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Flushing is a neighborhood in the north-central portion of the New York City borough of Queens.
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Flushing Meadows–Corona Park (often referred to as Flushing Meadows Park or simply Flushing Meadows) is a public park in the northern part of Queens in New York City, New York, U.S. It is bounded by I-678 (Van Wyck Expressway) on the east, Grand Central Parkway on the west, Flushing Bay on the north, and Union Turnpike on the south.
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Initially, this area was developed in 1906 by the Rickert-Finlay Realty Company, a major real estate development firm who also developed Bellcourt (1904) in Bayside, Douglas Manor (1906) and Westmoreland (1907) in Little Neck. Prior to its development as a residential area, the land north of Northern Boulevard (formerly known as Broadway) was the s...
Bowne Park, a popular 11-acre (45,000 m2) park in western Broadway–Flushing, features a pond and dozens of oak trees that are over a century old. The park is located on what was part of the former site of the summer residence of Walter Bowne. At Bayside Lane and 164th Street is Feehan Triangle, named in honor of a local firefighter killed on Septem...
Diana Shaman (June 17, 2001). "If You're Thinking of Living In/Broadway–Flushing, Queens". New York Times.Jeff Vandam (February 19, 2006). "In a Brassy Place, a Bid to Save the Elegant". New York Times.Flushing is a neighborhood in the Queens borough of New York City. Flushing is the largest urban center in New York. New York's second-biggest Chinatown is there.
Flushing is a neighborhood in the north-central part of the New York City borough of Queens, in the United States. While much of the neighborhood is residential, Downtown Flushing, centered on the northern end of Main Street, is a large commercial and retail area and is the fourth largest central business district in New York City.
Founded in 1645, Flushing is a neighborhood located in the northern portion of the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. It lies approximately ten miles east of Manhattan. Flushing was one of the original Dutch villages on Long Island.
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Flushing, northern section of the borough of Queens, New York City, U.S., at the head of Flushing Bay (East River). Settled in 1645 by English Nonconformists (who had probably been living at Vlissingen [Flushing], Holland), it became a Quaker centre under the leadership of John Bowne.
