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Hunter's Point South is a mixed-use development situated on approximately 30 acres of prime waterfront property in 30 acres (120,000 m 2) in Long Island City, the westernmost neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens.
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Map of industrial Hunters Point in 1891. Hunters Point is...
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Aug 30, 2015 · RETURN TO HUNTERS POINT. August 30, 2015. Dominie’s Hoek (Hook), originally the western end of the town of Newtown, was originally settled when a tract of land was awarded to Everard Bogardus, a Dutch Reformed minister (dominie), in 1643. The land was later owned by British sea captain George Hunter and by 1825 had become known as Hunter’s ...
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The East River and Newtown Creek meet at Hunters Point. To the west is Manhattan, with the United Nations and Chrysler Buildingat spitting distance. South is Newtown Creek and Greenpoint. To the east are the railyards and Sunnyside, and north is Queens Plaza and Dutch Kills. The main drag Vernon Boulevard is all restaurants, bars, and shops until a...
The #7 subway from Manhattan makes its first Queens stop in Hunters Point, about five minutes from Grand Central. The G subway carries folks between Queens and Brooklyn. The E and V subways meet at Court Square. The Long Island Rail Road(LIRR) has limited service at Borden Ave and 2nd St. The neighborhood peers into the mouth of the Midtown Tunnel,...
Housing runs the gamut from ultra-luxe to industrial mess, often next to one another. The trend is up and away for renovated properties, but development has not kept up with demand. The median real estate price is $1,173,978, which is more expensive than 92.7% of the neighborhoods in New York. The average rental price is currently $3,221, based on ...
Hunters Point is generally a safe neighborhood, though the more desolate areas, especially toward Queens Plaza, are best avoided at night or when you're alone. Same is true for the industrial areas south of the LIE. They can be too empty at night.
P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Centeropened in 1971 and has become the catalyst of neighborhood transformation. Housed in a former public school, it stays on the cutting edge, even as it has gained international prominence. Make sure to check out its wild summer weekend party, Warm-Up. (46-01 21st St).
Tournesol, a French bistro, serves good food, but the wait can be ridiculous on weekends. (50-12 Vernon Blvd at 51st Ave)
Red-brick, 19th-century brownstones line 45th Avenue between 21st and 23rd Streets and are now a historic district(recent sales near $1 million). LIC's beautiful firehouse and police station were in the TV series Third Watch. Court Square is home both to the Citi Tower (which at 58 stories) and to the NY State Supreme Court House building. Gantry P...
Hunters Point has been about transportation since 1861 when the LIRR moved its main terminus here from Brooklyn. Train travelers disembarked and boarded ferries to Manhattan, and a community developed serving this trade. By the 1870s Hunters Point was residential and joined Ravenswood, Astoria, and Steinway to form Long Island City. In the early 19...
Hunters Point problems: The biggest neighborhood issue is the environmental impact of the Queens West development of former industrial sites. Clean-up is especially complicated at sites with long h...Shopping: Small stores (more mom-and-pop than chains) line Vernon Boulevard. Elsewhere it's hit or miss.Library: Court Square Branch, 25-01 Jackson Avenue.Parking: Main streets and side streets are tight. Watch out for tow zones. Parkin the Citylights building garage, 48th Ave. and 5th St., Long Island City, NY.People also ask
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Nov 7, 2019 · The transformation of Hunter’s Point South in two phases from a contaminated strip of coast in Long Island City, Queens, to an ecologically sensitive 11-acre park was 11 years in the making...
Hunter's Point is a historic neighborhood situated in the western part of the borough of Queens, New York City. The neighborhood has a rich history dating back to the early 19th century when it was named after Robert Hunter, a colonial governor of New York.
