Seeing that I am a Realtor from Whitestone, Ny - I wanted to do a complete tour through 
Whitestone, 11357. So let's get our sneakers on and start out with where is Whitestone ?
Whitestone is located in Queens, NY. Queens is one of the largest borough in New York, it currently is home to 2.2 MILLION people. Queens NY was established in 1683 and was said to be named after consort Queen Catherine Borganza , Wife of Charles II. In the late 19 century many rich people started building mansions and with the fast growth of the area, the Long Island RailRoad was built in 1920. The Rail Road was taken away so roads could be built, such as: The Cross Bronx, The Cross Island and The Whitestone Bridge.
Neighboring towns of Whitestone that has alot of interest is Malba. MALBA is derived from the names of the five founders, which were all residents of New Haven, Connecticut: George A. Maycock, Samuel R. Avis, George W. Lewis, Nobel P. Bishop, and David R. Alling One of the Interesting facts of Malba, which is also within the 11357 zip code was that a president of the Royal Baking Powder Company developed the 163 acres in 1908 for wealthy boaters and fishermen, and in the same year railroad service was extended. There were thirteen houses by the time of the First World War and more than a hundred were built in the 1920s. Today, Malba has the most multi million dollar homes - but is at the same time very different now than in the 20's. There is no longer the LIRR that stops there - as a matter of fact, until recently - I never knew it even existed there.
The next area that neighbors Whitestone is Bayside. The Bayside neighborhood is probably one of the most sought after rental area as well as buying. It proves to be an easy commute to Manhattan (the train takes less than a half hour from the Bayside LIRR stop to Penn Station), proximity to eastern Long Island, and abundance of shops and restaurants as well as being zoned for School District 26. In my findings about Bayside, I stumbled upon a list from Wikipedia that names famous people that lived in Bayside, NY. Very cool ...
The last area that I want to highlight in this post is Flushing. What can I NOT say about 
Flushing? Aside from it being one of the most diversified residental and business area, it is also the home of Shea Stadium for the New York Mets, as well as the U.S. Open tennis tournament.
The 1939 Worlds Fair was held in Flushing and that fair was the start of the Queens Botanical Garden which is located on Main Street.
Anyone ever see Men In Black? Well, Flushing is also the home to the 
Unisphere, which has been perched in Flushing Meadow Park since the 1964 New York World's Fair.
Christine, after living in NYC for 12 years, I miss it very much... your zip code tours are perfect content for any Realtor blog... looking forward to seeing the series...
--pk
Posted by: Pat Kitano | November 30, 2006 at 11:10 PM