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'Queens Village' is a middle-income neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, covering the zip codes 11427, 11428, and 11429. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 13.
Shopping in the community is located along Braddock, Hillside Avenue and Jamaica Avenues, as well as on Springfield Boulevard.
Located just east of Queens Village, in Nassau County, is the famous Belmont Park Thoroughbred race track.
The Queens Village station, located at Springfield Boulevard and Amboy Lane, offers service on the Long Island Rail Road Hempstead Branch to Jamaica station and to Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan.
New York City Bus serves Queens Village on the Q1, Q2, Q27, Q36, Q88, Q43, Q76, Q77, Q83 and the Q110 routes, and by MTA Long Island Bus on the N1, N2, N3, N6, N22, N24 and the N26 routes.
Queens Village was the site of the so-called 'Dumb-Bell Murder' in 1927, a crime perpetrated by a married Queens woman and her lover. Ruth Snyder persuaded her boyfriend to kill her husband, after having her spouse take out a big insurance policy with a double indemnity clause. The murderers were quickly identified and arrested and Snyder was electrocuted at Sing Sing prison in 1928. This incident was the basis for the book and film versions of the film noir classic ''Double Indemnity''.[1]
Queens Village, like many neighborhoods in Queens is extremely diverse. Recently, an influx of African Americans live in the neighborhood. Guyanese, Hispanic, Indian, and Russian people all have significant populations within the region. Formerly, a very large Jewish community existed. However, after recent episodes of white flight, many Jewish families have left for Bayside, Flushing, and parts of Long Island. Still, there is a Jewish presence in Queens Village, that has recently begain to augment with a recent increase of Middle Eastern Jews.
1. Crime Magazine - The Dumb-Bell Murder, accessed September 8, 2005.
★ If You're Thinking of Living in: Queens Village - Strong Community Ties, Moderate Prices
Shopping in the community is located along Braddock, Hillside Avenue and Jamaica Avenues, as well as on Springfield Boulevard.
Located just east of Queens Village, in Nassau County, is the famous Belmont Park Thoroughbred race track.
| Contents |
| Transportation |
| History |
| Ethnicity |
| References |
| External links |
Transportation
The Queens Village station, located at Springfield Boulevard and Amboy Lane, offers service on the Long Island Rail Road Hempstead Branch to Jamaica station and to Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan.
New York City Bus serves Queens Village on the Q1, Q2, Q27, Q36, Q88, Q43, Q76, Q77, Q83 and the Q110 routes, and by MTA Long Island Bus on the N1, N2, N3, N6, N22, N24 and the N26 routes.
History
Queens Village was the site of the so-called 'Dumb-Bell Murder' in 1927, a crime perpetrated by a married Queens woman and her lover. Ruth Snyder persuaded her boyfriend to kill her husband, after having her spouse take out a big insurance policy with a double indemnity clause. The murderers were quickly identified and arrested and Snyder was electrocuted at Sing Sing prison in 1928. This incident was the basis for the book and film versions of the film noir classic ''Double Indemnity''.[1]
Ethnicity
Queens Village, like many neighborhoods in Queens is extremely diverse. Recently, an influx of African Americans live in the neighborhood. Guyanese, Hispanic, Indian, and Russian people all have significant populations within the region. Formerly, a very large Jewish community existed. However, after recent episodes of white flight, many Jewish families have left for Bayside, Flushing, and parts of Long Island. Still, there is a Jewish presence in Queens Village, that has recently begain to augment with a recent increase of Middle Eastern Jews.
References
1. Crime Magazine - The Dumb-Bell Murder, accessed September 8, 2005.
External links
★ If You're Thinking of Living in: Queens Village - Strong Community Ties, Moderate Prices
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