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- ↑ Robert D. Kuhn (March 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Justice Court Building". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-11-20.
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- ↑ "Bloomingdale's Is Closing Store in Queens, Its First Branch". The New York Times. May 22, 1949. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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