Foch Sitting Area, New York City

#1162 among attractions in New York City

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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. Like the adjacent Foch Boulevard, it is named after Ferdinand Foch, Marshal of France in World War I. The road, running between South Ozone Park and South Jamaica, was named following its completion in 1919. ()

Elevation: 23 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°40'40"N, 73°48'11"W

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Southeastern Queens (South Jamaica)New York City United States

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Foch Sitting Area – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aqueduct Racetrack, Loew's Valencia Theatre, Roy Wilkins Park, Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Church.

1.4 miW
Sport venue, Sport, Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack, New York City
37 min walk • 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.
2 miN
Theater
Loew's Valencia Theatre, New York City
51 min walk • The Loew's Valencia Theatre is a former movie palace at 165-11 Jamaica Avenue in Queens, New York City. Built in 1929 as one of the Loew's Wonder Theatres, the theater was donated to The Tabernacle of Prayer for All People in 1977.
1.7 miE
Park
Roy Wilkins Park, New York City
44 min walk • Roy Wilkins Park, originally known as Southern Queens Park, is a 54-acre park in the St. Albans neighborhood of southeastern Queens in New York City.
1.7 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Church, New York City
43 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.
1.8 miN
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
King Manor, New York City
45 min walk • King Manor, also known as the Rufus King House, is a historic house at 150th Street and Jamaica Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, New York City.
1.7 miN
Church, Romanesque revival architecture
Jamaica Performing Arts Center, New York City
44 min walk • The First Reformed Church is a historic Reformed church in the Jamaica neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens. The church was built in 1859. The church has an early romanesque structure that was designed by Sidney J. Young and built by Anders Peterson.
1.7 miNE
Park
Proctor-Hopson Circle, New York City
43 min walk • Proctor-Hopson Circle is a semicircular traffic mall in the neighborhood of South Jamaica, Queens acquired by the city for park purposes in 1924 following the widening of Merrick Boulevard.
1.9 miN
Colonial revival architecture
Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building, New York City
50 min walk • Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building is a historic office building located in the Jamaica section of the New York City borough of Queens. It was designed in 1928 by George W. Conable and is a ten-story, "T" shaped building in the Colonial Revival style.
1.8 miN
Neighbourhood
Jamaica, New York City
46 min walk • Jamaica is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is mainly composed of a large commercial and retail area, though part of the neighborhood is also residential. Jamaica is bordered by Hollis to the east; St.
1.8 miNW
Neighbourhood
Richmond Hill, New York City
46 min walk • Richmond Hill is a commercial and residential neighborhood located in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Queens.
1.7 miN
Art Deco architecture
Jamaica Savings Bank, New York City
44 min walk • The Jamaica Savings Bank is a building at Jamaica Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens, New York City.