Floral Park is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. The City of New York In New York City, a borough is a unique form of government which administers the five fundamental constituent parts that make up the consolidated city It is adjacent to the Village of Floral Park, which is in Nassau County. Floral Park is an incorporated village in Nassau County, New York on Long Island. There is also a Town of Nassau in Rensselaer County. Nassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan It is commonly distinguished from the latter by the use of the designation "North Floral Park", with ZIP Code 11004. The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 13. The Queens Community Board 13 is a local government in the New York City borough of Queens, encompassing the neighborhoods of Queens Village [1]
Floral Park is sometimes confused with Glen Oaks, as the United States Postal Service lists ZIP code 11004 as being Glen Oaks, even though the boundaries of the ZIP code include both neighborhoods. Glen Oaks is a neighborhood in the easternmost portion of the New York City Borough of Queens. Glen Oaks, including Glen Oaks Village is north of Union Turnpike. Union Turnpike is a thoroughfare stretching across central and eastern Queens in New York City. The other boundaries of Floral Park are roughly Little Neck Parkway (252nd Street) to the west, Hillside Avenue to the south and Langdale Street to the east. New York State Route 25B is a 725 mile (1167 km long east-west State highway located on Long Island in the U
Floral Park is on the eastern border of the county, and is the location of the Queens County Farm Museum, a re-creation of the historic agricultural phase of the county, housing an array of farm animals and antique farming equipment. The Queens County Farm Museum is located on 47 acres of the New York City neighborhood of Floral Park Queens; the address is 73-50 Little Neck ParkwayFloral Park
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Demographics
Floral Park is a middle class neighborhood with a growing population of Indian communities. The side north of Union Turnpike consists mostly of Cape Cod-style houses, while the south side consists mostly of townhouses. This article refers to an architectural style For other meanings of Cape Cod see Cape Cod (disambiguation.
Notable residents
Notable former and current residents include:
- Robert Mapplethorpe, photographer, was born and raised in Floral Park, Queens, where members of his family attended Our Lady of the Snows Catholic School. Robert Mapplethorpe ( November 4, 1946 – March 9, 1989) was an American Photographer, known for his large-scale highly [2]
References
- ^ Queens Community Boards, New York City. The City of New York Accessed September 3, 2007. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Glueck, Grace. "Fallen Angel", The New York Times, June 25, 1995. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Accessed October 14, 2007. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "Growing up in a blue-collar precinct of Floral Park and steeped in Catholicism, Mapplethorpe developed -- to his alarm -- an adolescent interest in gay pornographic magazines. "
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