Queens icons index

Explore the complete index of illustrated icons featured in the Iconic Queens poster. Hundreds of places, people, streets, and stories come together to define the borough. Each icon contributes to a larger visual portrait of Queens.

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Architectural Landmarks

  • 102-45 47th Avenue House
  • 1 Jackson Park
  • 1 QPS Tower
  • 22-44 Jackson Avenue North Tower
  • 35-34 Bell Boulevard
  • 4615 Center Boulevard
  • Allen-Beville House
  • ALTA+
  • Arthur Hammerstein House
  • Avalon Riverview
  • Brewster Building
  • Citylights at Queens Landing
  • Cornell Farmhouse
  • Daniel and Abbie B. Eldridge House
  • Eagle Lofts
  • Fitzgerald–Ginsberg Mansion
  • Flushing Hospital Medical Center
  • Hawthorne Court Apartments
  • Herman A. and Malvina Schleicher House
  • J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building
  • Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building
  • Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
  • Jamaica Savings Bank Building (Jamaica Avenue)
  • Jamaica Savings Bank Building (Sutphin Boulevard)
  • John Bowne House
  • King Manor
  • La Casina
  • Lent Homestead
  • Linc LIC
  • Long Island City Clock Tower
  • Louis Armstrong House
  • Mount Sinai Queens
  • New York Architectural Terra Cotta Company Building
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
  • NYC Health + Hospitals Elmhurst
  • One Court Square
  • One Gotham Center
  • Queens Plaza Park
  • Ralph Johnson Bunche House
  • Richmond Hill Republican Club
  • Ridgewood Savings Bank
  • Skyline Tower
  • Sohmer and Company Piano Factory
  • St. Mary’s Hospital for Children
  • Steinway Mansion
  • Suffolk Title and Guarantee Company Building
  • The Forge
  • The Hayden
  • Tower 28
  • Vander Ende–Onderdonk House

Arts & Cultural Institutions

  • Flux Factory
  • Jamaica Performing Arts Center
  • King Manor Museum
  • Kingsland Homestead
  • Knockdown Center
  • Kaufman Astoria Studios
  • Lewis H. Latimer House Museum
  • Local Project
  • Loew’s Valencia Theatre (now Tabernacle of Prayer for All People)
  • MoMA PS1
  • Museum of the Moving Image
  • New York Hall of Science
  • Poppenhusen Institute
  • Queens County Farm Museum
  • Queens Museum
  • SculptureCenter
  • Silvercup Studios
  • Socrates Sculpture Park
  • Thalia Spanish Theatre
  • The Noguchi Museum
  • Topaz Arts

Bridges, Transit & Terminals

  • AirTrain JFK Howard Beach Station
  • AirTrain JFK Jamaica Station
  • Bronx–Whitestone Bridge
  • Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge
  • Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge
  • Fresh Pond Yard
  • Greenpoint Avenue Bridge
  • Hell Gate Bridge
  • John F. Kennedy International Airport
  • Kosciuszko Bridge
  • LaGuardia Airport
  • Long Island City Gantry Cranes
  • Marine Air Terminal
  • Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge
  • MTA Buses
  • MTA Subway
  • New York City Subway Redbird Train
  • Pulaski Bridge
  • Roosevelt Island Bridge
  • Sunnyside Yards
  • Taxis (NYC Yellow Cab)
  • Throgs Neck Bridge
  • TWA Flight Center

Civic & Historic Figures

  • Andrew Cuomo (politician)
  • Barbara Bush (First Lady of the United States)
  • Estée Lauder (businesswoman)
  • John Gotti (organized crime figure)
  • John Guare (playwright)
  • Laura Z. Hobson (author)
  • Murder of Kitty Genovese
  • Nancy Reagan (First Lady of the United States)
  • Raymond Damadian (physician / inventor)

Culinary & Hospitality

  • Bel Aire Diner
  • Don Peppe
  • Donovan’s Pub
  • Elias Corner
  • Gebhardt’s Restaurant
  • Georgia Diner
  • Goodfellas Diner
  • Grimaldi’s Bakery
  • Jackson Diner
  • Jackson Hole Diner
  • Jahn’s
  • Mapo BBQ
  • Neir’s Tavern
  • Resorts World Casino New York City
  • Ridgewood Market
  • Sripraphai
  • Tasty’s Diner
  • Taverna Kyclades
  • Topos Bookstore Café
  • Trattoria L’incontro
  • While in Kathmandu
  • Zum Stammtisch

Education & Libraries

  • Flushing High School
  • Frank Sinatra School of the Arts
  • Jamaica High School
  • LaGuardia Community College
  • Newtown High School
  • P.S. 66 (The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School)
  • Queens College
  • Queens Public Library
  • Queensborough Community College
  • St. John’s University
  • Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
  • York College

Entertainment, Media, Sports & Pop Culture Figures

  • 50 Cent (rapper)
  • A Tribe Called Quest (hip-hop group)
  • Action Bronson (rapper / TV host)
  • Adrien Brody (actor)
  • Al Roker (television personality)
  • Anita Page (actress)
  • Aunt May and Uncle Ben (fictional characters)
  • Bob Beamon (Olympic long jumper)
  • Candy Darling (actress / Warhol superstar)
  • Christopher Walken (actor)
  • Cyndi Lauper (singer-songwriter)
  • Ethel Merman (singer / actress)
  • Fran Drescher (actor / comedian)
  • Hank Azaria (actor / voice actor)
  • Howard Stern (radio personality)
  • Ja Rule (rapper)
  • Judd Apatow (director / producer)
  • John Leguizamo (actor / comedian)
  • John McEnroe (tennis player)
  • LL Cool J (rapper / actor)
  • Louis Armstrong (jazz trumpeter)
  • Lucy Liu (actor)
  • Mae West (actress)
  • Martin Scorsese (film director)
  • Metta World Peace (basketball player)
  • Michael Landon (Actor / Director)
  • Mobb Deep (hip-hop duo)
  • Nadia Ali (singer)
  • Nas (rapper)
  • Nicki Minaj (rapper / singer)
  • Onyx (hip-hop group)
  • Peter Parker / Spider-Man (fictional character)
  • Rafer Alston (basketball player)
  • Ramones (punk rock band)
  • Ray Romano (actor / comedian)
  • Rich the Kid (rapper)
  • Simon & Garfunkel (Folk Rock Duo)
  • Susan Sarandon (actor)
  • Tony Bennett (singer)
  • Whitey Ford (baseball player)

Festivals & Cultural Events

  • Colombian Festival of Flowers Parade
  • Ecuador Independence Parade
  • St. Markella Greek Festival & Street Fair

Government Buildings & Historic Districts

  • 101st Precinct
  • Addisleigh Park Historic District
  • Central Ridgewood Historic District
  • Douglaston Hill Historic District
  • Douglaston Historic District
  • Fire Engine Company 268, Ladder Company 137
  • Fire Engine Company 289, Ladder Company 138
  • Fire Engine Company No. 258, Hook and Ladder Company No. 115
  • Firehouse, Engine Companies 264 & 328 / Ladder Company 134
  • Flushing Town Hall
  • Fort Totten (Battery King & Battery Graham)
  • Fort Totten Historic District
  • Hunters Point Historic District
  • Jackson Heights Historic District
  • Queens Borough Hall
  • Queens County Courthouse (Long Island City Courthouse)
  • Queens Public Library, Poppenhusen Branch
  • Sunnyside Gardens Historic District

Major Thoroughfares

  • Queens Boulevard
  • Northern Boulevard
  • Jamaica Avenue
  • Roosevelt Avenue
  • Rockaway Beach Boulevard

Neighborhoods

  • Arverne
  • Astoria
  • Auburndale
  • Bayside
  • Bayswater
  • Belle Harbor
  • Bellerose
  • Breezy Point
  • Briarwood
  • Broad Channel
  • Brookville
  • Clearview
  • College Point
  • Corona
  • Ditmars–Steinway
  • Douglaston
  • East Elmhurst
  • East Flushing
  • Edgemere
  • Far Rockaway
  • Flushing
  • Forest Hills
  • Fresh Meadows
  • Glendale
  • Hammels
  • Hollis
  • Howard Beach
  • Hunters Point
  • Jackson Heights
  • Jamaica
  • Jamaica Estates
  • Jamaica Hills
  • Kew Gardens
  • Kew Gardens Hills
  • Laurelton
  • Little Neck
  • Long Island City
  • Maspeth
  • Middle Village
  • Murray Hill
  • Neponsit
  • Oakland Gardens
  • Ozone Park
  • Pomonok
  • Queens Village
  • Queensboro Hill
  • Rego Park
  • Richmond Hill
  • Ridgewood
  • Rockaway Park
  • Rosedale
  • Seaside
  • South Ozone Park
  • St. Albans
  • Sunnyside
  • Utopia
  • Whitestone
  • Woodhaven
  • Woodside

Parks & Gardens

  • Alley Pond Park
  • Astoria Park
  • Baisley Pond Park
  • Bowne Park
  • Brookville Park
  • Clearview Park
  • Crocheron Park
  • Cunningham Park
  • Douglaston Park
  • Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
  • Forest Park
  • Fort Totten Park
  • Fort Tilden
  • Gantry Plaza State Park
  • Jacob Riis Park
  • Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
  • Juniper Valley Park
  • Kissena Park
  • Queens Botanical Garden
  • Queens Zoo
  • Ridgewood Reservoir
  • Roy Wilkins Park
  • Sunnyside Gardens Park

Places of Worship

  • Ahmadiyya Mosque
  • American Martyrs Church
  • Church of the Transfiguration
  • Congregation of Georgian Jews
  • Congregation Tifereth Israel
  • First Reformed Church of Jamaica
  • Forest Hills Jewish Center
  • Free Synagogue of Flushing
  • Geeta Temple
  • Grace Episcopal Church & Graveyard
  • Hillcrest Jewish Center
  • Islamic Center of Glendale
  • Masjid Abu Bakr Siddique
  • New Life Fellowship Church
  • New York Presbyterian Church of Whitestone
  • Old Quaker Meeting House
  • Old St. James Episcopal Church
  • Ohr Natan
  • Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church
  • Our Lady Queen of Peace Church
  • Protestant Reformed Dutch Church of Flushing
  • Queens Jewish Center
  • Reformed Church of Newtown
  • Rego Park Jewish Center
  • Sri Maha Vallabha Ganapati Devasthanam (Ganesh Temple)
  • St. Adalbert Church
  • St. Catherine & St. George Coptic Orthodox Church
  • St. George’s Episcopal Church
  • St. Monica’s Church
  • St. Nicholas Orthodox Church
  • Temple Beth Sholom
  • The Chan Meditation Center
  • Wat Buddha Thai Thavorn Vanaram

Public Art & Memorials

  • 5Pointz
  • Column of Jerash
  • Forms in Transit
  • Forest Park Carousel
  • George Washington as Master Mason
  • Hillcrest Veterans Square
  • Memorial Square
  • Pepsi-Cola Sign
  • Ridgewood Veterans Triangle
  • Sidewalk Clock, 30-78 Steinway Street
  • Sidewalk Clock on Jamaica Avenue
  • The Last of the Matinecoc
  • The Unisphere
  • Top to Bottom
  • Triumph of Civic Virtue
  • Welling Court Mural Project
  • Weeping Beech

Sacred Grounds & Cemeteries

  • All Faiths Cemetery
  • Bayside Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery (New Calvary Section)
  • Cypress Hills Cemetery
  • Lawrence Family Graveyard
  • Linden Hill Cemetery
  • Montefiore Cemetery
  • Mount Hebron Cemetery
  • Mount Olivet Cemetery
  • Mount Zion Cemetery
  • Remsen Cemetery
  • Richard Cornell Graveyard
  • St. John Cemetery
  • Winged Skull (Grace Episcopal Churchyard)

Sports & Athletics

  • Aqueduct Racetrack
  • Arthur Ashe Stadium
  • Citi Field
  • City Ice Pavilion
  • New York Mets
  • Upper 90 Soccer Center
  • US Open
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