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Week 34

Kings, Dons, and Aliens: Movie Locations of Queens

Our first walk in a series exploring NYC filming locations takes in a sampling of sites from three movies famous for their New York/Queens connections: Coming to America, Goodfellas and Men In Black. We'll visit sites still standing, sites since past and sites out of this world.

Neighborhoods Bushwick, East Williamsburg, Maspeth, Elmhurst, Woodside, Astoria Heights, Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst, North Corona, Queensboro Hill, Pomonok, Utopia, Jamaica Estates, Jamaica Hills, Briarwood, Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, Cypress Hills, Liberty Park

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Week 4

First Impressions - North Queens

Our first jaunt into North Queens starts with a passage on foot through Elmhurst and Corona. Cutting up through Flushing and taking a right at Spa Castle in College Point, we round the turn at Crocheron Park and Little Neck Bay. The route back takes us by the scenic Long Island Expressway and through Queens College.

Neighborhoods Liberty Park, Glendale, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens Hills, Flushing, Auburndale, Bayside, Bay Terrace, Clearview, Beechhurst, Whitestone, College Point, Rego Park, Middle Village

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Week 3

First Impressions, Northwest Queens

Our survey of Northwest Queens starts with a walk through Ridgewood, cutting across cemetery territory to walk up the coast of Hunter's Point, Dutch Kills and Astoria. We sweep by LaGuardia airport and tag the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows Park before cutting across Jackson Heights and down through Sunnyside and Maspeth.

Neighborhoods Ridgewood, Fresh Pond, Maspeth, Sunnyside, Sunnyside Gardens, Woodside, Jackson Heights, North Corona, South Corona, East Elmhurst, Astoria Heights, Ditmars Steinway, Astoria, Dutch Kills, Hunters Point, Long Island City, Blissville

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