Willets Point
Willets Point, also known locally as the Iron Triangle, is an industrial neighborhood within Corona, in the New York City borough of Queens. Located east of Citi Field near the Flushing River, it has been known for its automobile shops and junkyards.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: neighborhood of Queens in New York City, USA
- Also known as: “Willets Point, New York City” and “Willets Point, Queens”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Citi Field and Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Citi Field
Stadium
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Citi Field is a baseball stadium located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, in the borough of Queens, New York City, United States. Opened in 2009, Citi Field is the home of Major League Baseball's New York Mets.
Arthur Ashe Stadium
Stadium
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Arthur Ashe Stadium is a tennis arena at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City. Part of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, it is the main stadium of the US Open tennis tournament and has a capacity of 23,771, making it the largest tennis stadium in the world.
Etihad Park
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Etihad Park is a soccer-specific stadium under construction in the Willets Point neighborhood of Queens, New York City. The stadium is the future home of New York City FC of Major League Soccer, who currently play home games at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, and Citi Field across the street in Queens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Elmhurst and Corona.
East Elmhurst
Neighborhood
East Elmhurst is a residential neighborhood in the northwest section of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded to the south by Jackson Heights and Corona, to the north and east by Bowery Bay, and to the west by Woodside and Ditmars Steinway.
Corona
Neighborhood
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Corona is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City. It borders Flushing and Flushing Meadows–Corona Park to the east, Jackson Heights and Elmhurst to the west, Forest Hills and Rego Park to the south, and East Elmhurst to the north.
Flushing-Northeast
Flushing-Northeast is a large area of Queens, a borough of New York City. Flushing contains a very large Chinatown, and in fact is more diverse than Manhattan's Chinatown.
Willets Point
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Willets Point” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “威利斯角”
- French: “Willets Point”
- Japanese: “ウィレッツ・ポイント”
- Japanese: “ウィレッツ・ポイント地区 (クイーンズ)”
- Russian: “Уиллетс-Пойнт”
- South Azerbaijani: “ویلتس پوینت، کوینز”
- Spanish: “Willets Point (Queens)”
- Spanish: “Willets Point”
- Urdu: “ولیز پوئنٹ، کوئینز”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as North Corona and Linden Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shea Stadium and Louis Armstrong Stadium.
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