Ditmars, Queens
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Ditmars (also called Steinway) is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. Ditmars is in northwestern Queens bounded by Bowery Bay to the north, LaGuardia Airport to the east, 23rd Avenue to the south and the East River on the west. The neighborhood is often considered to be within Astoria. The area was largely developed as a company town by the Steinway & Sons piano company, and included houses and public facilities that were also available to non-employees.[1] The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 1.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Jackson, Kenneth T., The Encyclopedia of New York City, Yale University Press, 1995, p. 335.
- ^ Queens Community Boards, New York City. Accessed September 3, 2007.
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