Pomonok

Pomonok is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. This large public housing development in South Flushing, Queens was built in 1949 on the former site of Pomonok Country Club. Pomonok is considered to be in the South Flushing section of Queens. The name comes a Native American word for eastern Long Island, and means either "land of tribute" or "land where there is travelling by water". Pomonok is a part of Queens Community Board 8, which also includes Fresh Meadows, South Flushing, Cunningham Heights, Hilltop Village, Jamaica Estates, Holliswood, Utopia, Kew Gardens Hills, and Briarwood. Nearby are major facilities such as Queens College, CUNY Law School, St. John's University, Touro College, Rabbinical Seminary of...