Queens Village, Queens

It is bound by Hollis to the west, Cambria Heights to the south, Bellerose, Queens and Elmont, Nassau County to the east, and Oakland Gardens to the north.

Located just east of Queens Village, in Elmont, Nassau County, is the Belmont Park race track.

The LIMP was built by William Kissam Vanderbilt, a descendant of the family that presided over the New York Central Railroad and Western Union; it is now part of the Brooklyn–Queens Greenway.

Homage to this part of Queens Village history is found on the sign above the Long Island Railroad Station there.

Today, many of those charming and well-maintained Dutch Colonial and Tudor homes built in Queens Village during the 1920s and 1930s continue to attract a diverse population.

[17] Bellaire is in western Queens Village next to Hollis and covers the area surrounding Jamaica Avenue and 211th Street.

[20] 211th Street, formerly known as Belleaire Boulevard has traffic medians on it indicating its history as the main route through this section of Queens Village.

This neighborhood, similar to Douglaston, is a quasi-suburb, with detached homes sitting on large tree-lined lots.

Notable institutions in Hollis Hills are The Chapel of the Redeemer Lutheran, Hollis Hills Jewish Center (founded in 1948), American Martyrs Catholic Church, the Windsor Park Branch of the Queens Public Library, the John Hamburg Community Center, Kingsbury Elementary School (P.S.

Still, there is a small Jewish presence in Queens Village that has recently been augmented by an increase of Middle Eastern Jews.

Based on data from the 2010 United States Census, the population of Queens Village was 52,504, a decrease of 5,200 (9.0%) from the 57,704 counted in 2000.

Based on this calculation, as of 2018[update], Queens Village are considered to be high-income relative to the rest of the city and not gentrifying.

[25]: 14 The concentration of fine particulate matter, the deadliest type of air pollutant, in Queens Village is 0.0065 milligrams per cubic metre (6.5×10−9 oz/cu ft), less than the city average.

[25]: 12 Eighty-six percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is slightly less than the city's average of 87%.

[35] Queens Village generally has a similar rate of college-educated residents to the rest of the city as of 2018[update].

[25]: 6  The percentage of Queens Village students excelling in math rose from 42% in 2000 to 59% in 2011, and reading achievement decreased slightly from 52% to 50% during the same time period.

[36] Queens Village's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is less than the rest of New York City.

[26]: 24 (PDF p. 55) [25]: 6  Additionally, 83% of high school students in Queens Village graduate on time, higher than the citywide average of 75%.

[37] Queens Village station, located at Amboy Lane (on the corner of Springfield Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue), offers service on the Long Island Rail Road's Hempstead Branch.

A welcome sign for Hollis Hills on Union Turnpike
Queens Village Veterans Plaza
Queens Village Veterans Plaza near the Queens Village LIRR station