Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1891.
“The Astoria Center of Israel is a Conservative Jewish synagogue located at 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, United States.”
Wikipedia article Astoria Center of Israel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 108 National Register listings published here for Queens County · listed in 2009 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,193 fires within 5 miles of Astoria Center of Israel between 1995 and 2020, burning about 550 acres in total. 139 started naturally. 129 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1469 |
| Smoking | 152 |
| Natural | 139 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 129 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 84 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 74 |
| Debris and open burning | 71 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 53 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Other causes | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Astoria Center of Israel: 10 occurrences, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Garnet, Beryllium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102nd St & 4th Ave Garnet Deposit | Garnet, Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| 155th St & 10th Ave Garnet Deposit | Garnet, Zirconium | Occurrence | ||
| 64th St & 10th Ave Stilbite Deposit | Zeolites | Occurrence | ||
| 69th/70th Sts & 2nd Ave Deposit | Iron, Garnet, Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Manhattan Island Occurrence | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| National Gypsum/ Bronx Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| 159th St & 11th Ave Beryl Deposit | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| 49th St & 1st Ave Beryl Deposit | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| John S. Lane and Son's Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1897 | |
| Week's Trap Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1898 |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bohemian Hall and Park | 0.4 miles | 2001 |
 | Trinity Lutheran Church | 0.6 miles | 2008 |
 | Sohmer and Company Piano Factory | 0.6 miles | 2014 |
 | Paramount Studios Complex | 1.0 miles | 1978 |
 | Steinway House | 1.5 miles | 1983 |
 | Lent Homestead and Cemetery | 1.7 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 09000833 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Queens County | All 108 listed properties in this county. |
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