Academy of American Studies
The Academy of American Studies is a public high school in Long Island City, Queens, New York, which was founded in 1996 by the New York City Board of Education and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
- Type: School
- Description: Selective public high school in Long Island City, Queens, New York, which was founded in 1996 by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
- Address: 40-11 28th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chase Manhattan Bank Building and Newcomers High School.
Chase Manhattan Bank Building
Historic building
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY 3.0.
Sven is a residential building located at 29-59 Northern Boulevard in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens, New York City. At 762 feet tall, Sven is the third-tallest building in Queens behind Skyline Tower and The Orchard, as well as one of the tallest buildings in New York City outside of Manhattan. Chase Manhattan Bank Building is situated 830 feet south of Academy of American Studies.
Newcomers High School
School
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
Newcomers High School is a high school located in Long Island City, Queens, New York City, United States. It opened in 1995 with Lourdes Burrows as its principal; Orlando Sarmiento is the most recent principal, and was appointed in 2009.
39th Avenue station
Metro station
The 39th Avenue station is a local station on the BMT Astoria Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at 39th Avenue and 31st Street in Long Island City, Queens. The station is served by the N train at all times, as well as by the W train on weekdays. 39th Avenue station is situated 980 feet east of Academy of American Studies.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harold Interlocking and Long Island City and Astoria.
Harold Interlocking
Locality
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
Harold Interlocking is a large railroad junction in New York City. The busiest rail junction in the United States, it serves trains on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line and Port Washington Branch, which diverge at the junction.
Long Island City and Astoria
Long Island City is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered by Astoria to the north; the East River to the west; Sunnyside to the east; and Newtown Creek, which separates Queens from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to the south.
Sunnyside
Neighborhood
Photo: Dialt0ne, Public domain.
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.
Academy of American Studies
- Categories: high school and education
- Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.75229° or 40° 45′ 8″ northLongitude
-73.93646° or 73° 56′ 11″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
87G8Q327+WCOpenStreetMap ID
node 357618078OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=school
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In Other Languages
“Academy of American Studies” goes by many names.
- French: “Academy of American Studies”
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