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Bayside is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York in the United States.

It is a relatively affluent and mostly urban neighborhood known for its nursing, music, and musical technology programs and state of the art recording studios.[[Citing sources citation needed]]

Bayside has been included in CNN Money's list of [Most Expensive Housing Markets], and was also a contender for CNN Money's ranking of [Best Places to Live 2005], and [Best Places to Retire 2005].

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Location and boundaries

Bayside is located in northeastern Queens, and is part of Queens Community District 11.http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/lucds/qn11profile.pdf Its geographical boundaries are: Francis Lewis Boulevard to the west, 223rd street to the east, Grand Central Parkway to the south,Giuffo, John, "Close-Up on Bayside" Village Voice http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0444,giuffo,58193,15.html November 2004 and Cross Island Parkway/Little Neck Bay to the north. Bayside is bordered by neighboring communities Douglaston/Little Neck to the east, Auburndale to the west, and Oakland Gardens to the south.Roleke, Krissy. "Bayside, NY: Queens Neighborhood Profile for Bayside," http://queens.about.com/cs/realestate/a/real_july03_2.htm. Accessed July 15, 2006

Bay Terrace is a community of garden apartments located in the north section of the neighborhood; an adjacent shopping center was named after the community. The northern section of Bay Terrace also has a view of the Throgs Neck Bridge, which leads to The Bronx. The Coast Guard station at Fort Totten is located at the northernmost point of the neighborhood, Willets Point.

Bayside's major highways include the Long Island Expressway, Clearview Expressway, and the Cross Island Parkway. Bayside is also connected to Manhattan and Long Island by the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch at the Bayside station.

Demographics

Bayside is a very diverse neighborhood with many ethnic minorities but few racial tensions. The Bayside population is predominantly White and Asian, but includes substantial populations of Chinese, Italian, Korean, Irish, Hispanic, Russian, Greek, and Jewish residents. Out of the 34,539 residents of Bayside (zip code 11364) as of the 2000 census, 61.7% of residents were born in the United States, and 37.1% were foreign-born. Half of Bayside households speak English only at home, while the other half speak non-English languages in their households.

Bayside contains 13,977 housing units. The majority of Bayside residents are part of family households, with an average household size of 2.54 individuals. The median age of Bayside's citizens is 41.5 years, and 18.1% of residents are senior citizens. 86.6% of residents age 25 and over have at least graduated from high school, while 38.4% have a bachelor's degree or higher, making Bayside a more educated community than the average American neighborhood. The median household income as of 1999 is $54,031, and 88% of all households own at least one car.U.S. Census Bureau, http://factfinder.census.gov

Education

Bayside is part of public school district 26, the highest performing school district for grades K-9 in all of New York City. District 26 includes 20 elementary schools and 5 middle schools.

Bayside is home to a number of New York City high schools:

Bayside is also home to the following colleges:

Claims to fame

  • Bayside was the site of alleged apparitions of the Virgin Mary to a housewife named Veronica Lueken. The apparitions began in 1970 at St. Robert Bellarmine Church. Lueken died in 1995.
  • The movie Sally of the Sawdust (1925) was filmed in Bayside.

Landmarks

  • Lawrence Cemetery - 216th st. & 42nd ave.http://www.baysidehistorical.org/landmarks/lawrencecemetery.html

Famous people

Throughout its history, Bayside has been home to several notable people including:

See also

References

External links

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