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International Language Collections at the Court Square Community Library include:
Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the Court Square Community Library include:
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Child Care / Preschools | ||
Joseph DiMarco Child Care Center
Joseph DiMarco Child Care Center 1109 37th Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101-6026 phone: (718) 786-1166 | Bright Beginnings 3501 24th Street Long Island City NY , 11106 phone: (718) 707-0501 |
Community Board | ||
Queens Community Board 1 36-01 35th Avenue Astoria NY , 11106 phone: (718)786-3335 fax: (718)786-3368 |
Community Organizations & Services | ||
Long Island City YMCA 32-23 Queens Boulevard Long Island City NY , 11101-2322 phone: (718) 392-7932 fax: (718) 392-0544 |
Fire Department | ||
Engine 260 Foam 81 11-15 37th Avenue Queens NY , 11101 | ||
Local Hospitals | ||
The Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens 25-10 30th Avenue Long Island City NY , 11102 phone: (718) 932-1000 |
Local Newspapers | ||
Parks and Playgrounds | ||
Police Department | ||
Post Office | ||
Plaza Post Office 2418 Queens Plaza Long Island City NY , 11101-9991 phone: (800) ASK-USPS fax: (718) 321-5975 | Parcel Post Annex Post Office 4310 10th Street Long Island City NY , 11101-9992 phone: (800) ASK-USPS fax: (718) 321-5975 | Main Office Long Island City 4602 21st Street Long Island City NY , 11101-9804 phone: (800) ASK-USPS fax: (718) 321-5975 |
Private / Parochial Schools | ||
Evangelical Christian School 39-21 Crescent Street Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 937-9600 | Saint Raphael School 48-25 37th Street Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 784-0482 |
Public Elementary Schools | ||
PS 112 Dutch Kills 25-05 37th Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 784-5250 | Herbert G. Birch ECC 10-24 49th Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101 | PS 111 Jacob Blackwell 37-15 13th Street Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 786-2073 |
Public High Schools | ||
Academy of American Studies High School 28-04 41st Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 361-8786 | The Academy of Finance and Enterprise 30-20 Thomson Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 361-2032 | Aviation Career & Technical High School 45-30 36th Street Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 361-5275 |
Q 580 Baccalaureate School for Global 34-12 36th Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 361-9920 | Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School 30-20 Thomson Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 937-4270 | Q 502 Information Technology High School 21-16 44th Road Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 937-4270 |
International High School at LaGuardia Community College 31-10 Thomson Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 482-5465 | ||
Robert F. Wagner Jr. Secondary School for Arts and Technology 47-07 30th Place Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 472-5671 | Queens Vocational High School (Q 600) 37-02 47 Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 937-3010 |
Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools | ||
Q 580 Baccalaureate School for Global Education 34-12 36th Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 361-5275 | P 004 at Information Technology High School 21-16 44th Road Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 361-5275 | Robert F. Wagner Jr. Secondary School for Arts and Technology 47-07 30th Place Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 937-4270 |
Senior Centers | ||
HANAK Archbishop Iakovos Senior Center 32-06 21st Street Long Island City NY , phone: (718) 726-1227 | BFFY Dellamonica Senior Center 23-56 Broadway Long Island City NY , 11106 phone: (718) 626-1500 | |
Queens Senior Center 10-25 41st Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 937-1093 | Queensbridge Senior Center 10-25 41st Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 937-1093 | |
Saint Irene of Chrysovalantou Senior Center, Inc. 4211 Ditmars Boulevard Long Island City NY , | Saint Mary’s Senior Citizen’s Center 1015 49th Avenue Long Island City NY , phone: (718) 729-2688 |
Elected Officials | |
NYC Council Hon. Jimmy Van Bramer JVanBramer@council.nyc.gov | |
District Office Address 47-01 Queens Boulevard,Suite 205 Sunnyside NY, 11104 phone: (718) 383-9566 fax: (718) 383-9076 | Manhattan Office Address 250 Broadway, Suite 1882 New York NY , 10007 phone: (212) 788-7370 fax: (212) 513-7195 |
NYS Assembly Hon. Catherine T. Nolan NolanC@nyassembly.gov | |
District Office 47-40 21st Street, Room 810 Long Island City NY, 11101 phone: (718) 784-3194 fax: (718) 472-0648 | Albany Office LOB, Room 836 Albany NY, 12248 phone: (518) 455-4851 fax: (518) 455-3847 |
NYS Senate Hon. Michael Gianaris Gianaris@nysenate.gov | |
District Office 31-19 Newtown Avenue, Suite 402 Astoria NY , 11102 phone: (718) 728-0960 fax: (718) 728-0963 | Albany Office Capitol Building, Room 413 Albany NY, 12247 phone: (518) 455-3486 fax: (518) 426-6929 |
US Congress Hon. Carolyn Maloney | |
District Office 31-19 Newtown Avenue Astoria NY , 11102 phone: (718) 932-1804 fax: (718) 932-1805 | Legislative Office 2308 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC, 20515 phone: (202) 225-7944 fax: (202) 225-4709 |
Boro President Hon. Melinda Katz Info@queensbp.org | |
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Mayor Hon. Bill de Blasio | |
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Long Island City is the largest community in Queens in both area and population. It consists of five neighborhoods: Astoria, north of Broadway; Hunter’s Point, south of Broadway to Newton Creek; Ravenswood, along the waterfront; Steinway on either side of Steinway Street, and Dutch Kills.
Hunter’s Point contains the railroad yards and most of the factories, light-industry plants, and fifty-story Citicorp tower. It was the principal western terminus of the Long Island Rail Road and the seat of an extensive freight business. Some of the most extensive oil refineries in the country were located in this portion of Long Island City, as well as also shipyards capable of building vessels of any size.
In 1895, Long Island City Businessman William Nelson accepted 7, 000 books as a payment for a debt. He offered the books to anyone who wanted to establish a library. Philanthropist Dr. Walter Frey and businessman George Clay took him up on this offer. The three presented their idea to Long Island City Mayor Horatio Sanford, who assigned $3000 to finance the library for one year. Jessie Hume served as the first librarian.
Almost one hundred years later, in October 1989, the Court Square Branch of the Queens Library system opened its doors to the public. Built by Citicorp as part of a 50 story office tower in Long Island City, the Court Square Branch was leased to the Queens Public Library for 30 years at $1 a year. The new branch got its name from the nearby historic landmark. The branch itself is approximately 2500sq.feet. It is unique for Queens Public Libraries in that it is the first time a branch library has been created in concert with a corporation in order to provide library materials to the general public. Another unique attribute of the Court Square branch is that approximately 80% of its customers live in areas other than Queens.