Behind a chain link fence in Astoria, Queens, in the shadow of the Triborough Bridge, sits a small cemetery. Some of the gravestones are toppled over, while others are still standing straight.
The land belongs to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, which long ago sat adjacent to the churchyard before moving up the street from its original home on what used to be called Emerald Avenue. It was located within the heart of a rapidly growing Irish community.
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| Name | Since | Distance | |||
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| St. James Deli | 2020 | 1.7km | site_ao | ||
| Egyptian Coffee Shop | 2019 | 1.3km | site_ao | ||
| Cassinelli Pasta | 2019 | 1km | site_ao | ||
| This Upper East Side Co-Op Was a Tuberculosis Sanitarium | 2017 | 2.2km | site_ao | ||
| The Welling Court Mural Project | 2018 | 0.6km | site_ao | ||
| The Marriage of Money and Real Estate | 2017 | 1.9km | site_ao | ||
| Materials for the Arts | 2018 | 2.5km | site_ao | ||
| Second Avenue Subway Art | 2017 | 2.3km | site_ao | ||
| Exodus House | 2.3km | site_brutalism | |||
| 23rd Precinct, NYC Police Department / Engine Company No. 53, Ladder Company No. 43, 4th Division, NYC Fire Department | 2.5km | site_brutalism | |||
| Roosevelt Island “Northtown” | 2.4km | site_brutalism |
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