Important Bayside, Queens Information

Geographical Information Regarding Bayside Homes & Real Estate

Bayside is located in northeastern Queens, on the North Shore, and is part of Queens Community Board 11. It is bordered by neighboring communities Douglaston/Little Neck to the east, the much larger neighborhoods of Fresh Meadows, Queens and Whitestone, Queens to the west, and Oakland Gardens to the south.

Zip Codes in Bayside, Queens

• 11360,
• 11361,
• 11364

Fun Facts About Bayside Homes, Real Estate & Lifestyle

Bell Boulevard is a popular strip complete with numerous bars and restaurants which has transformed this town into a nightlife destination. The boulevard has attracted many people throughout Queens and even commuters from Long Island via the Bayside LIRR station, who enjoy the small-town vibe and the close proximity of bars, lounges and restaurants to each other.

Bayside, New York was a contender for CNN Money's ranking of Best Places to Live 2005, and Best Places to Retire 2005.

The Bayside Queens town, is featured on a 1997 episode of NYPD Blue titled "Taillight's last Gleaming". NYPD Lieutenant Arthur Fancy is pulled over driving through Bayside with his wife, by two NYPD officers assigned to a Bayside Precinct.

The movie Frequency is set in Bayside Queens. Dennis Quaid's character brags that he is from "Bayside Queens, born and bred!"

The starring characters of the HBO series Entourage are originally from here.

The character George Costanza from the TV series Seinfeld was from Bayside, Queens.

Parks To Visit

• Alley Pond Park
• Little Bay Park
• Crocheron Park
• Cunningham Park
• Throggs Neck Park
• John Golden Park
• Raymond O'Connor Field

Libraries

• Queens Borough Public Library operates the Bayside and Bay Terrace Branches

Bayside School and District Information

Bayside, Queens is part of the New York City Department of Education's district 26, the highest performing school district for grades K-9 in all of New York City. The district includes 20 elementary schools and 5 middle schools.

New York City high schools

• Bayside High School
• Benjamin Cardozo High School

Parochial Schools:

• Sacred Heart School Catholic School
• The Lutheran School of Flushing & Bayside Lutheran school
• St. Robert Bellarmine School Catholic School
• Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament School Catholic School
• Bell Academy Public Middle School

Colleges

• Bayside is also home to Queensborough Community College, a branch of the City University of New York (CUNY) system.