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The BMT Canarsie Line (sometimes referred to as the 14th Street–Eastern Line) is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway system, named after its terminus in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Crime & Safety Man Hit And Killed By LIRR Train Near Sayville: MTA A Medford man was killed after being hit by a Long Island Railroad train west of Sayville on Tuesday, the MTA says.
Long Island MacArthur Airport. Long Island MacArthur Airport (IATA: ISP, ICAO: KISP, FAA LID: ISP), formerly known as Islip Airport, is a public airport in Ronkonkoma, in the Town of Islip, in Suffolk County, on Long Island, New York, United States. Covering 1,311 acres (531 ha), the airport was established in 1942, was activated in 1943, and ...
Since the opening of the original New York City Subway line in 1904, various official and planning agencies have proposed numerous extensions to the subway system. One of the better known proposals was the "Second System," which was part of a plan by the Independent Subway to construct new subway lines in addition and take over existing subway ...
Forest Hills is bordered by two of the largest parks in Queens managed by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation: the 1,255 acres (5.08 km 2) Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, which is the site of two World's Fairs (in 1939 and 1964) and the iconic Unisphere; [89] as well as the 544 acres (2.20 km 2) Forest Park. [90]
In later years, Queens was the site of the 1939 New York World's Fair and the 1964 New York World's Fair. [57] LaGuardia Airport, established on a site in northern Queens that had been a seaplane base, opened in 1939, named for mayor Fiorello La Guardia, who pushed for the development of a modern airport in New York City. [58]
The presidency of William Henry Harrison, who died 31 days after taking office in 1841, was the shortest in American history. [ 6 ] Franklin D. Roosevelt served the longest, over twelve years, before dying early in his fourth term in 1945. He is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [ 7 ]
The lot currently houses a longstanding industrial laundry plant. In honor of the site's history, the 13-story development project is titled Arrow Linen Supply, Inc., the same name as the company ...