QUEENS, N.Y. — Bob and Anita Kelly have lived in their house on 261st Street near 87th Avenue in Floral Park for 50 years. At first they weren't sure if they were living in Eastern Queens County, New York City, or neighboring Nassau County.

"I'm next to the last house in Queens, the corner house is Queens, over here is all Nassau, down here is all Nassau, and behind us," said Bob Kelly.

The Kellys live practically on the border of Queens and Nassau. One side of the street are New York numbered streets. The other streets have names like Bryant and Whitney Avenues. Even the sewers are marked differently. To make things more confusing, their neighborhood Floral Park, is also the name of the Nassau County Village across the border.

"I used to wander around a lot, all of a sudden I would be on the Nassau side," said Anita Kelly.

The Village of Floral Park has a Main Street USA feel to it. Once known as East Hinsdale, the village was part of Queens County until 1899 when Nassau County was formed. The area was given the name Floral Park by founder John Lewis Childs, a horticultural businessperson who sold seeds and bulbs. He named it for the flower farms that existed in the area. Even the streets are named for flowers and trees. The Kellys say there have been some issues to living close to the border.

"It's only four hour parking in the village okay, so they have to move their cars at night," said Kelly. "What they do now, they come and park their cars here, thank God I have a garage."

There was also the the time they tried to order food from the village.

"When we gave them the address they said, 'Sorry, we don't go into Queens,'" said Kelly.

But in the end, the Kellys consider themselves New York City folks, and have adjusted to this sort of double life.

"I guess we are just used to it, you know, I can't remember 50 years ago but we never had a problem," said Bob Kelly.

"It was always just great living here we had I think the best of both counties, Queens and Nassau yes," said Anita Kelly.