Floral Park, Queens

Floral Park, Queens

Floral Park is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is adjacent to the Village of Floral Park, which is in Nassau County. It is commonly distinguished from the latter by the use of the designation "North Floral Park", with ZIP Code 11004. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 13. [ [http://www.nyc.gov/html/cau/html/cb/cb_queens.shtml Queens Community Boards] , New York City. Accessed September 3, 2007.]

Floral Park is sometimes confused with Glen Oaks, as the United States Postal Service lists ZIP code 11004 as being Glen Oaks, even though the boundaries of the ZIP code include both neighborhoods. Glen Oaks, including [http://www.glenoaksvillage.com/ Glen Oaks Village] is north of Union Turnpike. The other boundaries of Floral Park are roughly Little Neck Parkway (252nd Street) to the west, Hillside Avenue to the south and Langdale Street to the east.

Floral Park is on the eastern border of the county, and is the location of the Queens County Farm Museum, a re-creation of the historic agricultural phase of the county, housing an array of farm animals and antique farming equipment.

Demographics

Floral Park is a middle class neighborhood with a growing population of Indian communities. The side north of Union Turnpike consists mostly of Cape Cod-style houses, while the south side consists mostly of townhouses.

Notable residents

Notable former and current residents include:
*Robert Mapplethorpe, photographer, was born and raised in Floral Park, Queens, where members of his family attended Our Lady of the Snows Catholic School. [Glueck, Grace. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE5DE1E3EF936A15755C0A963958260 "Fallen Angel"] , "The New York Times", June 25, 1995. Accessed October 14, 2007. "Growing up in a blue-collar precinct of Floral Park and steeped in Catholicism, Mapplethorpe developed -- to his alarm -- an adolescent interest in gay pornographic magazines."]

References

External links

* [http://www.queensfarm.org Queens County Farm Museum]


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