Its hard to find things in New York City which are actually and truly cool. What kinds of things…read moreare genuinely cool? In this name-dropping, get-it-for-me-yesterday, velvet-rope, waiting-list, glam-o-polis? They're very few and far between. But Flushing Airport is definitely one of them. In classic New York style; its utterly forgotten about. New York doesn't understand ghosts. Folks, this is an abandoned airfield. In Queens. Right across from LaGuardia and Rikers. Men once flew Pipers and Cessnas from this tiny little flyspec of an airstrip. It closed due to water-logging and because of a bad aircraft tragedy years ago. And now it just sits here, abandoned, awesome as hell; and no one thinks twice about it. Restricted, unused. Open, undeveloped land in New York. Eerie! Look at these pictures--can you stand it? Crumbling hangars and cracked, flooded runways. Piles of machinery. Creaking, groaning buildings and shattered windows. Overgrown with weeds and bulrushes and rusting equipment and memories. Authenticity. How does no one ever remark on this strange treasure? How can you live in the area and not even regard it with wonder? But the neighborhood's residents are apparently oblivious; and the city government can come up with no new ideas for the site except to re-zone it as commercial land. Or at least, try to. For cripe's sakes--if a BLIMP COMPANY wants to make it their landing pad; LET THEM. How phenomenally cool would it be to see blimps circling over New York again? There should be blimps in the air every day in our skies. Let them land here! Let's have some magic back in this stupid, boorish, uptight, post 9/11 age!

I always check out this spot when visiting New York! Parking is incredibly easy and the area is…read morevery open and perfect for picnics or just relaxing with friends or family. There's also a very cool museum nearby!

It's the Eiffel Tower of Queens! Like the Eiffel Tower it was constructed for a World's Fair…read more(1964). If you are ever in Corona Park or Citi Field, it's worth stopping by to snap a selfie. In the middle of the day in the middle of the week, there was almost no one around.

I love the Queens Historical Society and the Kingsland Homestead for various reasons. First of all,…read morethey preserve and celebrate the borough's history and heritage in fascinating, entertaining and enriching ways. For those who don't know, Kingsland Homestead is a preserved colonial farmhouse and the second oldest house in Queens. It is also headquarters for the Queens Historical Society, which maintains the world's only museum of Queens history and a wide-ranging library and archives, including online teaching aids on slavery and the Underground Railroad in New York City. These two entities stimulate my love of history, architecture and antiques because they spearhead educational programs, curate exhibitions, publish a quarterly newsletter, and offer lectures, programs and slide presentations on subjects relating more than 300 years of history. Finally, the grounds are beautiful and located in a neighborhood called "Flushing," which has more Asian restaurants that Manhattan's Chinatown. So I can always head to a great, cheap, authentic restaurant after visiting. Here's the back story. The Kingsland Homestead was built in 1785 by original resident Charles Doughty, the son of a wealthy Quaker. The two-story estate became "Kingsland" after Doughty's son-in-law, Joseph King, a British sea captain, bought the property in 1801. Kingsland's first floor includes a 1,350-square-foot space where the society organizes exhibitions and lectures. The second-floor parlor is designed in a Victorian style with lacework and a plethora of items (i.e. notebooks, eyeglasses) that former inhabitants used. The house has a gambrel roof, a crescent-shaped window in a side gable, a Federal-period chimney piece with an iron Franklin stove, and a Dutch-style front door. Shingles fill the exterior, except on the west side, which features flush boarding and clapboards. The Queens Historical Society is based in the homestead. The society spearheads educational programs, exhibitions, and a research center. It publishes a quarterly newsletter and offers lectures, programs, and slide presentations on subjects relating more than 300 years of history. The house is in Weeping Beech Park. About two acres in size, the park had a 60-foot-high weeping beech from 1847 until 1998. For a long time, the tree had city landmark status and it is believed to be the original source for all weeping beeches in the United States.

This wonderful treasure of a house from 1774 currently has a charming exhibit on toys, a period…read moreVictorian room upstairs and a terrific gift shop with interesting and inexpensive items plus great selection of books dedicated to many neighborhoods of Queens. Be sure to check out the cool weeping beech tree behind the house.

Worth going out to Flushing for…read more I was the only person on an excellent docent-led tour which lasted approximately 45 minutes. She was well-informed, conversational, and taught me a lot about something that I knew very little about on my arrival. I am a more informed New Yorker because of it. Bowne's house and family history are interesting, complicated, and hopeful - with lessons still (unfortunately) applicable today. Highly recommended.

John Bowne (1657-1695) was a Peaceful Warrior for Religious Freedoms…read more John Bowne was a English Quaker immigrant. Who came to Flushing in 1661 searching for a place to worship without fear or intimidation. Hi everyone and welcome to historical Flushing New York. Flushing is a very old town indeed. Everywhere you look are towering Oak and pine trees hundreds of years old. Some of the buildings also stretch back into inntiquity. Straight back to our Native American caretakers. My grandmother would tell me the way Flushing was at one time, a different community. With a totally different vibe but still a vibrant diverse community. Flushing during grandmother's time , was complete with Dance halls, restaurants & department stores. But one thing remains constant in Flushing, religious freedom. Flushing was founded by those who were religiously persecuted. Our American ancestors were brave souls who traveled 1000 miles on Wooden Ships put together with hope, spit and tar. This harrowing Journey would take place on vessels without modern conveniences, navigation or guarantee of safe arrival. These huddled masses of religious pioneers came to our country to find a place where they could find their path to "The House of God". To search for a place to live and worship, a land without bigotry, repression, or fear. This was the path that John Bowne traveled. His family came to live in this small wooden house just steps from my own. I would pass this common little structure during is renovations. And learned of its former inhabitants. A tangible station of the Underground Railroad. The John Bowne house is surrounded by beautiful fruit bearing trees and birds that sing as if John and his family still lived here. 9 generations of John Bowne's Family Lived and spread the word of God and religious freedom from under this roof. In 1945 the structure and property were donated to "The Bowne Historical Society." In 1657 The Flushing Remonstrance petitioned Flushing's ruling Dutch government to permit religious freedoms and allow the practice of the Quaker worship. The Flushing Remonstrance petition is believed to be the Cornerstone of our American religious freedoms guaranteed in our Bill of Rights. Wow, who knew? People are allowed to worship in here in the United States in the manner we choose because of the vision and dreams and prayers. That traveled into the heavens from this small humble plot. I very much recommend reading the other reviews posted concerning this site, as they will contain additional information. Thanks again for stopping by folks. My grandmother would always tell me.. "There are many paths to the house of God". JIM D

They say it's called Fort Totten Park. But I gotta tell ya. It's tremendous. Just a tremendous…read morepark. Big. Beautiful. Tremendous. Park. China China China. Man woman camera shark. Big beautiful shark. I have 4 wives. 4 big beautiful wives. Gates being installed in parking lot to prevent cars and people from gathering at night and making a huge mess for everybody to clean up. Yay! But nobody comes to close the gates. Boo! Useless. Waste of money.

Beautiful night at Fort Totten. We watched the strawberry moon. It was warm and a calm night This…read moreis local for me. I will be making more trips here. Nice way to spend a summer night.

Great venue because of the easy parking in the lot in the back (small but better than nothing)…read more Went for the Yarn Fest which was a disappointment since there was only little more than a dozen tables with mostly items already made. I'm a crafters so I wanted to get yarn. Perhaps the marketing needs to be clearer. The space was brightly lit and roomy so it was pleasant for the event.

A truly awesome gem! We visited here recently for the Sail Away play by the Treehouse Shakers. It…read morewas great! The play is catered to toddlers and encouraged them to participate and interact with the cast. Our little guy had a blast. The Flushing Town Hall on it's own merits is spectacular. The space is bright, welcoming and decked out with artwork. It's an amazing venue which continuously brings the arts and cultural events to the community. Our neighbor goes here regularly for jazz performances so the events span across all interests and genres. There's parking in the back which is extremely helpful. Speaking of extremely helpful, the staff is extremely friendly, engaged and happy to provide help, support or direction. We'll definitely be back to experience and appreciate all that the Flushing Town Hall has to offer.

Okay so this isn't exactly a historical society. A Quaker man used to live in this tiny house,…read morewhich the city owns now. There's some scrapbooks from the World's Fair, some artifacts that he owned, a couple bookshelves of historical books, and a tiny exhibit on a black fashion designer from Queens, named Jay Jason Jaxon. There's a nice lady named Lois who's the docent, and she'll give you a rundown of the place and the summarized history of Flushing as a whole. It'll take you twenty minutes to see the whole thing, as it's just 2-3 rooms of furniture or photos. I definitely wouldn't go out of your way, but if you're in Flushing and have time to kill, stop by.

Want to step back in time, come and visit their toy exhibition…read more Pieces on loan from private collectors that will make you smile about your childhood days. Check it out and dine locally at the many Chinese or Korean restaurants .

Not a fan of Pepsi Cola as I really don't like the taste. Diet Coke is more my style and my…read morepreference. Yet, this retro signage of the Pepsi Cola logo is pretty cool. Always a fun sight to see when I'm running on the East River Esplanade of when driving by on the FDR. At night when its lit up in red neon you can't miss it. I guess if you're a big Pepsi fan it might be worth the shlep there to take a picture.

Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of NY Sign, a tourist attraction…read more I recommend you visit the iconic sign for the Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of New York. Make sure you bring someone with you to take your photo in front of it. It's a memorable tourist attraction now. I was there alone or I'd be standing down there somewhere in my photo! It wasn't very long ago this sign was saved from being demolished. Now this location has become a tourist photo opportunity favorite. If you get to College Point New York you have to take a photo of the historic sign. I've been to see it up close and it's huge. Other times I pass this way I can see it from the train.

Beautiful bridge that's been updated and isn't super crowded with traffic like other bridges. It's…read moremodern especially in comparison to the GEB. Reminds me of the cuomo bridge. Makes it easy to travel to queens and Long Island

I've driven over this bridge day and night and this bridge is absolutely beautiful. You get a nice…read moreglimpse of New York City's beautiful Skyline. It's pretty easy to drive on and I enjoyed that it normally has a great flow with Hardly any traffic hiccups. Never experienced any potholes either very good signage as well