Whitestone | |
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.jpg) The Bronx–Whitestone Bridge as seen from Whitestone | |
 Location within New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40°47′N 73°49′W / 40.79°N 73.81°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| City | New York City |
| County/Borough | Queens |
| Community District | Queens 7[1] |
| Council District | 19th |
| Demonym(s) | Whitestoner, Whitestonian |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 11357 |
| Area codes | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
| Website | www |
Whitestone is a residential neighborhood in the northernmost part of the New York City borough of Queens. The neighborhood proper is located between the East River to the north; College Point and Whitestone Expressway to the west; Flushing and 25th Avenue to the south; and Bayside and Francis Lewis Boulevard to the east.
Whitestone contains the subsection of Malba, which is bounded to the north by the East River, to the east by the Whitestone Expressway, to the south by 14th Avenue, and to the west by 138th Street. Malba was cited in a New York Times article as one of the few "elite enclaves" of Queens.[2]
Whitestone is located in Queens Community District 7 and its ZIP Code is 11357.[1] It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department's 109th Precinct.[3] Politically, Whitestone is represented by the New York City Council's 19th District.[4]
- ^ a b "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ "Neighborhood Report: The Richest -- The Richest and Poorest Blocks in Queens; Where the City Looks More Like The Suburbs". The New York Times. August 13, 1995. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
NYPD 109th Precinctwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Current City Council Districts for Queens County, New York City. Accessed May 5, 2017.