‘NYC’s most underappreciated park’: Flushing Meadows Corona Park is underfunded and underused, report says

‘NYC’s most underappreciated park’: Flushing Meadows Corona Park is underfunded and underused, report says

Flushing Meadows Corona Park, one of the World’s Borough’s most predominant landmarks, has seen scarce public funding in recent years, and lacks the private funding infrastructure to make up for the financial gaps.

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From marsh, to Moses, to Mets: A history of the site now eyed for Cohen’s casino or new park

From marsh, to Moses, to Mets: A history of the site now eyed for Cohen’s casino or new park

It was marsh first. Since then, it’s been a hideout for Black Americans seeking freedom along the Underground Railroad, a dump and a lot of different parking lots. As Mets owner Steve Cohen bids to build a casino on Citi Field’s parking lot, take a look at the complicated history of the land he hopes to build it on.

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We asked, you answered: Here’s what Queens loves about Queens

We asked, you answered: Here’s what Queens loves about Queens

The Eagle asked community leaders, friends and strangers on the internet to share their special places in Queens, a project that celebrates what makes the World’s Borough the greatest place in the city.

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