Cambria Heights
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | new York | ||
| County : | Queens County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 42 ′ N , 73 ° 44 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 18,677 (as of 2010) | ||
| Height : | 15 m | ||
| Postal code : | 11411 | ||
| Area code : | +1 718, 347, 917 | ||
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Cambria Heights is a middle-class residential area in the New York borough of Queens . It is bounded by Elmont in Nassau County to the east, Queens Village to the north, St. Albans to the west, and Montefiore Cemetery , Laurelton , Springfield Gardens and Rosedale to the south. In 2010 Cambria Heights had 18,667 residents. The neighborhood belongs to Queens Community Board 13 .
At 15 meters above sea level, Cambrian Heights is one of the highest points in Queens, along with Jackson Heights and Richmond Hill .
The population originally consisted of Catholics of Italian , German, and Irish descent, as well as Jewish families from Brooklyn . The population of the district today belongs to a large part of a middle class with Caribbean and Afro-American origins. The median home price is $ 450,600.
There are two public elementary schools in Cambria Heights, PS 176 and PS 147, the latter bears the name of astronaut Ronald McNair . The Andrew Jackson High School campus offers four specialized branches of education, arts and humanities, software applications, math, science and technology, and law, administration and community services.
There is only one Roman Catholic parish in Cambria Heights. It bears the name Herz Jesu ( Sacred Heart of Jesus ). Associated with the community is the Sacred Heart Catholic Academy.
In the south of Cambria Heights, the Jewish Montefiori Cemetery is home to the graves of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson and his predecessor Rabbi Joseph Isaak Schneersohn . Tens of thousands of visitors from all over the world make a pilgrimage here for prayer and blessings.
Demographics
Based on data from the 2010 United States Census , Cambria Heights had a population of 18,677, a decrease of 2,267 (10.8%) from the 20,944 population in 2000 . The population per neighborhood covers an area of 772.01 acres (312.42 hectares ) and the neighborhood has a population density of 24.2 people per acre, or approximately 15,500 per square mile or 6,000 per square kilometer.
Of the population, 1.4% (259) were white , 90.3% (16,862) African American, 0.2% (42) Native American, 0.8% (157) Asian, 0.0% (6) Pacific Islanders, 0.3% (62) from other breeds and 1.7% (325) from two or more breeds. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.2% (964) of the population.
Personalities
The following people have lived in Cambria Heights in their lifetime:
- Michael Bentt , former heavyweight boxer and later actor of Jamaican origin.
- Bob Cousy , Basketball Hall of Fame
- Chick Corea , a member of Miles Davis' band
- Bud Harrelson , shortstop for the 1969 New York Mets championship team.
- Lena Horne , singer
- Henry Petroski , whose book Paperboy: Confessions of a Future Engineer describes his teenage years in Cambria Heights.
- Rick Pitino , basketball head coach at the University of Louisville.
- Jackie Robinson , baseball player
- Barbara Rubin , filmmaker
- Mary Weiss , lead singer of the Shangri-Las .
supporting documents
- ^ Joseph Plambeck
- ^ A b Table PL-P5 NTA: Total Population and Persons Per Acre - New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas *, 2010. Population Division - New York City Department of City Planning, February 2012.
- ↑ Queens Community Boards Overview ( Memento of the original from November 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , New York City.
- ↑ Trone Dowd.
- ↑ Best Places to Live in the United States.
- ^ PS 176
- ^ PS 147
- ^ Sacred Heart Catholic Academy.
- ^ Rebbe to the city and Rebbe to the world. In: The New York Observer.
- ↑ Table PL-P3A NTA: Total Population by Mutually Exclusive Race and Hispanic Origin - New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas *, 2010. Population Division - New York City Department of City Planning, March 29, 2011.
- ↑ David E Finger: Rocky lives! Heavyweight boxing upsets of the 1990s . Potomac Books, Washington, DC 2005, ISBN 1-4356-1054-7 .
- ↑ Askeland, Kevin.
- ↑ Queens on Musical Lists ( Memento from July 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Henry Petroski (2002).
- ↑ George Vecsey: Sports of the Times - Rick Pitino . In: The New York Times . February 13, 1987 (English, nytimes.com ).
- ↑ Mary Weiss Interview. ( Memento of the original from April 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Norton Records, 2006.
Web links
- Cambria Heights ( September 30, 2007 memento on the Internet Archive ), NY Home Town Locator
- Cambria Heights ( October 2, 2006 memento on the Internet Archive ), Homebuyers, NYC Housing Preservation and Development