Oakland Gardens, Queens
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Oakland Gardens is a neighborhood in the northern part of the New York City
borough
of Queens
. The neighborhood is bounded to the north by 48th Avenue, to the east by Alley Pond Park
, to the south by Union Turnpike
, and to the west by Cunningham Park
. Bayside
is to the north, and Queens Village
and Bellerose
are to the south and southeast, respectively. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 11
.
Fredrick Newbold Lawrence built a mansion in the area in 1847 called "The Oaks", and the neighborhood's name probably derives from that estate.. Many people refer to Oakland Gardens as "Bayside" because of their proximity and similarity to Bayside, Queens
.
The 3 schools are adjacent to each other and are on the former site of the Oakland Golf Club.
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borough
Borough (New York City)
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of Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
. The neighborhood is bounded to the north by 48th Avenue, to the east by Alley Pond Park
Alley Pond Park
Alley Pond Park is the second-largest public park in Queens, New York. It occupies , most of it acquired and cleared by the city in 1929, as authorized by a resolution of the New York City Board of Estimate in 1927. The park is bordered to the east by Douglaston, to the west by Bayside, to the...
, to the south by Union Turnpike
Union Turnpike (New York)
Union Turnpike is a thoroughfare stretching across central and eastern Queens in New York City. It runs from Myrtle Avenue in Glendale to Marcus Avenue in North New Hyde Park, about a mile into Nassau County, New York. Initially designed as a toll road, it takes a straight-arrow path from Kew...
, and to the west by Cunningham Park
Cunningham Park
Cunningham Park is a park in the New York City borough of Queens. The park lies between the Grand Central Parkway to the south and the Long Island Expressway, and is bifurcated by the Clearview Expressway...
. 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...
is to the north, and Queens Village
Queens Village, Queens
Queens Village is mostly a residential neighborhood in the eastern part of the New York City borough of Queens.The Queens Village Post Office serves the ZIP codes of 11427 , 11428 , and 11429...
and Bellerose
Bellerose, Queens
Bellerose, also called Bellerose Manor, is a neighborhood on the eastern edge of the New York City borough of Queens, near the border with Nassau County. It is sometimes referred to as Bellerose Manor, to distinguish it from the adjacent Bellerose Village and Bellerose Terrace in Nassau County,...
are to the south and southeast, respectively. 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...
.
Fredrick Newbold Lawrence built a mansion in the area in 1847 called "The Oaks", and the neighborhood's name probably derives from that estate.. Many people refer to Oakland Gardens as "Bayside" because of their proximity and similarity to Bayside, Queens
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...
.
Education
- Queensborough Community CollegeQueensborough Community CollegeNot to be confused with Queens College, City University of New YorkQueensborough Community College , is one of six community colleges within the City University of New York system. It is located in the neighborhood of Bayside, Queens County, New York City, New York. The total enrollments are...
, part of the City University of New YorkCity University of New YorkThe City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E... - Benjamin N. Cardozo High School has its Da Vinci program, which is often regarded as one of the best public high schools in New York City, is located in Oakland Gardens.
- P.S. 203 the Oakland Gardens School
The 3 schools are adjacent to each other and are on the former site of the Oakland Golf Club.
- P.S. 46 The Alley Pond School
- P.S. 205 Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School
- I.S. 74 Intermediate School Junior High School on Oceania St