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QUEENS (PIX11) – It’s often called the most famous bar you’ve never heard of. Neir’s Tavern opened in Woodhaven, Queens, in 1829, and many say it’s the oldest bar in New York City to operate continuously in the same location. This time, the Neir community celebrated its Queensmark designation from the Queens Historical Society. This […]
Four historic landmarks in downtown Flushing will be decorated for the holidays for the 36th Annual Holiday Historic House Tour hosted by the Queens
Flushing was established as a settlement of New Netherland on Oct. 10, 1645, on the eastern bank of Flushing Creek. It was named after the Dutch city of
Travellers may go to Central Park or Times Square to see New York City, but there's no better place to feel the city's DNA and understand how it started than here.
People of color in Flushing are working to keep Flushing’s Black history alive – and working to keep the neighborhood’s history of community displacement from repeating itself.