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The neighborhood before the towers.

QueensWest.com, 1998 to 2013.

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Around the neighborhood

  • Gantry Plaza State Park · The Hunters Point gantries on the East River.
  • Hunters Point South Park · Waterfront park south of 50th Avenue.
  • Pepsi-Cola sign · Landmarked in 2016.
  • Vernon Blvd/Jackson Av (7) · Subway: 7 train.
  • Hunters Point Av LIRR · Long Island Rail Road.
  • LIC ferry landing · NYC Ferry, East River and Astoria routes.
  • MoMA PS1 · Contemporary art, 22-25 Jackson Ave.
  • Court Square · Subway: 7, E, M, G.

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