Proctor-Hopson Circle

Proctor-Hopson Circle is a semicircular traffic mall in the neighborhood of South Jamaica, Queens.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Afrikan Poetry Theatre and Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning.

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 Center for Arts & Learning

Arts center

Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning in Jamaica, Queens, New York is a performing and visual arts center that was founded in 1972 in an effort to revitalize the surrounding business district.

Jamaica

Railway station

Photo: Pacific Coast Highway, Public domain.

Jamaica station is a major train station on the Long Island Rail Road located in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. With weekday ridership exceeding 200,000 passengers, it is the largest transit hub on Long Island, the fourth-busiest rail station in North America, and the second-busiest station that exclusively serves commuter traffic.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Locust Manor and Jamaica.

Locust Manor

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Locust Manor is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered on the north by Baisley Boulevard to Irwin Place to Roe Road to 120th Avenue, on the east by the tracks of the Long Island Rail Road to 121st Avenue to Farmers Boulevard, on the south by North Conduit Boulevard, and on the west by Guy R.

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.

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.

Proctor-Hopson Circle

Type: Park
Description: traffic median in Queens, New York
Categories: traffic circle and recreation area
Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.69787° or 40° 41′ 52″ north

Longitude

-73.78624° or 73° 47′ 10″ west

Elevation

33 feet (10 metres)

Inception

October 23rd, 1932

Open location code

87G8M6X7+4G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 357640969

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

7176381

Wikidata ID

Q23092015

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In Other Languages

“Proctor-Hopson Circle” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Proctor-Hopson Circle”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cedar Manor and Hillside.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses and Community Baptist Church.

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