John F Murray Playground

John F Murray Playground is a park in Queens, New York. John F Murray Playground is situated nearby to the neighborhood Court Square, as well as near Hunters Point.

Opening hours: 6:00 AM—10:00 PM
Type: Park
Also known as: “John F. Murray Playground” and “Murray Playground”

Places of Interest

Highlights include MoMA PS1 and United Nations Headquarters.

MoMA PS1

Museum

Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.

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.

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, United States.

United States Post Office

Post office

Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Long Island City and Astoria and Sunnyside.

Long Island City and Astoria

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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 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.