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5 Pointz: The Institute of Higher Burnin' [1] or 5Pointz Aerosol Art Center, Inc., mainly referred to as simply 5 Pointz or 5Pointz, was an American mural space at 45-46 Davis Street in Long Island City, Queens, New York City. When the building opened in 1892, it housed the Neptune Meter factory, which built water meters.
College Point is a working-middle-class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens.It is bounded to the south by Whitestone Expressway and Flushing; to the east by 138th Street and Malba/Whitestone; to the north by the East River; and to the west by Flushing Bay. [4]
The following public artworks have been displayed in Queens, New York City: Benniger Memorial [1] It is located in Forest Park (Richmond Hill) as a memorial for the people who fought in WW1 and died. The Benniger Memorial is also called the Forest Hill War Memorial. [2] The sculpture was created by Joseph Pollia and it represents a "doughboy".
In College Point and Flushing, there were 63 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 8 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide). [47]: 11 College Point and Flushing have a higher than average population of residents who are uninsured. In 2018, this population of ...
By the mid-1860s, Queens County had 30,429 residents. The Village of College Point was incorporated in 1867, [22] and the Village of Whitestone was incorporated in 1868. The first free public high school in what is now New York City was established in Flushing in 1875.
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 [update] . Some of these are also National Historic Landmark (NHL) sites, and NHL status is noted where known.
College Point: 31: First Presbyterian Church of Newtown ... New York, NY. April 18, 1985 161-11 Jamaica Ave. ... Roughly bounded by Queens Blvd., 43rd and 52nd Sts ...
Broadway–Flushing is a historic district and residential subsection of Flushing, Queens, New York City.The neighborhood comprises approximately 2,300 homes. It is located between 155th and 170th Streets to the west and east respectively, and is bounded on the north by Bayside and 29th Avenues, and on the south by Northern Boulevard and Crocheron Avenue.