Everything about Middle Village Queens totally explained
Middle Village is a neighborhood in central
Queens, a
borough of
New York City. The neighborhood is located in the western central section of Queens, bounded to the north by Eliot Avenue, to the east by
Woodhaven Boulevard, to the south by Cooper Avenue, and to the west by Lutheran Cemetery. Middle Village borders
Elmhurst to the North,
Maspeth and
Ridgewood to the West,
Glendale to the South, and
Rego Park to the East. In 2003, "South Elmhurst", an area between Eliot Avenue and the LIE, was added to Middle Village's ZIP code (11379) but it isn't generally considered part of the neighborhood. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community District 5, served by
Queens Community Board 5. Housing in the neighborhood is largely single-family homes with many attached homes, and small apartment buildings.
The neighborhood is served by the
M train of the
New York City Subway which terminates at Metropolitan Ave. Three buses also service Middle Village including the
Q29, the
Q38, and the
Q54.
History
The area was settled around 1816 by people of English descent and was named in the early nineteenth-century for its location as the mid-point between the then towns of
Williamsburg,
Brooklyn and
Jamaica, Queens on the Williamsburgh and Jamaica Turnpike (now Metropolitan Ave.) which opened in 1816. After the Civil War, the area became predominantly German
Schools
PS 49
and
PS 128 are elementary schools in Middle Village with grades K to 5.
PS 87 is an elementary and junior high school with grades K to 8. However, PS 128 is currently in the process of becoming an elementary and junior high school with grades K to 8. Our Lady of Hope and St. Margaret are two Catholic K-8 schools in the area.
Christ The King Regional High School is a private school. It is also nationally-known as the home of the Royals Boy's and Girl's basketball teams, with a total of 13 Federation Championships spanning the last 16 years. Christ The King Regional High School is also the home of one of the City's best forensics teams, sending students to the National Forensics Championships annually. Over the past five years, the team has gone through several coaching changes, though the current team is headed by veteran coach Anton Jans.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Middle Village include:
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