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  2. Kissena Park - Wikipedia

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    In August 1940, the New York City Board of Estimate approved Queens Borough President George U. Harvey's request to acquire the former Stewart Railroad right-of-way from Flushing Meadows at Lawrence Street (College Point Boulevard) east to Fresh Meadow Road (now Utopia Parkway). The right-of-way was acquired into two tracts.

  3. Flushing, Queens - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. Flushing Meadows–Corona Park - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. New World Mall - Wikipedia

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    New World Mall is a four-level, 165,000-square-foot (15,300 m 2) shopping mall that adjoins onto Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens in New York City. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The basement is occupied by a food court, the first and second floors are occupied by retail, and the third floor is occupied by a banquet ...

  6. Unisphere - Wikipedia

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    Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, a former ash dump in the New York City borough of Queens, was used for the 1939/1940 New York World's Fair. At the conclusion of the fair, it was used as a park. [2] [3] The Flushing Meadows site was selected in 1959 for the 1964 New York World's Fair. [4]

  7. Queens Botanical Garden - Wikipedia

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    Queens Botanical Garden was created as part of the 1939 New York World's Fair and was originally located in nearby Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. It moved to its current location, a landfilled area east of Flushing Meadows Park, in 1963 in preparation for the 1964 New York World's Fair. Since then, the Queens Botanical Garden has continued to ...

  8. Bowne Park - Wikipedia

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    Bowne Park is a 11.79-acre (4.77 ha) park in Broadway–Flushing, Queens, New York, east of downtown Flushing. It is bordered by 29th Avenue on the north, 32nd Avenue on the south, 155th Street on the west, and 159th Street on the east. The park consists of a playground, basketball courts, bocce court, and a kettle pond.

  9. Queens Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Queens Museum is located in the New York City Pavilion at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, [4] designed by architect Aymar Embury II for the 1939 World's Fair. [4] [5] The fair was first announced in 1935, [6] and engineering consultant J. Franklin Bell drew up preliminary plans for the fairground the next year, including a structure for the New York City government. [7]

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