Floral Park, Queens
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Floral Park is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is adjacent to the Village of Floral Park, which is in Nassau County. It is commonly distinguished from the latter by the use of the designation "North Floral Park", with ZIP Code 11004.
Floral Park is sometimes mistakenly referred to as Glen Oaks. This error is furthered by the post office which shows the Floral Park zip code (11004) as being Glen Oaks. Floral Park, Queens does not exist, as far as the United States Postal Service is concerned. Glen Oaks, including [Glen Oaks Village] is north of Union Turnpike. The other boundaries of Floral Park are roughly Little Neck Parkway to the west, Hillside Avenue to the south and Langdale Avenue to the east.
Floral Park is on the eastern border of the county, and is the location of the Queens County Farm Museum, a re-creation of the historic agricultural phase of the county.
- Controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe was born and raised in Floral Park, Queens, where he attended Our Lady of the Snows Catholic School.
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