Belle Harbor, Queens
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Belle Harbor is a neighborhood in southern portion of the New York City borough of Queens located along Rockaway Beach.
On November 12, 2001, American Airlines Flight 587, bound for Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, crashed in the center of Belle Harbor, killing all 260 passengers and crew on board the plane as well as five people on the ground. Many of the passengers on the plane were from the Dominican community in Washington Heights. In consultation with the families and the Belle Harbor and Washington Heights communities, a site for the installation of a memorial has been selected at Beach 116th Street in Belle Harbor.
Geography
Belle Harbor is a suburban enclave on the Rockaway Peninsula, on what amounts to a narrow barrier island sandwiched between the Atlantic Ocean to the south and Jamaica Bay to the north. Expansive views of the Manhattan skyline can be seen across the bay. Broad sandy beaches on the ocean have drawn residents to the area. Summertime beach access is effectively available only to residents and their guests. Rigorously enforced street parking restrictions in effect on the weekend during the summer, combined with limited direct access to the Belle Harbor area via public transportation limit access for most of those heading to the beach from outside the area.Community
The area is mostly single-family homes with a majority of an Irish, Catholic, white middle-class population. The community also has a substantial Jewish population. The neighborhood is home to a large number of New York City police officers and fire firefighters and therefore suffered heavy losses from the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.Transportation
Passenger car access to the area is available via the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge providing access to Brooklyn and the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge heading to Broad Channel and mainland Queens."A" Train subway service is available at the Rockaway Park-Beach 116th Street, providing access to Brooklyn, the Wall Street area and Midtown Manhattan.
Education
Schools in Belle Harbor:- P.S. 114
- [St. Francis De Sales] (Roman Catholic)
- West End Temple
- [Yeshiva of Belle Harbor] (YBH)
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