Bellerose sits at the Queens-Nassau border with well-kept detached homes and a village atmosphere. The LIRR Bellerose station offers a quick commute to Penn Station.
Bellerose sits at the Queens-Nassau border with well-kept detached homes and a village atmosphere. The LIRR Bellerose station offers a quick commute to Penn Station.
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Bellerose straddles the city-county border so precisely that one side of some streets is in Queens (NYC) and the other side is in Nassau County.
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$406 / sq ft
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Bellerose offers a compact but solid lineup of playgrounds that keep local kids entertained without much travel. Bellerose Playground is the workhorse of the bunch, while Detective William T. Gunn Playground and Breininger Park round things out with solid swing sets and open space. It's not a park-heavy neighborhood in the traditional sense — these three spread across the area, so your closest option depends on which end of Bellerose you're near. The tree canopy around a couple of them provides decent shade in summer, which helps when the little ones need a break from the sun.
Schools & early education
Bellerose offers a solid mix of public and private school options. P.S. 133 The Bellerose School of Excellence and P.S. 018 Winchester serve the elementary crowd, while Queens High School of Teaching, Liberal Arts and the Sciences handles upper grades on Commonwealth Boulevard. Private alternatives include St. Gregory the Great Catholic school and the Interdisciplinary Center Cross Island, with public preschools and a therapeutic eval center rounding things out.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Bellerose a good neighborhood for families?
- Bellerose scores 67/100 for families on Motley — ahead of most NYC neighborhoods. The Family Fit score blends safety, schools, parks, cost of living, and community.
- Is Bellerose safe?
- Bellerose scores 75/100 on safety — ahead of most NYC neighborhoods. We build the score from NYPD complaint data, normalized by population.
- How are the schools in Bellerose?
- Bellerose has 11 schools mapped inside its boundary and scores 83/100 for schools — ahead of most NYC neighborhoods.
- Is Bellerose affordable?
- Bellerose scores 74/100 for affordability on Motley — more affordable than most NYC neighborhoods.
- Which borough is Bellerose in?
- Bellerose is a neighborhood in Queens, New York City.
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