Nearby questions in Queens

The Aer Lingus Lounge at New York’s JFK Airport is located after security in Terminal 5 departures, across from Gate 26. The lounge overlooks the airside operations towards the iconic TWA Hotel, and offers self-serve food and beverages, free wi-fi, printers and shower facilities. The Aer Lingus lounge is open from 12:45 until the last Aer Lingus departure for the Read more...

Long Island City, also known as LIC, is a residential and commercial neighborhood in Queens, New York City, situated just across the East River from Manhattan at the eastern terminus of the Queensboro Bridge. Once a heavily industrial area, Long Island City was rezoned for residential use in 2001 and subsequently underwent a period of redevelopment and gentrification, becoming one Read more...

The Astoria neighborhood in Queens, New York City, is named after prominent German-American businessman John Jacob Astor, said to be the first multi-millionaire in the United States. In the first half of the 19th century, much of the then-rural area, including the village of Hallett’s Cove, was owned by wealthy fur trader Stephen Halsey. His older brother, John Halsey, was Read more...

John F Kennedy International Airport was officially called New York International Airport-Anderson Field, after it opened in 1948, but was more commonly known as Idlewild Airport. The airport in Queens, New York, was developed on land once occupied by the Idlewild Beach Golf Course, leading to it being referred to as Idlewild, and even used IDL as the FAA and Read more...

On the evening of October 30th, 2002, Jason Mizell, better known as Jam Master Jay of the hip hop group Run-DMC, was shot and killed, aged 37, at his recording studio in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. Ronald Washington was identified by prosecutors in April 2007 as an accomplice in the murder, although it was alleged that he was accompanied Read more...