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Meju is a Korean restaurant in Long Island City, Queens, New York. [3] [4] [2] The restaurant has received a Michelin star. [5] The restaurant offers a tasting menu with multiple courses, focused mainly on fermentation. [3]
The city surrendered its independence in 1898 to become part of the City of Greater New York. However, Long Island City survives as ZIP Code 11101 and ZIP Code prefix 111 (with its own main post office) and was formerly a sectional center facility (SCF).
Sunnyside is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It shares borders with Hunters Point and Long Island City to the west, Astoria to the north, Woodside to the east and Maspeth to the south. It contains the Sunnyside Gardens Historic District, one of the first planned communities in the United States. [2]
The neighborhood takes its name from Ditmars Boulevard which was named in honor of Abram Ditmars, the first mayor of Long Island City, New York, elected in 1870 (the city became a mere neighborhood when Queens became a part of Greater New York). His ancestors were German immigrants who settled in the Dutch Kills area in the 1600s. [41]
The Brewster Building is a 400,000-square-foot (37,000 m 2) building at 27-01 Queens Plaza North in Long Island City, Queens, New York City.Once an assembly plant for Rolls-Royce automobiles, Brewster automobiles, and Brewster airplanes, in particular the Brewster F2A Buffalo fighter and the SB2A Buccaneer light bomber, it later became the corporate headquarters for JetBlue Airways.
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 ...
Water's Edge was a restaurant on barges moored in the East River on the Long Island City waterfront in Queens, New York that operated from 1983 to 2015. Located at the foot of 44th Drive between Anable Basin and the Queensboro Bridge, the restaurant had a panoramic view of the Midtown Manhattan skyline and was a popular wedding venue.
The New York City Traffic Control Center at 28-11 Queens Plaza North controls the city's traffic lights. [15] The Chase Manhattan Bank Building is a New York City designated landmark, having been given such a designation in 2015. Located at 29-27 41st Avenue, with one side facing Queens Plaza North, it was one of the most prominent buildings on ...