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Edgemere, Queens

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hundreds of acres of vacant wasteland for decades. Arverne has since been redeveloped, but the coastal section of Edgemere remains entirely undeveloped. In April 2024, the vacant land became the 35-acre (14 ha) Taverne East Nature Preserve, a public park. In addition, as part of the Arverne East development, a welcome building for the nature preserve was built.
411:, the late 19th and early 20th century resorts and cheap bungalows that lined the boardwalk were considered outdated and undesirable by city officials. East of Beach 32nd Street, the original pattern of development can still be seen: rows of very small, single-story bungalows packed close together on narrow streets. As part of an 415:
project, nearly all structures south of Rockaway Freeway, from Beach 32nd Street to Beach 90th Street, were acquired and demolished by 1970. Despite many ambitious plans for proposed development, no construction occurred until after 1984 and the coastline of Edgemere and Arverne remained lined with
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Much like neighboring Arverne, Edgemere was developed as a beachfront tourist district with easy access to Brooklyn and Manhattan by railway. After
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Edgemere, looking towards Arverne View/Ocean Village
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Neighborhood of Queens
Aerial view of Edgemere, looking west.
40°35′42″N 73°46′30″W / 40.595°N 73.775°W / 40.595; -73.775
Country
United States
State
New York
City
New York City
County
Borough
Queens
Community District
Queens 14
Named for
Median income
Time zone
UTC−5
EST
DST
UTC−4
EDT
ZIP Code
Area codes
718, 347, 929
917


New York City
borough

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