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  2. Queens - Wikipedia

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    3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 14th. Website. Official Website of the Queens Borough President. Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located near the western end of Long Island, it is the largest of the five New York City boroughs by area.

  3. Timeline of Queens - Wikipedia

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    1968 – Queens Historical Society founded. 1969 – Mets win the World Series for the first time. 1971 – Queens Tribune newspaper in publication. [17] 1976. Afrikan Poetry Theatre founded. [18] Son of Sam serial killings take place over a year in Flushing, Bellerose, and Forest Hills. 1983.

  4. Queens Village, Queens - Wikipedia

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    11427, 11428, 11429. Area codes. 718, 347, 929, and 917. Queens Village is a mostly residential middle class neighborhood in the eastern part of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bound by Hollis to the west, Cambria Heights to the south, Bellerose, Queens and Elmont, Nassau County to the east, and Oakland Gardens to the north.

  5. List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Queens

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    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.

  6. Queens Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Queens Museum is located in the New York City Pavilion at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, [4] designed by architect Aymar Embury II for the 1939 World's Fair. [4] [5] The fair was first announced in 1935, [6] and engineering consultant J. Franklin Bell drew up preliminary plans for the fairground the next year, including a structure for the New York City government. [7]

  7. Flushing, Queens - Wikipedia

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    718, 347, 929, and 917. Flushing is a neighborhood in the north-central portion of the New York City borough of Queens. The neighborhood is the fourth-largest central business district in New York City. [3][4] Downtown Flushing is a major commercial and retail area, and the intersection of Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue at its core is the ...

  8. National Register of Historic Places listings in Queens, New York

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    November 20, 2009. (#09000942) Flushing Meadows – Corona Park. 40°44′39″N 73°50′40″W  /  40.744028°N 73.844417°W  / 40.744028; -73.844417  (1964-1965 New York World's Fair New York State Pavilion) Flushing. 2. 1964-1965 New York World's Fair Carousel. 1964-1965 New York World's Fair Carousel. More images.

  9. Queens Historical Society - Wikipedia

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    The Queens Historical Society, which was founded in 1968 by Margaret I. Carman after a merger with the Kingsland Preservation Commission, is dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of Queens, New York and interpreting the history of the borough as it relates to various historical periods. [1] [2] The historical society is the only ...