38 THE QUEENS COURIER • LIVING IN FLUSHING • JULY 26, 2018 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
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FLUSHING BY THE NUMBERS
Note: Census fi gures based on 2010 stats
for the 11354, 11355 and 11358 ZIP codes
Total Population: 178,295
Population (11354): 54,878
Population (11355): 85,871
Population (11358): 37,546
Median age: 44.2 (11354); 40.9 (11355);
41.0 (11358)
Total male population: 85,308 (47.8%)
Total female population: 92,987 (52.2%)
Total housing units: 66,950
Occupied units: 62,317 (93%)
Median household income: $46,650
(11354); $40,539 (11355); $67,277 (11358)
Total foreign-born population: 114,086 (64%)
Individuals below poverty level: 18.7%
(11354); 22.2% (11355); 10.9% (11358)
Students attaining at least a high school
diploma: 77.5% (11354); 72% (11355);
84.9% (11358)
NYPD 109th Precinct
37-05 Union St.
718-321-2250
Representatives in government
Congress: Grace Meng and Joe Crowley
Assembly: Ron Kim, Nily Rozic and
Daniel Rosenthal
State Senate: Toby Ann Stavisky and
Tony Avella
City Council: Peter Koo and Paul
Vallone
Communities within the Flushing community
Most people outside of Flushing, when
they hear the neighborhood mentioned,
tend to think of the hustle and bustle of
downtown.
But Flushing residents, of course,
know that their community includes
much more than a small city within the
city. Th ere are several communities in
Flushing, predominantly residential in
nature, which feature one- and two-family
homes and off er the comforts of suburban
life without having to cross the
Nassau County border.
Here are just some of the smaller neighborhoods
which make up Flushing:
Auburndale
One of the many Queens communities
to grow out of public transportation,
Auburndale blossomed in the early 20th
century aft er the opening of the Long
Island Rail Road station there in 1901.
Th e town is named for the Massachusetts
hometown of developer L.H. Green.
Aside from the many co-op homes
located immediately adjacent to the station,
Auburndale’s residential blocks also
feature Tudors and other types of one-
and two-family homes. Th e community’s
also home to Francis Lewis High School,
one of the borough’s largest.
Broadway-Flushing
Th e area once called “North Flushing”
features some of the most beautiful and
historic homes in Queens. Some of the
larger homes have been added to the
National and State Registers of Historic
Places. Even with that designation, however,
many of these residences have been
knocked down and redeveloped, or subdivided
to include many apartments.
In recent years, the Broadway-Flushing
Homeowners Association, while actively
seeking city landmark status to protect
historic homes in the area, has been front
and center in fi ghting to stop overdevelopment
in the area.
Murray Hill
Not to be confused with the identically
named section of Manhattan, Murray
Hill in Flushing serves almost as a combination
of the urban Flushing downtown
and the suburban residential neighborhoods,
featuring a diverse housing stock
featuring apartments and single-family
dwellings.
Th e neighborhood is home to two of
Queens’ most historic landmarks: the
Voelker Orth Museum, which features
a bird sanctuary and Victorian garden;
and Kingsland Farmhouse, which doubles
as the home of the Queens Historical
Society. Both institutions feature programs
all year long which tell the stories
of Queens’ past to new generations of residents.
Queensboro Hill
Th is south Flushing neighborhood also
has a predominantly suburban housing
stock, featuring one- and two-family
homes. It’s located just to the south
of Kissena Park and Kissena Corridor
Park and to the north of the Long Island
Expressway.
Queensboro Hill is home to
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens hospital,
one of the finest health care facilities
in Queens, and the Queensboro
Hill Community Church, which features
one of the borough’s most diverse
congregations.