Bayswater is a small neighborhood in the
New York City
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borough
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History
In the Middle Ag ...
of
Queens
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, on the eastern end of the
Rockaway Peninsula. The community is located to the northwest of
Far Rockaway, along the southeastern shore of
Jamaica Bay
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.
One of Bayswater's early developers was
William Trist Bailey
William Trist Bailey (October 9, 1846, Torquay, Devon, England - February 21, 1910, New York City, United States) was a land developer who founded the community of Bayswater near Far Rockaway, Queens, New York City. He purchased the land from the ...
, who had purchased the property and laid out the community around 1878, hence the street names Bailey Court and Trist Place.
Once the location of a number of summer hotels such as the Elstone Park and the Sunset Lodge, Bayswater is now a year-round residential neighborhood. Bayswater has a diverse population with large numbers of
Black
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and
Orthodox Jewish
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residents. The Bayswater Civic Association represents the area.
Bayswater is located in
Queens Community District 14 and its ZIP Code is 11691.
It is patrolled by the
New York City Police Department
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's 101st Precinct.
Notes
See also
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Bayswater Point State Park
Bayswater Point State Park is a state park located on Jamaica Bay in Queens, New York. The park is located at the western end of Mott Avenue in Bayswater near Far Rockaway and is built on land that once housed the mansion and estate of banker Lo ...
References
External links
Bayswater Civic Association
Neighborhoods in Queens, New York
Neighborhoods in Rockaway, Queens
Populated coastal places in New York (state)
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