Jacob Riis Playground
Jacob Riis Playground is a park in Queens, New York. Jacob Riis Playground is situated nearby to the neighborhood Richmond Hill, as well as near Brooklyn Manor station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Forest Park and Church of the Resurrection.
Forest Park
Photo: Joe Shlabotnik, CC BY 2.0.
Forest Park is the name of a large city park and a section of Queens, a borough of New York City. It includes the neighborhoods of Forest Hills, a well-kept, leafy neighborhood of relatively well-to-do homeowners and immigrants from areas including the former…
Church of the Resurrection
Church
Photo: Peter Greenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of the Resurrection is a historic Episcopal church and rectory in Richmond Hill, Queens, New York City. It was originally built in 1874 as a frame, Gothic Revival style church.
111th Street station
Metro station
Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The 111th Street station is a skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 111th Street and Jamaica Avenue in Richmond Hill, Queens, it is served at all times by the J train.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Richmond Hill and Brooklyn Manor station.
Richmond Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: DoomDan515, Public domain.
Richmond Hill is a commercial and residential neighborhood located in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Queens. The area borders Kew Gardens and Forest Park to the north, Jamaica and South Jamaica to the east, South Ozone Park to the south, and Woodhaven and Ozone Park to the west.
Brooklyn Manor station
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
The Brooklyn Manor station was a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Rockaway Beach Branch located on the south side of Jamaica Avenue at 100th Street, straddling the border between Richmond Hill and Woodhaven in Queens, New York City.
Kew Gardens Hills
Neighborhood
Photo: Newyorker1987, CC BY 3.0.
Kew Gardens Hills is a neighborhood in the middle of the New York City borough of Queens. The borders are Flushing Meadows–Corona Park to the west, the Long Island Expressway to the north, Union Turnpike to the south, and Kissena/Parsons Boulevards to the east.
Jacob Riis Playground
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Jacob Riis Triangle”
- Categories: public space, playground, and recreation area
- Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.70192° or 40° 42′ 7″ northLongitude
-73.83528° or 73° 50′ 7″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
87G8P527+QVOpenStreetMap ID
node 357640911OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“Jacob Riis Playground” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Jacob Riis Playground”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Parkside and Forest Hills.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jacob Riis Triangle and Union Congregational Church.
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