Oakland Gardens, Queens, New York

Oakland Gardens
—  Neighborhoods of New York City  —
Bell Boulevard
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Queens
Population (2000)
– Total	34,539
Ethnicity
– White	60.1%
– Black	2.0%
– Hispanic	7.7%
– Asian	32.9%
– Other	2.5%
Economics
– Median income	$54,031
ZIP code	11364
Area code(s)	718, 347, 917

Oakland Gardens is a neighborhood in the northern part of the New York City borough of Queens. The neighborhood is bounded to the north by 48th Avenue, to the east by Alley Pond Park, to the south by Union Turnpike, and to the west by Cunningham Park.^[1] Bayside is to the north, and Queens Village and Bellerose are to the south and southeast, respectively.^[2] The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 11.^[3]

Fredrick Newbold Lawrence built a mansion in the area in 1847 called "The Oaks", and the neighborhood's name probably derives from that estate.^[1]. Many people refer to Oakland Gardens as "Bayside" because of their proximity and similarity to Bayside, Queens.

Education

• Queensborough Community College, part of the City University of New York
• Benjamin N. Cardozo High School has its Da Vinci program, which is often regarded as one of the best public high schools in New York City, is located in Oakland Gardens.
• P.S. 203 the Oakland Gardens School

The 3 schools are adjacent to each other and are on the former site of the Oakland Golf Club.

• P.S. 46 The Alley Pond School

• P.S. 205 Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School

• I.S. 74 Intermediate School Junior High School on Oceania St

References

Media related to Oakland Gardens, Queens at Wikimedia Commons

1. ^ ^{a b} Oakland Gardens, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Accessed September 23, 2007.
2. ^ Map of Neighborhood Boundaries in Queens, Queens Borough President's Office. Accessed September 23, 2007.
3. ^ Queens Community Boards, New York City. Accessed September 3, 2007.