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Unlike neighborhoods in the other four boroughs, some Queens neighborhood names are used as the town name in postal addresses. For example, whereas the town, state construction for all addresses in Manhattan is New York, New York (except in Marble Hill, where Bronx, New York is used), and all neighborhoods in Brooklyn use Brooklyn, New York, residents of College Point would use the ...
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Queens, New York. The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in a map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates". [ 1 ]
The New York City borough of Queens contains 82 landmarks designated by the LPC, [a] 4 interior landmarks, and 13 historic districts. The following is a complete list as of 2022. Some of these are also National Historic Landmark (NHL) sites, and NHL status is noted where known.
This is a list of New York City borough halls and municipal buildings used for civic agencies. Each of the borough halls serve as offices for their respective borough presidents and borough boards. New York City Hall; Manhattan Municipal Building, Civic Center; Bronx County Courthouse, Concourse, Bronx; Brooklyn Borough Hall, Downtown Brooklyn
Flushing, New York: Built 1762. Stood opposite. He was Lieutenant Governor of the Province of New York 1760 to 1775. He died here on September 28, 1776. 4: Dewitt Clinton House: Maspeth, 58th St. Near 56th Road. Maspeth, New York: Dweitt Clinton House 1790-1828. Stood several hundred feet north of here. Gov. Dewitt Clinton worked on plans for ...
Mosaic West Church and Community Center is located at 46-01 43rd Avenue. During the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, local business owner Sofia Moncayo led a volunteer-run food pantry at the church. [35] Islamic Institute of New York, located at 55-11 Queens Boulevard; Sunnyside Muslim Center, located at 39-18 47th Ave
Maspeth is a residential and commercial community in the borough of Queens in New York City.It was founded in the early 17th century by Dutch and English settlers. Neighborhoods sharing borders with Maspeth are Woodside to the north; Sunnyside to the northwest; Greenpoint, Brooklyn to the west; East Williamsburg, Brooklyn to the southwest; Fresh Pond and Ridgewood to the south; and Middle ...
In 1856, residents voted to change the name from Brushville to Queens. [8] The name "Inglewood" also was used for both the village and the train station in the 1860s and 1870s. [9] [10] The name Brushville was still used in an 1860 New York Times article, [11] but both "Queens" and "Brushville" are used in an 1870 article. [12]