- Fresh Meadows, Queens
Fresh Meadows is a residential
neighborhood in northeastern portion of theNew York City borough ofQueens .Location
Fresh Meadows is bordered to the east by
Cunningham Park , to the south by Union Turnpike, to the west by Parsons Boulevard, located on the northeast side of Hillcrest. The neighborhood is part ofQueens Community Board 8 [cite web |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/cau/html/cb/cb_queens.shtml |title=Queens Community Boards, New York City |accessdate=2007-09-03 ] and is served by theUnited States Postal Service as ZIP codes 11365 and 11366.Demographics
With an estimated population of 13,268 [http://realestate.yahoo.com/New_York/Fresh_Meadows/neighborhoods] , Fresh Meadows is usually considered one of Queens' more affluent neighborhoods. Residents have an average household income of $85,635, nearly twice as high as the average NYC household income. [http://homes.point2.com/Neighborhood/US/New-York/New-York-City/Queens/Fresh-Meadows-Demographics.aspx] The neighborhood has historically and traditionally been home to one of New York City's most thriving
Jew ish communities, with the Jewish population at one time making up as many as 90% of all people who live in Fresh Meadows. Today, there is an increasing presence of youngerAsian American families living in neighborhood. [Brown, Kristen V. [http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/am-cityliving0424,0,5930676.story "New York real estate: Fresh Meadows"] , "AM New York ",April 24 ,2008 .]Transportation
Since there is no
New York City Subway station located within its boundaries, Fresh Meadows is not usually considered an important transportation hub. However, NYC Transit bus lines Q17, Q30, Q31, Q48, Q88 and QM1 all service the neighborhood.Education
Fresh Meadows is home to
St. Francis Preparatory School , the largest Catholichigh school in theUnited States .Francis Lewis High School , [http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/26/Q026/default.htm?searchType=school P.S. 26 Rufus King school] , [http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/26/Q216/default.htm?searchType=school M.S. 216 George J. Ryan Middle School] , and [http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/26/Q173/default.htm?searchType=school P.S. 173 The Fresh Meadows School] .Housing Complex
Fresh Meadows is also the name of a
housing complex centered along 188th Street. The housing project was constructed by theNew York Life Insurance Company cite news |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E06E0D81E39F934A25757C0A967948260 |title=To Utopia by Bus and Subway |publisher=The New York Times |date=1981-04-17 |first=Paul |last=Goldberger ] .References
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