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70-542: The John Bowne House is a house at 37-01 Bowne Street in Flushing , Queens , New York City , that is known for its role in establishing religious tolerance in the United States. Built around 1661, it was the location of a Quaker meeting in 1662 that resulted in the arrest of its owner, John Bowne , by Peter Stuyvesant , Dutch Director-General of New Netherland . Bowne successfully appealed his arrest to

140-631: A Daily News article in 2011, Flushing's Chinatown ranked as New York City's second largest Chinese community with 33,526 Chinese, surpassed only by the Brooklyn Chinatown (布鲁克林華埠) , and larger than Manhattan's Chinatown. The growth of the business activity at the core of Downtown Flushing, dominated by the Flushing Chinatown, has continued to flourish despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Flushing now rivals Manhattan's Chinatown as

210-861: A center of Chinese culture . The Lunar New Year Parade has become a growing annual celebration of Chinese New Year . In addition, several Chinese supermarkets such as Hong Kong Supermarket and New York Supermarket have locations in Flushing. The World Journal , one of the largest Chinese-language newspapers outside China, is headquartered in adjacent Whitestone . Numerous other Chinese- and English-language publications are available in Flushing, including SinoVision , one of North America's largest Chinese language television networks. The popular styles of Chinese cuisine are ubiquitously accessible in Flushing, including Hakka , Taiwanese , Shanghainese , Hunanese , Sichuanese , Cantonese , Fujianese , Xinjiang , Zhejiang , and Korean Chinese cuisine . Even

280-611: A densely populated neighborhood of New York City. A major factor in this was the Halleran real estate agency. From the American Civil War to the end of the 1930s its slogan "Ask Mr. Halleran!" could be seen in ads all over Long Island, and the phrase from its maps "So This Is Flushing" became a catchphrase. The continued construction of bridges over the Flushing River and the development of other roads increased

350-565: A small Japanese community. Additionally, a large South Korean population also called Flushing home. The Taiwanese immigrants were the first wave of Chinese-speaking immigrants who spoke Mandarin (Taiwanese also spoken) rather than Cantonese to arrive in New York City. Many Taiwanese immigrants were additionally Hokkien and had relatives or connections to Fujian province in China, which led to large influxes of Fuzhounese Americans . Over

420-463: Is 57% in Flushing and Whitestone, higher than the boroughwide and citywide rates of 53% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, as of 2018 , Flushing and Whitestone are considered to be high-income relative to the rest of the city and not gentrifying . Flushing Chinatown, or Mandarin Town is the world's largest and one of the fastest-growing Chinatowns, known as the "Chinese Times Square " or

490-545: Is a residential area with many large homes. The name refers to the area served by the "Broadway" station of the Long Island Rail Road . The Broadway station is located immediately east of the location where the LIRR's Port Washington Branch crosses Northern Boulevard, which when the station was opened in 1866 was called "Broadway". Part of this area has been designated a State and Federal historic district due to

560-515: Is a Koreatown that originated in Flushing, but has since spread eastward to Murray Hill , Bayside , Douglaston , and Little Neck in Queens, and also into Nassau County . The Koreatown has historically been centered around Union Street, with the later growth being concentrated around Northern Boulevard east of Union Street. As of the 2010 United States census , the Korean population of Queens

630-467: Is a mix of Jews , Greeks , and Italians . Most of central Flushing is an ethnic mix of Whites , Hispanic Americans , and Asian Americans . An area south of Franklin Avenue houses a concentration of Indian , Pakistani , Afghan , and Bangladeshi markets. This concentration of Indian American and other South Asian American businesses south of Franklin Avenue has existed since the late 1970s, one of

700-603: Is also a New York City designated landmark . Flushing, Queens Flushing is a neighborhood in the north-central portion of the New York City borough of Queens . The neighborhood is the fourth-largest central business district in New York City. Downtown Flushing is a major commercial and retail area, and the intersection of Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue at its core is the third-busiest in New York City, behind Times Square and Herald Square . Flushing

770-656: Is bordered to the west by College Point Boulevard, to the north by Kissena Park and Kissena Corridor Park, to the south by Reeves Avenue and the Long Island Expressway , and to the east by Kissena Boulevard . Queensboro Hill is a part of ZIP Codes 11355 and 11367 and contains the NewYork–Presbyterian/Queens hospital. One of the leading churches is the Queensboro Hill Community Church, a multi-racial congregation of

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840-484: Is now emerging. Given its rapidly growing status, the Flushing Chinatown has surpassed in size and population the original New York City Chinatown in the borough of Manhattan and this substantial growth has resulted in a commensurate rise in this Chinatown's cultural status. In accompaniment with its rapid growth, Flushing in particular has witnessed the proliferation of highly competitive businesses touted as educational centers as well as non-profit organizations declaring

910-472: Is served by Public School 200, which is on land donated by Electchester. The union provided the majority of the mortgage. New York state offered tax abatements. Electchester was classified as a "limited dividend nonprofit", subject to state regulations. The first families paid $ 475 per room for equity shares, and carrying charges of $ 26 per month per room, on apartments ranging from three-and-a-half to five-and-a-half rooms. Both housing complexes are patrolled by

980-526: Is the second largest population of ethnic Koreans outside Korea. The Korea Times , a news organization based in Seoul, carries a significant presence in the Long Island Koreatown. The Long Island Koreatown features numerous restaurants that serve both traditional and/or regional Korean cuisine. Korean is spoken frequently alongside English and Chinese varieties, and retail signs employing

1050-842: Is travelling by water". In Pomonok, there is also Electchester , a cooperative housing complex at Jewel Avenue and Parsons Boulevard in Pomonok, which was established by Harry Van Arsdale, Jr. and Local 3 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in 1949, when Van Arsdale worked with the Joint Industry Board of the Electrical Industry to purchase 103 acres (0.42 km ) of the former Pomonok Country Club and build apartment buildings. 5,550 people live in about 2,500 units in 38 buildings, many of which are six-story brick structures. It

1120-592: The East River shore. By the mid-1860s, Queens County had 30,429 residents. The Village of College Point was incorporated in 1867, and the Village of Whitestone was incorporated in 1868. The first free public high school in what is now New York City was established in Flushing in 1875. Flushing, then a small village, established a library in 1858, the oldest in Queens County and only slightly younger than

1190-645: The Free Synagogue of Flushing , the Congregation of Georgian Jews , St. Mel Roman Catholic Church, St. Michael's Catholic Church, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Shrine Church, Holy Annunciation Russian Orthodox Church, St. John's Lutheran Church, Queensboro Hill Community Church, Hindu Temple Society of North America, and the Muslim Center of New York. There are more than 200 houses of worship in Flushing. Queens Community Board 7 Half of

1260-990: The Hangul alphabet are ubiquitous. A significant array of social services toward assisting recent and established Korean immigrants is available in Koreatown. There is also a significant population of Korean-Chinese or Chinese-Koreans in Flushing who can speak Mandarin, Korean, and English. The neighborhood of East Flushing, technically within Greater Flushing, also houses a substantial Chinese community along with most of Downtown Flushing . However, East Flushing also substantially includes Irish , Greek , Russian , Italian , Jewish , Spanish , and Portuguese communities, as well as communities of Indians , Sri Lankans , Japanese , Malaysians , and Hispanics , mostly Colombians and Salvadorans . This neighborhood tends to be more diverse visibly than Downtown Flushing because of

1330-759: The New York City Subway 's IRT Flushing Line ( 7 and <7> ​ trains), which has its terminus at Main Street . Flushing is located in Queens Community District 7 , and its ZIP Codes are 11354, 11355, and 11358. It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department 's 109th Precinct. Flushing was originally inhabited by the Lenape Indians prior to colonization and European settlement. On October 10, 1645, Flushing

1400-494: The Village of Flushing was incorporated within the Town of Flushing. The official seal was merely the words, "Village of Flushing", surrounded by nondescript flowers. No other emblem or flag is known to have been used. The Village of Flushing included the neighbourhoods of Flushing Highlands, Bowne Park, Murray Hill , Ingleside, and Flushing Park. The Flushing and North Side Railroad opened its Port Washington Branch to Flushing in 1854, providing access to Hunters Point on

1470-458: The "Chinese Manhattan ". In Mandarin , Flushing is known as "Falasheng" ( Chinese : 法拉盛 ; pinyin : Fǎlāshèng ). The Chinatown of Flushing is centered around the intersection of Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue, and many of the area's Chinese businesses are located on the blocks around, or west of, Main Street. However, Chinatown continues to expand southeastward along Kissena Boulevard and northward beyond Northern Boulevard . In

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1540-692: The 1960s. Notable residents include the Helmann family of condiment fame, the Steinway piano-making family, as well as A. Douglas Nash, who managed a nearby Tiffany glass plant. Starting in the 1980s, homes in Waldheim were destroyed by the Korean American Presbyterian Church of Queens, one of the area's largest land owners. In 2008, the city rezoned the neighborhood to help preserve the low-density, residential character of

1610-499: The 1970s, a Chinese community established a foothold in the neighborhood of Flushing, whose demographic constituency had been predominantly non-Hispanic white. Taiwanese began the surge of immigration, followed by other groups of Chinese. A 1986 estimate by the Flushing Chinese Business Association approximated 60,000 Chinese in Flushing alone. By 1990, Asians constituted 41% of the population of

1680-509: The 2010 Census, Queens Community Board 7 had a population of 247,354. This included White non-Hispanic (73,668 or 29.8%), Black/African American (5,512 or 2.2%), Asian or Pacific Islander (122,094 or 49.4%), American Indian and Alaska Native (215 or 0.1%), and (41,164 or 16.6%) Hispanic. DCP City Planning CB Community boards BP Borough president CPC City Planning Commission CC City Council Mayor NYC Mayor This New York City –related article

1750-490: The 69,362 counted in 2000 . Covering an area of 853.06 acres (345.22 ha), the neighborhood had a population density of 84.4 inhabitants per acre (54,000/sq mi; 20,900/km ). The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 9.5% (6,831) white , 4.2% (3,016) black , 0.1% (74) aboriginal American , 69.2% (49,830) Asian , 0.1% (59) Pacific Islander , 0.2% (172) from other races , and 1.8% (1,303) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.9% (10,723) of

1820-686: The American Revolution, Flushing, along with most settlements in present-day Queens County, favored the British and quartered British troops, though one battalion of Scottish Highlanders is known to have been stationed at Flushing during the war. Following the Battle of Long Island , Zackary Perrine, an officer in the Continental Army , was apprehended near Flushing Bay while on what was probably an intelligence gathering mission and

1890-576: The Dutch West India Company and established a precedent for religious tolerance and freedom in the colony. His appeal helped to serve as the basis for the later guarantees of freedom of religion, speech and right of assembly in the Constitution . Many of John Bowne's descendants engaged in abolitionist anti-slavery activism. For example, John's great-grandson Robert Bowne was an early founder with Alexander Hamilton and others of

1960-586: The Dutch town, "Flushing", would be settled upon (despite being a Dutch colony, many of the local early settlers were British , who trickled down from nearby Connecticut colony ). Unlike all other towns in the region, the charter of Flushing allowed residents freedom of religion as practiced in Holland "without the disturbance of any magistrate or ecclesiastical minister". However, in 1656, New Amsterdam Director-General Peter Stuyvesant issued an edict prohibiting

2030-532: The Flushing River, which carries four lanes of traffic and the New York City Subway 's elevated Flushing Line ( 7 and <7> ​ trains), was the largest trunnion bascule bridge in the world when it was completed in 1927. The next year, the Main Street terminal of the Flushing subway line opened in downtown Flushing, giving the neighborhood direct subway access. Flushing

2100-557: The Manumission Society of New York in 1784. Some of its residents such as Mary Bowne Parsons' son William B. Parsons have also been documented as acting as conductors assisting fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad prior to the American Civil War . The home is a wood-frame Anglo-Dutch Colonial saltbox , notable for its steeply pitched roof with three dormers. The house was altered several times over

2170-535: The N.Y.P.D.'s 107th Precinct. There is also an N.Y.P.D. P.S.A.-9 Housing Police Unit station located in the Pomonok Houses. Pomonok is part of Queens Community District 8 . The Waldheim neighborhood, an estate subdivision in Flushing constructed primarily between 1875 and 1925, is bound by Sanford and Franklin Avenues on the north, 45th Avenue on the south, Bowne Street on the west and Parsons Boulevard on

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2240-611: The Reformed Church in America. Turtle Playground serves the residents of this section of Flushing. This area is often referred to as South Flushing. Pomonok is a neighborhood in South Flushing. This large public housing development was built in 1949 on the former site of Pomonok Country Club . The name comes from an Algonquian word for eastern Long Island , and means either "land of tribute" or "land where there

2310-701: The board's members are appointed by the Queens Borough President , and half are nominated by the New York City Council members who represent the district. As of the 2000 United States census , the community board has a population of 325,500. 84,654 (28.1%) were White non-Hispanic, 20,485 (8.2%) were African-American, 92,399 (58.3%) were Asian or Pacific Islander, 1,856 (2.4%) were American Indian or Native Alaskan, 2,256 (1.0%) were of some other race, 14,458 (6.9%) were of two or more race, and 42,865 (32.4%) were Hispanic. According to

2380-641: The centuries, and several generations of the Bowne family lived in the house until 1945, when the family deeded the property to the Bowne Historical Society. The Bowne House became a museum in 1947. The exterior has since been renovated. Archaeological investigations have been conducted by Dr. James A. Moore of Queens College, City University of New York . The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, and

2450-465: The community grew in wealth and population and rose in socioeconomic status , Koreans expanded their presence eastward along Northern Boulevard, buying homes in more affluent and less dense neighborhoods in Queens and Nassau County. This expansion has led to the creation of an American Meokjagolmok , or Korean Restaurant Street , around the Murray Hill station . The eastward pressure to expand

2520-478: The core area of Flushing, with Chinese in turn representing 41% of the Asian population. However, ethnic Chinese are constituting an increasingly dominant proportion of the Asian population as well as of the overall population in Flushing and its Chinatown. High rates of both legal and illegal immigration from Mainland China continue to spur the ongoing rise of the ethnic Chinese population in Flushing. According to

2590-492: The county. Many historical references to Flushing are to this town, bounded from Newtown on the west by Flushing Creek (now Flushing River ), from Jamaica on the south by the watershed , and from Hempstead on the east by what later became the Nassau County line. The town was dissolved in 1898 when Queens became a borough of New York City, and the term "Flushing" today usually refers to a much smaller area, for example

2660-525: The early 20th century with the construction of bridges and public transportation. An immigrant population, composed mostly of Chinese , Indians , and Koreans , settled in Flushing in the late 20th century. Flushing contains numerous residential subsections, and its diversity is reflected by the numerous ethnic groups that reside there. Flushing is served by several stations on the Long Island Rail Road 's Port Washington Branch , as well as

2730-399: The east. The area is immediately southeast of the downtown Flushing commercial core, and adjacent to Kissena Park. a small district of upscale "in-town" suburban architecture. Waldheim, German for "home in the woods", is known for its large homes of varying architectural styles and is laid out in an unusual street pattern. Waldheim was the home of some of Flushing's wealthiest residents until

2800-483: The elegant, park-like character of the neighborhood. Much of the area has been rezoned by the City of New York to preserve the low density, residential quality of the neighborhood. Broadway-Flushing is approximately bounded by 29th Avenue to the north, Northern Boulevard and Crocheron Avenue to the south, 155th Street to the west, and 172nd Streets to the east. Linden Hill is bound by 25th Avenue to Willets Point Boulevard to

2870-586: The former Village of Flushing. Flushing was a seat of power as the Province of New York up to the American Revolution was led by Governor Cadwallader Colden , based at his Spring Hill estate. Flushing was the site of the first commercial tree nurseries in North America, the most prominent being the Prince , Bloodgood, and Parsons nurseries. A 14-acre (5.7 ha) tract of Parsons's exotic specimens

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2940-420: The harboring of Quakers . On December 27, 1657, the inhabitants of Flushing approved a protest known as The Flushing Remonstrance . This petition contained religious arguments even mentioning freedom for "Jews, Turks, and Egyptians," but ended with a forceful declaration that any infringement of the town charter would not be tolerated. Subsequently, a farmer named John Bowne held Quaker meetings in his home and

3010-484: The home of families of Irish and Italian immigrants, many Korean and Chinese immigrants have moved into Murray Hill in recent years. Murray Hill within Flushing is often confused with the larger Murray Hill neighborhood on the East Side of Manhattan . The Long Island Rail Road 's Murray Hill and Broadway stations serve the area. Before the area was developed for residential housing in 1889, Murray Hill

3080-480: The intent to educate the community. Some entities offer education in Mandarin , the most spoken Chinese variety in mainland China. A diverse array of social services geared toward assisting recent as well as established Chinese immigrants is readily available in Flushing. As of the 2020s, about 3/4 of the Asian population in the area are of Chinese descent making them the majority of the Asian population. There

3150-536: The larger Linden Towers several years after this. Paul was additionally the architect of Embassy Arms. In total, 41 six-story buildings containing 3,146 apartments comprising the Linden Hill, Mitchell Gardens, Linden Towers, and Embassy Arms cooperatives were erected. Once a primarily European-American neighborhood, Linden Hill is now a diverse mix of European-Americans , Asian-Americans and Latino-Americans . The Asian-American population has expanded markedly in

3220-504: The largest Chinatown by this metric outside Asia and one of the largest and fastest-growing Chinatowns in the world. In January 2019, the New York Post named Flushing as New York City's "most dynamic outer-borough neighborhood". Flushing is undergoing rapid gentrification by Chinese transnational entities. Based on data from the 2010 United States census , the population of Flushing was 72,008, an increase of 2,646 (3.8%) from

3290-469: The library of the City of Brooklyn (built in 1852). In 1898, although opposed to the proposal, the Town of Flushing (along with two other towns and other land of Queens County) was consolidated into the City of New York to form the new Borough of Queens. All towns, villages, and cities within the new borough were dissolved. Local farmland continued to be subdivided and developed transforming Flushing into

3360-516: The more even distribution of the ethnicities of East Flushing residents resulting in more ethnic businesses catering to each community rather than the dominance of Chinese and to a lesser extent Korean businesses in Downtown Flushing. The northeastern section of Flushing near Bayside continues to maintain large Italian and Greek presences that are reflected in its many Italian and Greek bakeries, grocery stores and restaurants. The northwest

3430-665: The neighborhood. As with the Broadway neighborhood, preservationists have been unable to secure designation as an Historic District by the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission , and As of 2017 , structures in Waldheim were still being torn down. Flushing is a religiously diverse community. Houses of worship in Flushing include the Dutch colonial epoch Quaker Meeting House, the historic Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Queens, St. Andrew Avellino Roman Catholic Church, St. George's Episcopal Church,

3500-506: The next few decades as people from different provinces started to arrive. Due to loosened emigration restrictions in mainland China, there has been a growing Northern Chinese population in Flushing. The regional food cuisines have led to Flushing being considered the "food mecca" for Chinese regional cuisine outside of Asia. In the 21st century, Flushing has cemented its status as an international " melting pot ", predominantly attracting immigrants from Asia, particularly from throughout

3570-605: The north, 154th Street to the east, Northern Boulevard to the south and the Whitestone Expressway to the west. Linden Hill was originally a rural estate owned by the Mitchell family. Ernest Mitchell owned an adjacent area to the west known as Breezy Hill and his father owned the area now called Linden Hill. The two areas are sometimes referred to as the Mitchell-Linden neighborhood. A major change in

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3640-510: The oldest Little India neighborhoods in North America. The Sri Maha Vallabha Ganapati Devasthanam ( Sanskrit : श्री महावल्लभ गणपति देवस्थानम्, Tamil : ஸ்ரீ மகா வல்லப கணபதி தேவஸ்தானம்) at 45–57 Bowne Street in Flushing was the very first of the traditional Hindu temple organized in North America. However, Indians are migrating eastward into neighborhoods in northeastern Queens and into Nassau County, as with many Chinese and Korean immigrants. Broadway–Flushing , also known as North Flushing,

3710-509: The population. The entirety of Community Board 7, which comprises Flushing, College Point, and Whitestone, had 263,039 inhabitants as of NYC Health 's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 84.3 years. This is longer than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods. Most inhabitants are middle-aged and elderly: 22% are between the ages of between 25 and 44, 30% between 45 and 64, and 18% over 65. The ratio of youth and college-aged residents

3780-574: The relatively obscure Dongbei style of cuisine indigenous to Northeast China is now available in Flushing, as well as Mongolian cuisine and Uyghur cuisine . Varieties of Chinese spoken in Flushing include Mandarin Chinese , Fuzhou dialect , Min Nan ( Hokkien ), Wu Chinese ( Wenzhounese , Shanghainese , Suzhou dialect , Hangzhou dialect ), and Cantonese ; in addition, the Mongolian language

3850-744: The rural nature of Linden Hill occurred in the early 1950s. Neisloss Brothers with architect Benjamin Braunstein envisioned a cooperative project to be set on Linden Hill and landfill on the adjacent swamp to the west which would provide middle-income housing to veterans of World War II and the Korean War . The construction was carried out under Section 213 of the Federal Housing Act of 1950 which provided mortgage insurance for non-subsidized projects. Gerace and Castagna with architects Samuel Paul and Seymour Jarmul subsequently developed

3920-595: The southern part of Linden Hill in the past decade (as it has throughout Flushing) and the Latino-American population has also grown noticeably. Conversely, the European-American population has lessened somewhat, though European-Americans still remain in great numbers north of Bayside Avenue, west of 149th Street. Murray Hill is bounded by 150th Street to the west and 160th Street to the east and straddles ZIP Codes 11354, 11355, and 11358. Traditionally

3990-461: The various provinces of China , but including newcomers from all over the world. Flushing Chinatown is centered around Main Street and the area to its west, most prominently along Roosevelt Avenue , which have become the primary nexus of Flushing Chinatown. However, Chinatown continues to expand southeastward along Kissena Boulevard and northward beyond Northern Boulevard . The Flushing Chinatown houses over 30,000 individuals born in China alone,

4060-646: The volume of vehicular traffic into Flushing. In 1909, the Queensboro Bridge over the East River opened, connecting Queens County to midtown Manhattan . With the opening of Pennsylvania Station the next year, the Port Washington Branch, now part of the Long Island Rail Road , started running to midtown Manhattan. Broadway, a main roadway through Flushing, was widened and renamed Northern Boulevard. The Roosevelt Avenue Bridge over

4130-495: The years, many new non-Cantonese ethnic Chinese immigrants from different regions and provinces of China started to arrive in New York City and settled in Flushing through word of mouth. This wave of immigrants spoke Mandarin and various regional/provincial dialects. The early 1990s and 2000s brought a wave of Fuzhounese Americans and Wenzhounese immigrants, who mostly spoke Mandarin, and who settled in Flushing as well as Elmhurst . Flushing's Chinese population became diverse over

4200-604: Was 64,107. In the 1980s, a continuous stream of Korean immigrants emerged into Flushing, many of whom began as workers in the medical field or Korean international students who had moved to New York City to find or initiate professional or entrepreneurial positions. They established a foothold on Union Street in Flushing between 35th and 41st Avenues, featuring restaurants and karaoke ( noraebang ) bars, grocery markets, education centers and bookstores , banking institutions, offices, consumer electronics vendors, apparel boutiques , and other commercial enterprises. As

4270-571: Was a forerunner of Hollywood , when the young American film industry was still based on the U.S. East Coast and Chicago . Decades later, the RKO Keith 's movie palace would host vaudeville acts and appearances by the likes of Mickey Rooney , the Marx Brothers and Bob Hope . In the 1970s, immigrants from Taiwan established a foothold in Flushing, whose demographic constituency had been predominantly non-Hispanic white, interspersed with

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4340-411: Was also created by the inability to move westward due to the Flushing Chinatown on Main Street. Per the 2010 United States census , the Korean population of Queens was 64,107, representing the largest municipality in the United States with a density of at least 500 Korean Americans per square mile . The Korean American population, consisting of 218,764 individuals in the New York metropolitan area ,

4410-431: Was arrested for this and deported to Holland. Eventually he persuaded the Dutch West India Company to allow Quakers and others to worship freely. As such, Flushing is claimed to be a birthplace of religious freedom in the New World. Landmarks remaining from the Dutch period in Flushing include the John Bowne House (c. 1661) on Bowne Street and the Old Quaker Meeting House (1694) on Northern Boulevard . The Remonstrance

4480-434: Was established as a settlement of New Netherland on October 10, 1645, on the eastern bank of Flushing Creek . It was named Vlissingen, after the Dutch city of Vlissingen . The English took control of New Amsterdam in 1664, and when Queens County was established in 1683, the Town of Flushing was one of the original five towns of Queens. In 1898, Flushing was consolidated into the City of Greater New York . Development came in

4550-437: Was established on the eastern bank of Flushing Creek under charter of the Dutch West India Company and was part of the New Netherland colony that was governed from New Amsterdam (Lower Manhattan). The settlement was named Vlissingen, after the city of Vlissingen , which was the European base of the Dutch West India company. By 1657, the residents called the place "Vlishing". Eventually, the formal traditional English name for

4620-406: Was later hanged. The 1785 Kingsland Homestead , originally the residence of a wealthy Quaker merchant, now serves as the home of the Queens Historical Society . During the 19th century, as New York City continued to grow in population and economic vitality, so did Flushing. Its proximity to Manhattan was critical in its transformation into a fashionable residential area . On April 15, 1837,

4690-449: Was lower, at 17% and 7%, respectively. As of 2017, the median household income in Community Board 7 was $ 51,284. In 2018, an estimated 25% of Flushing and Whitestone residents lived in poverty, compared to 19% in all of Queens and 20% in all of New York City. One in seventeen residents (6%) were unemployed, compared to 8% in Queens and 9% in New York City. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent,

4760-484: Was preserved on the north side of Kissena Park . The nurseries are also commemorated in the names of west–east avenues that intersect Kissena Boulevard; the streets are named after plants and ordered alphabetically from Ash Avenue in the north to Rose Avenue in the south. Flushing also supplied trees to the Greensward Project , now known as Central Park in Manhattan. Well into the 20th century, Flushing contained many horticultural establishments and greenhouses. During

4830-430: Was signed at a house on the site of the former State Armory, now a police facility, on the south side Northern Boulevard between Linden Place and Union Street. In 1664, the English took control of New Amsterdam , ending Dutch control of the New Netherland colony, and renamed it the Province of New York . When Queens County was established in 1683, the "Town of Flushing" was one of the original five towns which comprised

4900-463: Was the location of several large nurseries owned by the King, Murray, and Parsons families. The Kingsland Homestead has been preserved as the home of the Queens Historical Society . The Voelker Orth Museum , Bird Sanctuary and Victorian Garden is also located in Murray Hill. Comic strip artist Richard F. Outcault , the creator of The Yellow Kid and Buster Brown , lived on 147th Street in Murray Hill. Queensboro Hill in southern Flushing

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