Queens Village is a mostly residential middle class 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. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 13.
Living in Queens Village offers residents an urban feel and most residents own their homes. In Queens Village there are a lot of coffee shops and parks.
Shopping in the community is located along Braddock Avenue, Hillside Avenue, Hempstead Avenue, and Jamaica Avenue (NY 25), as well as on Springfield Boulevard. Located just east of Queens Village, in Nassau County, is the Belmont Park race track.
Close to the neighborhood are Cunningham Park and Alley Pond Park, as well as the historic Long Island Motor Parkway (LIMP), home of the turn of the century racing competition, the Vanderbilt Cup. The LIMP was built by William Kissam Vanderbilt, a descendant of the family that presided over the New York Central Railroad and Western Union; it is now part of the Brooklyn-Queens Greenway.
ZIP codes: 11427, 11428, 11429
Area code(s): 718, 347, 929, 917
Nearby Cities:
- Saint Albans
- Hollis
- Cambria Heights
- Hollis Hills
Nearby Neighborhoods:
- Douglaston Little Neck
- Oakland Gardens
- Bellerose Floral Park
- Glen Oaks
- Alley Park