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.- Type: Park
- Postal code: 11432
- Wheelchair access: yes
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.
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
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
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.70912° or 40° 42′ 33″ northLongitude
-73.78154° or 73° 46′ 54″ westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Open location code
87G8P659+J9OpenStreetMap ID
way 261909196OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
7167779
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