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Park was opened when? |
1998 |
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First stage completed |
2009 |
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The third stage was completed on; |
2013 |
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How many acres is the pork many miles of waterfront |
Parking is just under 13 acres and one mile waterfront |
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How many gantries are there and what do they reminds you of? |
Give trees reminds you of the history of the area and give you a sense of appreciation of the transformation the Long Island city from manufacturing to information to finally artist in community |
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What patent was used for the gantries when were they built? |
James B French patent and built in 1925. |
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How are freight cars loaded and unloaded from barges using the gantries? |
The barges were secured to the dock and the gantries were used to raise or lower the long down railroad tracks so that a locomotive with a link train could pull the trains off the barges and send them out to Long Island to be filled |
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What was the transformation of the Long Island city shorefront and why is it significant? |
It was a transformation from a crumbling forefront that was used for crime and drugs to a very attractive oasis honors our pasts and attracts people for the future. |
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Where is the new library near Gantry Park being built, how big is, who is the architect, and what is special amenities that it will have. |
Do you architect is Stephen Hall with Partner Chris McCoy, is 21,000 ft.², it will have a computer center, if you theater on the conference room, adult collect |
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How far back does Long Island city go and what happened to create it? |
Long Island city dates back to early 1630s when a large grant awarded by the Dutch that was so large and 160 acre farm notice Jarck's farm. established 160 acre peninsula in Astoria. |
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What was queen's known for until the 19th century and what did the Storia have to do with it? |
Jarcks farm establish a tradition in Queens for forming because of the rich soil and axis to the waterways to transport produce. |
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When were the gantries constructed? |
They were built in 1925 to aid in Long Island's development |
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Why were the gantries used? |
They were used to load and unload on the island railroad freight cars |
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What is so special about the gantries? |
Though there are no longer in use the Majestic size and the Long Island sign on it is imposing icon from the East River |
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Why did the sign say Long Island and why was that misleading? |
The sign said Long Island because it meant Long Island Railroad and the railroad went out to Long Island made it easier for the freight barges to find the gantries |
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Why did developers decide to keep the gantry relics? |
They wanted to pay homage to the past history of the area and created a main focal point with the towers in the field peers around they homage to the commerce in the 1920s and 30s |
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How many peers did they create? |
Four. |
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How would you describe the resulting effect of gantry state park? |
It is a jewel because it creates a peaceful oasis separating the hustle and bustle of Long island City and Manhattan with the Sereneview of the East River. |
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What is happening around gantry state park? |
There are many high-rise apartment buildings being built? There's a new library. There are many commercial retail spaces being built. And the focus is the East River and gantry state park as a buffer zone. |
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Why is hunters point going from ghost town to boomtown? |
Hunters point was basically in abandon any factoring area in the early 80s and now has been rezoned to residential and commercial contracting war apartment buildings and commercial spaces many schools are being built in the new library is also being created. |
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How old is Long Island city? |
180 years old. |
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Where were jerks form? |
Sharks farm was north of where Cosco is right now Vernon Boulevard. |
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Well you're the Indian outbreak occur and what is the significance? |
The Dutch settlers in Long Allen was affected by it done sellers in Jersey City and Manhattan who took advantage of the native American Indians and as a result was uprising and governor Stuyvesant was named the new governor with the Dutch West India Company. |
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Who received jerks farm and what year? Who gave him the form? And what happened next? |
William Halit that's H a LL ETT received a grant from Governor Stuyvesant for 160 acres jerks form. You later boy to thousand 200 acres from chief Matano of the Staten Island and Fort Hamilton Indians |
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What happened in 1665 and why? |
Another Dutch so I learn 1655 touched off a new outbreak of violence with Native Americans who destroyed Jersey City Staten Island and once again George Foreman. |
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What happens between the years 1764 and 1776 and how do I have fact queens and Goel and City? |
In 1760 for the British authorities into to the taxes for American goods so that it would make British goods competitive. This policy touched off a debate early settlers from cleans all the way to Massachusetts and resulted in Congress meeting for delve Philadelphia in 1774 |
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What happens between the years 1764 and 1776 and how do I have fact queens and Goel and City? |
In 1760 for the British authorities into to the taxes for American goods so that it would make British goods competitive. This policy touched off a debate early settlers from cleans all the way to Massachusetts and resulted in Congress meeting for delve Philadelphia in 1774 |
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Why and how was Queens the center of the war of independence? |
After the taxes were voted down the Queens County was visited by 600 strong British lit militia dispatch from Philadelphia and on July 4, 1776 Congress declared independence from Britain resulting in the Battle of Long Island in the British army occupation or Queens County until 1783 |
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How was queen's affected by the revolutionary war? |
After America declared independence from the British the British troops occupied queens up to 1783 and there was a flea the British ships maintained in Newtown Creek and British troops were station on Skillman Avenue in Long Allen city in 1776 the story is sores only military activity in which revolution when units of the British army marched through Queens. |
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How is Ferry Service established and when? |
As a result of the revolutionary war transportation by both Ferry Service was established in 1872 and delivered passengers from a Storia to 86 street in Yorkville. |
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Where there any slaves in queen and until what year? |
Yes wrecker sure there were slaves in Queens until 1820. |
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Where there any slaves in queen and until what year? |
Yes wrecker sure there were slaves in Queens until 1820. |
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Can a short history of Long Island city how many groups of people inhabited the area and who helped influence to build it up |
Dishley there was a native Americans who lived in the area question, then the Dutch settlers then the British the slaves and then the immigrants moved into the area from Europe. |
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What happen in the early 1800s and why was the area called a Storia? |
Yeah area attracted vacationers get away from it happen who are wealthy and the air is called a Storia after Jacob Astor. |
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What is the history of hunters point in one was it sold for how much? |
George Hunter and his wife and lived to 1833 when they die they sold they gave the form to their children the children sold it for $100,000 in 1835 it was later so for $200,000 in 1837. The area was leveled and building lunch were created for housing purposes |
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How many acres was Hunt farm and where was it located? |
Unformed locator on Newtown Creek is approximately 210 acres. |
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How many acres was Hunt farm and where was it located? |
Unformed locator on Newtown Creek is approximately 210 acres. |
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What are some of the names given to this area and where was hunters farm located in today's terms? |
Queens west is your original and Bloomberg renamed it runs point south. Where are you community college is and other areas in Long Island city make up hunters point. |
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Where is hunters point and how many blocks does it have? What was the significance of hunters point and what year was it well know you're famous |
Hunters point is at the intersection of Vernon Boulevard and Jackson Avenue makes up for blocks and I was center of commerce of Long Allen city. In 1850 it was at its peak. |
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What was happening about the same time as the Dutch in the Indians were fighting over sharks form. What was given as a grant to a minister allow him to own land in a Storia? |
In 1643 the Dutch government at new Amsterdam gave a grant to a minister for land at the mouth of Newtown Creek on the Queenside there after the point of land the river came to be known as Dominis hook grand appears to have also cover the island somewhere the meadows totally 130 acres |
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When did Henry Anglehart Steinway and his family moved to Long Island city area and why? What was the effects of their opening the plant in Long Allen city in the Storia? Describe how many people were fair and the size of the factory and what made the most significant manufacturing area. |
Hey restyle way moved from Germany to America in 18 50 x 18 60 he needed more space to manufactures is Pianos so he built a whole community in the Storia first pianos and housing for his workers because it was too difficult to ship his workers over from Hubley the street grid down |
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When was regular ferry service established from an attitude to Storia and why? How did Henry Steinway affect this? |
In 1865 regular ferry service was established from Manhattan to a Storia in order to help get his workers back-and-forth to the Steinway plant. Henry Steinway employed thousands of workers and this help revitalize the area |
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What year was this switch from agriculture to manufacturing and how did that come about? Why was the story converted to housing and how did the star was influenced us? |
In 1877 to 2 brothers Willam and Theadore skyway built the factories is bought the number of their employees to 1518 79 so they need to organize star way hunters point we are a company to help bring the pianos back-and-forth of the workers |
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How did the Steinway piano company change the Storia and queens? What three areas were changed reversibly. |
They left a mark on western queen's with Rich manufacturing, arches to know and transportation history. They created a mini German village with all these European Cressman who came by and created a new |
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How did the Steinway piano company change the Storia and queens? What three areas were changed reversibly. |
They left a mark on western queen's with Rich manufacturing, arches to know and transportation history. They created a mini German village with all these European Cressman who came by and created a new |
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When did Long Island city beep come part of New York City and queens and what happened as a result? |
Long Allen city was part became part queens in 1898 and in the next 10 years grieving more development of more manufacturing and the advantage of the 59th St. bridge and subways created more access to the area and it grew into more of what it is today |
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How is Long Island city link to Minot and what is the significance of that? |
Loon city is linked to Manhattan by the Queens Midtown Tunnel in the 59th St. bridge does several subways in many buses and also a tramway from Roseville Garland it has become an appendage to Manhattan has been Hutton has grown to be less less affordable and more more congested. |
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What is the origin of Long Island city and what areas do it encompass? |
In 1853 captain Levi Hayden had the foresight to see a Storia Ravenswood and hunt Sears point would be united so he decided to call all those Ariel Long Island city. Long Allen city includes a Storia hunters point in Ravenswood. |
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What are the names given to the gantries? And what is the name of the real car behind a locomotive that was used hitch the train freight trains of the barges? And how does the gantries couple with |
Gallos frames, or supporting towers. The cars were called coupler cars or idol chorus. The rail was lifted or lowered to the level of the barge because the server Rosenfeld a penny untied and the locomotive cold |
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What year would you say manufacturing died in Long Island city and what happened to the area? What is a bellwether? What are some of the recent activities the show that was city will become more Orbison? |
Long Island city bellwether status in the kit the rest of the nation will lose your manufacturing. MOMA PS/1, Noguchi museum, the story studios, coffin Stewie, Kaufman studios, a lot of art studios converted in the factories, yoga studios and artist loss in the area point away for logos city to be the next Soho. |
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What is situations have taken a active role in the future of Long Island city's urban renewal in urban reuse urban restoration. |
LaGuardia community college and New York City construction and school construction authority have opened major office |
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What is the queens west project and how did it come about? What year was established in what agencies are involved? What is the purpose of the queens west project. |
New York empire state development corporation what is subsidiary group Queens west development corporation, the new Ark New Jersey port already, Queens Borough President and mayors office city planning center etc. started in 1980. 44 acres will Leven residential buildings about 4500 units, 13 acres of stay Parkland, public library, to Building public schools, and 120 ft.² of retail space. It's about $2.3 billion project and it's called a Queens west project. |
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What is the queens west project and how did it come about? What year was established in what agencies are involved? What is the purpose of the queens west project. |
New York empire state development corporation what is subsidiary group Queens west development corporation, the new Ark New Jersey port already, Queens Borough President and mayors office city planning center etc. started in 1980. 44 acres will Leven residential buildings about 4500 units, 13 acres of stay Parkland, public library, to Building public schools, and 120 ft.² of retail space. It's about $2.3 billion project and it's called a Queens west project. |
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One was 30 acres transferred to the city of New York for distraction of what mere Bloomberg called hunters point south and how much is the construction budget? |
$350 million project transfer in May 2009 it will have 5000 in residential units and 11 acre pork and 20 and 96,000 ft.² of retail space and 46,000 ft.² of public and community facilities. |
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What is the special Long Allen city mix use district and what areas is it encompass? How many square feet of new office space and housing units in retail space will have? And what's the significance of the pairing and how many story buildings will be allowed in some manufacturing areas? |
J special Long Island city mixed-use sister Hunters Pointe Court, Square in Queens Plaza subdistricts expects include about 5,000,000 ft.² of new office space 300 new housing units in retail space the residential districts will be paired with manufacturing districts in four areas allowing development of 10 to 12 story buildings in some manufacturing areas in 4 to 6 in others. |
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What is the significance of the Roosevelt Island applied sciences campus and what is the future of Long Island city and queens |
Derisive all darling applied sciences campus with Long Allen city why are you community college and how do universities will help teach people about science isn't it shows our transference from agriculture in the 1600s send those feels to information-technology now to conceptual age |
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What makes you qualified to lead this tour and what's so special about you? |
I'm an architect, urban planner, tour guide, former president of the Queen's AIA, I love to walk, love to take pictures, it's a beautiful day. |
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How many people are going on his walk and is this a good size for a tour? |
There are 10 people going on the store and it's a perfect size for this particular tour thank you. |
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What are some of the concerns you have other people attending the tour and what are their responsibilities in agreeing to go on the tour? |
People are going to have to walk slowly and carefully, what where they're going, don't get lost, what's out for cars and bicycle riders, and if they need to use the bathroom they can along the way there will be pitstops just let me know and will find a public bathroom in a restaurant or hotel |
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How will you stay in touch with the people on the tour and how will you make sure that they paid for the tour and how much they paid him so forth and so on. In terms of administration and promoting the tour for loading future tors namely what date is your next tour? |
The next tour date is October 24 we're meeting at 1 o'clock in front of the building department on Queens Boulevard and your Turnpike. I want to have everyone sign the attendance list with your name your email and your phone number and please indicate if you paid you didn't pay take money right now. Thank you all for coming I hope you had a good day. |
