Coleman Square
Coleman Square is the small plaza at the Howard Beach-JFK station on the IND Rockaway Line of The New York City Subway (served by the train) and the AirTrain JFK station in the neighborhood of Howard Beach, Queens. Officially, it is the Bernard Coleman Memorial Square, and there is a memorial to Servicemen from Howard Beach who died in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
Stores include a pizza place, Chinese restaurant, barber shop, beauty salon, deli and butcher, dry cleaners, taxi stand, convenience store, liquor store, pub, laundromat, hardware store, and a bagel store. Specifically, some of these are:
- The Rail, Pub
- Sal's Deli / Butcher Shop
- Howard Taxi
- Neighborhood Pizza
Coleman Square is a short walk will from the offices of NYC Councilman Joseph Addabbo, Jr., Esq. Additionally, there is a small VFW post on 160th Avenue.
The Airtrain provides access at the Jamaica LIRR station on Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY; Howard Beach, and JFK Airport. A number of Howard Beach residents are using the AirTrain JFK to commute to Jamaica and/or pick up other Subway lines at the Jamaica Long Island Rail Road Station.