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American Airlines Flight 587

American Airlines Flight 587 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City to Santo Domingo's Las Américas International Airport in the Dominican Republic. On November 12, 2001, the Airbus A300-600 airliner operating the route crashed into the Belle Harbor neighborhood of Queens, a borough of New York City, shortly after takeoff. All 260 people on board were killed, along with five people on the ground.

Located at 40.5772, -73.8506 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 2001, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by in-flight structural failure, Queens (borough), Transportation accidents in New York City, Rockaway, Queens, American Airlines accidents and incidents, Accidents and incidents involving the Airbus A300, Airliner accidents and incidents in New York, Disasters in New York City, 2001 in New York

Belle Harbor, Queens

Belle Harbor is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is a tight-knit, middle class community located on the western half of the Rockaway Peninsula, the southernmost area of the borough. While there are no formal boundaries for the area, Belle Harbor is often used to refer to the area between Beach 126th (west side) and Beach 142nd Streets. According to a map from 1909, Belle Harbor is located in the area between Beach 125th (west side) and Beach 141st Streets.

Located at 40.5759, -73.8482 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Irish-American neighborhoods, Neighborhoods in Queens, Neighborhoods in Rockaway, Queens

HMS Liverpool (1758)

HMS Liverpool was a 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate launched in 1758. She served during the American Revolution and was wrecked in 1778 off Long Island.

Located at 40.5902, -73.8545 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Shipwrecks of the New York coast, 1758 ships, Maritime incidents in 1778, Sixth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy, Mersey-built ships

Neponsit, Queens

Neponsit is a small affluent neighborhood located on the western half of the Rockaway Peninsula, the southernmost area of the New York City borough of Queens. The area starts at 142nd Street and ends at 149th Street. It borders the neighborhood of Belle Harbor to the east and Jacob Riis Park on the west. Jamaica Bay and the Atlantic Ocean are the northern and southern borders. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 14.

Located at 40.5714, -73.8614 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Queens, Neighborhoods in Rockaway, Queens

Rockaway Park, Queens

Rockaway Park is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. The area is on the Rockaway Peninsula, nestled between Jamaica Bay to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The neighborhood of Rockaway Beach lies on its eastern border while the community of Belle Harbor is situated on its western side. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 14. Rockaway Park has been called the "Irish Riviera".

Located at 40.5786, -73.841 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Queens, Neighborhoods in Rockaway, Queens

Jacob Riis Park

Jacob Riis Park in the New York City borough of Queens, is part of the Jamaica Bay Unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area, and is managed by the National Park Service (NPS). It lies at the foot of the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge, toward the southwestern end the Rockaway Peninsula, just east of Fort Tilden and west of Rockaway Beach.

Located at 40.567, -73.8741 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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National Register of Historic Places in New York City, Parks in Queens, Parks in Rockaway, Queens, Robert Moses projects, Art Deco architecture in New York City, Gateway National Recreation Area

Naval Air Station Rockaway

Naval Air Station Rockaway adjoined Fort Tilden on the western portion of the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. It was established on transferred municipal property in 1917 during American involvement in World War I, and was demolished in 1930 to make way for Jacob Riis Park. Operations were re-located across the inlet to a hangar in the municipal Floyd Bennett Field, which itself was sold to the federal government in 1941 and made Naval Air Station New York.

Located at 40.5683, -73.8725 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Rockaway, Queens, United States Naval Air Stations, Military facilities in New York

Mercaz HaTorah of Belle Harbor

Yeshiva Mercaz HaTorah of Belle Harbor is a residential high school and 3 year post high school for ages 14 through 21 founded in 1985 by Rabbis Chaim Zelikovitz and Levi Dicker. It was led by Levi Dicker for most of its history, until his passing in 2011. His son, Rabbi Shmuel Zev Dicker, is the current Rosh Yeshiva. Rabbi Levi Dicker was a talmid of Rabbi Aharon Kotler, founder of Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, NJ. As such, the Yeshiva follows a Lakewood style approach to life and learning.

Located at 40.5798, -73.8504 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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