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Rockaway 31-Hour Summer Festival
Save the date! The Peninsula Community Library will be open for 31 hours straight, from 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 26 through 5 p.m. on Sunday, August 27.
Bring your friends and family for special story times, face painting, balloon animals, crafts, concerts, outdoor movies, yoga and meditation on the beach, a ...
Lincoln Center's Boro-Linc: La Casita
Lincoln Center and Queens Library have partnered to present Boro-Linc: La Casita, a free world-class performance and family workshop—right in the heart of Jamaica, Queens!
Join us at Rufus King Park on Saturday, September 9 for wonderful music and dance, and a chance to learn more about ...
Join Us on Our Mobile Library Tour!
Queens Library's Mobile Library will be touring the borough throughout the month of August.
Visit the Mobile Library to borrow books, sign up for a library card, and more!
Our stops will include public schools; a beach-side stay with special stories, songs, and rhymes; and a back-to-school event with State ...
Summer Programs For All Ages
Summer's almost over, but we've still got plenty of great things for kids, adults, and families to enjoy at the Library!
Join us at the Rockaway 31-Hour Summer Festival, see some unforgettable Culture Connection concerts, cosplay at our library ComicCon in Queens Village, ...
Queens Library Magazine
The new issue of Queens Library Magazine is out now!
Queens Library Magazine combines great library-themed feature stories and two months' worth of information about our free programs, services, and special events, and it's available at your neighborhood library or ...
Summer Meals For Kids & Teens
Summer Meals are here! For children and teens up to 18 years old, free, nutritious Summer Meals are available from now until Friday, September 1.
Meals are available Monday - Friday, from 1pm - 2pm, at 35 Queens Library locations. Enrollment is not required. Queens Library is honored to partner ...
Queens Library 2017 Gala
The Queens Library Foundation’s 2017 Annual Gala will take place on Tuesday, October 17, at the Queens Museum.
Nearly 300 supporters of the Library attended last year’s Gala to pay tribute to our special honorees and the Library’s mission and customers.
This year’s ...
Run the River with Queens Library!
Once again, Queens Library is partnering with the Randall’s Island Park Alliance for Run the River, a 5K fun run on Randall’s Island, on Saturday, October 28!
Now in its eighth year, you can run to protect the waterways, wetlands, and recreational areas of Randall’s Island ...
Video Visitation at Queens Library
Video visitation is a free program offered at libraries across the city that connects a live video feed between participating library locations and NYC Department of Corrections facilities, allowing incarcerated New Yorkers to talk, read, and share stories together with their loved ...
Queens Library is for Everyone!
The Everyone Campaign is exactly that: for everyone. Queens Library is a safe space for all, no matter where you come from, who you love, or what you believe.
In today’s political and social climate, many people in the communities we serve feel vulnerable and afraid.
As the hub of every community across the ...
Free computer access is available at all the libraries. The Howard Beach Community Library has:
Queens Library Public Internet Use Policy.
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International Language Collections at the Howard Beach Community Library include:
Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the Howard Beach Community Library include:
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| Child Care / Preschools | ||
Reach for the Stars 156-18 96th Street Howard Beach NY , 11414 phone: (718) 845-1429 | Lynn Boutureria 158-03 82nd Street Howard Beach NY , 11414 phone: (718) 843-0845 | Donna Hovi 160-41 99th Street Howard Beach NY , 11414 phone: (718) 925-1303 |
Caroline Guerra 155-25 78 Street, #1st Floor Howard Beach NY , 11414 phone: (718) 845-3298 | ||
| Community Board | ||
Community Board District # 10 115-01 Lefferts Boulevard South Ozone Park NY , 11420 phone: (718) 843-4488 fax: (718) 738-1184 | ||
| Community Organizations & Services | ||
Ozone-Howard Chamber of commerce P.O. Box 58 Howard Beach NY , 11414 phone: (718) 835-9482 | ||
| Fire Department | ||
FDNY - Engine 331 Ladder 173| 158-57 Cross Bay Blvd. Howard Beach NY , 11414 | ||
| Local Hospitals | ||
| Local Newspapers | ||
The Forum South | ||
| Parks and Playgrounds | ||
Park Strip S. Conduit Ave. & 88 Street | Spring Creek Park Addition 157th Drive, 158th Avenue, Sheridan Street | PS 207 (Walter Ward Playground) 88 & 89 Sts & 160 Avenue |
PS 232 (Harold Schneiderman Playground) 155 Avenue & 83rd Street | ||
| Police Department | ||
| Post Office | ||
Howard Beach Post Office 160-50 Crossbay Blvd Howard Beach NY , 11414-9997 phone: (800) 275-8777 | Station B Post Office 102-12 159th Ave Howard Beach NY , 11414-9993 phone: (800) 275-8777 | |
| Private / Parochial Schools | ||
Our Lady of Grace 158-20 101 Street Howard Beach NY , 11414-0114 phone: (718) 848-7440 | Saint Helen Elementary School 155-55 Crossbay Boulevard Howard Beach NY , 11414 phone: (718) 217-4242 fax: (718) 641-8290 | |
| Public Elementary Schools | ||
PS 146 Howard Beach 98-01 159 Avenue Howard Beach NY , 11414 phone: (718) 843-4880 fax: (718) 641-0901 | PS 207 Rockwood Park 159-15 88 Street Howard Beach NY , 11414 phone: (718) 848-2700 fax: (718) 848-4226 | PS 232 Lindenwood 153-23 83 Street Howard Beach NY , 11414 phone: (718) 848-9247 fax: (718) 738-8505 |
| Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools | ||
JHS 202 Robert H. Goddard 138-30 Lafayette Street Ozone Park NY , 11414 phone: (718) 848-0001 fax: (718) 848-8082 | ||
| Senior Centers | ||
Howard Beach Senior Center 156-45 84 Street Howard Beach NY , 11414 phone: (718) 738-8100 | Our Lady of Grace 158-50 101 Street Howard Beach NY , 11414 phone: (718) 845-6635 | |
| Elected Officials | |
| NYC Council Hon. Eric Ulrich EUlrich@council.nyc.gov | |
District Office Address 93-06 101st Avenue Ozone Park NY, 11416 phone: (718) 738-1083 fax: (718) 738-1918 | Legislative Office Address 250 Broadway, Suite 1555 New York NY, 10007 phone: (212) 788-7069 |
| NYS Assembly Hon. Stacey Pheffer Amato AmatoS@nyassembly.gov | |
District Office 95-16 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Rockaway Beach NY, 11693 phone: (718) 945-9550 fax: (718) 945-9549 | Albany Office LOB, Room 827 Albany NY, 12248 phone: (518) 455-4292 fax: (518) 455-4723 |
| NYS Senate Hon. Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. Addabbo@nysenate.gov | |
District Office 159-53 102nd Street Howard Beach NY, 11414 phone: (718) 738-1111 fax: (718) 322-5760 | Albany Office Room 613, Legislative Office Building Albany NY, 12247 phone: (518) 455-2322 fax: (518) 426-6875 |
| US Congress Hon. Hakeem Jeffries | |
District Office 55 Hanson Place, Suite 603 Brooklyn NY, 11217 phone: (718) 237-2211 fax: (718) 237-2273 | Legislative Office 1339 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC, 20515 phone: (202) 225-5936 fax: (202) 225-1018 |
| Boro President Hon. Melinda Katz Info@queensbp.org | |
| Mayor Hon. Bill de Blasio | |
History
Howard Beach’s earliest inhabitants were Canarsie and Rockaway Indians, and, later, English settlers, all attracted to rich fishing sites at Hawtree Creek and Jamaica Bay. The area was called Remsen’s Landing during the 1770’s, after Col. Jeramus Remsen, its largest landowner and a Revolutionary War Regiment leader.
By 1900, Howard Beach earned the nickname “The Venice of Long Island” for its many waterways, and the name “Ramblersville” was adopted by residents along Hawtree Creek when a visitor remarked about the charm of the sleepy fishing village. The community takes its present name from a Brooklyn glove manufacturer, William J. Howard, who operated a goat farm near Aqueduct as a source of skins for his business, and who opened a hotel and cottage community around the turn of the century. “Hotel Howard” became popular with the rich and famous, and boasted a pier that stretched two thousand feet into Jamaica Bay. Though the resort was destroyed by fire in 1907, Mr. Howard went on to develop land in the area, and the first model home of “Howard Estates” opened in 1913.
The extension of the New York City subway system, completion of a sewer line, and the opening of Aqueduct Racetrack spurred a housing boom, generating a cluster of small developments, such as West Hamilton Beach, Lindenwood, and Rockwood Park, which comprise modern Howard Beach, an amalgam of private homes, cooperative housing, condominiums, and garden apartments. Cross Bay Boulevard is a vigorous and bustling commercial strip. The population is largely Italian-American and Jewish-American.
Library services to the Howard Beach community were provided by Bookmobile until April, 1963, when a rented storefront was opened at 155-12 Cross Bay Boulevard, the Library system’s 52nd neighborhood branch. In 1979, services were moved to the present location, a city-owned building at 92-06 156 Avenue.
Sources:
Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. Encyclopedia of New York City
Ranft, Richard. “History of Howard Beach”, Queens Forum, June 13, 1997
Friends Group
Hours & Locations
92-06 156 Avenue
Howard Beach, NY 11414
(718) 641-7086 
| 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 | 10:00 AM | - | 5:00 PM |
| Sun | Closed | ||
