Queensbridge Houses
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Queensbridge Houses, also known simply as Queensbridge or QB, is a public housing development in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens, New York City. Owned by the New York City Housing Authority, the development contains 96 buildings and 3,142 units accommodating approximately 7,000 people in two separate complexes (North and South).[1] The complex opened in 1939[2] and is the largest housing project in North America.[3]
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Nickname(s): Queensbridge, QB | |
Coordinates: 40.755°N 73.945°W / 40.755; -73.945 | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
City | New York City |
Borough | Queens |
ZIP Code | 11101 |
Area code(s) | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
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Queensbridge is located in Queens Community District 1, and its ZIP Code is 11101.[4]