Rosedale is a neighborhood in New York City in the southeastern portion of the borough of Queens. The neighborhood, located along the southern part of Queens, borders Nassau County.
Rosedale was originally conceived in the consolidation of the borough of Queens as a part of what is now Springfield Gardens. At the time, the Laurelton Land Company was in charge of the new Borough of Queens. It was dotted with farmland that was isolated from each other, so construction on an acceptable mode of transportation was started immediately. The Southern Railroad of Long Island (now Long Island Rail Road) was built and the whole area (today Laurelton, Rosedale, and Springfield Gardens) was served by the Laurelton station. The area was also connected to the Brooklyn waterworks. In the 20th century, the water system was less needed, and its use dwindled. Today the ruins of the aqueduct system can still be seen. After the Long Island Rail Road's construction, many new roads such as Francis Lewis and Sunrise Boulevard (today Sunrise Highway) were constructed. The area that is now Rosedale remained farmland until the mid-1930s.[3] After the former period of relatively slow growth, development rapidly turned Rosedale into a suburban community. Rosedale was originally known as Foster's Meadow.
During the mid-1970s, African American and Caribbean families started moving into what had been a mostly Irish, Italian, and Jewish community.[4] Many black families' homes were firebombed to harass them and cajole them to leave.[5][6] The U.S. government filed a civil-rights lawsuit in 1975 against a group named Return Our American Rights (ROAR), alleging that ROAR had been harassing white homeowners who tried to sell to black clients, and implicating ROAR in some of the firebombings.[7] In 1976, Bill Moyers presented a documentary titled Rosedale: The Way It Is, which addressed the racial tensions in the community.[4][8] While the racial tensions decreased in subsequent years, there were still some incidents of racial conflict: for instance, during the July 4 weekend in 1989, a group of white youths chased black youths through Rosedale after a dispute over firecrackers.[9]
In the end, the area ended up being mostly a home to many Caribbean immigrants. Irish, Italian, and Jewish Americans moved to the neighboring Nassau County communities of Valley Stream, South Valley Stream, and Woodmere.
Warnerville and Meadowmere are small neighborhoods within Rosedale. The area is served by the 11422 ZIP Code, which also covers the rest of Rosedale and parts of Kennedy Airport.[12][13] Warnerville is surrounded on three sides by Jamaica Bay just to the southeast of John F. Kennedy International Airport and comprises just three streets, bordered by Rockaway Boulevard on the east.[14] Meadowmere is surrounded by Nassau County and comprises just four streets and six blocks, bordered on the west by Hook Creek and on the east by Rockaway Boulevard.[15][16]
Demographics
Based on data from the 2010 United States Census, the population of Rosedale was 25,063, a decrease of 439 (1.7%) from the 25,502 counted in 2000. Covering an area of 1,354.44 acres (548.12 ha), the neighborhood had a population density of 18.5 inhabitants per acre (11,800/sq mi; 4,600/km2).[2]
The 90-acre (36 ha) Brookville Park is located on the western border of Rosedale (next to Springfield Gardens). It is bounded by South Conduit Avenue, 149th Avenue, and 232nd and 235th Streets. It contains Conselyea's Pond.[18]
Carole King (born 1942), singer, songwriter, and pianist[27]
Victor LaValle (born 1972), author<ref."Victor LaValle On Mental Illness, Monsters, Survival", Fresh Air, August 29, 2012. Accessed December 31, 2023. "Lavalle: We moved to another part of Queens when I was 13, and it was an all-black neighborhood. It was called, it was Rosedale, Queens and it was all black."</ref>
^"Lovely Rosedale, then and now", Queens Chronicle, November 27, 2013. Accessed December 31, 2023. "Rosedale, at the very southeastern tip of Queens, was home to a large farming community as late as the 1930s. Some of the better known and larger ones were Anton Hoffner’s Farm, Joseph Brothers Farm, John Miller and Sons Farm, John Santa Marie’s Farm, Albert Schmitt and Brothers Farm and the George Schmitt Farm."
^Marzlock, Ron. "Barbara Bach, a true Qns. beauty", Queens Chronicle, July 11, 2013. Accessed September 8, 2017. "Barbara Ann Bach was the daughter of Howard and Marjorie Goldbach.... In 1953, Howard, a New York City patrolman, and his family moved east to a brand-new model home at 257-08 145 Ave in Rosedale."
^Lerner, Danielle. "LouCity's Dacres comes full circle in rivalry", Courier Journal, October 14, 2016. Accessed December 31, 2023. "Dacres, a native of Rosedale, N.Y., grew up playing for United States Soccer Federation Development Academy team Metropolitan Oval, known locally as Met Oval."
^"Jenkins keeps brother's dream alive all the way to NBA". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2017. He spent his first six years of life in Brownsville, one of New York City's most impoverished and violent areas. His father, Charles Sr., moved the family to Rosedale, Queens.
^Butler, Dylan. "Holy Cross defense has champions’ swagger", New York Post, August 28, 2009. Accessed September 7, 2017. "Also back is two-way lineman Chris Brathwaite, who has verbally committed to the University of Virginia, and safety Dean Marlowe, who will play at James Madison University in the Football Championship Subdivision.... Marlowe will play both ways again this year, but he’ll switch from wide receiver to quarterback, behind center for the first time since Pop Warner. The Rosedale, Queens native said he was informed he’d be the signal-caller in a meeting with Pugh in the spring after junior Jarred Evans transferred out."
^"DJ Spinbad", spinbad.com, Accessed November 29, 2007. "Considering that his humble plan in the 80s in Rosedale, Queens to be a DJ."
^Laurino, Maria. "A Leading Man With a Twist", The New York Times, September 17, 1995. Accessed September 8, 2017. "Mr. Turturro is Italian-American and was raised in the Rosedale section of Queens."
^Thomas, Bob. "NYPD Blue opens door for Nick Turturro", North County Times, April 9, 1995. Accessed April 19, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Life looks great for Nicholas Turturro a new house, his first starring role in a movie and an expanding role in one of TVs hottest drama series, NYPD Blue.... Turturro noted that Federal Hill is similar to his own home grounds, the Rosedale section of Queens."
