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Joe Sabba Park

1933 establishments in New York CityParks in Queens, New YorkSunnyside, Queens
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Joe Sabba Park is a 0.47-acre (1902 m2) New York City Public Park maintained and run by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Queens, New York at the intersection of Roosevelt Ave and Queens Boulevard, between 48th and 49th Streets. The park is named after Joe Sabba, a World War Two veteran and local activist from Sunnyside.

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Joe Sabba Park
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11104 New York, Queens County
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Doughboy Park
Doughboy Park

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