Queens is by far New York City’s largest borough – and it would have been much larger still if it didn’t lose chunks of itself starting in 1899. (See the Curbed NY article for the blow-by-blow account.) While place names reflect the borough’s Dutch and English origins, Queens is now incredibly diverse. If it was a city unto itself, Queens would rank as the nation’s fourth-largest city, following Los Angeles, Chicago and Brooklyn. It is said to be the most linguistically diverse place on earth – 138 languages spoken, and among the most ethnically diverse places in the United States. Almost half of the county’s population is foreign-born, and more than half of the residents speak a language other than English in the home.
Like the city’s other boroughs, Queens has dozens of neighborhoods; we natives (yes, the author lives in Queens) identify more with our neighborhood than with the borough. Neighborhood boundaries are pretty fluid; there’s lots of overlap, with no official borders. These neighborhoods are remnants of the dozens of villages and towns formed in the 17th to 19th centuries. Each of those towns had its own local street grid, which eventually expanded into the crazy pattern of today.
Queens has 15% of New York City’s private-sector jobs (Wikipedia), but the borough is still essentially Manhattan’s bedroom. Apartment house is the predominant building type. Three communities of note, architecturally: Sunnyside Gardens and Jackson Heights, both Historic Landmark Districts, and Forest Hills Gardens, an enclave of Tudor-style homes originally conceived as affordable housing (though now some of the priciest real estate in the city).
- Wikipedia: Queens
- Official Website: New York State Queens County page
- Official Website: Queens Borough President
- Tourism Website: nycgo.com
- Google Map
- Landmark Map
- Related: Curbed, New York – How Queens Became New York City’s Largest Borough
For Your Bookshelf: Walking Queens: 30 Tours for Discovering the Diverse Communities, Historic Places, and Natural Treasures of New York City’s Largest Borough
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| 1-15 57th Avenue | Gotham Point, 1-15 57th Avenue, is a new residential complex in Hunters Point South, where Newtown Creek meets the East River. | 1-15 57th Ave., 1-15 57th Avenue, America, Big Apple, East River, Empire State, Gotham Point, Handel Architects, Hunters Point South, NYC, New York, New York City, Queens, Queens County, Queens architecture, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, apartment building, apartment tower, apartments, architecture, building, cityscape, curtain wall, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, flats, glass, high-rise, metropolitan, multi-dwelling unit, multi-family residential, outdoor, outdoors, outside, red brick, residences, residential, residential tower, riverfront, street scene, street view, streetscape, tower, urban, waterfront |
| 1-15 57th Avenue-56-27 2nd Street | Gotham Point North (left) and Gotham Point South, a residential development on East River at Newtown Creek in Long Island City, Queens, NY. | 56-27 2nd St., 56-27 2nd Street, 56-27 Second St., 56-27 Second Street, America, Big Apple, City that never sleeps, Empire State, Gotham Point South, Handel Architects, Hunter’s Point South, L.I.C., Long Island City, Luxury Rental, Mixed-Income Rental, Multifamily Residential, NYC, New York, New York City, New York City architecture, Queens, Queens County, Residential Rental, Senior Living, U.S., USA, United States, apartment building, apartments, architecture, brick, building, cityscape, curtain wall, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, flats, glass, high rise, high-rise, metropolitan, residences, residential, streetscape, tower, urban |
| 1-50 50th Avenue | Red spandrels accent the blue glass façade of Hunters Point South Commons, a residential condo overlooking the East River in Long Island City, Queens. | 1-50 50th Ave., 1-50 50th Avenue, America, Big Apple, City that never sleeps, Empire State, HDR, Hunters Point South, Hunters Point South Commons, Long Island City, NYC, New York, New York City, New York City architecture, Queens, Queens County, U.S., USA, United States, apartment building, apartments, architecture, blue, building, cityscape, condo, condominium, curtain wall, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, flats, glass, high rise, high-rise, metropolitan, red, residences, residential, streetscape, tower, urban, vivid |
| 2 Blue Slip-16 Dupont Street | Two Blue Slip and The Dupont (under construction, right) in Greenpoint, viewed over westernmost tip of Queens, along the East River. | 16 Dupont St., 16 Dupont Street, 2 Blue Slip, America, Big Apple, Brooklyn, Brooklyn architecture, Dupont, East River, Empire State, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Landing, Kings, Kings County, NYC, New York, New York City, Two Blue Slip, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, apartment building, apartments, architecture, building, cityscape, construction, copy space, curtain wall, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, glass, high-rise, metropolitan, multi-family residential, outdoor, outdoors, outside, residential, riverfront, street scene, street view, streetscape, tower, under construction, urban, waterfront |
| 3 Court Square | Skyline Tower (left) apartments and 1 Court Square (former Citigroup Building) dominate this slice of the Long Island City skyline. | 1 Court Square, 23-15 44th Drive, 3 Court Square, America, Big Apple, Court Square City View Tower, Empire State, LIC, Long Island City, NYC, New York, New York City, Queens, Queens County, Queens architecture, Skyline Tower, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, apartment building, apartment tower, apartments, architecture, blue, building, cityscape, condo, condominium, curtain wall, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, glass, high-rise, metropolitan, multi-family residential, outdoor, outdoors, outside, reflective, residences, residential, residential tower, street scene, street view, streetscape, tower, urban |
| 4-44 47th Road | Rental canoes lie in wait at the Gantry Plaza State Park Recreational Dock, at Long Island City’s East River shore. | 4-44 47th Road, 4-47 47th Rd., America, Big Apple, City that never sleeps, Empire State, Gantry Plaza State Park, Hunters Point, LIC, Long Island City, NYC, New York, New York City, New York City architecture, Queens, Recreational Dock, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, Western Queens, architecture, boats, bright, building, canoes, cheerful, cityscape, colorful, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, happy, inverted, metropolitan, outdoor, outdoors, outside, riverside, stacked, street scene, street view, streetscape, sunny, upside-down, urban, vibrant, waterside |
| 5-19 Borden Avenue | Murano condominiums: Sharp corners, stacked jutting balconies wrapped in glass mirror a brilliant blue sky in Long Island City. | 5-19 Borden Ave., 5-19 Borden Avenue, America, Big Apple, City that never sleeps, Empire State, Hunters Point, LIC, Long Island City, Murano, NYC, New York, New York City, New York City architecture, Queens, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, Western Queens, apartment building, apartments, architecture, balconies, blue, bright, building, cityscape, condo, condominium, curtain wall, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, flats, glass, metropolitan, multi-family residential, outdoor, outdoors, outside, reflections, residences, residential, street scene, street view, streetscape, sunny, urban |
| 10 Halletts Point | 10 Halletts Point is an aluminum-and-glass-skinned residential high-rise. Its two towers are first of a planned seven-building development. | 10 Halletts Point, 26-01 1st Street, 2601 1st St., 2601 1st Street, America, Astoria, Big Apple, City that never sleeps, Dattner Architects, Empire State, HDR, Halletts Point Astoria Apartments, NYC, New York, New York City, New York City architecture, Queens, Queens County, U.S., USA, United States, aluminum, aluminum façade, apartment building, apartments, architecture, blue, building, cityscape, curtain wall, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, flats, high rise, high-rise, metropolitan, red, residences, residential, streetscape, tinted glass, towers, urban, vivid |
| 20 Halletts Point Road | 20 Halletts Point, designed by Handel Architects, is a residential tower being built in Halletts Point section of Astoria, overlooking East River. | 20 Halletts Point, 20 Halletts Point Road, America, Astoria, Big Apple, East River, Empire State, Halletts Point, Handel Architects, NYC, New York, New York City, Queens, Queens County, Queens architecture, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, apartment building, apartment tower, apartments, architecture, black, building, cityscape, construction, curtain wall, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, glass, high-rise, metropolitan, multi-family residential, new construction, outdoor, outdoors, outside, residential, residential tower, riverfront, street scene, street view, streetscape, tower, under construction, urban, waterfront |
| 21-12 30th Road | Electioneering: New York City Democratic Socialists await voters at Long Island City, Queens early voting site, campaigning on NYC ballot proposals. | 2024 Presidential Election, 2024 election, 21-12 30th Road, 21st Street, 30th Road, America, Big Apple, Board of Elections, Democratic Socialists, Empire State, L.I. City, L.I.C., Long Island City, NYC, NYC-DSA, New York, New York City, New York City Democratic Socialists, Queens, Queens County, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens, Voting, campaigning, cityscape, day, daylight, daytime, early voting, early voting place, early voting site, election, electioneering, exterior, metropolitan, outdoor, outdoors, outside, poll site, polling place, polling site, street scene, street view, streetscape, urban, voting place, voting site |
| 22-44 Jackson Avenue | 5PointzLIC, a pair of residential towers at 22-44 Jackson Avenue, replaces 12 mostly interconnected factory buildings famous for graffiti murals. | 22-44 Jackson Ave., 22-44 Jackson Avenue, 5Pointz, 5PointzLIC, America, Big Apple, Empire State, HTO Architects, LIC, Long Island City, NYC, New York, New York City, Queens, Queens County, Queens architecture, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, apartment building, apartment complex, apartment tower, apartments, architecture, building, cityscape, curtain wall, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, flats, glass, high-rise, metropolitan, multi-family residential, outdoor, outdoors, outside, residences, residential, residential complex, residential tower, stone, street scene, street view, streetscape, tower, urban |
| 25-40 Shore Boulevard | Shore Towers Condominium is a riverfront residential high-rise with terraced penthouses and balconies for all apartments. | 25-40 Shore Boulevard, America, Astoria, Big Apple, City that never sleeps, East River, Empire State, HDR, NYC, New York, New York City, New York City architecture, Queens, Queens County, Shore Towers Condominium, U.S., USA, United States, apartment building, apartments, architecture, balconies, building, cityscape, condo, condominium, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, flats, high rise, high-rise, metropolitan, residences, residential, riverfront, skyscraper, streetscape, terraced, terraces, urban, vivid, waterfront |
| 30 Halletts Point Road | 30 Halletts Point, designed by Handel Architects, is a residential tower being built in Halletts Point section of Astoria, overlooking East River. | 30 Halletts Point, 30 Halletts Point Road, America, Astoria, Big Apple, East River, Empire State, Halletts Point, Handel Architects, NYC, New York, New York City, Queens, Queens County, Queens architecture, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, apartment building, apartment tower, apartments, architecture, black, building, cityscape, construction, curtain wall, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, glass, high-rise, metropolitan, multi-family residential, new construction, outdoor, outdoors, outside, residential, residential tower, riverfront, street scene, street view, streetscape, tower, under construction, urban, waterfront |
| 31-01 Vernon Boulevard | The Piano Factory condominium apartments occupy the landmark Sohmer & Company Piano Factory Building in Astoria, Queens. | 31-01 Vernon Boulevard, 3101 Vernon Blvd., 3101 Vernon Boulevard, America, Astoria, Berger & Baylies, Big Apple, City that never sleeps, Empire State, HDR, Mansard roof, NRHP, NYC, National Register of Historic Places, New York, New York City, New York City architecture, Queens, Queens County, Romanesque Revival, Sohmer & Company Piano Factory Building, The Piano Factory, U.S., USA, United States, adaptive reuse, apartment building, apartments, architecture, brick, building, cityscape, clock tower, condo, condominium, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, factory-to-residential conversion, flats, historic, landmark, masonry, metropolitan, residences, residential, streetscape, urban, vivid |
| 32-65 80th Street | Deep eaves and tile roof cap the square corner tower of 32-65 80th Street, a low-rise brick apartment building with stores in Jackson Heights. | 32-65 80th St., 32-65 80th Street, 3265 80th St., America, Big Apple, City that never sleeps, Empire State, Jackson Heights, NYC, New York, New York City, New York City architecture, Northern Boulevard, Queens, Queens County, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, apartment building, apartment house, apartments, architecture, brick, brown brick, building, cityscape, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, flats, ground floor retail, horizontal, landscape orientation, low-rise, metropolitan, multi-family residential, outdoor, outdoors, outside, residences, residential, spring, store, street scene, street view, street-level retail, streetscape, urban |
| 32-66 80th Street | Polychrome brick and cast stone enliven Avalon Court, a four-story apartment building in Jackson Heights. | 32-66 80th St., 32-66 80th Street, 3266 80th St., America, Avalon Court, Big Apple, City that never sleeps, Empire State, Jackson Heights, NYC, New York, New York City, New York City architecture, Queens, Queens County, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, apartment building, apartment house, apartments, architecture, brick, building, cast stone, cityscape, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, flats, ground floor retail, horizontal, landscape orientation, metropolitan, multi-family residential, outdoor, outdoors, outside, polychrome, residences, residential, spring, store, street scene, street view, street-level retail, streetscape, urban |
| 33-27 80th Street | Andrew J. Thomas designed The Towers, a brick-and-stone apartment complex on 80th Street, in Jackson Heights Historic District. | 1925, 33-27 80th St., 33-27 80th Street, 3327 80th St., America, Andrew J. Thomas, Big Apple, City that never sleeps, Empire State, Jackson Heights, NYC, NYC designated landmark, New York, New York City, New York City architecture, Queens, Queens County, The Towers, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, apartment building, apartment house, apartments, architecture, brick, building, cityscape, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, historic, landmark, metropolitan, multi-family residential, neo-Romanesque, outdoor, outdoors, outside, portrait orientation, residential, spring, stone, street scene, street view, streetscape, urban, vertical |
| 33-54 83rd Street | A Mansard roof crowns Hayes Court, an Andrew Thomas-designed garden apartment complex in the Jackson Heights Historic District. | 1923, 33-54 83rd St., 33-54 83rd Street, 8354 83rd St., America, Andrew J. Thomas, Big Apple, City that never sleeps, Empire State, Hayes Court, Jackson Heights, NYC, NYC designated landmark, New York, New York City, New York City architecture, Queens, Queens County, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, apartment building, apartments, architecture, brick, building, cityscape, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, garden apartments, historic, landmark, metropolitan, multi-family residential, neo-French Renaissance, outdoor, outdoors, outside, portrait orientation, residential, spring, stone, street scene, street view, streetscape, urban, vertical |
| 37-15 72nd Street | Two score and more pigeons find the red-painted apartment building parapet an irresistible roost in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York. | 37-15 72nd St., 37-15 72nd Street, 3715 72 St, America, Big Apple, Empire State, Jackson Heights, NYC, New York, New York City, Queens, Queens County, Queens architecture, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, apartment building, apartment house, apartments, architecture, birds, building, cityscape, copy space, day, daylight, daytime, diagonal, exterior, flats, horizontal, landscape orientation, metropolitan, multi-family residential, outdoor, outdoors, outside, painted, parapet, pigeons, red, residences, residential, roosting, street scene, street view, streetscape, stucco, urban, wall |
| 41-01 75th Street | United Sherpa Association, a community organization, occupies the former church at 41-01 75th Street in Jackson Heights/Elmhurst, Queens. | 41-01 75th St., 41-01 75th Street, 4101 75 St, America, Big Apple, Elmhurst, Empire State, Jackson Heights, NYC, New York, New York City, Queens, Queens County, Queens architecture, Sherpa, Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Way, U.S., USA, United Sherpa Association, United States, United States of America, architecture, brick, building, church, cityscape, colorful, community organization, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, metropolitan, outdoor, outdoors, outside, peaked roof, place of worship, polychrome, prayer wheel, sacred, school, street scene, street view, streetscape, temple, terra cotta, terra-cotta, terracotta, urban |
| 43-30 24th Street | Apartment tower at left is under construction at 43-30 24th Street in Long Island City, Queens. Older Skyline Tower and 1 Court Square at right. | 43-30 24th St., 43-30 24th Street, America, Big Apple, Empire State, Hill West Architects, LIC, Long Island City, NYC, New York, New York City, Queens, Queens County, Queens architecture, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, apartment building, apartment tower, apartments, architecture, balconies, building, cityscape, construction, curtain wall, day, daylight, daytime, distant, exterior, flats, glass, high-rise, metropolitan, multi-family residential, outdoor, outdoors, outside, reflection, reflective, residences, residential, street scene, street view, streetscape, tower, under construction, urban |
| 52-41–52-03 Center Boulevard | The two-tower Hunter’s Point South complex overlooking the East River. A new three-tower project is under construction in the foreground. | 52-03 Center Blvd., 52-03 Center Boulevard, 52-41 Center Blvd., 52-41 Center Boulevard, 5203 Center Blvd., 5203 Center Boulevard, 5241 Center Blvd., 5241 Center Boulevard, America, Big Apple, City that never sleeps, Empire State, Hunter’s Point South, L.I.C., Long Island City, NYC, New York, New York City, New York City architecture, ODA Architects, Queens, Queens County, SLCE Architects, U.S., USA, United States, affordable housing, apartment building, apartments, architecture, building, cityscape, curtain wall, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, flats, glass, high rise, high-rise, metropolitan, multi-family residential, residences, residential, skyscraper, streetscape, tower, urban |
| 56-27 Second Street | Gotham Point South, a residential tower on the East River at Newtown Creek in Long Island City, Queens, NY. | 56-27 2nd St., 56-27 2nd Street, 56-27 Second St., 56-27 Second Street, America, Big Apple, City that never sleeps, Empire State, Gotham Point South, Handel Architects, Hunter’s Point South, L.I.C., Long Island City, Luxury Rental, Mixed-Income Rental, Multifamily Residential, NYC, New York, New York City, New York City architecture, Queens, Queens County, Residential Rental, Senior Living, U.S., USA, United States, apartment building, apartments, architecture, brick, building, cityscape, curtain wall, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, flats, glass, high rise, high-rise, metropolitan, residences, residential, streetscape, tower, urban |
| 70-35 Broadway | 70-35 Broadway is a low-rise cooperative apartment building in Jackson Heights, brick with terra cotta ornamentation. | 1927, 70-35 Broadway, America, Big Apple, Empire State, Jackson Heights, NYC, New York, New York City, Queens, Queens County, Queens architecture, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, apartment building, apartment house, apartments, architecture, beige, brick, building, cityscape, co-op, cooperative, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, flats, low-rise, metropolitan, multi-family residential, outdoor, outdoors, outside, portrait orientation, residences, residential, street scene, street view, streetscape, terra cotta, terra-cotta, terracotta, urban, vertical |
| 73-05 37th Road | A subway entrance and ethnic restaurants and shops occupy the former Eagle Theater at 73-05 37th Road in Jackson Heights. | 73-05 37th Rd., 73-05 37th Road, America, Bangladeshi, Big Apple, Eagle Theater, Empire State, Indian, Jackson Heights, Kabab King, NYC, New York, New York City, Pakastani, Queens, Queens County, Queens architecture, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, architecture, building, cityscape, day, daylight, daytime, ethnic, exterior, former theater, gray, grey, ground floor retail, horizontal, landscape orientation, low-rise, metropolitan, outdoor, outdoors, outside, restaurants, store, street scene, street view, street-level retail, streetscape, subway entrance, urban |
| 76-06 41st Avenue | Pigeons roost on the shady side of the steeple of New York Seventh-day Adventist Chinese Church at 76-06 41st Avenue in Elmhurst, Queens, New York. | 76-06 41st Ave., 76-06 41st Avenue, America, Big Apple, Empire State, NYC, New York, New York Chinese Seventh-day Adventist Church, New York City, New York Seventh-day Adventist Chinese Church, Queens, Queens County, Queens architecture, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, architecture, brick, building, church, cityscape, day, daylight, daytime, divine, exterior, low-rise, metropolitan, outdoor, outdoors, outside, pigeons roosting, place of worship, portrait orientation, religious, sacred, steeple, street scene, street view, streetscape, urban, vertical |
| 80-22 Parsons Blvd | St. Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Academy is a parochial school on Parsons Blvd. in Hillside, Jamaica, Queens, NY. | 80-22 Parsons Blvd., Big Apple, Hillside, Jamaica, NY, NYC, New York, New York City, Parsons Boulevard, Queens, Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Academy, St. Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Academy, architecture, brick, built environment, city, fall, parochial school, private school, school, streetscape, sunny, urban |
| 82-00 35th Avenue | Mosaics and stained glass accent the 35th Avenue façade of St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Church, part of Jackson Heights Historic District. | 1951, 82-00 35th Ave., 82-00 35th Avenue, 8200 35th Ave., America, Big Apple, Catholic, City that never sleeps, Empire State, Jackson Heights, NYC, NYC designated landmark, New York, New York City, New York City architecture, Queens, Queens County, St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Church, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, W. A. Schlusing, architecture, brick, building, church, cityscape, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, historic, horizontal, landmark, landscape orientation, metropolitan, neo-Romanesque, outdoor, outdoors, outside, place of worship, religious, sacred, spring, stone, street scene, street view, streetscape, urban |
| 82-41 Parsons Blvd | T Building, former Triboro Hospital for Tuberculosis, converted to affordable housing. | 82-41 Parsons Blvd., Art Moderne, Big Apple, Eggers & Higgins, Hillside, Jamaica, John Russell Pope, NRHP, NY, NYC, National Register of Historic Places, New York, New York City, Parsons Boulevard, Queens, Queens Hospital Center, T Building, T Building Apartments, Triboro Hospital for Tuberculosis, adaptive reuse, architecture, built environment, city, conversion, former hospital, landmark, midrise, residential, streetscape, urban |
| 83-01 35th Avenue | Statues attend the entrance to Cedar Court’s central courtyard; the brick and stone apartment building is part of Jackson Heights Historic District. | 1925, 83-01 35th Ave., 83-01 35th Avenue, 8301 35th Ave., America, Andrew J. Thomas, Big Apple, Cedar Court, City that never sleeps, Empire State, Jackson Heights, NYC, NYC designated landmark, New York, New York City, New York City architecture, Queens, Queens County, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, apartment building, apartments, architecture, brick, building, cityscape, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, garden apartments, historic, landmark, metropolitan, multi-family residential, neo-Romanesque, outdoor, outdoors, outside, portrait orientation, residential, spring, stone, street scene, street view, streetscape, urban, vertical |
| 83-03 34th Avenue | A Mansard roof crowns Hayes Court, an Andrew Thomas-designed garden apartment complex in the Jackson Heights Historic District. | 83-03 34th Avenue, 83-04 34th Ave., 8304 34th Ave., America, Big Apple, City that never sleeps, Empire State, Jackson Heights, NYC, New York, New York City, New York City architecture, Queens, Queens County, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, apartment building, apartment house, apartments, architecture, brick, brown brick, building, cast stone, cityscape, corner, day, daylight, daytime, detail, exterior, flats, horizontal, landscape orientation, lintel, metropolitan, multi-family residential, outdoor, outdoors, outside, parapet, residences, residential, spring, street scene, street view, streetscape, urban |
| 84-35 152nd Street | St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church is in the residential neighborhood of Brarwood, Jamaica, Queens. | 84-35 152nd Street, Big Apple, Briarwood, Jamaica, NY, NYC, New York, New York City, Queens, Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, architecture, brick, built environment, church, city, fall, religious, sacred, streetscape, sunny, urban, worship |
| 104 Astoria Boulevard | Astoria Houses, a NYC Housing Authority development in Astoria, Queens. Shipping container and fencing are part of maintenance program. | 1-04 Astoria Blvd., 1-04 Astoria Boulevard, 104 Astoria Blvd., 104 Astoria Boulevard, America, Astoria Houses, Big Apple, East River, Empire State, Hallet’s Cove, NYC, NYCHA, New York, New York City, New York City Housing Authority, Queens, Queens County, Queens architecture, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, apartment building, apartment house, apartments, architecture, brick, building, cityscape, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, fence, flats, graffiti, low-rise, metropolitan, multi-family residential, outdoor, outdoors, outside, residences, residential, shipping containers, shoreline, street scene, street view, streetscape, urban |
| 150-75 Goethals Avenue | St. Nicholas of Tolentine Roman Catholic Church on Goethals Avenue, Hillside, Jamaica, Queens, New York. | 150-75 Goethals Avenue, Big Apple, Goethals Ave., Hillside, Jamaica, NY, NYC, New York, New York City, Queens, RC, Roman Catholic, Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Roman Catholic Church, St. Nicholas of Tolentine Roman Catholic Church, architecture, brick, built environment, church, city, fall, religious, sacred, streetscape, sunny, urban, worship |
| 157 Rockaway Beach Boulevard | Landmark Riis Park Bathhouse, built in 1932 in Art Deco style. Pre-restoration/renovation photo (July, 2019) shows structure in disrepair. | 157 Rockaway Beach Blvd., 157 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, America, Art Deco, Atlantic Ocean, Big Apple, City that never sleeps, Empire State, Gateway National Recreation Area, Jacob Riis Park, NRHP, NYC, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, New York, New York City, New York City architecture, Queens, Riis Park Bathhouse, Rockaway, Rockaway Beach, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, architecture, beach, bright, building, cityscape, day, daylight, daytime, disrepair, exterior, former NYC park, historic, landmark, metropolitan, oceanfront, outdoor, outdoors, outside, restrooms, street scene, street view, streetscape, sunny, urban |
| 4610 Center Boulevard | Vying for views, three glass-skinned apartment towers along Center Boulevard overlook the East River in Long Island City, Queens. | 4610 Center Blvd., 4610 Center Boulevard, America, Arquitectonica, Big Apple, Center Boulevard, City that never sleeps, East River, Empire State, HDR, Long Island City, NYC, New York, New York City, New York City architecture, Queens, Queens County, U.S., USA, United States, apartment building, apartments, architecture, balconies, building, cityscape, curtain wall, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, flats, glass, high rise, high-rise, metropolitan, reflective, rental, residences, residential, riverfront, skyscraper, streetscape, tinted glass, urban, vivid, waterfront |
| 5203 Center Boulevard | Under construction: 5203 Center Boulevard (now completed) rises behind Hunter’s Point South Park, along the East River. | 52-03 Center Boulevard, 5203 Center Blvd., 5203 Center Boulevard, America, Big Apple, City that never sleeps, East River, Empire State, HDR, Hunters Point South, Hunter’s Point South, Hunter’s Point South Park, Long Island City, NYC, New York, New York City, New York City architecture, Queens, Queens County, U.S., USA, United States, apartment building, apartments, architecture, building, cityscape, construction, curtain wall, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, flats, glass, high rise, high-rise, metropolitan, rental, residences, residential, riverfront, skyscraper, streetscape, tower, under construction, unfinished, urban, vivid, waterfront |
| 5241 Center Boulevard | 5241 Center Boulevard, part of the Hunter’s Point South residential development on the East River in Long Island City, Queens, NY. | 52-41 Center Blvd., 52-41 Center Boulevard, 5241 Center Blvd., 5241 Center Boulevard, America, Big Apple, City that never sleeps, Empire State, Hunter’s Point South, L.I.C., Long Island City, NYC, New York, New York City, New York City architecture, ODA Architects, Queens, Queens County, SLCE Architects, U.S., USA, United States, affordable housing, apartment building, apartments, architecture, building, cityscape, curtain wall, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, flats, glass, high rise, high-rise, metropolitan, multi-family residential, residences, residential, skyscraper, streetscape, tower, urban |
| East River | Seastreak New Jersey is a 505-passenger high-speed ferry operated by Seastreak from New York City to New Jersey, Nantucket and Martha’s Vinyard. | America, May, NYC, New York, New York City, Queens, Seastreak, Seastreak New Jersey, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, bright, catamaran, cityscape, commuters, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, ferry, horizontal, landscape orientation, metropolitan, outdoor, passenger ferry, sightseeing, spring, sunny, tourist attraction, twin hull, urban, visitor attraction, water, water transportation |
| Hunters Point | Glass towers now stand over once-industrial Long Island City. Hayden LIC Apartments, Skyline Tower, and One Court Square dominate this view. | America, Big Apple, City that never sleeps, Court Square, Empire State, Hayden LIC Apartments, Hunters Point, Long Island City, NYC, New York, New York City, New York City architecture, One Court Square, Queens, Queens County, Skyline Tower, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, architecture, bright, building, cityscape, curtain wall, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, glass, high-rise, metropolitan, outdoor, outdoors, outside, skyline, skyscraper, skyscrapers, street scene, street view, streetscape, sunny, tower, towers, urban |
| Hunters Point South Park | Panoramic view north from Hunters Point South Park, Queens. L to R: East River and Manhattan, Center Boulevard, Court Square district, Newtown Creek. | America, Big Apple, Center Boulevard, City that never sleeps, East River, Empire State, Hunters Point, Hunters Point South Park, LIC, Long Island City, Manhattan, NYC, New York, New York City, New York City architecture, Queens, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, Western Queens, apartment buildings, architecture, bright, building, cityscape, day, daylight, daytime, dogs, exterior, grass, landscape, metropolitan, outdoor, outdoors, outside, panorama, panoramic, park, riverfront, street scene, street view, streetscape, stroller, sunny, urban, waterfront, white stones, wide view |
| LaGuardia Airport | LaGuardia Airport: Aircraft approaching for landing. | America, Big Apple, Bombardier CRJ-900, City that never sleeps, Delta, Delta Connection, East Elmhurst, Empire State, HDR, LaGuardia Airport, NYC, New York, New York City, New York City architecture, Queens, Queens County, Runway 22, U.S., USA, United States, aircraft, airplane, airport, approach, architecture, building, cityscape, cloudy, copy space, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, fuselage-mounted engines, jet, landing, metropolitan, overcast, runway, streetscape, transportation hub, twin-engine jet, urban, vivid, wheels down |
| Long Island City shoreline | Iconic Silvercup sign, Long Island City, between Queensboro Bridge and Ravel hotel; landmark New York Architectural Terra-Cotta Works, far right. | 59th Street Bridge, America, Big Apple, East River, Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, Empire State, LIC, Long Island City, Long Island City shoreline, NYC, NYC designated landmark, New York, New York Architectural Terra-Cotta Works, New York City, Queens, Queens County, Queens architecture, Queensboro Bridge, Ravel hotel, Silvercup, Silvercup Bakery, Silvercup Studios, Silvercup sign, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, architecture, building, cityscape, day, daylight, daytime, distant apartment buildings, distant buildings, exterior, hazy, historic, landmark, metropolitan, outdoor, outdoors, outside, riverfront, street scene, street view, streetscape, urban, vacant lot, waterfront |
| Queensboro Bridge | Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, Queens anchorage pier contains a now-closed stairtower; Queensbridge Park in foreground. | 1908, 59th Street Bridge, America, Big Apple, East River, Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, Empire State, Gustav Lindenthal, Henry Hornbostel, LIC, Long Island City, NYC, NYC designated landmark, New York, New York City, Queens, Queens County, Queens anchorage, Queens architecture, Queensboro Bridge, U.S., USA, United States, United States of America, architecture, bridge, building, cantilever, cityscape, day, daylight, daytime, exterior, granite, highway span, historic, infrastructure, landmark, metropolitan, north stair tower, north stairtower, outdoor, outdoors, outside, steel, stone, street scene, street view, streetscape, urban |