Afrikan Poetry Theatre

The Afrikan Poetry Theatre, with the formal name The Afrikan Poetry Theatre: The Center for Culture, is a community-based cultural institution located in , .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Arts center
  • Description: community-based cultural institution in Jamaica, Queens, New York
  • Also known as: “African Poetry Theatre” and “The Afrikan Poetry Theatre: The Center for Culture”
  • Address: 176-03 Jamaica Avenue, 11432

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jamaica–179th Street station and Major Mark Park.

Metro station
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The is an express terminal station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located under Hillside Avenue at 179th Street in , it is served by the F train at all times, the <F> train during rush hours in the reverse peak direction, and a few rush-hour E trains. is situated 1,600 feet north of Afrikan Poetry Theatre.

Park
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Metro station
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The is a local station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 169th Street and Hillside Avenue in , it is served by the F train at all times, the <F> train during rush hours in the reverse peak direction, and a few rush-hour E trains to Jamaica–179th Street during p.m. rush hours. is situated 2,800 feet west of Afrikan Poetry Theatre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hollis and Jamaica.

Neighborhood
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is a residential middle-class neighborhood within the southeastern section of the borough of . Boundaries are considered to be 181st Street to the west, Hillside Avenue to the north, Francis Lewis Boulevard to the east, and Murdock Avenue to the south.

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is an expansive neighborhood located in eastern . Historically consisting of predominantly black communities, now is home to an extremely diverse array of peoples and cultures.

Neighborhood
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is a residential neighborhood in the southeastern portion of the borough of . It is bordered by to the northwest, to the north, to the northeast, to the east, to the southeast, to the south, and to the southwest.

Afrikan Poetry Theatre

Latitude
40.70815° or 40° 42′ 29″ north
Longitude
-73.78412° or 73° 47′ 3″ west
Height
23 feet (7.1 metres)
Open location code
87G8P658+79
Open­Street­Map ID
way 248592805
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­arts_centre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q4690123
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Afrikan Poetry Theatre” goes by many names.

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