The Opal

The Opal is a building in Queens, New York, which is located on 153rd Street. The Opal is situated near the school building Robert F. Kennedy Community High School, as well as near the university Lander College for Men.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Lander College for Men and Robert F. Kennedy Community High School.

Lander College for Men

University

The Lander College for Men is a private men's division of Touro University System located in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, New York City. Its stated goal is to provide a college curriculum while maintaining a traditional Yeshiva environment. Lander College for Men is situated 580 feet southwest of The Opal.

Robert F. Kennedy Community High School

School building

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Robert F. Kennedy Community High School is a community public high school, residing in District 25 of the neighborhood of Kew Gardens Hills in Queens, NY. Robert F. Kennedy Community High School is situated 350 feet east of The Opal.

Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim

College

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Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim is an Orthodox yeshiva based in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, New York, United States. It is primarily an American, non-chasidic Haredi Talmudic yeshiva. Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim is situated 1,500 feet southwest of The Opal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pomonok and Fresh Meadows.

Pomonok

Neighborhood

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Pomonok is a working class neighborhood within the Flushing area in the New York City borough of Queens. Its borders are the Long Island Expressway to the north; Kissena Boulevard to the west; 73rd Avenue to the south; and 164th Street to the east.

Fresh Meadows

Neighborhood

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Fresh Meadows is a neighborhood in the northeastern section of the New York City borough of Queens. Fresh Meadows was formerly part of the broader town of Flushing and is bordered to the north by the Horace Harding Expressway and Auburndale; to the west by Pomonok, St.

Kew Gardens Hills

Neighborhood

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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.

The Opal

Type: Building
Address: 75-25 153rd Street, Kew Gardens Hills, NY 11367
Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.72516° or 40° 43′ 31″ north

Longitude

-73.81259° or 73° 48′ 45″ west

Levels

Height

149 feet (45 metres)

Open location code

87G8P5GP+3X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 248342410

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Nearby Places

Places to explore: The Opal and Queens Hebrew Academy.

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