Rosedale was originally conceived in the consolidation of the borough of Queens as a part of what is now Springfield Gardens. At the time, the Laurelton Land Company was in charge of the new Borough of Queens. It was dotted with farmland that was isolated from each other, so construction on an acceptable mode of transportation was started immediately. The Southern Railroad of Long Island (now
Long Island Rail Road
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) was built and the whole area (today Laurelton, Rosedale, and Springfield Gardens) was served by Laurelton Station. The area was also connected to the Brooklyn waterworks. In the 20th century, the water system was less needed, and its use dwindled. Today the ruins of the aqueduct system can still be seen. After the Long Island Rail Road's construction, many new roads such as
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and Sunrise Boulevard (today Sunrise Highway) were constructed. The area that is now Rosedale remained farmland until the mid-1930s. After the former period of relatively slow growth, development rapidly turned Rosedale into a suburban community. Rosedale was originally known as Foster's Meadow.
During the mid-1970s, African American and Caribbean families started moving into what had been a mostly Irish, Italian, and Jewish community. Many black families' homes were
firebombed
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to harass them and cajole them to leave. The U.S. government filed a civil-rights lawsuit in 1975 against a group named Return Our American Rights (ROAR), alleging that ROAR had been harassing white homeowners who tried to sell to black clients, and implicating ROAR in some of the firebombings. In 1976, Bill Moyers presented a documentary titled ''Rosedale: The Way It Is,'' which addressed the racial tensions in the community. While the racial tensions decreased in subsequent years, there were still some incidents of racial conflict: for instance, during the July 4 weekend in 1989, a group of white youths chased black youths through Rosedale after a dispute over firecrackers.
In the end, the area ended up being mostly a home to many Caribbean immigrants. Irish, Italian and Jewish Americans moved to the neighboring Nassau County communities of Valley Stream and Woodmere.
North Woodmere
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History
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, and
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Warnerville and Meadowmere are small neighborhoods within Rosedale. The area is served by the 11422 ZIP Code, which also covers the rest of Rosedale and parts of Kennedy Airport. Warnerville is surrounded on three sides by
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just to the southeast of John F. Kennedy International Airport and comprises just three streets, bordered by Rockaway Boulevard on the east. Meadowmere is surrounded by Nassau County and comprises just four streets and six blocks, bordered on the west by Hook Creek and on the east by Rockaway Boulevard.
Demographics
Based on data from the
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, the population of Rosedale was 25,063, a decrease of 439 (1.7%) from the 25,502 counted in
2000
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is located on the western border of Rosedale (next to Springfield Gardens). It is bounded by South Conduit Avenue, 149th Avenue, and 232nd and 235th Streets. It contains Conselyea's Pond.
Education
Public schools
Rosedale's public schools are operated by the New York City Department of Education.
Public elementary and intermediate (Junior High) schools in Rosedale include:
* P.S. 38/Rosedale School
* P.S. 138/The Sunrise School
* P.S. 195/The William Haberle School
* P.S./I.S. 270/The Gordon Parks School
Private schools
Private preschool, elementary and intermediate (Junior High) schools in Rosedale include:
*Christ Lutheran, a Lutheran school for K–8th Grade
* Little Leadership Academy, a Christian preschool for ages 2 – 5.
*St. Clare Catholic Academy
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Notable current and former residents of Rosedale include:
* Barbara Bach (born 1947), actress
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* John DeBella, radio personality
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(born 1960), plays himself in the documentary ''
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(1915–1987), lawyer who was president of the Jamaica branch of the
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