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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
- 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
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
MoMA PS1 is a contemporary art institution 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
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
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
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. 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
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.
Blissville
Neighborhood
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.
United States Post Office
- Category: building
- Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.7457° or 40° 44′ 45″ northLongitude
-73.94857° or 73° 56′ 55″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Height
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
87G8P3W2+7HOpenStreetMap ID
way 281336944OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=post_officeOpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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In Other Languages
“United States Post Office” goes by many names.
- French: “bureau de poste de Long Island City”
- French: “Bureau de poste de Long Island City”
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Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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