settle on

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s in

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, which was the name of New York then. William Lawrence, of England, built the first permanent building, a stone farmhouse, when he settled Bayside in 1644. Twenty years later, England took control of

, renamed it the

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, and English people began settling the area. When Queens County was officially established in 1683, the Town of Flushing was one of the original five

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of Queens County, and today's Bayside was within the Town of Flushing. During the

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, whaleboatmen from

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raided the Bayside–Little Neck area, and Town of Flushing was occupied by the British military. The first known written occurrence of the name Bayside was in a

dated 1798, written as Bay Side. During the 19th century, Bayside was primarily farmland, where wealthy people from

would visit it as a rural resort. The Bayside House, owned by Joseph Crocheron, was well-known for its

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s. The Bayside House burned down in 1906, but Crocheron's name lives on as the namesake of the Crocheron Park. Bayside was the site of a murder by Peter Hains, a prominent army officer, abetted by his brother, sea novelist Thornton Jenkins Hains, who gunned down prominent editor William Annis at his yacht club in 1908. The so-called "Regatta Murder" led to a widely publicized trial at the Flushing County Courthouse. Peter Hains was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to eight years at

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, while Thornton Hains was acquitted. During the 1920s and 1930s, there were several movie studios in Astoria, and movie stars such as

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, and

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lived in Bayside, some in posh homes. Former heavyweight boxing champion James J. (Gentleman Jim) Corbett lived in Bayside from 1902 to 1933, on a street that is named after him. When rumors ran rampant through the acting community that Bayside would be the location of a new movie and production studio, many actors purchased homes in anticipation of an easy commute to the studio. However, this rumored studio never materialized. When Hollywood emerged as the capital of the movie industry during the 1920s, many actors left Bayside to pursue careers in California. After the end of

, residential development of Bayside increased dramatically, particularly because of its station on the

, where a commuter could ride one train straight to Manhattan without requiring a transfer at

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. Bayside remains one of the safest and wealthiest neighborhoods in Queens. However, Bayside has been the setting to several organized crime incidents. Michael Pappadio of Bayside managed the

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's interests in the Garment District of Manhattan, in secrecy from his wife. In 1989, upon a falling out with his superiors, he was murdered at a bagel shop in

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. His wife reported Michael as missing, and three years later she learned about his death and his life in organized crime from the FBI. In April 2002,

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associate Darren D'Amico was shot in the leg outside a restaurant in Bayside; his suspected shooter was

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associate Randolph Pizzolo.

Location and boundaries

Bayside is bordered by the

to the north and the

to the northeast. To the east of Bayside is the

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. To the west is

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and Auburndale, and to the northwest is

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. Bayside ends somewhere north of the

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, although

and

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are usually considered parts of Bayside.

Bayside Gables

Bayside Gables is a privately owned gated community located near the Bay Terrace shopping center and the

. Homes in this community can sell for as high as $4 million.

Bayside Hills

Bayside Hills is a subdivision of Bayside's south side, bordered by 48th Avenue to the north, the Long Island Expressway to the south, 211th Street to the west, and Springfield Boulevard on the east. The homes in Bayside Hills, many of which were built by Gross Morto, are generally more upscale and have higher property values. Bayside Hills is known for its thirty-three street malls and accents, especially the gatehouse at Bell Boulevard and 48th Avenue, gateposts on 48th Avenue from 216th Street, and Bayside Hills Street Clock at 50th Avenue and 215th Street. The Victorian style street clock sits upon the Leo Green Clock Mall, dedicated to the local civic activist. Further east, Captain William C Dermody Triangle Park (48 Avenue and 216 Street) memorializes Dermody's abolitionism and service in the Civil War, leading him to be mortally wounded at the

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. Much of the public green space is maintained by the NYC Parks Department and the Bayside Hills Civic Association. The zip code 11364 is shared with Oakland Gardens.

Bay Terrace

Bay Terrace is an

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neighborhood often considered part of the larger area of Bayside. The area encompasses gated cooperative/condominium developments such as the Bay Club and Baybridge Condominium. Other cooperative/condominium developments include the Towers at Waters Edge, the Kennedy Street Quad, the Bayside Townhouse Condominiums, Bay Country Owners, Bell Owners and others. The gated estate community of the "Bayside Gables" is also located within the Bay Terrace neighborhood, being the site of some of the only single family homes in the area. Bay Terrace overlooks the

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and the approaches to the

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from the

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and

. The neighborhood is bounded on the west by the

, on the south by 26th Avenue and 28th Avenue, and to the east and north by the

and Little Bay. The civic organization serving Bay Terrace is the Bay Terrace Community Alliance (BTCA). Bay Terrace has the ZIP Code 11360.

Oakland Gardens

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Oakland Gardens is a

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neighborhood in the southern part of Bayside, bounded to the north by the

, to the east by

Alley Pond Park Alley Pond Park is the second-largest public park in Queens, New York City, occupying . The park is bordered to the east by Douglaston, to the west by Bayside, to the north by Little Neck Bay, and to the south by Union Turnpike. The Cross ...

, to the south by Union Turnpike, and to the west by

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.Oakland Gardens
,

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. Accessed September 23, 2007. Bayside proper is to the north, and

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and Bellerose are to the south and southeast, respectively. Fredrick Newbold Lawrence built a mansion in the area in 1847 called "The Oaks", and the neighborhood's name probably derives from that estate. Many people refer to Oakland Gardens as "southern Bayside". Its

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is $54,031.

Demographics

Local data from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (based on samples from 2005 to 2009) shows that the demographics of Bayside changes significantly from area to area. For example, the pocket bordered by the Clearview Expressway to the west, Northern Boulevard to the north, Bell Boulevard to the east, and 48th Avenue to the south has a plurality (40%) of Asians, while 31% are Hispanic, 19% black and 13% white. Other areas are majority white, mostly inhabited by those of Italian, Greek, and Irish descent.

2010 Census

Based on data from the

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, the population of Bayside-Bayside Hills was 43,808, a decrease of 563 (1.3%) from the 44,371 counted in

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. Covering an area of , the neighborhood had a population density of .Table PL-P5 NTA: Total Population and Persons Per Acre - New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010
, Population Division -

Department of City Planning, February 2012. Accessed June 16, 2016. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 46.9% (20,550)

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, 2.6% (1,160)

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, 0.1% (24) Native American, 37.3% (16,324)

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, 0.0% (7)

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, 0.3% (112) from

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, and 1.3% (565) from two or more races.

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of any race were 11.6% (5,066) of the population.Table PL-P3A NTA: Total Population by Mutually Exclusive Race and Hispanic Origin - New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010
, Population Division -

Department of City Planning, March 29, 2011. Accessed June 14, 2016. The entirety of Community Board 11, which comprises Bayside and Douglaston–Little Neck, had 119,628 inhabitants as of NYC Health's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 84.7 years. This is higher than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods. Most inhabitants are youth and middle-aged adults: 19% are between the ages of between 0–17, 26% between 25–44, and 31% between 45–64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 6% and 18% respectively. As of 2017, the median

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in Community Board 11 was $70,155. In 2018, an estimated 14% of Bayside and Douglaston–Little Neck residents lived in poverty, compared to 19% in all of Queens and 20% in all of New York City. One in seventeen residents (6%) were unemployed, compared to 8% in Queens and 9% in New York City. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 49% in Bayside and Douglaston–Little Neck, lower than the boroughwide and citywide rates of 53% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, , Bayside and Douglaston–Little Neck are considered to be high-income relative to the rest of the city and not

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2000 Census

As of the 2000 Census,

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made up 65.6% of Bayside's population.

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s, and

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s were the largest

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s representing 17.6, 12.4, and 7.3% of the population respectively.

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s made up 6.7% of the population while

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s were 3.5% of the populace. In addition, there is a large

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population as well. Around the mid-1990s, a significant number of

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families began moving into the area. As of the 2000 Census, Asian Americans made up a significant 22.7% of the neighborhood's population, most of whom were

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s, who made up 10.4% of the population and

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s, who made up 9.2% of the populace. There is a small

community representing 4.5% of Bayside's population. American Indians made up a mere 0.2% of the neighborhood's population.

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s were almost nonexistent in the neighborhood as there were only seven individuals of this ethnic group residing in Bayside at the 2000 Census.

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individuals made up 3.2% of the population.

s or

s made up 11.8% of Bayside's population with a small Puerto Rican population representing 2.6% of the neighborhood's population. In terms of nativity, 65.6% of the populace was native and 34.4% was foreign-born. In terms of

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, 52.9% of the population aged 5 years and over spoke only the

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at home with the remaining 47.1% speaking a language other than English. Due to the large Hispanic community, 10.4% of Bayside's population spoke the

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at home. Also, due to a large community of foreign-born European Americans, 15.2% speak an

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other than Spanish at home. And in part of the significant Asian American community, 20.7% of the population speak an Asian language at home. The northern part of Bayside, including Bay Terrace, has a large concentration of European Americans, particularly people of Italian heritage. The southern and eastern portions of Bayside have a more ethnically diverse population. Bayside contains 11,439 housing units. The majority of Bayside's residents are part of family households representing 67.0% of all households with an average household size of 2.59. The median age of Bayside's residents is 38.3 years and 15.0% of residents are over 65 years of age. 83.8% of residents age 25 and over have at least graduated from high school, while 35.0% have a

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or higher, making Bayside a more educated community than other American communities.

Landmarks

* Lawrence Cemetery – 216th Street & 42nd Avenue. *

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– A fort built during the

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to guard the north entrance to New York 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

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. After a large warehouse fire in late 1976, the factory was refurbished to its original state. * All Saints Episcopal Church – Built in 1892 as one of the first churches constructed in Bayside, the building contains examples of

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's work. * Cornell-Appleton house at 214–33 33rd Road. Archibald Cornell's wife inherited the 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 RMS ''Titanic'' when it hit an iceberg and sank. Both women were rescued by the ship ''Carpathia''. This is the second-oldest home in Queens. * Corbett House, 221-04 Corbett Road, the home of world champion boxer "Gentleman Jim" Corbett from 1902 until his death in 1933, and of his widow Vera until her death in 1959. * 38–39 214th Place, home of Charles Johnson Post (1873–1956), a government official, artist, and political cartoonist whose posthumously published ''The Little War of Private Post'' (1960) is one of the classic accounts of the Spanish–American War of 1898. * 35–25 223rd Street, home of actor

. * "Authors House", an attached two-family house with the double addresses of 46–02 215th Street and 214-30 46th Avenue, which has been the home of more authors than any other building in Bayside. *

's home, 216-07 40th Avenue, was the home of the silent film actress. *

's home, 201-10 Cross Island Parkway, was where Valentino, an Italian actor, sex symbol, and early pop icon, lived. It was also once home to

Fiorello LaGuardia Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (; born Fiorello Enrico LaGuardia, ; December 11, 1882September 20, 1947) was an American attorney and politician who represented New York in the House of Representatives and served as the 99th Mayor of New York City from ...

, the

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from 1934–1945. In 1993, the building was converted into a two-floor restaurant/banquet hall named Cafe on the Green. The eatery shut down in January 2009 when the city Parks Department forced out the former operators amid reports of mob ties and sloppy finances. The site's new concessionaire, Friendship Restaurant Group, began a $4 million renovation project February 1, 2009. The new restaurant, Valentino's on the Green, opened on September 8, 2010.

Police and crime

Bayside and Douglaston–Little Neck are patrolled by the 111th Precinct of the

NYPD The New York City Police Department (NYPD), officially the City of New York Police Department, established on May 23, 1845, is the primary municipal law enforcement agency within the City of New York, the largest and one of the oldest in ...

, located at 45-06 215th Street. The 111th Precinct ranked 8th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. , with a non-fatal assault rate of 8 per 100,000 people, Bayside and Douglaston–Little Neck's rate of

violent crime A violent crime, violent felony, crime of violence or crime of a violent nature is a crime in which an offender or perpetrator uses or threatens to use harmful force upon a victim. This entails both crimes in which the violence, violent act is t ...

s per capita is the lowest of any area in New York City. The incarceration rate of 110 per 100,000 people is lower than that of the city as a whole. The 111th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 88.6% between 1990 and 2018. The precinct reported 0 murders, 7 rapes, 35 robberies, 74 felony assaults, 163 burglaries, 361 grand larcenies, and 37 grand larcenies auto in 2018.

Fire safety

Bayside contains two

New York City Fire Department The New York City Fire Department, officially the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY), is an American department of the government of New York City that provides fire protection services, technical rescue/special operations services, ...

(FDNY) fire stations. Engine Company 306 is located at 40-18 214th Place, while Engine Co. 326/Ladder Co. 160/Battalion 53 is located at 64-04 Springfield Boulevard. The

FDNY EMS The New York City Fire Department Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (FDNY EMS) is a division of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) in charge of emergency medical services for New York City. It was established on March 17, 1996, following ...

Training Academy is located in Bay Terrace at Fort Totten. The site also contains a museum of FDNY EMS history.

Health

preterm birth Preterm birth, also known as premature birth, is the Childbirth, birth of a baby at fewer than 37 weeks Gestational age (obstetrics), gestational age, as opposed to full-term delivery at approximately 40 weeks. Extreme preterm is less than 28 we ...

s and births to teenage mothers are less common in Bayside and Douglaston–Little Neck than in other places citywide. In Bayside and Douglaston–Little Neck, there were 81 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 1.9 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide). Bayside and Douglaston–Little Neck have a low population of residents who are

uninsured Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss in which, in exchange for a fee, a party agrees to compensate another party in the event of a certain loss, damage, or injury. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to Hedge ( ...

. In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 5%, lower than the citywide rate of 12%, though this was based on a small sample size. The concentration of fine particulate matter, the deadliest type of

air pollutant Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and other living beings, or cause damage to the climate or to materials. There are many different type ...

, in Bayside and Douglaston–Little Neck is , less than the city average. Ten percent of Bayside and Douglaston–Little Neck residents are smokers, which is lower than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers. In Bayside and Douglaston–Little Neck, 20% of residents are

obese Obesity is a medical condition, sometimes considered a disease, in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that it may negatively affect health. People are classified as obese when their body mass index (BMI)—a person's we ...

, 7% are

diabetic Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level (hyperglycemia) over a prolonged period of time. Symptoms often include frequent urination, increased thirst and increased app ...

, and 26% have

high blood pressure Hypertension (HTN or HT), also known as high blood pressure (HBP), is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated. High blood pressure usually does not cause symptoms. Long-term high bl ...

—compared to the citywide averages of 22%, 8%, and 23% respectively. In addition, 11% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%. Ninety-four percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is more than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 86% of residents described their health as "good," "very good," or "excellent," higher than the city's average of 78%. For every supermarket in Bayside and Douglaston–Little Neck, there are 5 bodegas. The nearest major hospital is

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Post offices and ZIP Codes

Bayside is covered by multiple ZIP Codes. From north to south, they are 11360 north of 32nd Avenue; 11361 between 32nd and 48th Avenues; 11364 between 48th Avenue and Union Turnpike; and 11427 south of Union Turnpike. The

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operates four post offices nearby: * Bay Terrace Station – 212-71 26th Avenue * Bayside Station – 212-71 26th Avenue * Bayside Annex – 212-71 26th Avenue * Oakland Gardens Station – 61-43 Springfield Boulevard

Recreation

* Little Bay Park *

Crocheron Park Crocheron Park is a public park situated at 214th Street and 35th Avenue in Bayside, Queens, Bayside, Queens, New York City.Cruise, Philip J. "Know Your Parks In Queens: New Article in Series by Park Department Director Treats of Many Attractions ...

* Throgs Neck Park * John Golden Park * Raymond O'Connor Field * Marie Curie Park * Fort Totten * Bay Terrace Playground * Oakland Lake

Education

Bayside and Douglaston–Little Neck generally have a higher rate of college-educated residents than the rest of the city . The majority (52%) of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, while 11% have less than a high school education and 37% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 39% of Queens residents and 43% of city residents have a college education or higher. The percentage of Bayside and Douglaston–Little Neck students excelling in math rose from 70% in 2000 to 88% in 2011, though reading achievement stayed at around 73% during the same time period. Bayside and Douglaston–Little Neck's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is less than the rest of New York City. In Bayside and Douglaston–Little Neck, 5% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per

school year A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsor ...

, the lowest in the city and lower than the citywide average of 20%. Additionally, 95% of high school students in Bayside and Douglaston–Little Neck graduate on time, more than the citywide average of 75%.

Schools

Bayside is home to

Queensborough Community College Queensborough Community College (QCC) is a community college in Bayside, Queens, New York. One of seven community colleges within the City University of New York (CUNY) system, Queensborough enrolls more than 12,000 students and more than 7 ...

, a branch of the

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(CUNY) system. The college is located on a 37-acre site that was formerly the Oakland Golf Club. Bayside is part of the

New York City Department of Education The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) is the department of the government of New York City that manages the city's public school system. The City School District of the City of New York (or the New York City Public Schools) is t ...

's district 26, the highest performing school district for grades K-9 in all of

. The district includes 20 elementary schools and 5 middle schools.Roleke, Krissy. "Bayside, NY: Queens Neighborhood Profile for Bayside"
,

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. Accessed July 15, 2006. District 25 also serves part of the neighborhood. Bayside is home to a number of New York City Public Schools: * Bayside High School *

Benjamin N. Cardozo High School Benjamin N. Cardozo High School is a state school, public secondary education in the United States, high school in the Bayside, Queens, Bayside neighborhood of Queens, New York City. The school was named for Benjamin N. Cardozo, who served as List ...

* PS 203 Oakland Gardens * PS 213 Oakland Gardens * PS 31 The Bayside School * PS 41 The Crocheron School * PS 46 The Alley Pond School * PS 169 * PS 159 * PS 162 (New York) John Golden * PS 205 Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School * IS 25 * JHS 194 * MS 74 Intermediate School Junior High School on Oceania Street * MS 158 Marie Curie Middle School * MS 294 Bell Academy Parochial schools include: * Lutheran School of Flushing & Bayside (Lutheran school) * St. Robert Bellarmine School (Catholic school) * Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament School (Catholic school) * Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (Catholic school)

Libraries

The

Queens Public Library The Queens Public Library (QPL), also known as the Queens Borough Public Library and Queens Library (QL), is the public library for the Borough (New York City), borough of Queens, and one of three public library systems serving New York City. It ...

operates three branches in Bayside: * The Bay Terrace branch at 18-36 Bell Boulevard * The Bayside branch at 214-20 Northern Boulevard * The Windsor Park branch at 79-50 Bell Boulevard

Transportation

Bayside's highways include the Clearview Expressway (I-295) and the Long Island Expressway (I-495), as well as the

. The north end of the Brooklyn–Queens Greenway is in Little Bay Park, under the

approaches, with convenient connection to the

bicycle lane. It lies between Cross Island Parkway and Little Neck Bay, connecting Bayside to Douglaston and

, and to central Queens and

Coney Island Coney Island is a peninsular neighborhood and entertainment area in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bounded by Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, Manhattan Beach to its east, L ...

is a major street notorious for

drag racing Drag racing is a type of motor racing in which automobiles or motorcycles compete, usually two at a time, to be first to cross a set finish line. The race follows a short, straight course from a standing start over a measured distance, most c ...

, which resulted in several fatalities to drivers and pedestrians over the years. Bayside is connected to

, northern Queens and

Long Island Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United Sta ...

by the Bayside station, one of a few express stations on the

. The

New York City Subway The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Opened on October 2 ...

's serves nearby

Flushing Flushing may refer to: Places * Flushing, Cornwall, a village in the United Kingdom * Flushing, Queens, New York City ** Flushing Bay, a bay off the north shore of Queens ** Flushing Chinatown (法拉盛華埠), a community in Queens ** Flushing ...

at Flushing–Main Street station.

New York City Bus MTA Regional Bus Operations (RBO) is the surface transit division of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). It was created in 2008 to consolidate all bus operations in New York City operated by the MTA. , MTA Regional Bus Operations ru ...

's local routes, and express routes. The

Nassau Inter-County Express The Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) is the local bus system serving Nassau County, New York. It also serves parts of western Suffolk County, New York as well as eastern portions of the New York City borough of Queens. It was formerly operated ...

' route also serves Bayside. After the MTA began extending the of the

IRT Flushing Line The IRT Flushing Line is a rapid transit route of the New York City Subway system, named for its eastern terminal in Flushing, Queens. It is operated as part of the A Division. The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), a private operator, ...

westward into Manhattan in 2007, the 2012 fiscal year Community District Needs of Queens report suggests extending the line eastward from Flushing–Main Street in order to relieve congestion in

Downtown Flushing There are multiple Chinatowns in the borough of Queens in New York City. The original Queens Chinatown emerged in Flushing, initially as a satellite of the original Manhattan Chinatown, before evolving its own identity, surpassing in scale th ...

. Early plans for the line was to have it end in Bayside at Bell Boulevard near Northern Boulevard.

In popular culture

* The starring characters of the

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series ''

Entourage An entourage () is an informal group or band of people who are closely associated with a (usually) famous, notorious, or otherwise notable individual. The word can also refer to: Arts and entertainment * L'entourage, French hip hop / rap collecti ...

'' are originally from Bayside. * The character

George Costanza George Louis Costanza is a fictional character in the American television sitcom ''Seinfeld'' (1989–1998), played by Jason Alexander. He is a short, stocky, balding man who struggles with numerous insecurities, often dooming his romantic rela ...

from the TV series ''

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'' mentions in the episode "

The Strike ''The Strike'' (also known as ''Strike!'', although this is more properly the title of the fictitious Hollywood movie featured in the episode) is one of the short comedy films – written by Peter Richardson and Pete Richens, and directed by Ric ...

" that his family was from Bayside (until they were driven out because of their belief in

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). * The movie ''Sally of the Sawdust'' (1925) was filmed in Bayside. * Bayside is featured in a 1997 episode of ''

NYPD Blue ''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble c ...

'' titled "Taillight's Last Gleaming". NYPD Lieutenant

Arthur Fancy Capt. Arthur Fancy is a fictional character in the television series '' NYPD Blue''. He was played by James McDaniel from season one through eight. The fictional character appears in all 167 episodes from the show's 1993 pilot to the 2001 episod ...

is pulled over driving through Bayside with his wife, by two NYPD officers assigned to a Bayside precinct, for reasons that appear to be racially motivated. Fancy then has the senior officer transferred out of his predominantly white precinct in Bayside to a predominantly black precinct in Brooklyn North as punishment. * The movie ''

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'' is set in Bayside.

Dennis Quaid Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor known for a wide variety of dramatic and comedic roles. First gaining widespread attention in the late 1970s, some of his notable credits include ''Breaking Away'' (1979), '' The ...

's character brags that he is from "Bayside, born and raised!". * The character Adrian Cronauer played by

Robin Williams Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and come ...

in the movie ''

Good Morning, Vietnam ''Good Morning, Vietnam'' is a 1987 American war comedy film written by Mitch Markowitz and directed by Barry Levinson. Set in Saigon in 1965, during the Vietnam War, the film stars Robin Williams as a radio DJ on Armed Forces Radio Service, who ...

'' is from Bayside, Queens. When asked "What are Queens?", Cronauer responds: "Tall thin men who like show tunes." * The movie '' Pride and Glory'' had several scenes filmed in Bayside, including the family dinner set in Edward Norton's father's house. * An episode of '' The White Shadow'' was in part filmed in Bayside. They used Bayside High School, the Bell Blvd. bridge over the Long Island Railroad and the front of De Rolf's Stationery Store for some dialogue scenes. * The opening scene in the 1997 movie '' The Devil's Advocate'' was filmed at Pier 25A, a seafood restaurant in Bayside. * The driveby murder scene where Philip Seymour Hoffman and his brother rob their parents' jewelry store (Alicia's Jewelers in Bay Terrace) and accidentally kill them is filmed in Bay Terrace (in the 2007 film ''

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead ''Before the Devil Knows You're Dead'' is a 2007 American crime thriller film directed by Sidney Lumet. The film was written by Kelly Masterson, and stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, and Albert Finney. The title comes fro ...

''). * In the 2013 movie '' The Wolf of Wall Street'', Jordan Belfort lives in Bayside after the firm he worked at in Manhattan shut down.

Notable people

* Peggy Adler (born 1942), author & illustrator of children's books; investigative researcher; Police Commissioner. *

Rolf Armstrong Rolf Armstrong (April 21, 1889 – February 22, 1960) was an American commercial artist specializing in glamorous depictions of female subjects. He is best known for his magazine covers and calendar art. In 1960 the New York Times dubbed him th ...

(1889–1960), painter *

Adam Leitman Bailey Adam Leitman Bailey is an American lawyer who practices residential and commercial real estate law as founder of Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. He has engaged in several notable legal cases. The Martindale-Hubbell peer review system gave Bailey an ...

(born 1970), real estate attorney. *

John Barrymore John Barrymore (born John Sidney Blyth; February 14 or 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942) was an American actor on stage, screen and radio. A member of the Drew and Barrymore theatrical families, he initially tried to avoid the stage, and briefly att ...

(1882–1942), actorRenée, Renee
"They Lived Here"
, ''

Newsday ''Newsday'' is an American daily newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island, although it is also sold throughout the New York metropolitan area. The slogan of the newspaper is "Newsday, Your Eye on LI", and f ...

''. Accessed June 17, 2007. *

Jordan Belfort Jordan Ross Belfort (; born July 9, 1962) is an American entrepreneur, speaker, author, former stockbroker, and financial criminal. In 1999, he pleaded guilty to fraud and related crimes in connection with stock-market manipulation and running ...

(born 1962),

Wall Street Wall Street is an eight-block-long street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It runs between Broadway in the west to South Street and the East River in the east. The term "Wall Street" has become a metonym for t ...

stockbroker A stockbroker is a regulated broker, broker-dealer, or registered investment adviser (in the United States) who may provide financial advisory and investment management services and execute transactions such as the purchase or sale of stocks an ...

who was convicted on fraud charges and whose life story was featured in '' The Wolf of Wall Street'' *

Irving Berlin Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; yi, ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-American composer, songwriter and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russi ...

(1888–1989), composer and lyricist * Patti Ann Browne (born 1965), anchor and reporter *

Maria Calegari Maria Calegari (born March 30, 1957) is an American ballet dancer, teacher and répétiteur. She joined the New York City Ballet in 1974 and became a principal dancer in 1983. She left the company in 1994, then occasionally performed until 2004. ...

(born 1957), ballet dancer *

Michael Chang Michael Te-pei Chang (born February 22, 1972) is an American former professional tennis player and coach. He is the youngest man in history to win a singles major, winning the 1989 French Open at 17 years and 109 days old. Chang won a total o ...

(born 1972), tennis player *

(1889–1977), actorWilson, Claire
"If You're Thinking of Living In/Bayside; Community Spirit and Top-Rated Schools"
, ''

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'', April 25, 2004. Accessed October 15, 2007. "One of these is said to have belonged to W. C. Fields, who, like Gloria Swanson, Charlie Chaplin, Rudolph Valentino and Norma Talmadge, lived in the area when Astoria Studios was in its heyday." * Robert Coates (1897–1973), ''New Yorker'' writer and coiner of term "abstract expressionism." *

Evan Conti Evan Paul Conti (born April 6, 1993) is the American-Israeli head coach of the New York Institute of Technology Division II NCAA men's basketball team. He played three years of professional basketball in Israel, for Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Hapoel Mig ...

(born 1993), American-Israeli basketball player in Israel for Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C., and basketball coach. *

Jim Corbett Edward James Corbett (25 July 1875 – 19 April 1955) was a British hunter, tracker, naturalist, and author who hunted a number of man-eating tigers and leopards in the Indian subcontinent. He held the rank of colonel in the British Indian ...

(1866–1933), boxer, lived here from 1902 until his death in 1933 *

Joseph Cornell Joseph Cornell (December 24, 1903 – December 29, 1972) was an American visual artist and film-maker, one of the pioneers and most celebrated exponents of Assemblage (art), assemblage. Influenced by the Surrealists, he was also an avant-garde e ...

(1903–1972), artist *

Frank Costello Frank Costello (; born Francesco Castiglia; ; January 26, 1891 – February 18, 1973) was an Italian-American crime boss of the Luciano crime family. In 1957, Costello survived an assassination attempt ordered by Vito Genovese and carried out by ...

(1891–1973), prominent gangster, known as the "prime minister of the underworld" *

Jon Daniels Jon Daniels (born August 24, 1977) is an American baseball executive senior advisor for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He recently served as the President of Baseball Operations for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (M ...

(born 1977),

General Manager A general manager (GM) is an executive who has overall responsibility for managing both the revenue and cost elements of a company's income statement, known as profit & loss (P&L) responsibility. A general manager usually oversees most or all of ...

of the Texas Rangers *

Marie Dressler Marie Dressler (born Leila Marie Koerber, November 9, 1868 – July 28, 1934) was a Canadian stage and screen actress, comedian, and early silent film and Depression-era film star. In 1914, she was in the first full-length film comedy. She ...

(1868–1934), Academy Award-winning actress who played "Tugboat Annie" *

Richard Dreyfuss Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (; born Dreyfus; October 29, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for starring in popular films during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, including ''American Graffiti'' (1973), ''Jaws'' (1975), ''Close Encounters of the T ...

(born 1947), actor *

Howard R. Driggs Howard Roscoe Driggs (August 8, 1873 – February 17, 1963) was an English professor at the University of Utah and New York University. He also was the author or editor of more than 50 books, including at least seven novels. Driggs was born in P ...

(1873–1963) historian of the

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and the

Oregon Trail The Oregon Trail was a east–west, large-wheeled wagon route and Westward Expansion Trails, emigrant trail in the United States that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon. The eastern part of the Oregon Trail spanned part of what ...

W. C. Fields William Claude Dukenfield (January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946), better known as W. C. Fields, was an American comedian, actor, juggler, and writer. Fields's comic persona was a misanthropic and hard-drinking egotist who remained a sympathe ...

(1880–1946), comedian/actor *

John T. Flynn John Thomas Flynn (October 25, 1882 – April 13, 1964) was an American journalist best known for his opposition to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and to American entry into World War II. In September 1940, Flynn helped establish the America Fi ...

(1882–1964), author, journalist, and leader of the

America First Committee The America First Committee (AFC) was the foremost United States isolationist pressure group against American entry into World War II. Launched in September 1940, it surpassed 800,000 members in 450 chapters at its peak. The AFC principally supp ...

Danny Frisella Daniel Vincent Frisella (March 4, 1946 – January 1, 1977) was a Major League Baseball pitcher whose career was cut short when he was killed in a dune buggy accident on New Year's Day Early years Born in San Francisco, California, Frisella ...

(1946–1977) former pitcher for the

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

who lived here while playing in 1971 and 1972. *

Mark Gastineau Marcus Dell Gastineau (born November 20, 1956) is an American former football player who was a defensive end for the New York Jets from 1979 to 1988. A five-time Pro Bowler, he was one of the quickest and most feared pass rushers of his generatio ...

(born 1956),

defensive end Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football. This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formation (American football), formations over the years have substantially ...

who played for the

New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The J ...

. *

Estelle Getty Estelle Gettleman (née Scher; July 25, 1923 – July 22, 2008), known professionally as Estelle Getty, was an American actress and comedian best known for her portrayal of Sophia Petrillo on ''The Golden Girls'' (1985–92), for which she won ...

(1923–2008), actress best known for her role on ''

The Golden Girls ''The Golden Girls'' is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris that aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning seven seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Bea Arthur, Betty White ...

'' *

Charles Ghigna Charles Ghigna (born August 25, 1946), known also as Father Goose is an American poet and author of children's and adults' books. He has written more than 5,000 poems and 100 books. Ghigna was born in Bayside, Queens. His parents relocated to F ...

(born 1946), poet and children's author known as "Father Goose," born in Bayside *

Jim Gilligan Jim Gilligan is a retired head baseball coach, primarily for the Lamar Cardinals baseball program. In his 38 seasons as head coach, Gilligan has guided Lamar's baseball team to 11 conference championships, 13 NCAA regional appearances, and five c ...

(born 1946),

Lamar University Lamar University (Lamar or LU) is a public university in Beaumont, Texas. Lamar has been a member of the Texas State University System since 1995. It was the flagship institution of the former Lamar University System. As of the fall of 2021, th ...

baseball coach with over 1,230 career wins *

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(1939–2016), U.S. Coast Guard Commandant *

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and the principal

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and

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for

. * Richard Larson (born 1943),

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er and educator, who has been a faculty member at the

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. *

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in the 1950s. * Richard Milner, historian of science and a singer who stars in the musical 'Charles Darwin: Live & in Concert.'' *

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running back and kicker, member of Football Hall of Fame *

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. *

(1894–1957), actress *

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known for being the first full-time vocalist for the band

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"Christopher Walken, a son of Qns."
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'', March 7, 2013. Accessed July 1, 2016. "Ronald 'Christopher' Walken playing with his cocker spaniel at home in Bayside in 1953." *

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References

External links

Bayside Historical Society

Queens Tribune
– publication for neighborhoods of northeastern Queens
Bayside Times

BaysideQueens.com

Bayside Hills Civic Association

Blog detailing Bayside Politics
{{authority control Neighborhoods in Queens, New York Populated coastal places in New York (state)