Fresh Meadows is a neighborhood in northeastern part of the borough of Queens in New York City , which is bordered to the east by Francis Lewis Boulevard , to the south by Union Turnpike , to the north by Kissena Park , and to the west by Utopia Parkway and Fresh Meadows Lane . Fresh Meadows is a residential neighborhood in northeastern section of the New York City borough of Queens . Fresh Meadows is located on the northeast side of Hillcrest , bordered to the east by Cunningham Park , to the south by Union Turnpike and St. John 's University , and to the west by South Flushing .