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International Language Collections at the Pomonok Community Library include:
Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the Pomonok Community Library include:
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Child Care / Preschools | ||
All My Children Day Care Inc. 169-07 Jewel Avenue Flushing NY , 11365 phone: (718)658-1563 | Utopia Residence for Girls 162-19 76 Ave. Flushing NY , 11366 | International Nursery and Kindergarten 156-07 Horace Harding Expressway Flushing NY , 11367 phone: (718)353-0932 |
Mini Nursery 65-76 162 St. Flushing NY , 11365 phone: (718)969-1097 | Montessori Activity School 57-32 164 St. Flushing NY , 11365 | Second Housing Nursery 161-55 Jewel Ave. Flushing NY , 11365 phone: (718)969-0021 |
Community Board | ||
Community Organizations & Services | ||
Pomonok Residents Association 155-26 Jewel Avenue Flushing NY , 11367 phone: (718)380-8921 | Pomonok Community Center 67-09 Kissena Blvd Flushing NY , 11367 phone: (718)380-9341 | Pomonok Neighborhood Center 67-09 Kissena Blvd Flushing NY , 11367 phone: (718)591-6060 |
Queens Child Guidance Center 71-50 Parsons Blvd Kew Garden Hills NY , 11365 phone: (718)591-6750 |
Fire Department | ||
Engine 315/Ladder 125 159-06 Union Turnpike Fresh Meadows NY , 11366 |
Local Hospitals | ||
NYQH OB/GN Ambulatory Care Center 163-03 Horace Harding Expressway Fresh Meadows NY , 11365 |
Local Newspapers | ||
Queens Courier 38-15 Bell Blvd Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718)224-5863 | Queens Tribune 174-15 Horace Harding Expwy Fresh Meadows NY , 11365 phone: (718)357-7400 |
Parks and Playgrounds | ||
Electchester Houses Playground 164 Street South of 65th Avenue | Frederick B Judge Memorial Playground 111 Avenue, 134 & 135 St, Lincoln St. | PS 200 Playground 164 Street between Jewel & 71 Avenues |
Pomonok 158-05 71 Avenue Fresh Meadows NY , 11365 phone: (800) 275-8777 |
Police Department | ||
Housing Police Service Area #9 155-09 Jewel Avenue Pomonok NY , 11367 | Patrol Borough Command-Queens South 71-01 Parsons Blvd Flushing NY , 11365 phone: (718)969-8602 |
Private / Parochial Schools | ||
Herbert G. Birch School (K-12) 71-64 168 St. Flushing NY , 11365 phone: (718)591-8100 | Solomon Schechter (K-8) 76-16 Parsons Blvd Flushing NY , 11366 phone: (718) 591-9800 |
Public Elementary Schools | ||
PS 154 (K-6) 75-02 162 Street Flushing NY , 11366 phone: (718)591-1500 | PS 163 (K-6) 159-01 59 Avenue Flushing NY , 11365 phone: (718)353-2514 | PS 200 (K-6) 70-10 164 Street Flushing NY , 11365 phone: (718)969-7780 |
PS 201 (K-6) 65-11 155 Street Flushing NY , 11367 phone: (718) 359-0620 |
Public High Schools | ||
Townsend Harris HS 149-11 Melbourne Avenue Flushing NY , 11367 phone: (718)575-5580 |
Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools | ||
JHS 168 (7-9) 158-40 76 Rd Flushing NY , 11366 phone: (718) 591-9000 | The Queens School of Inquiry (6-12) 158-40 76 Rd Flushing NY , 11366 phone: (718) 935-3373 |
Senior Centers | ||
Pomonok Senior Center 67-09 Kissena Blvd Flushing NY , 11367 phone: (718) 591-3377 | BFFY Alzheimer's Adult Day Care Program 157-16 65 Avenue Flushing NY , 11367 phone: (718) 358-3567 |
Elected Officials | |
NYC Council Hon. Rory Lancman RLancman@council.nyc.gov | |
District Office Address 78-40 164th Street Hillcrest NY , 11366 phone: (718) 217-4969 fax: (347) 561-6116 | Manhattan Office Address 250 Broadway, Suite 1773 New York NY , 10007 phone: (212) 788-6956 fax: (212) 676-0471 |
NYS Assembly Hon. Daniel Rosenthal Beckstk@nyassembly.gov | |
District Office Address 159-06 71st Avenue Flushing NY, 11365 phone: (718) 969-1508 fax: (718) 969-8326 | Albany Office LOB, Room 431 Albany NY, 12248 phone: (518) 455-4404 fax: (518) 455-5408 |
NYS Senate Hon. Toby Ann Stavisky Stavisky@nysenate.gov | |
District Office 142-29 37th Avenue, Suite 1 Flushing NY, 11354 phone: (718) 445-0004 fax: (718) 445-8398 | Albany Office Room 706, Legislative Office Building Albany NY, 12247 phone: (518) 455-3461 fax: (518) 426-6857 |
US Congress Hon. Grace Meng | |
District Office Address 40-13 159th Street, Suite A Flushing NY, 11358 phone: (718) 445-7860 fax: (718) 445-7868 | Legislative Office 1317 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC, 20515 phone: (202) 225-2601 fax: (202) 225-1589 |
Boro President Hon. Melinda Katz Info@queensbp.org | |
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Mayor Hon. Bill de Blasio | |
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The Pomonok buildings were erected on the grounds that used to be the Pomonok Country Golf Club, lying between Flushing and Jamaica. These buildings were part of the City’s tax free apartment development . The first 22 tenants were veterans who lived in barrack-like temporary veterans houses in Juniper Valley, Rego Park and Northern Boulevard, Queens. They moved into the two three-story walk-up apartments at 69-21 and 69-29 Kissena Boulevard with their families between September 17 and 18 1951. Later on, 13 more three-story walk-ups and 22 seven-story elevator apartment houses were added to the community.
Built for middle income families, the eligibility requirement to live in the community included a screening-checking for male head of family and no criminal history. The original tenants of the Pomonok Housing were 88% white and 12% of various heritages. Soon after the community was built other developments such as Electchester Houses and Campus Hall, Public Schools 200 and 201 and the Electhester Shopping Center were erected.
After moving in the new tenants formed the Pomonok Tenants Council to represent them. The Council helped to set up the first summer day camp for the children. They also organized the community center which ran diverse programs for all ages. Among the programs were Children’s Play Center, Friday night dances for teenagers, make-up posture grooming classes were held for young girls and adults had classes in ceramics, leather craft and jewelry making.
The name Pomonok derives from the American Indian name meaning “ The Land of Tribute. The Queens Borough Public Library opened its Pomonok Branch on June 17, 1952. The library was located at 67-09 Kissena Boulevard, directly across from Queens College. The Branch opened with about 9000 items including 3800 juvenile books and some popular magazines. By June 1953 the collection had increased to 13,000. The hours of service were: Mondays and Thursdays 2pm to 9 pm; Tuesdays and Fridays from 2pm to 5.30pm; Wednesdays from 10am to 5.30pm and Saturdays from 9am to 12pm.
On December 14 1964, the Pomonok branch was moved to the main floor of a new six-story building on 158-21 Jewel Avenue. This space which was 31/2 times larger than the old site was rented by the city on a long-term lease. This time the Branch had about 42,000 items in its collection. The fully air-conditioned library had a “a floating mezzanine”, a glass enclosed children’s room and a separate multipurpose room for programs. An electric book lift was added to the facility to connect the ground floor to the mezzanine. The new service hours were 12pm to 9pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and 10am to 5.30pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Approximately 3000 people from the community attended the opening of the new branch.
The Pomonok Community Library is still at 158-21 Jewel avenue, and boasts of over 100,000 items including videos, dvds, music cds and several foreign language materials. The Pomonok Community Library is constantly diversifying to meet the needs of the community.
In 1980 it was announced that the city would turn over the project to the federal housing program. This sparked off a series of rallies and protest from the residents to keep the lower income families out. The fear at the time was that the neighborhood would change for the worst (crimes, drugs pregnancy out of wedlock were among the concerns cited). The opposition was supported by the Community Board 8 who believed that the Housing Authority and not the federal government should continue to manage the development.
Today the Community of Pomonok is heavily diversified with people from all walks of life.
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