United States Post Office

The Long Island City Post Office is a historic post office building located at Long Island City in Queens County, New York, United States. It was built in 1928, and is one of a number of post offices in New York designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under director James A.

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Type: Post office
Description: government building in Long Island City, Queens, New York
Also known as: “Long Island City Post Office”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include MoMA PS1 and 21st Street station.

MoMA PS1

Museum

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MoMA PS1 is a contemporary art museum at 22-01 Jackson Avenue in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens, in New York City, United States. In addition to its exhibitions, the institution organizes the Sunday Sessions performance series, the Warm Up summer music series, and the Young Architects Program with the Museum of Modern Art.

21st Street station

Metro station

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The 21st Street station is a station on the IND Crosstown Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 21st Street and Jackson Avenue in the Hunters Point section of Long Island City, Queens, it is served by the G train at all times. 21st Street station is situated 680 feet southwest of United States Post Office.

United Nations Headquarters

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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, United States. United Nations Headquarters is situated 1 mile west of United States Post Office.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Long Island City and Astoria and Sunnyside.

Long Island City and Astoria

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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

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Sunnyside is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded by Hunters Point and Long Island City to the west, Astoria to the north, Woodside to the east, and Maspeth and Newtown Creek to the south.