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Queens Library Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
We hope you will join us for our events honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Admission to all programs is free.
Urban Stages Presents "The Gates of Equality"
This dramatic presentation tells about the life of Dr. King through his ...
Oscars 2015: Books on Screen
The nominees for the 87th annual Academy Awards have been announced. There are always disagreements about the nominations, but one thing we can all agree on is that Hollywood gets some of its best ideas from the world of books!
Which memoirs, plays, and stories influenced this year’s nominees — and how many have you ...
New Music for January
Looking for new music? Look no further than your local Queens Library!
Every month, our expert staff will bring you the best of what's new in our collection.
This month features music from Taylor Swift, One Direction, Florida Georgia Line, Coldplay, Meshell Ndegeocello, Barbra Streisand, and ...
IDNYC
idNYC is the new identification card for all New Yorkers. It is a widely accepted photo ID that also doubles as a library card. idNYC also comes with free admissions to more than 30 of our City's cultural institutions.
You may apply at the Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica, at the Flushing Library at ...
An Interview with Author & Historian Jelani Cobb
UPDATE: Our author event with Jelani Cobb will take place on Friday, February 13 at 5:00 p.m. at the Central Library.
Professor Cobb is no stranger to the Queens Library community; born and raised in Queens, he’s joined us in the past for author events and he ...
New Arrivals in Chinese
Looking for books to read in Chinese? Check out these new arrivals!
想讀到最新的中文書嗎？請看以下新書介紹！
超從容時間管理術 / Chao cong rong shi jian guan li shu, by Wu Danru, 吳淡如.
无终仙境 (典藏版) / Wu zhong xian jing (dian cang ban), by Tianxiabachang, ...
New Arrivals in Spanish
Buscando libros para leer en español? Échale un vistazo a estos nuevos libros en español:
Sabores Yucatecos: Un recorrido culinario a Yucatán
by Gilberto Cetina
Este libro sobre la cocina yucateca ...
 Jan 28 10:30AM --to-- 11:00AM Toddler TimeLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Toddlers enjoy fingerplays, music, ryhmes and stories with their parents or adult caregivers. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Jan 29 1:30PM --to-- 2:45PM Changing Neighborhoods of Queens: Bayside and Bay Terrace, Then and Now | |||||||||
Feb 12 1:00PM --to-- 2:00PM Art History: Pissarro and CezanneLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Explore the life and works of French artists Pissarro and Cezanne. |
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International Language Collections at the Bay Terrace Community Library include:
Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the Bay Terrace Community Library include:
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| Child Care / Preschools | ||
Bay Terrace YM & YWHA 212-00 23rd Avenue Bayside NY , 11360 phone: (718) 423-6111 | Chabad of Bayside 26-06 213th Street Bayside NY , 11360 phone: (718) 279-1457 | Happy Time Nursery School 42-36 209th Street Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718) 224-2220 |
Kids Kampus 45-63 Bell Blvd Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718) 229-8310 | Noah's Ark Progressive Learning Center
38-20 Bell Blvd 38-20 Bell Blvd Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718) 279-4251 | |
| Community Board | ||
Community Board District # 7 133-32 41st Road, 3rd Floor Flushing NY , 11355 phone: (718) 359-2800 fax: (718) 463-3891 | ||
| Community Organizations & Services | ||
Bay Terrace Community Alliance P.O Box 604076 Bayside NY , 11360 | Bayside Business Association PO Box 241 Fort Totten NY , 11361 phone: (718) 229-2277 | Bayside Historical Society
Officers Club PO Box 133 Bayside NY , 11359 phone: (718) 352-1548 |
| Emergency Services | ||
The Bay Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps P.O. Box 610540 Bayside NY , phone: (718) 352- 2080 Emergency phone: (718) 352-1133 fax: (718) 352-2080 | ||
| Fire Department | ||
Engine 306 40-18 214th Place Bayside NY , 11361 | ||
| Local Hospitals | ||
Flushing Hospital Medical Center 45th Avenue at Parsons Blvd Flushing NY , 11355 phone: (718) 670-5000 | New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens 56-45 Main Street Flushing NY , 11355 phone: (718) 670-1231 | St Mary's Hospital for Children 29-01 216th Street Bayside NY , 11360 phone: (718) 281-8500 |
| Local Newspapers | ||
| Parks and Playgrounds | ||
Fort Totten Park Cross Island Parkway, Totten to 15th Roads NY , | Clearview Park and Golf Course 22nd Ave & Little Bay, Willetts Point Blvd, 202nd NY , | Crocheron Park 33rd to 35th Avenues, Little Neck Bay NY , |
Bay Terrace Playground 23rd Avenue, 212 Street NY , | ||
| Police Department | ||
| Post Office | ||
Bay Terrace Post Office 212-71 26th Ave Bayside NY , 11360 phone: (800) 275-8777 | ||
| Private / Parochial Schools | ||
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church - School 34-45 202nd Street Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718) 229-4434 | ||
| Public Elementary Schools | ||
| Public High Schools | ||
| Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools | ||
| Senior Centers | ||
Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center 208-11 26th Ave Bayside NY , 11360 phone: (718) 224-7888 | Bayside Senior Center 221-15 Horace Harding Expressway Bayside NY , 11364 phone: (718) 225-1144 | |
| Elected Officials | |
| NYC Council Hon. Paul Vallone District19@council.nyc.gov | |
District Office Address 42-40 Bell Boulevard, Suite 507 Bayside NY, 11361 phone: (718) 619-8611 fax: (718) 631-4100 | Manhattan Office Address 250 Broadway, Suite 1841 New York NY, 10007 phone: 212-788-7250 fax: 212-788-1860 |
| NYS Assembly Hon. Edward C. Braunstein braunsteine@assembly.state.ny.us | |
District Office 213-33 39th Avenue, Suite 238 Bayside NY, 11361 phone: (718) 357-3588 fax: (718) 357-5947 | Albany Office LOB, Room 557 Albany NY , 12248 phone: (518) 455-5425 fax: (518) 455-4648 |
| NYS Senate Hon. Tony Avella avella@nysenate.gov | |
District Office 38-50 Bell Boulevard, Suite C Bayside NY, 11361 phone: (718) 357-3094 fax: (718) 357-3491 | Albany Office Room 504, Legislative Office Building Albany NY, 12247 phone: (518) 455-2210 fax: (518) 426-6736 |
| Boro President Hon. Melinda Katz Info@queensbp.org | |
| Mayor Hon. Bill de Blasio | |
History
The earliest known inhabitants of Bay Terrace were the Matinecock Native Americans, a tribe of the Algonquin nation. The tribal name Matinecock, meaning "hilly country", described the surrounding landscape, an area that may have been given to the tribe by the neighboring Lenapes.
In 1639, Dutch Governor Willem Kieft purchased the land from the Matinecock that today encompasses Queens County. William Lawrence, who served as a magistrate under the Dutch and English administrations, was granted a parcel of land by King Charles II in 1645 that included a large portion of what is today the areas of Bayside, Whitestone, Fort Totten and College Point. Bayside developed from an agricultural community to a suburb when the North Shore Railroad was extended in 1866. During the following several decades, the Bayside Land Association purchased farms for development. Bay Terrace, originally included within the bounds of Bayside, remained composed of farms and large estates until the 1950s, when Cord and Charles Meyer sold their 225-acre farm for development.
Bay Terrace was the name given in 1953 to the cooperative housing development built by the Norman K. Winston-Holzer Associates, because of its proximity to Little Neck Bay.
On February 20, 1981, the Bay Terrace library opened in the modern city-owned building at the present site.
Friends Group
Hours & Locations
18-36 Bell Boulevard
Bayside, NY 11360
(718) 423-7004 
| Mon | 12:00 PM | - | 8:00 PM |
| Tue | 1:00 PM | - | 6:00 PM |
| Wed | 10:00 AM | - | 6:00 PM |
| Thu | 12:00 PM | - | 8:00 PM |
| Fri | 10:00 AM | - | 6:00 PM |
| Sat | Closed | ||
| Sun | Closed | ||
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