Auburndale, Queens
Encyclopedia
Auburndale is a neighborhood in the northern part of the New York City
borough
of Queens
, between Bayside
and Murray Hill
. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 11
.
The name comes from Auburndale, Massachusetts
, the home of L. H. Green who developed the community starting in 1901, when the Long Island Railroad started offering train service to the area.
The area is the site of the Long Island Rail Road
Auburndale
station on the Port Washington Branch
, providing regular service to and from Penn Station
in Midtown Manhattan
.
Along with Tudors, capacious Dutch colonials and Cape Cod houses also abound. Home prices range from $499,000 to roughly $1.5 million, averaging at around $650,000.
New York City
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borough
Borough (New York City)
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of Queens
Queens
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, between Bayside
Bayside, Queens
Bayside is a suburban neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York, New York in the United States. Bayside is known as one of the most expensive areas to live in Queens, with well kept homes and landscaping...
and Murray Hill
Murray Hill, Queens
Murray Hill is a small neighborhood within Flushing in the New York City borough of Queens. Traditionally the home of families of Irish and Italian immigrants, many Korean and Chinese immigrants have since moved into the area in recent years...
. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 11
Queens Community Board 11
The Queens Community Board 11 is a local government in the New York City borough of Queens, encompassing the neighborhoods of Bayside, Douglaston, Little Neck, Auburndale, East Flushing, Oakland Gardens and Hollis Hills...
.
The name comes from Auburndale, Massachusetts
Auburndale, Massachusetts
Auburndale is one of the 13 villages of Newton, Massachusetts. It lies at the western end of Newton near the intersection of interstate highways 90 and 95, and is bisected by the Massachusetts Turnpike. Auburndale is surrounded by three other Newton villages as well as the city of Waltham and the...
, the home of L. H. Green who developed the community starting in 1901, when the Long Island Railroad started offering train service to the area.
The area is the site of the Long Island Rail Road
Long Island Rail Road
The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
Auburndale
Auburndale (LIRR station)
Auburndale is a station in the Auburndale neighborhood of Queens in New York City on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is part of CityTicket...
station on the Port Washington Branch
Port Washington Branch
The Port Washington Branch is an electrified two-track rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York...
, providing regular service to and from Penn Station
Pennsylvania Station (New York City)
Pennsylvania Station—commonly known as Penn Station—is the major intercity train station and a major commuter rail hub in New York City. It is one of the busiest rail stations in the world, and a hub for inbound and outbound railroad traffic in New York City. The New York City Subway system also...
in Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
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.
Architecture
The most common style of house in Auburndale is the Tudor. The Auburndale Improvement Association, along with other groups, seeks "to preserve the neighborhood’s small-scale, lawns-and-driveways character, which in some respects seems to have more in common with nearby suburban Nassau County than New York."Along with Tudors, capacious Dutch colonials and Cape Cod houses also abound. Home prices range from $499,000 to roughly $1.5 million, averaging at around $650,000.