Pomonok, Queens

Pomonok is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. This large housing development in south Flushing was built in 1949 on the site of a golf course. The name comes a Native American word for eastern Long Island, and means either "land of tribute" or "land where there is travelling by water".

Community Board

Pomonok is a part of Queens Community Board 8, which also includes Fresh Meadows, Cunningham Heights, Hilltop Village, Jamaica Estates, Holliswood, Utopia, Kew Gardens Hills, and Briarwood.

Within the boundaries are major facilities such as Queens College, CUNY Law School, St. John's University, Touro College, Rabbinical Seminary of America, Queens Hospital Center, Cunningham Park and many public and private schools.

Transportation

Flushing is a 30-minute plus commute on the NYCS service|7 subway to midtown Manhattan from the Main Street terminus. The Long Island Rail Road also runs from the Flushing Main Street station to Penn Station, a 17 minute ride. Buses Q12, Q13, Q14, Q15, Q16, Q17, Q20A, Q20B, Q25, Q27, Q34, Q44, Q48, Q65, Q66 and QB1 serve Flushing. The QM4 runs express from Pomonok to Midtown.

The Whitestone Expressway connects Flushing north to the Bronx, south to the Van Wyck Expressway to John F. Kennedy International Airport, and to the Grand Central Parkway and LaGuardia Airport. Northern Boulevard and Main Street are the big commercial streets.

Crime & Safety

Pomonok is generally a safe neighborhood, although prostitution and gangs are a problem in the southern area.Fact|date=September 2007

ee also

*List of Queens neighborhoods