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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

Beach 105th Street (IND Rockaway Line)

Beach 105th Street, sometimes referred as Beach 105th Street – Seaside, is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway, located at Beach 105th Street on the Rockaway Freeway in Queens. It is served by the Rockaway Park Shuttle at all times and ten daily rush-hour only A trains. This elevated station has two tracks and two side platforms on a concrete viaduct.

Located at 40.5832, -73.8276 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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IND Rockaway Line stations, New York City Subway stations in Queens, Railway stations opened in 1956

Rockaway Park – Beach 116th Street (IND Rockaway Line)

Rockaway Park – Beach 116th Street is the western terminal station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Beach 116th Street and Rockaway Park in Queens. It is served by the Rockaway Park Shuttle at all times and ten daily rush-hour only A trains.

Located at 40.5807, -73.8362 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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IND Rockaway Line stations, New York City Subway stations in Queens, Railway stations opened in 1956

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 0 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Queens, Neighborhoods in Rockaway, Queens

Seaside, Queens

Seaside is a section of Rockaway Beach on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered on the east by Hammels and on the west by Rockaway Park. Formerly a resort community of small bungalows, Seaside is today dominated by expensive high rise apartments along its south shore beachfront. The zip code of Seaside is 11694.

Located at 40.583, -73.8257 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Rockaway, Queens

Beach Channel High School

Beach Channel High School (BCHS) (also known as High School 410 or H.S. 410), is a high school in the public school system of New York City, is located at 100-00 Beach Channel Drive in Rockaway Park in the borough of Queens. The school opened in 1973 and, as of 2006, has an enrollment of 2,175 students. The school was built on the edge of Jamaica Bay and has a private dock.

Located at 40.5857, -73.8253 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Schools in Rockaway, Queens, Public high schools in New York City

Rockaway Beach Hotel

The Rockaway Beach Hotel, also known as the Hotel Imperial, was a gigantic hotel built in New York City during the late 1870s and early 1880s by the Rockaway Improvement Company. The hotel, promoted as the "biggest hotel in the world", ran along the beachfront from the present-day Beach 110th Street to Beach 116th Street, thus locating it in the contemporary Rockaway Park neighborhood rather than Rockaway Beach as the name implies.

Located at 40.58, -73.832 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Hotel buildings completed in 1881, Hotels in Rockaway, Queens, Demolished hotels in the United States, Hotels established in 1881, Railway hotels in the United States

Curley's Atlas Hotel and Baths

Curley's Atlas Hotel and Baths was a long-standing institution in the Rockaway Park neighborhood of Queens in New York City. The hotel was founded in 1876 by John J. Curley on the beachfront at present-day Beach 102nd Street, in the neighborhood now known as Rockaway Beach or "Irishtown". The hotel was moved to its longer-lasting site at Beach 116th Street (then known as Fifth Avenue) in 1900.

Located at 40.58, -73.8373 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Hotels in Rockaway, Queens, Hotels established in 1876, 1968 in the United States, Burned buildings and structures in the United States

Stella Maris High School

Stella Maris High School was an all-girls, private, Roman Catholic high school on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, New York. It was located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. People who attended this school said this was a "small school where big things happen. " The highlight event of this school was "Blue And Gold," a school spirit event where the freshman and seniors competed against the sophomores and juniors in a series of events.

Located at 40.5797, -73.8328 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Roman Catholic secondary schools in New York, Schools in Rockaway, Queens, Educational institutions established in 1943, Educational institutions disestablished in 2010, Defunct schools in New York, Defunct girls' schools in the United States, Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, Schools in Queens

Scholars' Academy

Scholars' Academy is a middle school (grades 6-8) for children that pass (3s and 4s). The school was started in 2006, and is located in Rockaway Park, New York. The school's address is 320 Beach 104th street, Rockaway Park. After starting out as a pilot program, Scholars' Academy has evolved into a co-ed grade 6-12 middle/high school. There are 6-8 classes in each grade contain a ratio of 1:33. Students will be taking the Living Environment and Integrated Algebra Regents in 8th grade.

Located at 40.5842, -73.8253 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Schools in Rockaway, Queens, Public high schools in New York City, Public middle schools in New York City

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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Orthodox yeshivas in New York