Fresh Meadows, Queens

Fresh Meadows is a residential neighborhood in northeastern portion of the New York City borough of Queens.

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 of Queens 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 the United 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 Jewish 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 younger Asian 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 Catholic high school in the United 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 the New 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 ] .

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