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Now we're going to jump to the north east a bit to our next nabes


Bayside is an upper middle-class neighborhood in north eastern, Queens. The area dates back to the middle/late 1600’s when the English first settled it. A farming community developed during the middle of the 18th century and remains that way for over a 100 years. It started to develop a population as better roads were constructed and suddenly by suburbanized Bayside. The area, during the earliest years of the film industry became a popular area for actors and actresses to build homes in. Bayside became established as a colony for film and stage stars during the 1920’s but when the industry moved to Hollywood most of the residents in Bayside had to leave to pursue careers in southern California. The area lost its glamour appeal at this time and had become just another middle class suburban neighborhood. Many groups call Bayside home, from Greek and Italian to Jewish and Irish. The neighborhood is also home to very large Korean and Chinese populations. Bayside is considered one of the safest and most affluent neighborhoods in the borough and most of its residents are middle to upper middle class though some residents are very wealthy. Bell Boulevard is the neighborhoods major artery and north eastern queens’ social center, lined with bars, restaurants, various small businesses, lounges or social clubs and markets.

















Bay Terrace is an affluent neighborhood in north eastern queens often considered part of the larger Bayside area which it shares its history with. Bay Terrace is characterized by its gated communities and cooperative developments most of which developed around the 1950’s and 1960’s.