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February 12, 2010. Little Italy (also Italian: Piccola Italia) is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan in New York City, known for its Italian population. [ 2] It is bounded on the west by Tribeca and Soho, on the south by Chinatown, on the east by the Bowery and Lower East Side, and on the north by Nolita .
Arthur Avenue is a street in the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City, which serves as the center of the Bronx's "Little Italy". [1] Although the historical and commercial center of Little Italy is Arthur Avenue itself, the area stretches across East 187th Street from Arthur Avenue to Beaumont Avenue, and is similarly lined with delis, bakeries, cafes and various Italian merchants.
April 16, 1974( #0828) Spanning the East River between Queens Plaza, Queens, and East 59th Street, Manhattan40°45′20″N73°57′05″W / 40.75549°N 73.95132°W / 40.75549; -73.95132. Long Island City. Double-decked cantilever bridge to Manhattan, completed in 1909, which helped influence the development of Queens.
September 7, 2000 (original) May 2, 2006 (increase) [ 5] The Lower East Side, sometimes abbreviated as LES, is a historic neighborhood in the southeastern part of Manhattan in New York City. It is located roughly between the Bowery and the East River from Canal to Houston streets.
718, 347, 929, and 917. Astoria is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens. Astoria is bounded by the East River and is adjacent to four other Queens neighborhoods: Long Island City to the southwest, Sunnyside to the southeast, and Woodside and East Elmhurst to the east. As of 2019, Astoria has an estimated ...
Forest Hills is bordered by two of the largest parks in Queens managed by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation: the 1,255 acres (5.08 km 2) Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, which is the site of two World's Fairs (in 1939 and 1964) and the iconic Unisphere; [89] as well as the 544 acres (2.20 km 2) Forest Park. [90]
The New York City borough of Queens was authorized on May 4, 1897, by a vote of the New York State Legislature after an 1894 referendum on consolidation. [42] The eastern 280 square miles (730 km 2) of Queens that became Nassau County was partitioned on January 1, 1899. [43] Queens Borough was established on January 1, 1898. [44] [45] [46]
The New York City Traffic Control Center at 28-11 Queens Plaza North controls the city's traffic lights. [15] The Chase Manhattan Bank Building is a New York City designated landmark, having been given such a designation in 2015. Located at 29-27 41st Avenue, with one side facing Queens Plaza North, it was one of the most prominent buildings on ...