Harvard Playground

Harvard Playground is a park in Queens, New York. Harvard Playground is situated nearby to the neighborhood Hillside, as well as near Hollis.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Afrikan Poetry Theatre and Jamaica–179th Street station.

Afrikan Poetry Theatre

Arts center

The Afrikan Poetry Theatre, with the formal name The Afrikan Poetry Theatre: The Center for Culture, is a community-based cultural institution located in Jamaica, Queens, New York City.

Jamaica–179th Street station

Metro station

Photo: Aio Eo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Jamaica–179th Street station is an express terminal station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located under Hillside Avenue at 179th Street in Jamaica, Queens, it is served by the F train at all times, the <F> train during rush hours in the reverse peak direction, and a few rush-hour E trains.

Major Mark Park

Park

Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hollis and St. Albans.

Hollis

Neighborhood

Photo: Sergiogr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hollis is a residential middle-class neighborhood within the southeastern section of the New York City borough of Queens. While a predominantly African-American community, there are small minorities of Hispanics and South Asians residing in the area.

St. Albans

Neighborhood

Photo: Pacific Coast Highway, Public domain.

St. Albans is a residential neighborhood in the southeastern portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered by Jamaica to the northwest, Hollis to the north, Queens Village to the northeast, Cambria Heights to the east, Laurelton to the southeast, Springfield Gardens to the south, and South Jamaica to the southwest.

Jamaica

Photo: Seshball, CC BY 2.0.

Jamaica is an expansive neighborhood located in eastern Queens. Historically consisting of predominantly black communities, Jamaica now is home to an extremely diverse array of peoples and cultures.

Harvard Playground

Type: Park
Postal code: 11432
Category: recreation area
Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.70913° or 40° 42′ 33″ north

Longitude

-73.78155° or 73° 46′ 54″ west

Elevation

56 feet (17 metres)

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Open location code

87G8P659+M9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 261909196

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

7167779

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