Historical Signs in Queens

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Fagan Square
This square honors World War I veteran Corporal Frank Farrell Fagan, who was born on January 14, 1896 in Astoria, Queens and s...

Farm Playground
This playground is named after the Klein family farm that formerly occupied the land. In 1895, the Klein family purchased the ...

Father Reilly Square
Father Bernard J. Reilly (1889-1945) was the founding pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Queens Village. Born i...

Federalist North Triangle
This triangle’s name was inspired by the adjacent Hamilton Place, named for the American Revolution era patriot Alexande...

Federoff Triangle
This triangle honors Barnett (Barnie) and Gussie Federoff who once lived near this triangle in the Rego Park neighborhood of Q...

Firefighter Field
This ballfield honors the memory of Harry Ford (1951-2001), Thomas Holohan (1965-2001), and James J. Corrigan (1941-2001), thr...

Fisher Pool
For outdoor pool details, including hours and rules, please visit our Free Outdoor Pools page. Born in Byronville, Geor...

Fleetwood Triangle
Located in the Queens neighborhood of Rego Park, Fleetwood Triangle’s name takes its name from nearby Fleet Court and Wo...

Flushing Bay Promenade
Once home to Matinecock Native Americans, Flushing Bay has long been an important waterfront in New York City. The Matinecoc...

Flushing Greens
Located on an esplanade at the intersection of Northern Boulevard and Main Street, Flushing Greens is at the heart of Queens&r...

Flushing Meadows Corona Park
What was here before? This area was once inhabited by the Matinecocks before the arrival of Dutch settlers in 1640. After t...

Flushing Memorial
Situated in the central green of the former town of Flushing, this striking monument by Hermon Atkins MacNeil (1866-1947) hono...

Forest Park
What was here before? One of New York City’s natural treasures, Forest Park’s topography was created by the Wis...

Form Sculpture
This sinuous, abstract and kinetic stainless steel sculpture, known as Form, was created by Jose de Rivera for the New York Wo...

Forms in Transit Sculpture
Located on the grounds of the New York Hall of Science, this distinctive sculpture, dating to 1964, is by the modernist sculpt...

Fort Totten
This park, located along the Cross Island Parkway off Totten Avenue between Totten and 15th Roads in the Queens neighborhood o...

Francis Lewis Park
What was here before? Dutch farmers founded Whitestone in 1645, naming the area for a large, white limestone boulder along th...

Francis Lewis Playground
This park honors Francis Lewis (1713-1802), an early American merchant, patriot, and co-signer of the Declaration of Independe...

Frank D. O’Connor Playground
What was here before?This land was formerly part of the settlement of Middleburg, established in 1652 by English Puritans. Sho...

Frank Golden Memorial Park
What was here before? This land was once inhabited by the Matinecock, who sold the land to Dutch and English settlers in th...

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