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The neighborhood takes its name from Ditmars Boulevard which was named in honor of Abram Ditmars, the first mayor of Long Island City, New York, elected in 1870 (the city became a mere neighborhood when Queens became a part of Greater New York). His ancestors were German immigrants who settled in the Dutch Kills area in the 1600s. [41]
The Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard station is the last stop on the New York City Subway's BMT Astoria Line, served by the N and W trains. The approach to the Hell Gate Bridge is on a masonry viaduct over that station. [4] MTA Bus's Q69 route runs on the western half of Ditmars Boulevard east of 21st Street. Service to Long Island City originates ...
The Charter of the City of New York, Chapter 378 of the Laws of 1897, With amendments passed in 1898 and 1899, and a complete index, and maps of boroughs. Eagle Building, Brooklyn: Office of Publication. September 1899 – via HathiTrust. The Dongan Charter of the City of New York 1686. May 12, 1686
The New York Mercantile Union Business Directory, Containing a New Map of New York City and State, and a Business Directory, Showing the Name, Location and Business of Mercantile Firms, Manufacturing Establishments, Professional Men, Artists, Corporations, Banking, Moneyed and Literary Institutions, Courts, Public Officers, and All the Various ...
New York newspapers were read across the nation, particularly, the New York Tribune, edited by Horace Greeley, the voice of the new Republican Party. [30] As immigration increased in cities, poverty rose as well. The poorest crowded into low-cost housing such as the Five Points and Hell's Kitchen neighborhoods in Manhattan.
The Greater Astoria Historical Society (GAHS) is a non-profit cultural and historical organization located in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York, United States, dedicated to preserving the past and promoting the future of the neighborhoods that are part of historic Long Island City, including the Village of Astoria, Blissville, Bowery Bay, Dutch Kills, Hunters Point, Ravenswood ...
New York's 14th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in New York City, represented by Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The district includes the eastern part of The Bronx and part of north-central Queens.
New York with its New York Central Railroad came out on top, ensuring the city's continued dominance of the international trade of the interior of the United States. As the West and East sides of Manhattan became more populated, local railroads were elevated or depressed to escape road traffic, and the intercity railroads abandoned their ...