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758:, May 18, 2011. Accessed January 16, 2022. "Nneka Onuorah began taking tap-dancing lessons when she was 4, and by her teenage years, she was proficient in jazz, contemporary and hip-hop moves.... I still live in LeFrak City, except I just moved out of my mom’s apartment and into my own place."
826:, January 29, 2017. Accessed February 14, 2018. "Their new home was out in LeFrak City, over in Queens. Turner attended John Adams High School, a renowned American football programme. Jermaine was a wide receiver, until at 15, he figured it might not be the game for him."
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atop the complex's roofs; updating the facades, boiler rooms, building interiors, swimming pool, and roofs; constructing new play areas; adding wheelchair access; and landscaping the grounds. LeFrak City also contains New York City's first robotic
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670:, August 28, 2009. Accessed February 14, 2018. "Ms. Greenwich teamed up with another writer, Jeff Barry; they married and lived in Lefrak City in Queens, composing one of their first songs as they rode the E train."
585:, January 6, 2001. Accessed January 16, 2022. "Some of those open-court moves were picked up from Kenny Anderson and Kenny Smith, two other point guards from LeFrak City, the vast housing complex in Corona."
629:, July 11, 2003. Accessed February 14, 2018. "Bryant Dunston may be the nephew of a former All-Star, but he is still from Lefrak City, so it wasn’t a difficult choice when it came time to pick a sport."
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The complex of twenty 17-story apartment towers covers 40 acres (16 ha) and houses over 14,000 people in 4,605 apartments. (Each building's topmost floor is signed as 18, and there are no
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648:, July 6, 2015. Accessed January 16, 2022. "Getting his start at 17 once he moved to Lefrak City, Queens, New York, Hino settled into the boxing life and used it to explore American culture."
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