Glendale

Glendale is a neighborhood in the west-central portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded by Cooper Avenue to the north, Woodhaven Boulevard to the east, Myrtle Avenue to the south and Fresh Pond Road to the west. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 5. It is characterized as a high class residential community, with upper class neighborhoods directly surrounding it such as Forest Hills, Ridgewood, Woodhaven, Middle Village, and Kew Gardens, because of its relative isolation from the New York City Subway system and its bordering by various cemeteries and parks. The zip code of Glendale is 11385. It shares this zip code with nearby Ridgewood. Originally named Fresh Ponds, Glendale was a swampy area of land...