History, Shenanigans, and UN Tour Guides: Parkway Village
Having visited all these UN sites and imagined the bustling staff at each, we couldn’t help but wonder: “Where did everyone live?”
We are headed to Queens, where in April 1946, the former New York City Building at the 1939-40 World’s Fair site in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park was used as a home for the UN General Assembly.
Every day at noon, Stéphane Dujarric steps on stage to field questions about the United Nations from international journalists.
Our second stop took us to Long Island, where the Sperry Gyroscope Plant, originally built for wartime production, became the UN’s main headquarters after Hunter College.
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