Pomonok, Queens
Pomonok is a lower middle class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. This large public housing development in South Flushing, Queens was built in 1949 on the former site of Pomonok Country Club. Pomonok is considered to be in the South Flushing section of Queens. The name comes from a Native American word for eastern Long Island, and means either "land of tribute" or "land where there is travelling by water".
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