Timeline of Queens
The following is a timeline of the history of the borough of Queens in New York City , New York , USA.
Prior to 20th century
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1657 – Flushing Remonstrance
1683 – Queens County created.[1]
1790 – Population: 16,014.[2]
1821 - Horse racing track opens.[3]
1858 - First all-star baseball game and first games in which admission is charged takes place in Corona at the old Fashion Race Course.[4]
1860 – Population: 57,391.[2]
1870 – Population: 73,803.[2]
1880 – Population: 90,574.[2]
1889 – BMT Myrtle Avenue Line begins operating.
1890 – Population: 128,059.[2]
1898 – January 1: Queens is established as a borough in the City of Greater New York . The borough consists of only part of the previous boundaries of Queens County; Nassau County is established in the remaining part.
20th century
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1900s–1940s
1950s–1990s
21st century
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2000s–2010s
2000 – Population: 2,229,379.
2001
2007 – Newtown Historical Society formed.[22]
2010
2013
2014
2017
2019
February 14: After being awarded one of the two new headquarter locations for Amazon , the company announced it was withdrawing its plans to establish a presence in Long Island City, and with this withdrawal the prospect of 25,000 new jobs.
2020s
2020
2021
January 4: Nurse Sandra Lindsay, received her second and final dosage of a EUA approved COVID-19 vaccine.[29] With the second dosage, she is expected to have a 95% immunity to COVID-19.[29]
February 10: Citi Field is converted into a COVID-19 vaccination "mega-site" operated by the City of New York.[30]
See also
Queens directories
Queens history
National Register of Historic Places in Queens County, New York
List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Queens
List of streetcar lines in Queens
List of New York City Subway stations in Queens
List of Queens borough presidents
List of Queens neighborhoods
Neighborhood histories: Astoria , Bayside , College Point , Corona , Douglaston , Elmhurst , Flushing , Glendale , Jamaica , Long Island City , Maspeth , Ridgewood , Rockaway , Whitestone , Woodhaven , Woodside , etc.
other NYC boroughs
References
^ Scholl Center for American History and Culture. "New York: Individual County Chronologies" . Atlas of Historical County Boundaries . Chicago: Newberry Library . Retrieved January 30, 2016 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Richard L. Forstall, ed. (1996). Populations of States & Counties of the U. S. (1790–1990) . US Census Bureau. ISBN 978-0-7881-3330-5 .
^ Laurence Urdang , ed. (1996). Timetables of American History . Touchstone. ISBN 978-0-7432-0261-9 .
^ The 1858 Fashion Race Course Baseball Match, Baseball Almanac, http://www.baseball-almanac.com/treasure/autont2006b.shtml Accessed August 5, 2013
^ American Association for State and Local History (2002). "New York". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). ISBN 0759100020 .
^ a b Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei, ed. (9 May 2013). "Queens, New York" . Nonprofit Explorer . New York: ProPublica . Retrieved January 30, 2016 .
^ "Movie Theaters in Flushing, New York" . CinemaTreasures.org . Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2016 .
^ "United States: New York State" . Statesman's Year-Book . London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl :2027/njp.32101072368440 .
^ Patrick Robertson (2011). Robertson's Book of Firsts . Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-60819-738-5 .
^ "IND Division Timeline" . Nycsubway.org . David Pirmann. Retrieved January 30, 2016 .
^ "Movie Theaters in Long Island City, New York" . CinemaTreasures.org . Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2016 .
^ "Movie Theaters in Astoria, New York" . CinemaTreasures.org . Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2016 .
^ Forman, Seth. "Gotham Gazette – Community Boards" . www.gothamgazette.com . Gotham Gazette. Retrieved 16 June 2020 .
^ "US Newspaper Directory" . Chronicling America . Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved January 30, 2016 .
^ a b "Attractions" . It's In Queens . Queens Economic Development Corporation. Archived from the original on December 28, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2016 .
^ "USA: New York: New York City: Queens" . Emporis.com . Hamburg: Emporis GmbH. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2016 .
^ "New York" . Official Congressional Directory . Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 2003. hdl :2027/mdp.39015054040954 .
^ Air Disasters Timeline , BBC News, November 1, 2015
^ "Newtown Historical Society" . Retrieved January 30, 2016 .
^ "Senator Jose Peralta" . NY State Senate . April 16, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2021 .
^ Mays, Jeffery C. (November 22, 2018). "José Peralta, First Dominican-American Elected to New York State Senate, Dies at 47 (Published 2018)" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 13, 2021 .
^ "Queens County (Queens Borough), New York" . State & County QuickFacts . U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2016 .
^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress" . GovTrack . Washington, D.C. Retrieved January 30, 2016 .
^ "Certificate of Birth" . Department of Health – City of New York – Bureau of Records and Statistics. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2018 – via ABC News .
^ Solomon, Rebecca; Harry, Ayana; Associated Press (14 December 2020). "NYC nurse gets 1st COVID-19 vaccine in US" . WPIX . Retrieved January 5, 2021 .
^ a b Murdock, Vanessa (January 4, 2021). "Nurse Sandra Lindsay, First Person To Receive COVID Vaccine In U.S., Gets Second And Final Dose" .
^ Moses, Dean (February 10, 2021). "Amazin' mess: COVID-19 vaccine rollout at Citi Field brings few shots but much confusion" . amNewYork . Retrieved February 12, 2021 .
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