Briarwood, Queens
Briarwood | |
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A residential intersection in Briarwood, 85th Avenue and 150th Street | |
Location within New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40°43′N 73°49′W / 40.71°N 73.81°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| City | New York City |
| County/Borough | Queens |
| Community District | Queens 8 |
| Named after | Briarwood Land Company |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 53,877 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| • White | 26.7% |
| • Black | 33.3% |
| • Hispanic | 29.3% |
| • Asian | 14.4% |
| • Other/Multiracial | 16.8% |
| Economics | |
| • Median income | $50,157 |
| ZIP Code | 11435 |
| Area code(s) | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
Briarwood is a middle-class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. The neighborhood is roughly bounded by the Van Wyck Expressway to the west, Parsons Boulevard to the east, Union Turnpike to the north, and Hillside Avenue to the south.
Briarwood is named for the Briarwood Land Company, headed by Herbert A. O'Brien, who started around 1905 developing the heavily wooded area that gave the neighborhood its name; O'Brien's efforts ended in bankruptcy and development in the area finally started in the 1920s. Today, Briarwood contains a diverse community of Asian-American, White American, Hispanic/Latino, and African American and Afro-Caribbean residents. It is part of Queens Community Board 8.