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76-736: Before the Flushing and North Side, most of the line was originally built by the New York and Flushing Railroad (NY&F) , in 1854 from Hunters Point in Long Island City to Flushing , before the LIRR opened its line to Long Island City. Chartered on March 3, 1852, it was the first railroad on Long Island not to be part of the Long Island Rail Road. The company was taken over by Oliver Charlick and reorganized in 1859 as

152-414: A college education or higher, while 16% have less than a high school education and 33% are high school graduates or have some college education. In Community Board 2, 45% of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, 19% have less than a high school education and 35% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 39% of Queens residents and 43% of city residents have

228-466: A college education or higher. The percentage of Community Board 1 students excelling in math rose from 43 percent in 2000 to 65 percent in 2011, and reading achievement rose from 47% to 49% during the same time period. Similarly, the percentage of Community Board 2 students excelling in math rose from 40% in to 65%, and reading achievement rose from 45% to 49%, during the same time period. Long Island City's rate of elementary school student absenteeism

304-640: A commercial rooftop farm run by Brooklyn Grange . High-rise housing is being built on a former Pepsi-Cola site on the East River. From June 2002 to September 2004, the former Swingline Staplers plant was the temporary headquarters of the Museum of Modern Art . Other former factories in Long Island City include Fisher Electronics , Marantz and Chiclets Gum. Long Island City's turn-of-the-century district of residential towers, called Queens West,

380-540: A depth of 14 feet (4.3 m) runs along much of the bay's length. Flushing Bay was an important source of food for the Matinecock tribe of Native Americans and early European settlers, providing fish, shellfish, and waterfowl. After the American Civil War , the area surrounding the bay became waterfront resort for the wealthy. The World's Fair Marina , constructed for the 1964 New York World's Fair ,

456-693: A high population of residents who are uninsured . In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 12% in Community Board 1 and 16% in Community Board 2, compared to the citywide rate of 12%. The concentration of fine particulate matter , the deadliest type of air pollutant , is 0.0078 milligrams per cubic metre (7.8 × 10  oz/cu ft) in northern Long Island City and 0.0093 milligrams per cubic metre (9.3 × 10  oz/cu ft) in southern Long Island City. Nineteen percent of Community Board 1 residents and fourteen percent of Community Board 2 residents are smokers , compared to

532-422: A line from Long Island City to Flushing and beyond to Roslyn , with a branch from Flushing to Whitestone . The group gained control of the unfinished Flushing and Woodside Railroad , and opened its line to Flushing, paralleling the LIRR from Long Island City to Woodside, in 1868 and to College Point and Whitestone in 1869. This new line attracted most of the traffic from the older New York and Flushing, and

608-487: A manufacturing site producing items like distributor caps, was once located in the industrial neighborhood of Long Island City until purchased by Acuman Partners in 2008 for $ 40 million. The Standard Motor Products Building was put on the market by Acuman in 2014 and acquired by RXR Realty, LLC for $ 110 million. The former factory built in 1919 now houses the Jim Henson Company , Society Awards , and

684-692: A ten-member Board of Aldermen with two representing each of the city's five wards. City ordinances could be passed by a majority vote of the Board of Aldermen and the mayor's signature. Long Island City held its first election on July 5, 1870. Residents elected A.D. Ditmars the first mayor; Ditmars ran as both a Democrat and a Republican . The first elected Board of Aldermen was H. Rudolph and Patrick Lonirgan (Ward 1); Francis McNena and William E. Bragaw (Ward 2); George Hunter and Mr. Williams (Third Ward); James R. Bennett and John Wegart (Ward Four); and E.M. Hartshort and William Carlin (Fifth Ward). The mayor and

760-573: Is a neighborhood on the western tip of the New York City borough of Queens . It is bordered by Astoria to the north; the East River to the west; Sunnyside to the east; and Newtown Creek , which separates Queens from Greenpoint, Brooklyn , to the south. Incorporated as a city in 1870, Long Island City was originally the seat of government of the Town of Newtown , before becoming part of

836-542: Is a tidal embayment in New York City . It is located on the south side of the East River and stretches to the south near the neighborhood of Flushing, Queens . It is bordered on the west by LaGuardia Airport and the Grand Central Parkway , on the south by Northern Boulevard , and on the east by the neighborhood of College Point . The Flushing River empties into the bay at its southeast corner. A 150-foot-wide navigational channel (46 m) dredged at

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912-458: Is about equal to the rest of New York City. Nineteen percent of elementary school students in Community Board 1 and eleven percent in Community Board 2 missed twenty or more days per school year , less than the citywide average of 20%. Additionally, 78% of high school students in Community Board 1 and 86% of high school students in Community Board 2 graduate on time, more than the citywide average of 75%. Flushing Bay Flushing Bay

988-466: Is considered to be high-income relative to the rest of the city and not gentrifying. According to the 2020 census data from New York City Department of City Planning , the southern portion of Long Island City south of the Queensboro Bridge had an approximate average equal population of White and Asian residents with each their populations being between 10,000 and 19,999 residents, while

1064-454: Is less than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 163 per 100,000 people is lower than that of the city as a whole. The 108th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 88.2% between 1990 and 2018. The precinct reported 2 murders, 12 rapes, 90 robberies, 108 felony assaults, 109 burglaries, 490 grand larcenies, and 114 grand larcenies auto in 2018. Long Island City

1140-551: Is located along the East River, just north of the LIRR's Long Island City Station. Redevelopment in Queens West reflects the intent to have the area as a major residential area in New York City, with its high-rise residences very close to public transportation, making it convenient for commuters to travel to Manhattan by ferry or subway. The first tower, the 42-floor Citylights, opened in 1998 with an elementary school at

1216-638: Is located on the east side of Flushing Bay in College Point. It was established in Brooklyn in 1865, but then the yacht club moved to North Beach (now part of the LaGuardia Airport ) in 1896. The New York City Department of Sanitation 's North Shore Marine Transfer Station is located in College Point on the eastern shore of Flushing Bay. From 1954 to 2001, this site was used to transfer garbage from trucks to barges. A new transfer station at

1292-632: Is located on the southern end of the bay beside the East Elmhurst neighborhood. The marina is part of Flushing Meadows–Corona Park and it is bordered by the 1.4-mile-long (2.3 km) Flushing Bay Promenade. On September 21, 1776, the Colonial patriot Nathan Hale was captured by the British Army near a tavern at Flushing Bay after being fingered as a spy. He was hanged the next day on Manhattan Island . The Williamsburgh Yacht Club

1368-570: Is now one of the buildings which houses LaGuardia Community College . Other buildings on the campus originally served as the location of the Ford Instrument Company, which was at one time a major producer of precision machines and devices. Artist Isamu Noguchi converted a photo-engraving plant into a workshop; the site is now the Noguchi Museum , a space dedicated to his work. The Standard Motor Products headquarters,

1444-834: Is served by the following New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fire stations: Formerly, Engine Company 261/Ladder Company 116 was located at 37-20 29th Street, until it was closed in 2003 as a cost-saving measure. As of 2018 , preterm births are more common in southern Long Island City than in other places citywide, but are less common in northern Long Island City; births to teenage mothers are less common than citywide in both areas. In northern Long Island City, there were 84 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 15.1 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide). In southern Long Island City, there were 90 preterm births per 1,000 live births, and 14.9 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births. Long Island City has

1520-659: The Central Railroad of Long Island . Two years later, it would become part of the Long Island Rail Road. Despite the failed attempt to extend the line from Great Neck to Roslyn in 1882, wealthy Port Washington residents persuaded the LIRR to bring the terminus to their hometown in 1895. This required the construction of the Manhasset Viaduct over Manhasset Bay, which was completed on June 23, 1898. The Woodside and Whitestone Branches were abandoned. Hunters Point, Queens Long Island City ( LIC )

1596-513: The City of Greater New York in 1898. In the early 21st century, Long Island City became known for its rapid and ongoing residential growth and gentrification , its waterfront parks, and its thriving arts community. The area has a high concentration of art galleries, art institutions, and studio space. Long Island City is the eastern terminus of the Queensboro Bridge , the only non-tolled automotive route connecting Queens and Manhattan . Northeast of

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1672-741: The Flushing River , there was a junction leading either toward the main line of the F&;NS railroad or the Whitestone Branch . Despite service complaints, New York and Flushing established a subsidiary called the North Shore Railroad of Long Island on September 25, 1863 to extend the line from Flushing to Great Neck . The extension opened on October 27, 1866. Unfortunately, the NY&;F realized that they could not survive

1748-735: The Hunters Point Historic District , a national historic district that includes 19 contributing buildings along 45th Avenue between 21st and 23rd Streets. They are a set of townhouses built in the late 19th century. The historic district was created by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1968, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The modern Queens West and Hunter's Point South developments are located on

1824-571: The New York City Council 's 26th District. Long Island City was incorporated as a city on May 4, 1870, from the merging of the village of Astoria and the hamlets of Ravenswood , Hunters Point , Blissville , Sunnyside , Dutch Kills , Steinway, Bowery Bay and Middleton in the Town of Newtown. At the time of its incorporation, Long Island City had between 12,000 and 15,000 residents. Its charter provided for an elected mayor and

1900-427: The New York and Flushing Railroad , and established a subsidiary known as the "North Shore Railroad" to extend the line from Flushing to Great Neck in 1866 (see below). Originally intending to run further east to Roslyn , Oyster Bay , and even Huntington , the NY&F's plans were thwarted by the LIRR who reached those destination first, as well as poor service that the company became known for. Dissatisfied with

1976-633: The Rikers Island Channel. In the 1990s, about 20 acres (8 ha) of Flushing Bay were filled in to create an overrun at the eastern end of Runway 13 (or 31). To offset the loss of wetlands, new wetlands were constructed adjacent to the airport in Flushing Bay and in Little Neck Bay . Concerns have arisen given the proximity to a flight path into LaGuardia Airport, although the government of New York City has stated that

2052-627: The South Side Railroad 's access to Long Island City. The segment between what was to become the former Laurel Hill and Winfield Junction stations was abandoned for passenger service in 1875, and completely abandoned in 1880. Part of the right-of-way ran through what is today the Mount Zion Jewish Cemetery in Maspeth . The Flushing and Woodside was merged into the Flushing and North Side in 1871, and its line

2128-571: The ZIP Code 11101, is a neighborhood within Long Island City, located at 40°44′4.87″N 73°56′9.81″W  /  40.7346861°N 73.9360583°W  / 40.7346861; -73.9360583 and bordered by Calvary Cemetery to the east; the Long Island Expressway to the north; Newtown Creek to the south; and Dutch Kills, a tributary of Newtown Creek, to the west. Blissville was named after Neziah Bliss, who owned most of

2204-517: The government of New York State to construct one of two campuses for its proposed Amazon HQ2 at Queens West in Long Island City. The other campus would be located at National Landing in Crystal City, Virginia . Both campuses would have 25,000 workers. The selection was confirmed by Amazon on November 13, 2018. On February 14, 2019, Amazon announced it was pulling out, citing unexpected opposition from local lawmakers and unions. In 1870,

2280-431: The 1990s, Queens West on the west side of Long Island City was developed to revitalize 74 acres (30 ha) along the East River , with plans to bring in as many as 16,000 new residents in a total of 19 new buildings. In 2001, the neighborhood was rezoned from an industrial neighborhood to a residential neighborhood, and the area underwent gentrification , with developments such as Hunter's Point South being built in

2356-506: The 19th century. The tributary of the same name connected to Sunswick Creek at its north end, which facilitated commerce in the region. The canalization of Newtown Creek and the Kills at the end of the 19th century intensified industrial development of the area, which prospered until the middle of the 20th century. The neighborhood is currently undergoing a massive rezoning of mixed residential and commercial properties. Blissville, which has

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2432-484: The BID's size and budget be doubled, and the BID was again expanded in 2024. Eagle Electric , now known as Cooper Wiring Devices, was one of the last major factories in the area, before it moved to China ; Plant No. 7, which was the largest of their factories and housed their corporate offices, is being converted to residential luxury lofts . Long Island City is currently home to the largest fortune cookie factory in

2508-494: The East River waterfront. Long Island City is home to a large and dynamic artistic community. Woodside, Sunnyside, and Long Island City are patrolled by the 108th Precinct of the NYPD , located at 5-47 50th Avenue. The 108th Precinct ranked 25th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. As of 2018 , with a non-fatal assault rate of 19 per 100,000 people, Sunnyside and Woodside's rate of violent crimes per capita

2584-518: The Flushing and North Side Railroad, he also acquired the Flushing and Woodside, but was able to complete construction of the line, which became the Woodside Branch of the Flushing and North Side. The line only contained one other station at Junction Boulevard and 35th Avenue called Grinnell station. This station opened on April 24, 1874 and closed in October 1877. East of Grinnell station and

2660-611: The Hispanic and Black populations each were under 5,000 residents. North of the Queensboro Bridge in northern Long Island City had between 10,000 and 19,999 Hispanic residents while the White, Black, and Asian populations were each between 5,000 and 9,999 residents. According to a New York Times article from October 18, 2021, the Asian population of Long Island City has grown fivefold since 2010 nearing 11,000 residents making up 34% of

2736-627: The Hunters Point Historic District and Queensboro Bridge, the 45th Road – Court House Square Station (Dual System IRT) , Long Island City Courthouse Complex , and United States Post Office are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . New York City designated landmarks include the Pepsi-Cola sign along the East River; the Fire Engine Company 258, Hook and Ladder Company 115 firehouse;

2812-530: The LIRR wanted to get rid of its Flushing branch. In 1869, an affiliate of the Flushing and North Side, the Whitestone and Westchester Railroad , built the Whitestone Branch . It was intended to cross the East River to Westchester County , but never had the chance to do so. The line had a spur to a freight dock on Flushing Bay which crossed the Woodside Branch and the connecting line between

2888-663: The Long Island City Courthouse; the New York Architectural Terra-Cotta Company building; and the Chase Manhattan Bank Building . Based on data from the 2010 United States Census , the population of the combined Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Long Island City neighborhood was 20,030, a decrease of 1,074 (5.1%) from the 21,104 counted in 2000 . Covering an area of 540.94 acres (218.91 ha),

2964-566: The NY&F's service, residents of Flushing and Newtown convinced the LIRR to incorporate the Flushing and Woodside Railroad on February 24, 1864 as a competing branch to Flushing. The branch ran from Woodside toward Great Neck Junction, with a branch to Whitestone. When the NY&F collapsed after construction of the Great Neck Extension, the LIRR acquired the railroad and left this branch unfinished. After Poppenhausen created

3040-671: The United States, owned by Wonton Foods and producing four million fortune cookies a day. Lucky numbers included on fortunes in the company's cookies led to 110 people across the United States winning $ 100,000 each in a May 2005 drawing for Powerball . The Brooks Brothers tie manufacturing factory, which employs 122 people and produces more than 1.5 million ties per year, has operated in Long Island City since 1999. Other companies headquartered in Long Island City include independent film studio Troma and Standard Motor Products . In spring 2010, JetBlue Airways announced it

3116-675: The Woodside and Whitestone Branches. After the Flushing Bay Freight spur, the line itself also crossed the Woodside Branch, and then merged with the Woodside-Whitestone connector before crossing the Flushing River . From there it contained four stations, one at Bridge Street , College Point , and two in Whitestone , one at 14th Avenue and the other at 155th Street, which has been called Whitestone Landing station , and Beechhurst Yacht Club station . Malba station

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3192-586: The aldermen were inaugurated on July 18, 1870. In the 1880s, Mayor De Bevoise nearly bankrupted the Long Island City government by embezzlement , of which he was convicted. Many dissatisfied residents of Astoria circulated a petition to ask the New York State Legislature to allow it to secede from Long Island City and reincorporate as the Village of Astoria, as it existed prior to the incorporation of Long Island City, in 1884. The petition

3268-769: The area are the Elmhurst Hospital Center in Elmhurst and the Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens in Astoria . Long Island City is covered by ZIP Code 11101. The United States Post Office operates the Long Island City Station at 46-02 21st Street. Long Island City generally has a slightly higher ratio of college-educated residents than the rest of the city as of 2018 . In Community Board 1, half of residents (50%) have

3344-692: The area's Asian residents and businesses. Long Island City was once home to many factories and bakeries, some of which are finding new uses. The former Silvercup bakery is now home to Silvercup Studios , which has produced notable works such as NBC 's 30 Rock and HBO 's Sex and the City and The Sopranos . The Silvercup sign is visible from the IRT Flushing Line and BMT Astoria Line trains going into and out of Queensboro Plaza ( 7 , <7> ​​, N and ​ W trains). The former Sunshine Bakery

3420-427: The area. Since then, there has been substantial commercial and residential growth in Long Island City, with 41 new residential apartment buildings being built just between 2010 and 2017. A resident of nearby Woodside proposed establishing a Japantown in Long Island City in 2006, though this did not occur. By the mid-2010s, Long Island City was one of New York City's fastest-growing neighborhoods. In addition to

3496-641: The base. Others have been completed since then and more are being planned or under construction. Long Island City contains several of the tallest buildings in Queens . The 658-foot (201 m) One Court Square , formerly the Citicorp Building, was built in 1990 in Courthouse Square ; it is currently the fourth tallest building in Queens and the fifth-tallest on Long Island, and was Queens' tallest building until 2019. The tallest building in

3572-413: The bay, especially in the summertime. Flushing Bay and Flushing River have a long history of being used as dumping areas for sewage discharges and industrial waste . While this pollution is a problem in itself, the dike prevents the water in the bay from circulating naturally. Plans to increase circulation have included slicing a waterway through the dike; however, dredging of the bay floor has been

3648-459: The borough and second tallest on Long Island, the 811-foot (247 m) Orchard residential tower, was architecturally topped-out in July 2024. Yet another skyscraper, the 755-foot (230 m) tower named Sven , completed construction at Queens Plaza and became the third tallest building in the borough. The Queensbridge Houses , a public-housing complex, comprises over 3,000 units, making it

3724-720: The bridge are the Queensbridge Houses , a development of the New York City Housing Authority and the largest public housing complex in the Western Hemisphere . Long Island City is part of Queens Community District 1 to the north and Queens Community District 2 to the south. It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department 's 108th Precinct. Politically, Long Island City is represented by

3800-472: The city average of 14% of residents being smokers. In Community Board 1, 19% of residents are obese , 11% are diabetic , and 29% have high blood pressure —compared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28% respectively. In Community Board 2, 20% of residents are obese , 9% are diabetic , and 23% have high blood pressure . In addition, 22% of children in northern Long Island City and 19% of children in southern Long Island City are obese, compared to

3876-533: The citywide average of 20%. Eighty-nine percent of Community Board 1 residents and ninety-two percent of Community Board 2 residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is higher than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 79% of residents in both areas described their health as "good", "very good", or "excellent", slightly higher than the city's average of 78%. For every supermarket, there are 17 bodegas in southern Long Island City and 10 in northern Long Island City. The nearest large hospitals in

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3952-534: The competition, and sold their line (and their lease on the North Shore Railroad of Long Island.) to the LIRR in 1867. The LIRR benefitted by preventing the South Side Railroad from using the New York and Flushing access to the LIRR's Long Island City terminal, and by keeping the North Side Railroad from extending east to Huntington in competition with the LIRR. The LIRR also stopped construction on

4028-514: The design includes adequate safeguards to prevent the facility from attracting flocks of birds that might be harmful to airliners . In 1964, a 2,800 ft (850 m)-long dike, commonly known as “the Finger,” was built to protect boats docked at the World's Fair Marina from strong waves. Protruding from LaGuardia Airport , the dike is often cited as the cause for the bad smell that emanates from

4104-591: The development of LaGuardia Airport. Before the airport opened in December 1939, millions of cubic yards of landfill were added to the western shoreline of the bay to create space for runways. In 1966, the Port Authority extended the northern end of Runway 4 (or 22) by 2,000 feet (610 m) and the western end of Runway 13 (or 31) by 1,500 feet (460 m) by constructing a 50-acre (20 ha), pile-supported concrete deck over parts of Flushing Bay, including

4180-462: The growing Asian population in NYCHA 's Queensbridge Houses section of Long Island City at 11% are mostly from immigrant working-class backgrounds and largely have limited English skills, which has presented issues when residents are unable to find interpreters to communicate with NYCHA. New York City Council member Julie Won , who represents the neighborhood, has spoken about the need for outreach to

4256-407: The incomplete Flushing and Woodside. Flushing citizens, feeling they had been tricked into building the Flushing and Woodside in order to scare the Flushing and North Side into selling out to the LIRR, convinced wealthy residents of College Point and Whitestone , including Conrad Poppenhusen , to incorporate the Flushing and North Side Railroad on April 3, 1868. This company had the right to build

4332-551: The land in the 1830s and 1840s. Bliss built the first version of what was known for many years as the Blissville Bridge, a drawbridge over Newtown Creek, connecting Greenpoint, Brooklyn and Blissville; it was replaced in the 20th century by the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge , also called the J. J. Byrne Memorial Bridge, located slightly upstream. Blissville existed as a small village until 1870 when it

4408-659: The largest such complex in North America. Since 2005, part of the neighborhood has been maintained by the LIC Partnership as part of the Long Island City Business Improvement District. Initially, the business improvement district comprised 84 properties on either side of Queens Plaza. The BID was expanded in 2017 to cover several other major roads in Long Island City. The LIC Partnership requested in 2022 that

4484-460: The median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods. In both community boards, most inhabitants are middle-aged adults and youth. As of 2017, the median household income was $ 66,382 in Community Board 1 and $ 67,359 in Community Board 2. In 2018, an estimated 18% of Community Board 1 and 20% of Community Board 2 residents lived in poverty, compared to 19% in all of Queens and 20% in all of New York City. The unemployment rate

4560-409: The merger with the Central Railroad of Long Island in 1874 ( see below ), although the LIRR did try to extend the line to Roslyn until 1882 due to the difficulty of construction around the Manhasset Valley. On June 19, 1874, all branches of the Flushing and North Side Railroad, including the Main Line to Great Neck were incorporated into the Flushing, North Shore and Central Railroad , which included

4636-439: The most frequent proposal. Plans for a 1.7-mile (2.7 km) promenade on Flushing Bay were approved by Queens Community Board 7 in 1987, but were delayed due to a lack of funds. In 1994, a Key House Appropriations subcommittee authorized the money for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to study dredging the Flushing Bay near where the dike was built. The measure of this plan was drafted by Rep. Thomas J. Manton and

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4712-412: The neighborhood had a population density of 37.0 inhabitants per acre (23,700/sq mi; 9,100/km ). The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 14.7% (2,946) White , 25.9% (5,183) African American , 0.3% (62) Native American , 15.5% (3,096) Asian , 0.0% (6) Pacific Islander , 1.2% (248) from other races , and 1.9% (385) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 40.5% (8,104) of

4788-452: The neighborhood's population. The new Asian residents are mainly Chinese, Bengalis, Koreans, and Japanese, and the neighborhood had at least 15 Asian-owned businesses in the neighborhood. Unlike the largely working-class Asian immigrant populations in southern Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan, the growing Asian population in Long Island City tends to be second- or third-generation Americans and are largely middle or upper class. Exceptionally however,

4864-648: The population. Long Island City is split between Queens Community Board 1 to the north of Queens Plaza and Queens Community Board 2 south of Queens Plaza. The entirety of Queens Community Board 1, which comprises northern Long Island City and Astoria, had 199,969 inhabitants as of NYC Health 's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 83.4 years. The entirety of Queens Community Board 2, which comprises southern Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside, had 135,972 inhabitants as of NYC Health 's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 85.4 years. Both figures are higher than

4940-421: The site opened in 2015. On March 22, 1992, USAir Flight 405 crashed in the bay shortly after takeoff, and 27 out of the 51 people on board were killed. On March 5, 2015, Delta Air Lines Flight 1086 skidded off the runway at LaGuardia Airport and stopped a few feet away from Flushing Bay. 24 people were injured and the aircraft was damaged. The present shoreline of Flushing Bay has been largely altered by

5016-458: The villages of Astoria , Ravenswood , Hunters Point, Dutch Kills, Middletown, Sunnyside , Blissville, and Bowery Bay were incorporated into Long Island City. Dutch Kills was a hamlet , named for its navigable tributary of Newtown Creek, that occupied what today is Queens Plaza . Dutch Kills was an important road hub during the American Revolutionary War , and the site of a British Army garrison from 1776 to 1783. The area supported farms during

5092-438: Was 8% in Community Board 1 and 5% in Community Board 2, compared to 8% in Queens and 9% in New York City. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 47% in Community Board 1 and 51% in Community Board 2, slightly lower than the citywide and boroughwide rates of 53% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, as of 2018 , northern LIC is considered to be gentrifying , while southern LIC

5168-433: Was abandoned in favor of the ex-New York and Flushing line. Since both the NY&F and F&NS planned to expand service east of Great Neck, subsidiaries of the railroad were created for this purpose. In the case of the F&NS, two proposed railroads included the North Shore and Port Washington Railroad and the Roslyn and Huntington Railroad. Neither of these proposals were carried out. In fact, they were eliminated during

5244-444: Was aided by Rep. Nita Lowey . The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey sought final approval during the summer of that year from the City Council to build the $ 41-million safety overrun on a 20-acre (8.1 ha) landfill. The USACE subsequently allocated $ 2.7 million toward a feasibility study for a cleanup. In 1999, the Parks Department negotiated a deal with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection . This plan

5320-408: Was also to build a 28.5-million-gallon sewer overflow tank under the river to relieve flooding in the area. A redesigned, refurbished Flushing Bay promenade began that May. Though the promenade was reopened in 2001, its "rotten egg" smell remained. Following repeated complaints about Flushing Bay's "rotten egg smell", a $ 47 million cleanup of the bay was announced in 2015. As part of the cleanup,

5396-490: Was designed by George H. Williams, of Ravenswood . The overall composition was inspired by New York City's coat of arms. The shield is rich in historic allusion, including Native American, Dutch, and English symbols. In 1898, Long Island City became part of New York City. The city surrendered its independence in 1898 to become part of the City of Greater New York . However, Long Island City survives as ZIP Code 11101 and ZIP Code prefix 111 (with its own main post office) and

5472-517: Was formerly a sectional center facility (SCF). The Greater Astoria Historical Society , a nonprofit cultural and historical organization documenting the Long Island City area's history, has operated since 1985. Through the 1930s, three subway tunnels, the Queens-Midtown Tunnel , and the Queensboro Bridge were built to connect the neighborhood to Manhattan. By the 1970s, the factories in Long Island City were being abandoned. In

5548-479: Was incorporated into Long Island City. Historically an industrial neighborhood, it has Triangle 54 , a small park with a monument at 54th Avenue and 48th Street. Hunters Point is located on the south side of Long Island City, along Newtown Creek . The area took the name Hunters Point in 1825, named after British sea captain George Hunter whose family operated the site as a 210-acre farm. It contains

5624-547: Was moving its headquarters from Forest Hills to Long Island City, also incorporating the jobs from its Darien, Connecticut , office. The airline, which operates its largest hub at JFK Airport, also operates from LaGuardia Airport, and made the Brewster Building in Queens Plaza its home. The airline moved there around mid-2012. In November 2018, news media claimed that Amazon.com was in final talks with

5700-508: Was not built until decades after the line was acquired by the LIRR. In 1869, the New York State Legislature authorized the Flushing and North Side to buy the New York and Flushing east of the LIRR crossing at Winfield Junction connections were built by the Flushing and North Side at Woodside/Winfield and Flushing to connect its lines. The New York and Flushing continued to own the line west of Winfield, and soon became

5776-412: Was ultimately dropped by the citizens. Long Island City continued to exist as an incorporated city until 1898, when Queens was annexed to New York City. The last mayor of Long Island City was an Irish-American named Patrick Jerome "Battle-Axe" Gleason . The Common Council of Long Island City in 1873 adopted the coat of arms as "emblematical of the varied interest represented by Long Island City." It

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