This article is about the New York City neighborhood. For the adjacent Nassau County village, see
Bellerose, New York .
Neighborhood of Queens in New York City
Bellerose is an
ethnically diverse ,
middle-class neighborhood on the eastern edge of the
New York City
borough of
Queens , along the border of Queens and
Nassau County ,
Long Island . It is adjacent to
Bellerose Village and
Bellerose Terrace in Nassau County, from which it is separated by
Jericho Turnpike . The northern edge of Bellerose is separated from another part of the Nassau border by the neighborhood of
Floral Park, Queens to the east, divided by
Little Neck Parkway .
The neighborhood consists predominantly of detached houses with mostly middle-class
Indian American and
European American populations. While the northeastern section of
Queens Village is sometimes referred to as part of Bellerose, it is also called Bellerose Manor , which is recognized by the U.S. Postal Service as an "acceptable alternate" to Queens Village and
Jamaica in postal addresses.
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Bellerose is located in
Queens Community District 13 and its ZIP Code is 11426.
[1] It is patrolled by the
New York City Police Department 's 105th Precinct.
Demographics
Based on data from the
2010 United States Census , the population of Bellerose was 25,287, an increase of 823 (3.4%) from the 24,464 counted in
2000 . Covering an area of 1,258.85 acres (509.44 ha), the neighborhood had a population density of 20.1 inhabitants per acre (12,900/sq mi; 5,000/km2 ).
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The racial makeup of the neighborhood in 2010 was 31.5% (7,974)
White , 7.4% (1,882)
African American , 0.2% (61)
Native American , 38.8% (9,821)
Asian , 0.2% (41)
Pacific Islander , 2.0% (494) from
other races , and 3.7% (936) from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 16.1% (4,078) of the population.
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Education
Bellerose's public schools are operated by the
New York City Department of Education . It is mostly part of District 26 but some areas are in District 29. The neighborhood's nearest high school is
Martin Van Buren High School in
Queens Village .
The
Queens Public Library operates the Bellerose branch at 250-06 Hillside Avenue.
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Transportation
The
New York City Bus system serves Bellerose on the
Q43 and
X68 on
Hillside Avenue . Buses on
Union Turnpike include the
Q46 ,
QM6 and
QM36 . The
Q36 bus on
Jamaica Avenue . The
Q1 bus on
Braddock Avenue . It is also served by
Nassau Inter-County Express on the
n22 ,
n24 and
n26 .
Hillside Avenue ,
Jamaica Avenue , and
Union Turnpike are the major east–west arteries. The
Cross Island Parkway serves as the major north–south artery.
The closest railroad stations are the
Bellerose station and the
Elmont station , located outside the city limits on the
Hempstead Branch of the
Long Island Rail Road .
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[7]
Notable people
References
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b
"NYC Planning | Community Profiles" . communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov . New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved April 7, 2018 .
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Bellerose Manor: In a Tale of Pride and ZIP Codes, One Digit Makes All the Difference ,
The New York Times , September 14, 2003; accessed December 21, 2011
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Table PL-P5 NTA: Total Population and Persons Per Acre - New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010 , Population Division -
New York City Department of City Planning, February 2012. Accessed June 16, 2016.
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Table PL-P3A NTA: Total Population by Mutually Exclusive Race and Hispanic Origin - New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010 , Population Division -
New York City Department of City Planning, March 29, 2011. Accessed June 14, 2016.
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"Branch Detailed Info: Bellerose" . Queens Library . Retrieved March 7, 2019 .
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Bellerose station ,
Long Island Rail Road . Accessed August 3, 2017.
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"Elmont Station-UBS Arena" .
Long Island Rail Road . Retrieved February 14, 2023 .
^ Provencio, Phil.
"Up Next, Ted Alexandro: A Look Through the Lens at New York Comedy" , The Interrobang, May 11, 2017. Accessed February 3, 2020. "I grew up in Queens in a town called Bellerose. So NY has been home pretty much my entire life.... Part of growing up in Queens is feeling a bit like a stepchild, just outside the magic kingdom."
^ Heins, Scott.
"Anthony Bourdain's Journey Through Queens Is A Celebration Of The American Dream"
Archived 2020-02-03 at the
Wayback Machine ,
Gothamist , May 22, 2017. Accessed February 3, 2020. "As Heems (who grew up in Glen Oaks and Bellerose) said, if the American dream is alive, it's alive in Queens—where nearly half of residents are foreign born."
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Horowitz, Mitch .
"My Father Fought the Sex Pistols" ,
Medium , June 4, 2018. Accessed December 23, 2023. "In 1977, we moved from our bungalowed Queens neighborhood of Bellerose to the supposedly safer and rosier environs of New Hyde Park, about three miles east."
^ Lii, Jane H.
"2 Suits Slow Plans for a Speedier Long Island Expressway" ,
The New York Times , July 14, 1996. Accessed December 24, 2023. "Mr. Padavan, a Republican from Bellerose, said: 'The H.O.V. lanes end at Cross Island Parkway. What we are looking at is bottlenecking there.'"
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Litsky, Frank .
"Jack Rohan, Former Coach of Columbia Basketball, Dies at 72" ,
The New York Times , September 11, 2004. Accessed February 3, 2020. "John Patrick Rohan was born Aug. 25, 1931, in the Floral Park section of Queens, and was raised in Bellerose."
^ Post, Leonard.
"Indicted And Defiant / Radical attorney Lynne Stewart stand accused of abetting terrorists. Her response: 'Emphatically not guilty.'" ,
Newsday , June 2, 2002. Accessed February 3, 2020. "Now Stewart, a 62-year-old grandmother who was raised in Bellerose, faces the possibility of spending 18 years in a federal prison."
^ Croghan, Lore.
"Fundraiser honors the memory of 'Lion King' actress Shannon Tavarez, who drew 15,000 marrow donors " ,
New York Daily News , November 6, 2011. Accessed August 3, 2017. "Shannon’s S.H.A.R.E. Foundation gala and auction, set for the Juliet Supperclub in Chelsea, will honor the memory of Shannon Tavarez, a Bellerose, Queens, soprano who played Young Nala in the popular Disney musical."
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