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Junior High School 217

Junior High School 217 is a school building in , which is located on 144th Street. Junior High School 217 is situated nearby to the metro station , as well as near .
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  • Type: School building
  • Also known as: “R A Vanwyck Junior High School”
  • Address: 85-05 144th Street, 11435

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sutphin Boulevard station and Triboro Hospital for Tuberculosis.

Metro station
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The is a local station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at Sutphin Boulevard and Hillside Avenue in , it is served by the F train at all times, the <F> train during rush hours in the reverse peak direction, and a few rush-hour E trains to Jamaica–179th Street during p.m. rush hours. is situated 1,800 feet south of Junior High School 217.

Historic building
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or Triboro Tuberculosis Hospital, later simply Triboro Hospital and now known as "Building T" or the "T Building", is a former municipal tuberculosis sanatorium and later a general hospital located on the campus of Queens Hospital Center in , . is situated 2,900 feet northeast of Junior High School 217.

Metro station
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The is a local station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 84th Drive, Main Street, Queens Boulevard, and the Van Wyck Expressway, in , bordering Kew Gardens… is situated 2,400 feet west of Junior High School 217.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jamaica and Kew Gardens Hills.

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is an expansive neighborhood located in eastern . Historically consisting of predominantly black communities, now is home to an extremely diverse array of peoples and cultures.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the middle of the borough of . The borders are to the west, the Long Island Expressway to the north, Union Turnpike to the south, and Kissena/Parsons Boulevards to the east.

Neighborhood
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is a commercial and residential neighborhood located in the southwestern section of the borough of . The area borders Kew Gardens and to the north, and to the east, South Ozone Park to the south, and and Ozone Park to the west.

Junior High School 217

Latitude
40.71038° or 40° 42′ 37″ north
Longitude
-73.81162° or 73° 48′ 42″ west
Elevation
131 feet (40 metres)
Height
47 feet (14 metres)
Open location code
87G8P56Q+59
Open­Street­Map ID
way 248289688
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­school
Geo­Names ID
5123001
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Localities in the Area

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