The red line represents the aqueduct, or conduit, carrying water between the now-demolished Brooklyn Water Works near Freeport back to the city. The ruins of the works can still be seen as you ride the LIRR directly past. It was renamed Farmers Blvd. While Brookville Park encompasses 90 acres, most of it, the portion south of th Ave.
The cultivated section is generally between South Conduit Ave. As Bob Andersen explains at lirrhistory. Yet the LIRR had high hopes for it and it was rebuilt in both and , the latter an electrification, but trains never ran on the route again and by World War II, the rails had been torn up. Francis Lewis Blvd. Cross Island Blvd.
It was easy driving then! Shortly after he signed the document, the British destroyed his home and property and took his wife prisoner for several months; she died shortly after her release.
Lewis lived in poverty for the rest of his life. The boulevard is a relatively recent arrival. Hungry Harbor Rd. The origins of this name are a mystery. However, a publication honoring the 50th anniversary of Valley Stream, published decades ago, has this to say:. True, it was a harbor because it was the only area of farmland that possessed rich fertile land in addition to having access to the sea.
I was a secretary for a huge non-profit organization in midtown and Rosedale is so isolated! No subway line goes near here and the only sporadic train service is the LIRR Rosedale station to Penn Station,and the daily cost is sizable.
Making the commute to Manhattan extremely expensive and difficult! Rosedale is closer to Nassau County than the rest of Queens. Since then,my mom has passed on,too. I am retired now and now live in South Florida since Rosedale is in a 2 fare zone which means you gotta take a bus to the subway.
Millions of New Yorkers do it. As big as the subway is it only serves about half of the entire city. New York is a very large city and every borough has two fare zones even Manhattan. Vast sections of each borough are not served by the subway thus the two fare zones.
Just be grateful Rosedale is in NYC the buses run 24 hours you can call a cab anytime and there are dollar vans. Kuz if you lived in Los Angeles and lived in a section the same distance from downtown L. I ate many of slices there. Only rectangular pies. It was on Herrick not far from Brookville. It as always Franny Lew, both in Whitestone and Rosedale. I lived in both during the 50s and 60s. Is this Mitch Rubin? This is Phil Melnick. Our friends were Robert Saltzman and his younger brother Danny.
Their dad was Irving. How are you doing, Mitch? Hope to hear from you. My brother Hal Harold as a kid is recently retired from teaching and doing fine too.
A shot in the dark. Phil, I went to school with your brother Harold at P. He was in the same 6th grade class as I with Mrs. Campus as our teacher. You graduated from P.
Russell was your homeroom teacher. I am still in contact with many from that 6th grade class and would be interested in hearing from Harold if he is so inclined: larsen gmail. People forget just how racist Rosedale used to be. Growing up as an Indian girl on a street that still had a predominantly white population on my street, it was pretty much hell dealing with my neighbors until I got older and we had other POC move in on our block.
Woodmere was on the other side of the creak. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. October 19, The town and the road were both named for the Merrick Indians. Ghost Train. Queens Rosedale. Anthony vitale January 23, - pm Grew up there Miss the good times, the park the pizza king and most of all my friends Visit Rosedale on Facebook.
Anonymous April 8, - pm th Ave and Weller? Jaydee August 15, - pm Wow! Anonymous February 12, - pm Lived about 6 houses down. Rafe September 3, - am Correction: I was born and raised in Valley Stream; I moved out in , but returned two years ago. Pat July 7, - pm Love your comments.
Thank you. Anonymous August 28, - pm The candy store was originally called Charlies after the original owner Charlie Felloni it later became Royal and was owned by a husband and wife. Anonymous December 29, - pm Thanks, I was trying to remember the name of the synagogue we moved away when I was a kid. Roberta Kroehler September 17, - pm Those were the days. Mitch November 4, - am I miss Rosedale. Barbara August 4, - pm Does anyone know the name of the pizza place on rd? Kennedy International Airport.
As of the census, there were 25, people, 7, households, and 6, families residing in the area. A sign welcomes visitors and residents to Rosedale, a neighborhood in Queens County right on the border of Nassau County. A sign welcomes visitors and residents to Rosedale, a neighborhood in Queens on the border of Nassau. A memorial to men and women of war. Another sign welcomes visitors and residents to Rosedale. The gem like area of Rosedale lies in the hearts of the people who live here. It was in , when southern Queens was mostly farmland dotted with small towns.
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