Fresh Meadows, NY 11365, 11366
Neighborhood Description:
Once a Farm Town, Fresh Meadows in North Eastern Queens is home to St. John's University, and has historically been home to one of New York City's most thriving Jewish communities, with the Jewish population at around 60%. However, there has been an increasing number of younger, Asian Americans moving into the neighborhood that are being attracted by the neighborhood's one, and two-family attached and detached homes, co-ops, and large high-rise apartment rentals in the last several years. In 2003 The Klein Farm, dating back to 1895 and the last of the working farms in Fresh Meadows was sold to Real Estate developers. It had been one of the four remaining farms left in New York City, the last three are all located in Queens.
Geographic Boundaries:
Francis Lewis Boulevard and Cunningham Park border Fresh Meadows to the East, 358-acre Cunningham Park is on the southeastern corner, while to the South it is bordered by Union Turnpike. The North is bordered by Kissena Park and 53rd Avenue, and the West is bordered by 164th Street. There is shopping along Union Turnpike, and 188th Street and Horace Harding Expressway.
Fresh Meadows Real Estate Pricing Guide*:
Rentals: 1BR, $1,000-$1,400; 2BR, $1,400-$3,000; 3BR, $1,500+; House, $2,000+
Co-ops: $150k-$500k (1-bed, $180k-$200k)
Condos: $250k-$700k (1-bed $260K+)
Detached 1-Family: $500k+ (some new-construction Colonials or McMansions - $1-2M)
Attached 1-Family: $450k+
2-Family Houses: $750k+
*Source: MLS November 2008
Fresh Meadows Demographics:
Population: 37,597
Median Age: 39
Median Household Income: $64,749
Households with Children: 34.2%
Homes Owned: 52%
Homes Rented: 43.3%
Homes Vacant: 4.6%
Local Schools (for a complete list Click Here)
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Pre-Schools |
Elementary Schools |
Middle Schools |
High Schools |
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PS 154
PS 163
Holy Family
Immaculate Conception
St. Nicholas of Tolentine
Solomon Schecter |
PS 173
PS 200 Pomonok
PS 26 Rufus King
Highland Elementary
Summitt School Annex
Holy Family |
MS 216 George J. Ryan
PS 200 Pomonok
IS 250 Robert F. Kennedy
JHS 169 Parsons
Highland Elementary
Holy Family |
Francis Lewis HS
Robert F. Kennedy Comm.
St. Francis Prep.
Thomas A. Edison
Townsend Harris |
Local Police & Fire Departments:
107th Precinct
71-01 Parsons Boulevard
Flushing, NY 11365
Phone: (718) 969-5100
Detective: (718) 969-6844
Local FDNY
159-06 Union Turnpike
Hillcrest, New York 11365
Tel: Call 911
