Queensbridge Park
Queensbridge Park, named for the nearby Queensboro Bridge, is a 20.34-acre city park along the East River in Long Island City, Queens, New York City. The park is a primary place of recreation for residents of Queensbridge Houses and has a riverfront promenade, baseball diamonds, running paths, lawns and areas for picnicking.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge and United Nations Headquarters.
Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Queensboro Bridge, officially the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, is a cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City. Completed in 1909, it connects the Long Island City neighborhood in the borough of Queens with the East Midtown and Upper East Side neighborhoods in Manhattan, passing over Roosevelt Island.
United Nations Headquarters
Photo: Superbass, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The headquarters of the United Nations is on 17 to 18 acres of grounds in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It borders First Avenue to the west, 42nd Street to the south, 48th Street to the north, and the East River to the east.
Blackwell House
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
Blackwell House is a historic house on Roosevelt Island in New York City. The house's name comes from Jacob Blackwell, who built the house in 1796. He was the great-grandson of Robert Blackwell, who in 1686 took ownership of what was then known as Manning's Island and subsequently became the island's new namesake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Long Island City and Astoria and Lenox Hill.
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.
Lenox Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lenox Hill is a neighborhood on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It forms the lower section of the Upper East Side, east of Park Avenue in the 60s and 70s.
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.
Queensbridge Park
- Type: Park
- Description: public park in Queens, New York
- Categories: urban park and recreation area
- Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.75646° or 40° 45′ 23″ northLongitude
-73.94861° or 73° 56′ 55″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
87G8Q342+HHOpenStreetMap ID
way 47798671OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
6348515Wikidata ID
Q49547265
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Satellite Map
Discover Queensbridge Park from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Korean—“Queensbridge Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Queensbridge Park”
- Korean: “퀸스브리지 파크”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Roosevelt Island and Queensbridge.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Queensbridge Houses and Roosevelt Island Ferry Terminal.
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