Floral Park, Queens
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| Country | United States |
| State |  New York |
| City | New York City |
| County/Borough | Queens |
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| Area codes | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
Floral Park is a middle class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is adjacent to the Village of Floral Park, which is in Nassau County. It may be distinguished from the latter by the use of the designation "North Floral Park" with a ZIP code of 11004.
The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 13.[3] Floral Park is a middle-class neighborhood that consists mostly of Cape Cod-style houses. Most of the houses were built after World War II to accommodate returning soldiers. Veterans today make up 11 percent of all residents in Floral Park, versus 6 percent citywide.[4]
Union Turnpike is the border between the neighborhood of Glen Oaks to the north. The other boundaries of Floral Park are roughly Little Neck Parkway (252nd Street) to the west, Langdale Street to the east, and a diagonal boundary from Hillside Avenue at 271st Street to Jericho Turnpike at 257th Street to the south. The Nassau County village of the same name serves as the neighborhood's southern border, while North New Hyde Park lies east of the neighborhood. Floral Park is in close proximity to the Cross Island Parkway and the Grand Central Parkway.[5][6]
