Bellerose (NYC) (New York City, New York) | neighbourhood, residential neighbourhood

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Bellerose is a residential neighborhood on the very eastern edge of the borough of Queens in New York City, near the border with Nassau County. It is adjacent to Bellerose village and Bellerose Terrace in Nassau County, from which it is separated by Jericho Turnpike. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 13.The northern edge of Bellerose is separated from another part of the Nassau border by the neighborhood of Floral Park, Queens to the east, divided by Little Neck Parkway.

Residents can catch express buses directly to Manhattan, or city buses to the subway, on Hillside Avenue, Jamaica Avenue, or Union Turnpike, the three major east-west arteries. The neighborhood consists predominantly of detached houses with a mostly Indian American, European American, and working and middle class populations.

While the northeastern section of Queens Village is sometimes referred to as part of Bellerose, it is also called Bellerose Manor, which is recognized by the U.S. Postal Service as an "acceptable alternate" to Queens Village in postal addresses.
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Coordinates:   40°43'59"N   73°43'15"W
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