Long Island City - Gantry Plaza

Places of Interest Nearby

United Nations Headquarters

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The headquarters of the United Nations is on 17 to 18 acres of grounds in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It borders First Avenue to the west, 42nd Street to the south, 48th Street to the north, and the East River to the east. United Nations Headquarters is situated 2,700 feet west of Long Island City - Gantry Plaza.

Pepsi-Cola sign

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The Pepsi-Cola sign is a neon sign at Gantry Plaza State Park in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens in New York City. The sign, visible from Manhattan and the East River, was built in 1940 and originally installed atop PepsiCo 's bottling factory nearby. Pepsi-Cola sign is situated 350 feet south of Long Island City - Gantry Plaza.

Belmont Island

Islet

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U Thant Island is a small artificial island or islet in New York City's East River, within the borough of Manhattan. The 100-by-200-foot island, created during the construction of the Steinway Tunnel directly underneath, is the smallest island in Manhattan.

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Long Island City and Astoria

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Long Island City is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered by Astoria to the north; the East River to the west; Sunnyside to the east; and Newtown Creek, which separates Queens from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to the south.

Tudor City

Neighborhood

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Tudor City is an apartment complex on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City, bordering the Turtle Bay and Murray Hill neighborhoods. It lies on a low cliff east of Second Avenue, between 40th and 43rd Streets, and overlooks First Avenue to the east.

Murray Hill

Neighborhood

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Murray Hill is a neighborhood on the east side of Manhattan in New York City. Murray Hill is generally bordered to the east by the East River or Kips Bay and to the west by Midtown Manhattan, though the exact boundaries are disputed.

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