Pomonok, Queens

Pomonok is a working class neighborhood within the Flushing area in the New York City borough of Queens. Its borders are the Long Island Expressway to the north; Kissena Boulevard to the west; 73rd Avenue to the south; and 164th Street to the east. The surrounding neighborhoods are Queensboro Hill to the north; Auburndale to the northeast; Kew Gardens Hills to the west; and the Utopia/Hillcrest areas of Fresh Meadows to both the east and southeast.

Pomonok is notably home to two large housing developments, both of which are along Jewel Avenue. Those developments being the New York City Housing Authority's Pomonok Houses between Kissena and Parsons Boulevards and Electchester, a co-operative housing complex between Parsons Boulevard and 164th Street. Both developments were built between 1949 and 1951 on the site of the former Pomonok Country Club.

The neighborhood’s name comes from the Algonquian name for Long Island, and means either "land of tribute" or "land where there is travelling by water".

Pomonok is part of Queens Community District 8. The area’s ZIP codes are 11365 and 11367. Pomonok is also patrolled by the 107th Precinct of the New York City Police Department.