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International Language Collections at the Queens Village Community Library include:
Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the Queens Village Community Library include:
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Child Care / Preschools | ||
Teaching, Learning, & Caring 212-47 Jamaica Ave Queens Village NY , 11428 phone: (718)740-6750 | Redeemer Nursery School 92-10 217th St. Queens Village NY , 11428 phone: (718) 465-3252 | Reach and Grow 214-09 Jamaica Ave. Queens Village NY , 11428 phone: (718) 468-3860 |
Jen-Lyn’s Day Care 218-14 Jamaica Ave. Queens Village NY , 11428 phone: (718) 465-8475 | Queens Village Day School 219-32 Jamaica Ave. Queens Village NY , 11428 phone: (718) 479-5926 | Kids for the Future 220-24 Jamaica Ave. Queens Village NY , 11428 phone: (718) 776-4200 |
Community Board | ||
Community Board District # 13 219-41 Jamaica Avenue Queens Village NY , 11428 phone: (718) 464-9700 fax: (718) 464-7333 |
Community Organizations & Services | ||
Queens Village Civic Association P.O. Box 0766 Queens Village NY , 11428 phone: (718) 468-2160 | Queens Village Community Services 80-45 Winchester Blvd. Building 21 Queens Village NY , 11427 phone: (718) 264-3950 |
Fire Department | ||
Engine 304, Ladder 162 218-44 97th Ave. Queens Village NY , 11429 |
Local Hospitals | ||
Creedmoor Psychiatric Center 80-45 Winchester Boulevard Queens Village NY , 11427 phone: (718) 264-4000 |
Parks and Playgrounds | ||
Alley Pond Park Winchester Blvd. & Union Turnpike |
Police Department | ||
Post Office | ||
Queens Village 209-20 Jamaica Queens Village NY , 11428 phone: (800) ASK-USPS |
Private / Parochial Schools | ||
St. Joseph’s Parish (K-8) 217-55 100 Ave. Queens Village NY , 11429 phone: (718) 464-8913 | Our Lady of Lourdes (PreK-8) 92-80 220 St. Queens Village NY , 11428 phone: (718) 464-1480 | Sts. Joachin and Anne (PreK-8) 218-19 105 Ave. Queens Village NY , 11429 phone: (718) 465-2230 |
Bethel Christian Academy (K-5) 215-32 Jamaica Ave. Queens Village NY , 11428 phone: (718) 978-4357 Ext. 322 | Grace Lutheran (K-8) 100-05 Springfield Blvd. Queens Village NY , 11429 phone: (718) 465-1010 |
Public Elementary Schools | ||
PS 135 The Bellaire School 207-11 89 Ave. Queens Village NY , 11427 phone: (718) 464-2119 fax: (718) 464-8448 |
Public High Schools | ||
Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools | ||
Senior Centers | ||
SNAP of Eastern Queens Senior Center 80-45 Winchester Blvd. Jamaica NY , 11427 phone: (718) 454-2100 |
Elected Officials | |
NYC Council Hon. Barry Grodenchik M23@council.nyc.gov | |
District Office Address 73-03 Bell Boulevard Oakland Gardens NY , 11364 phone: (718) 468-0137 fax: (718) 468-0178 | Manhattan Office 250 Broadway, Suite 1744 New York NY , 10007 phone: (212) 788-7075 fax: (212) 608-6382 |
NYS Assembly Hon. Clyde Vanel VanelC@nyassembly.gov | |
District Office 97-01 Springfield Boulevard Queens Village NY, 11429 phone: (718) 479-2333 fax: (718) 464-7128 | Albany Office LOB, Room 548 Albany NY, 12248 phone: (518) 455-4711 fax: (518) 455-3740 |
NYS Senate Hon. Leroy Comrie Comrie@nysenate.gov | |
District Office 113-43 Farmers Boulevard St. Albans NY , 11412 phone: (718) 454-0162 fax: (718) 454-0186 | Albany Office Room 617, Legislative Office Building Albany NY, 12247 phone: (518) 455-2701 fax: (518) 455-2816 |
US Congress Hon. Gregory W. Meeks | |
District Office 153-01 Jamaica Ave., Suite 204 Jamaica NY , 11432 phone: (718) 725-6000 fax: (718) 725-9868 | Legislative Office 2234 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC, 20516 phone: (202) 225-3461 fax: (202) 226-4169 |
Boro President Hon. Melinda Katz Info@queensbp.org | |
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Mayor Hon. Bill de Blasio | |
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Queens Village, located in east central Queens, is bordered to the north by Union Turnpike, to the east by the Cross Island Parkway, to the south by Murdock Avenue, and to the west by Francis Lewis Boulevard.
The area was settled by colonists in the 1640’s and became known as Little Plains. It was used as common public land for grazing cattle until the 1700s when a village was first established. The surrounding lands were gradually bought up and established as working farms.
From 1824 to 1834, the village was known as Brushville, named for Thomas Brush who opened a prosperous blacksmith shop as well as a number of other enterprises.
In 1834, the railroad arrived and the first station in Queens was established. Residents voted to change the name of the town from Brushville to Queens. Later, the Long Island Rail Road added “village” to its station’s name and thus the town became known as Queens Village.
1870 brought extensive development when Scott R. Sherwood, a prominent developer bought and subdivided a parcel of land south of the train station and divided it into 700 building lots.
By 1898, the population had grown to about 900. Still, the area remained largely rural. Many of the German descendants of the original farm owners continued to live there. In 1902, Interstate Park was opened, followed by Belmont Park in 1903.
But it wasn’t until the 1920s that Queens Village really began to take off. It was part of an overall housing boom that was spreading east through Queens from New York as people from the city sought the bucolic life.
Post World War II saw the arrival of veterans and their families, blacks and Latin Americans.
Today, many of those homes built in the twenties and thirties still stand. Charming and well maintained Dutch Colonials and Tudors currently house and continue to attract an interestingly diverse population.
Sources:
Books:
The Encyclopedia of New York State. Peter Eisenstadt, Editor in Chief,
Syracuse University Press, 2005.
Home Town Long Island. Staff of Newsday, Newsday Inc. 1999
The Encyclopedia of New York City. Kenneth T. Jackson, Editor, Yale University Press, 1995.
The Story of Queens Village. Vincent F. Seyfried, Centennial Association, 1974.
The Queens Village Library owes its existence to two women, Mrs. William Wood and Miss Anne Doughty. In 1896, they realized the need for a library in the growing town. An appeal to Dr. Charles Henry Miller, a well known painter of the time, and the Shakespeare Club resulted in a traveling library being obtained from New York State.
This library was housed in the Dutch Reformed Church. It proved to be so popular, that the Shakespeare Club raised funds for an independent library which was started in 1899. In 1901, its stock of 427 books were turned over to the Queens Borough Public Library.
In 1904, the library moved to the Kissam Building on Railroad Ave. In 1914, it moved to the Post Office building then on 218th St. In 1925, it moved to the northeast corner of Jamaica Ave. and Vanderveer St.
In 1937 property was purchased between 94th Rd. and 94th Ave on the east side of 217th St. In 1939, Louis J. Bailey, then chief of the Queens Borough Public Library was granted $125,000 to build the library’s first permanent home.
On Sunday June 8, 1952 the new, modern building was dedicated and opened to an enthusiastic public the following day.