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Website

laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc.cuny.edu

Address & Phone

LaGuardia and Wagner Archives
LaGuardia Community College/CUNY
31-10 Thomson Avenue, E238
Long Island City, NY 11101
(718) 482-5065
The entrance to the building is located on Van Dam Street, btwn Thomson Avenue and 47th Avenue.

Directions

Subway: 7 to the 33 St.-Rawson St. stop
Bus: Q39 to Van Dam St or Thomson Ave

Hours

M-F 9-5 (closed Fridays during the summer);
The exhibits may be viewed whenever the building is open, which is M-F 7:15am-10pm Sa-Su 8am-3pm.

Admission

FREE

LaGuardia and Wagner Archives

The Archives, located in Long Island City, has a museum with eighteen permanent exhibits. The focus is on New York City history, particularly Queens and the mayoralty. Topics include transportation, leisure, public housing, and mayors LaGuardia, Wagner, Beame, and Koch. Future exhibits are planned about the New York City Council and the Settlement House movement.