Parkway Village, Historic residential district in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, United States
The residential complex spans 35 acres with 109 red brick buildings of two to three stories arranged among landscaped gardens and communal spaces.
Constructed in 1947 as housing for United Nations employees, Parkway Village became a milestone in racial integration by accommodating international workers regardless of origin.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Ralph Bunche and civil rights leader Roy Wilkins chose this neighborhood as their residence during the early 1950s.
The complex includes 675 apartment units with access to public transportation, located between Union Turnpike and Grand Central Parkway in Queens.
The development maintains 84 percent of its land as open space, with buildings occupying only 16 percent of the total area.
Location: Queens
GPS coordinates: 40.71720,-73.81280
Latest update: March 6, 2025 01:24
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