Francis Lewis Boulevard, Hollis Hills Terrace, and 210th Street
in the vicinity of Fresh Meadows.
Roy Wilkins Recreation Center is named after a civil rights
leader who also served as president of the NAACP. In addition to
the 425-seat Black Spectrum Theatre (mentioned previously), the
park has a four-acre community garden, basketball, handball and
tennis courts, outdoor performance space, and an indoor pool.
Location: Vicinity of Merrick Boulevard, 115th Avenue,
116th Avenue, and Baisley Boulevard.
Rufus King Park is home to King Manor as well as soccer
fields, gardens, and tennis courts.
Address: Bounded by Jamaica Avenue, 89th Avenue,
150th Street and 153rd Street.
York College Performing Arts Center
The York College Performing Arts Center has a Main Stage for
about 1,360 patrons and a 152-seat Little Theater. The center puts
on a wide variety of plays, concerts, dances, benefits, operas,
tributes, and poetry nights, often celebrating African-American,
Latin and Caribbean cultures. The center has a parking lot with
750 spaces with an additional, 170-space lot nearby.
Inside scoop: This is the only theatre company, professional or
amateur, to be given the rights to produce the play Charlie Victor
Romeo, a live performance documentary based on black box
transcripts from six real airline emergencies.
Address: 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, Jamaica,
www.york.cuny.edu.
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