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Whitestone

Whitestone is a residential neighborhood in the northernmost part of the borough of . The neighborhood proper is located between the to the north; and Whitestone Expressway to the west; and 25th Avenue to the south; and and Francis Lewis Boulevard to the east.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 37,000 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in the Queens borough of New York City, United States
  • Also known as: “Clintonville”, “Cookie Hill”, “Whitestone, L.I.”, “Whitestone, Long Island”, and “Whitestone, Queens”
  • Postal code: 11357

Places of Interest

Highlights include Whitestone Bridge and Saint Nicholas Orthodox church in Whitestone.

Bridge
Photo: Dav5nyc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bronx–Whitestone Bridge is a suspension bridge in , carrying six lanes of Interstate 678 over the . The bridge connects and in , on the East River's northern shore, with the Whitestone neighborhood of on the southern shore.

Church
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.

Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a suspension bridge in , carrying six lanes of Interstate 295 over the where it meets the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malba and Beechhurst.

Neighborhood
Whitestone is a residential neighborhood in the northernmost part of the borough of . The neighborhood proper is located between the to the north; and Whitestone Expressway to the west; and 25th Avenue to the south; and and Francis Lewis Boulevard to the east.

Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
is a neighborhood in the northeastern section of the borough of . It is northeast of Whitestone, bordered by the to the north, the Cross Island Parkway to the south, and the approaches to the and Whitestone bridges to the east and west, respectively.

Neighborhood
Throggs Neck is a neighborhood and peninsula in the south-eastern portion of the borough of in . It is bounded by the and to the south and east, on the west, and Baisley Avenue and the Bruckner Expressway on the north.

Whitestone

Latitude
40.79455° or 40° 47′ 40″ north
Longitude
-73.81847° or 73° 49′ 7″ west
Population
37,000
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US WHO
Open location code
87G8Q5VJ+RJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158868503
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
5144400
Wiki­data ID
Q7996274
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Whitestone” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “白石”
  • Dutch: “Whitestone”
  • Esperanto: “Blankŝtono”
  • French: “Whitestone”
  • Japanese: “ホワイトストーン (クイーンズ)”
  • Japanese: “ホワイトストーン”
  • Persian: “وایت‌استون، کوئینز”
  • Persian: “وایت‌استون”
  • South Azerbaijani: “وایتستون، کوینز”
  • Spanish: “Whitestone (Queens)”
  • Spanish: “Whitestone”
  • Swedish: “Whitestone”
  • Turkish: “Whitestone”

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