Queens Communities

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Auburndale, Bayside, Bay Terrace, Beechhurst, Bell Park Gardens, Bell Park Manor, Corona, Douglaston, Douglaston Manor, East Elmhurst, Flushing, Glen Oaks, Hollis Hills, Holliswood, Jackson Heights, Jamaica Estates, Lefrak City, Linden Hill, Little Neck, Malba, Queensboro Hill, and Whitestone.

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Here are some points of interest in the Queens County communities of the district:

Bayside Fort Totten
Located just east of the Throgs Neck Bridge off the Cross Island Parkway
(718) 229-7256 (tours)
The fort was built in 1857 to protect New York Harbor from sea attack. It is presently home to the 77th Army Reserve, the largest reserve unit in the nation. The property, which features New York City landmarks, is also home to several civic groups, city agencies and local soccer and little leagues.

Crocheron Park
215th Place and 33rd Road
Huge park featuring baseball and soccer fields, playgrounds, bird watching, tennis courts and nature trails.

Douglaston Alley Pond Environmental center
228-06 Northern Boulevard
(718) 229-4000
Features public walks and tours on nature trails, a natural history museum and a restored 1870 windmill.

Floral Park Queens County Farm Museum
73-50 Little Neck Parkway
(718) 347-FARM (3296)
This is the longest continuously farmed site in New York State and New York City's only working farm. The museum features hayrides, nature trails and tours of a restored 18th century farm house.

Flushing Godwin-Ternbach Museum
65-30 Kissena Boulevard
(718) 997-4747
Features over 2000 works of art from ancient to modern times as well as several educational programs.

Bowne House
37-01 Bowne Street
(718) 539-05128
Built in 1661, this former home of John Bowne is the birthplace of religious freedom as he and his fellow Quakers were allowed to worship here. It is one of the oldest structures in New York State and the oldest house in Queens. It is also a New York City landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Chinese Cultural Center
41-61 Kissena Boulevard
(718) 886-7770
Features exhibits of traditional Chinese instruments and masks and a library of Chinese books.

Tung Ching Chinese Center for the Arts
147-17 45th Avenue
(718) 539-4682
Offers traditional Chinese theater, Bejing opera, Shoaxing opera, Cantonese Opera and Chinese folk dance.

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