Coleman Square
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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 A 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.
