Parkway Village

Bounded by Union Tpk., 150th St., Goethals Ave., Parsons Blvd., Grand Central Pkwy., & Main St., Queens, New York. County/parish: Queens.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 28, 2012. NRIS 12000052.

109 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 5 contributing structures.

From Wikipedia:

Parkway Village (Queens)

Parkway Village is a garden apartment complex with 675 residential units, located on 35 acres (14 ha) in the Briarwood section of Queens in New York City. It was completed in 1947 to house United Nations employees and delegates, many of whom had faced racial discrimination when they sought housing in other areas.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321127