Rosedale, Queens: an unsung neighborhood

Written by Jahaida Hernandez Jesurum       Within just two square miles in the southeastern portion of Queens, lies Rosedale, home to a population of a little more than 30,000 residents. I first drove to Rosedale on a sunny Saturday afternoon in August. The first thing I saw was Brookville Park, with its welcoming and overwhelming greenery scattered with family picnics, basketball players, and bicycle riders.  Driving south on Brookville Boulevard I glanced at beautiful homes of pristine white painted...