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International Language Collections at the East Elmhurst Community Library include:
Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the East Elmhurst Community Library include:
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Child Care / Preschools | ||
Elmcor Day Care Center 100-17 32nd Avenue East Elmhurst NY , 11369 phone: (718) 478-5054 | Jerome Hardeman Daycare Center 29-49 Gilmore Street East Elmhurst NY , 11369 phone: (718) 779- 1660 fax: (718) 779-9142 | A Child’s Place Day Care (6 mos & up) 108th Street & Northern Blvd East Elmhurst NY , 11369 phone: (718) 565-2170 fax: (718) 424-8875 |
Queens Child Guidance Center 101-18 Astoria Blvd East Elmhurst NY , 11369 phone: (347) 274-2095 | Precious Little Angels 31-06 97th Street East Elmhurst NY , 11369 |
Community Board | ||
Queens Community Board #3 82-11 37th Avenue Jackson Heights NY , 11372 phone: (718) 458-2707 fax: (718) 458-3316 |
Community Organizations & Services | ||
East Elmhurst/Corona Civic Association 29-49 Gilmore Street East Elmhurst NY , 11369 phone: (718) 799-9142 | Elmcor Youth & Adult Activities, Inc. (East Elmhurst & Corona) 33-16 108th Street Corona NY , 11368 phone: (718) 651-0096 fax: (718) 446-0156 | East Elmhurst/Corona Kiwanis Club |
Fire Department | ||
East Elmhurst 27-12 Kearny Street East Elmhurst NY , 11369 phone: (718) 847-6600 |
Local Hospitals | ||
Local Newspapers | ||
The Gazzatte 42-16 34th Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 361-6161 fax: (718) 784-7552 | Queens Chronicle 62-33 Woodhaven Blvd Rego Park NY , 11374 phone: (718) 205-8000 fax: (718) 205-0150 | Jackson Heights Times (covers East Elmhurst) 41-02 Bell Boulevard Bayside NY , 11361 phone: 718-260-4545 fax: (718) 225-7117 |
Parks and Playgrounds | ||
PS 127 Park 98-01 25th Avenue East Elmhurst NY , 11369 phone: (718) 446-4700 fax: (718) 397-7645 |
Police Department | ||
Post Office | ||
East Elmhurst Post Office 9107 25th Ave. East Elmhurst NY , 11369 phone: (718) 803-8968 |
Private / Parochial Schools | ||
A Child's Place (1-3) 108th Street & Northern Blvd East Elmhurst NY , 11369 | St. Gabriel School (PK- 8) 97th Street & Astoria Blvd. East Elmhurst NY , 11369 phone: (718) 426-7170 |
Public Elementary Schools | ||
PS 127Q Aerospace Academy 8-01 25th Avenue East Elmhurst NY , 11369 phone: (718) 446-4700 fax: (718) 397-7645 | PS 148Q 90th Street & 32nd Avenue East Elmhurst NY , 11369 phone: (718) 898-8181 |
Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools | ||
Louis Armstrong Intermediate School - IS 227 32-02 Junction Blvd East Elmhurst NY , 12369 phone: (718) 335-7500 |
Senior Centers | ||
Elmcor Senior Citizens Center 98-19 Astoria Blvd. East Elmhurst NY , 11369 phone: (718) 457-9757 | Elmhurst Care Center ( A Rehab & Nursing Home Facility) 100 Street & Ditmars Blvd. East Elmhurst NY , 11369 |
Elected Officials | |
NYC Council Hon. Francisco Moya FMoya@council.nyc.gov | |
District Office 82-11 37th Avenue, Suite 607 Jackson Heights NY, 11372 phone: 718-651-1917 fax: 718-565-5937 | Manhattan Office 250 Broadway, Suite 1768 New York NY, 10007 phone: (212) 788-6862 fax: (212) 442-2725 |
NYS Assembly Hon. Jeffrion L. Aubry AubryJ@nyassembly.gov | |
District Office 98-09 Northern Blvd. Corona NY , 11368 phone: (718) 457-3615 fax: (718) 457-3640 | Albany Office LOB, Room 646 Albany NY, 12248 phone: (518) 455-4561 fax: (518) 455-4565 |
NYS Senate Hon. José Peralta JPeralta@nysenate.gov | |
District Office 32-37 Junction Boulevard East Elmhurst NY , 11369 phone: (718) 205-3881 fax: (718) 205-4145 | Albany Office Room 415, Legislative Office Building Albany NY , 12247 phone: (518) 455-2529 fax: (518) 426-6909 |
US Congress Hon. Joseph Crowley | |
District Office 82-11 37th Avenue, Suite 402 Astoria NY , 11372 phone: (718) 779-1400 fax: (718) 505-0156 | Legislative Office 1035 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC, 20515 phone: (202) 225-3965 fax: (202) 225-1909 |
Boro President Hon. Melinda Katz Info@queensbp.org | |
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Mayor Hon. Bill de Blasio | |
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The community of East Elmhurst enjoys some of the best features of Queens living: tree-lined streets, excellent transportation, close proximity to Manhattan, two airports, Shea Stadium, and a branch of the Queens Library System.
The East Elmhurst community is a young and small community that was carved out off the Jackson Heights and Corona areas. One, two, and three family homes make up the architecture of the community. Some high rise apartments provide additional housing for a bursting community. At one time the area was mainly beach and recreational land space. The neighborhood of East Elmhurst has seen profound and rapid demographic changes over the years. The eastern Europeans who first settled in the area have since yielded to other populations including Italian, Greek, and Spanish-Americans, African Americans, and Haitians. More recent groups include Asians and Eastern Indians.
The East Elmhurst Branch opened for business in June of 1912 and was known as the Louona Park Library. Like many branches of the Queens Library system, the East Elmhurst Branch has claimed many different locations as its home over the years. Unlike the others, though, every time the branch changed its location, it also changed its name. It was renamed the Northern Boulevard Library when it moved to Northern Boulevard in May of 1927. In 1942 the library found a new home at 90th Street and Astoria Boulevard and brought with it the new but peculiar appellation of North Beach Library. The branch assumed its current name when a new city owned building was erected in 1972 at its present home at 95-06 Astoria Boulevard.
For many years, the East Elmhurst Branch was one of Queens Library’s five Community Neighborhood Information Centers, offering referral services to people in need. This service was largely used by older adults who needed the aid of city agencies and community organizations, and young mothers who were seeking information on day care centers and schools. The branch continues to serve as a depository for the City’s Department of Environmental Protection materials about the ongoing Flushing Bay project.
Over the years the East Elmhurst library has had the flavor of a “community center” which numerous community groups used as their monthly meeting place. Satisfying cultural needs goes hand-in-hand with fulfilling the informational needs of the branch’s steady stream of small business owners, retailers, construction, airport workers, and students.
The East Elmhurst branch enjoys top ranking in sessions and attendance for its delivery of cultural, musical, and informational type programs. East Elmhurst is known for its large number of famous artists of all genres. An impressive number of branch programming originates from the community.
Among the many unique and outstanding programs and activities taking place at the East Elmhurst Library over the years, three memorable ones include: Former Mayor David Dinkins’ use of the library for the filming of his last mayoral campaign commercial which included issuing to him a Queens library card; the celebration of the library’s 100th anniversary in 1996; and the recipient of a Plaque for the New York Times’ first Librarian Award in September, 2001.
A unique and successful feature of the East Elmhurst Community Library’s services is its mission of “Keeping Jazz Alive in Louis Armstrong’s Neighborhoods”. A grant from the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation Inc. makes it possible for Jazz artists, performers, and workshop presenters from throughout the Metropolitan area to help us accomplish our mission. The Louis Armstrong House is located in Corona, but is in walking distance to the East Elmhurst Community Library .