North Beach, Queens

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North Beach, Queens was a former waterfront neighborhood in New York City that once hosted the historic North Beach Airport, a predecessor to LaGuardia Airport.

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North Beach, Queens canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former neighborhood
geographic area
adjacentTo Bowery Bay Park
Rikers Island
country United States of America
currentSiteUsedAs LaGuardia Airport
hasFacility North Beach Airport
hasHeritage historic aviation site
hasUse amusement destination
recreational area
historicalFunction site of early commercial aviation in New York City
hosted North Beach Airport
locatedIn Borough of Queens
Long Island
New York City
New York State
Queens
locatedNear Astoria, Queens
Bowery Bay
East Elmhurst
surface form: East Elmhurst, Queens
locatedOn Flushing Bay
waterfront
partOf Queens Community District area around East Elmhurst
northwestern Queens
predecessorOf LaGuardia Airport
replacedBy LaGuardia Airport
timePeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
transportationRole early aviation hub for New York City

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North Beach Airport locatedIn North Beach, Queens
Glenn H. Curtiss Airport locatedIn North Beach, Queens