Famous Accountants, New York City

#1601 among attractions in New York City

Museum, Art gallery

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Famous Accountants is a contemporary art gallery located in Ridgewood, in the New York City borough of Queens, near the border with the Bushwick, Brooklyn. It was founded in October 2009 by artists Kevin Regan and Ellen Letcher, who opened the space to carry on the community spirit of Austin Thomas's closed Pocket Utopia gallery. The gallery is located in the basement of a building on Gates Avenue that was owned for nearly 15 years by performance artist Genesis P-Orridge. and her late partner, Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge. Lady Jaye used the same space as her studio for many years, the only remnant being the number 23, used as the title of Famous Accountants' first exhibition, 23, 2009. ()

Coordinates: 40°42'6"N, 73°54'37"W

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Northwestern Queens (Ridgewood)New York City United States

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Day trips

Famous Accountants – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Maria Hernandez Park, All Faiths Cemetery, St. Matthias Roman Catholic Church, Grand Street Bridge.

0.7 miW
Park
Maria Hernandez Park, Sea Gate
19 min walk • Maria Hernandez Park is a municipal park in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City. It is located between Knickerbocker Avenue on the southwest to Irving Avenue on the northeast, and Starr Street on the northwest to Suydam Street on the southeast.
1.4 miNE
Cemetery
All Faiths Cemetery, New York City
36 min walk • The All Faiths Cemetery is located in Middle Village, Queens, New York. The 225-acre cemetery was established in 1850 by Lutheran pastor Frederick W. Geissenhainer, and incorporated in 1852. It is also known as the Lutheran Cemetery or Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery.
0.4 miE
Church
St. Matthias Roman Catholic Church, New York City
10 min walk • St. Matthias Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in the Ridgewood neighborhood of Queens County, New York, in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
1.2 miNW
Bridge
Grand Street Bridge, New York City
32 min walk • Grand Street Bridge is a through-truss swing bridge over Newtown Creek in New York City. The current crossing was completed in 1902, and links Grand Street and Grand Avenue via a two-lane, height-restricted roadway. It is a main connection between the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, carrying an average of 10,200 vehicles per day.
~1700 ftNE
Church
St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church, New York City
9 min walk • St Mary and St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church is located in Ridgewood, Queens and was the oldest Coptic Orthodox parish in Queens. It is one of the 287 Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States.
1.5 miSE
Lake
Ridgewood Reservoir, New York City
39 min walk • Ridgewood Reservoir is a decommissioned 19th century reservoir and freshwater wetland that sits on the Brooklyn–Queens border in New York City, within what is now Highland Park.
1.2 miSE
Cemetery
Cemetery of the Evergreens, New York City
32 min walk • The Cemetery of the Evergreens, also called Evergreen Cemetery, is a non-denominational rural cemetery along the Cemetery Belt in Brooklyn and Queens, New York.
0.4 miNE
Street
Myrtle Avenue, New York City
11 min walk • Myrtle Avenue is a 8.1-mile-long street that runs from Duffield Street in Downtown Brooklyn to Jamaica Avenue in Richmond Hill, Queens, in New York City, United States.
1 miSW
Church
South Bushwick Reformed Church, New York City
25 min walk • South Bushwick Reformed Church, also known as the "White Church", is a historic Dutch Reformed church in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York. The complex consists of the church and attached Sunday School building.
0.8 miNW
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Vander Ende–Onderdonk House, New York City
22 min walk • Vander Ende–Onderdonk House is a historic house at 1820 Flushing Avenue in Ridgewood, Queens, New York City. It is the oldest Dutch Colonial stone house in New York City. The original house on the site was built in 1661 by Hendrick Barents Smidt, from land that was granted to him by Peter Stuyvesant.
0.7 miNW
Museum, Art gallery
Microscope Gallery, New York City
17 min walk • Microscope Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located at 525 West 29th Street, New York, NY 10001. It was founded by artists and curators Elle Burchill and Andrea Monti and opened in September 2010 in Bushwick Brooklyn, NY.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Famous Accountants?

Nearby attractions include St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church, New York City (9 min walk), Ridgewood, New York City (10 min walk), St. Matthias Roman Catholic Church, New York City (10 min walk), Myrtle Avenue, New York City (11 min walk).

How to get to Famous Accountants by public transport?

The nearest stations to Famous Accountants:

Metro

Seneca Avenue • Lines: M (4 min walk)
Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues • Lines: L, M (5 min walk)

Bus

Putnam Avenue & Wyckoff Avenue • Lines: Q58 (6 min walk)
Seneca Avenue & Cornelia Street • Lines: Q58 (8 min walk)