The Factory

The Factory is a building in Queens, New York, which is located on 47th Avenue. The Factory is situated near the government office New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, as well as near the work of art Surreal Elevator.

Type: Building
Description: building in Queens, New York City
Also known as: “The Factory Building” and “The Factory LIC”
Address: 30-30 47th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 33rd Street–Rawson Street station and Smiling Hogshead Ranch.

33rd Street–Rawson Street station

Metro station

Photo: bclinesmith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The 33rd Street–Rawson Street station is a local station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway. Located over Queens Boulevard on a concrete viaduct, it is served by the 7 train at all times. 33rd Street–Rawson Street station is situated 1,700 feet northeast of The Factory.

Smiling Hogshead Ranch

Park

Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Smiling Hogshead Ranch is a community garden located in Long Island City in New York City. It was originally a guerilla garden on the abandoned tracks for the Degnon Terminal tracks, a spur off the Montauk Cutoff. Smiling Hogshead Ranch is situated 2,000 feet west of The Factory.

MoMA PS1

Museum

Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.

MoMA PS1 is a contemporary art museum at 22-01 Jackson Avenue in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens, in New York City, United States. In addition to its exhibitions, the institution organizes the Sunday Sessions performance series, the Warm Up summer music series, and the Young Architects Program with the Museum of Modern Art. MoMA PS1 is situated 3,300 feet west of The Factory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sunnyside and Blissville.

Sunnyside

Neighborhood

Photo: Dialt0ne, Public domain.

Sunnyside is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded by Hunters Point and Long Island City to the west, Astoria to the north, Woodside to the east, and Maspeth and Newtown Creek to the south.

Blissville

Neighborhood

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.

Harold Interlocking

Locality

Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.

Harold Interlocking is a large railroad junction in New York City. The busiest rail junction in the United States, it serves trains on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line and Port Washington Branch, which diverge at the junction.

The Factory

Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.74218° or 40° 44′ 32″ north

Longitude

-73.93645° or 73° 56′ 11″ west

Levels

Height

175 feet (53 metres)

Open location code

87G8P3R7+VC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 265159331

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q140384453

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Athletic Club at the Factory and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

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