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For example, Fresh Meadows postal mail was routed through the main post office in Flushing, and Fresh Meadows' ZIP Codes 11365 and 11366 were both labeled as "Flushing". At the urging of the citizens of Queens and with the support of Congressman Gary Ackerman, ZIP Codes are also named after the main post office they serve. The original ZIP ...
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 the county. [10]
The Flushing River, also known as Flushing Creek, is a waterway that flows northward through the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, U.S.It runs mostly within Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, emptying into the Flushing Bay and the East River.
Bayside is located in Queens Community District 11 and its ZIP Codes are 11360, 11361, and 11364. [1] It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department's 111th Precinct. [7] Politically, Bayside is represented by the New York City Council's 19th and 23rd Districts. [8]
College Point is a working-middle-class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens.It is bounded to the south by Whitestone Expressway and Flushing; to the east by 138th Street and Malba/Whitestone; to the north by the East River; and to the west by Flushing Bay. [4]
Malba was cited in a New York Times article as one of the few "elite enclaves" of Queens. [2] Whitestone is located in Queens Community District 7 and its ZIP Code is 11357. [1] It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department's 109th Precinct. [3] Politically, Whitestone is represented by the New York City Council's 19th District. [4]
Technically, Rikers Island is in the Bronx since New York City took it over from Long Island City in 1884, after it had annexed the South Bronx but before it consolidated Queens. However, like Astoria Heights, Rikers Island gets its mail from the East Elmhurst (ZIP Code 11370) station of the Flushing Post Office.
Corona is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City.It borders Flushing and Flushing Meadows–Corona Park to the east, Jackson Heights to the west, Forest Hills and Rego Park to the south, Elmhurst to the southwest, and East Elmhurst to the north.