During the early 1950s Bostic lived with his wife in Addisleigh Park in St. Albans, Queens, in New York City, where many other jazz stars made their home.
Under det tidiga 1950-talet levde Bostic med sin hustru i Addisleigh Park i St. Albans i Queens i New York, där också många andra jazzstjärnor hade sin boplats.