Aqueduct Racetrack, New York City

Name: Aqueduct Racetrack
Address: 110-00 Rockaway Blvd, New York City, 11420-1035, United States
Telephone: (718) 641-4700

#277 among attractions in New York City

Sport venue, Sport, Racetrack, Stables

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Facts and practical information

Aqueduct Racetrack is a Thoroughbred horse racing facility and casino in the South Ozone Park and Jamaica neighborhoods of Queens, New York City, United States. Aqueduct is the only racetrack located within New York City limits. Its racing meets are usually from late October/early November through April. The racetrack is located adjacent to a casino called Resorts World New York City. ()

Opened: 1894 (130 years ago)Coordinates: 40°40'20"N, 73°49'47"W

Address

110-00 Rockaway BlvdSouthwestern Queens (South Ozone Park)New York City 11420-1035 United States

Contact

(718) 641-4700

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Day trips

Aqueduct Racetrack – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bayside Cemetery, Strack Pond, Church of the Resurrection, Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Church.

1.4 miW
Cemetery
Bayside Cemetery, New York City
36 min walk • Bayside Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery at 80-35 Pitkin Avenue in Ozone Park, Queens, New York City. It covers about 12 acres and has about 35,000 interments.
2.3 miNW
Lake
Strack Pond, New York City
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2.1 miN
Church, Queen Anne architecture, Tudor Revival architecture
Church of the Resurrection, New York City
54 min walk • The Church of the Resurrection is a historic Episcopal church and rectory in Richmond Hill, Queens, New York City. It was originally built in 1874 as a frame, Gothic Revival style church.
1.4 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture
Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Church, New York City
36 min walk • Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Parish is a historic Roman Catholic parish church complex in the Diocese of Brooklyn, located at 94-40 118th Street in Richmond Hill, Queens, New York City.
2.3 miNW
Cycling, Bike path
Brooklyn–Queens Greenway, New York City
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1.4 miE
Park
Foch Sitting Area, New York City
37 min walk • Foch Sitting Area is a 0.051-acre green public space in the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, New York, at the southeast corner of Foch Boulevard and the northbound service road of the Van Wyck Expressway.
1.9 miNW
Cemetery
Wyckoff-Snediker Family Cemetery, New York City
50 min walk • Wyckoff-Snediker Family Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in the Woodhaven section of the New York City borough of Queens. It is located behind St. Matthew's Episcopal Church which closed in 2011. All Saints Congregation undertook renovations which were completed in 2018.
2 miN
Theater, Neoclassical architecture
RKO Keith's Theater, New York City
50 min walk • RKO Keith's Theater is a historic RKO Pictures movie theater located at 117-09 Hillside Avenue in the Richmond Hill section of the New York City borough of Queens. It was designed by architect R. Thomas Short and built in 1929 in the Neo-Classical Revival style.
1.9 miSW
Park
Spring Creek Park, New York City
48 min walk • Spring Creek Park is a public park along the Jamaica Bay shoreline between the neighborhoods of Howard Beach, Queens, and Spring Creek, Brooklyn, in New York City.
2.2 miNW
Nightlife
Neir's Tavern, New York City
55 min walk • Neir's Tavern is a bar located at 87-48 78th Street in the Woodhaven neighborhood of Queens, New York City. It is one of the oldest bars in the United States, having been in nearly continuous operation since 1829.
1.7 miW
Street
Conduit Avenue, New York City
43 min walk • Conduit Avenue is an arterial road in New York City, the vast majority of which is in Queens. The divided highway runs from Atlantic Avenue in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn to Hook Creek Boulevard in Rosedale, Queens at the Nassau County border.