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The Astoria neighborhood in Queens, New York City, is named after prominent German-American businessman John Jacob Astor, said to be the first multi-millionaire in the United States. In the first half of the 19th century, much of the then-rural area, including the village of Hallett’s Cove, was owned by wealthy fur trader Stephen Halsey. His older brother, John Halsey, was Read more...
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John F Kennedy International Airport was officially called New York International Airport-Anderson Field, after it opened in 1948, but was more commonly known as Idlewild Airport. The airport in Queens, New York, was developed on land once occupied by the Idlewild Beach Golf Course, leading to it being referred to as Idlewild, and even used IDL as the FAA and Read more...
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On the evening of October 30th, 2002, Jason Mizell, better known as Jam Master Jay of the hip hop group Run-DMC, was shot and killed, aged 37, at his recording studio in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. Ronald Washington was identified by prosecutors in April 2007 as an accomplice in the murder, although it was alleged that he was accompanied Read more...
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American Airlines Flight 587 crashed near Beach 131st Street and Newport Avenue in the residential neighborhood of Belle Harbor in Queens, New York City, shortly after takeoff from nearby JFK Airport on November 12th, 2001. All 260 passengers and crew were killed, along with 5 people on the ground, and the impact and ensuing fire destroyed several houses. The NTSB Read more...
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Shea Stadium was located in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, New York City, on the site of what is now parking for Citi Field, the home field of the New York Mets baseball team. Demolition of Shea Stadium started in October 2008 and the locations of its home plate, pitcher’s plate, and bases are marked in the parking lot. Read more...
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