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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Flushing former village, now in N Queens borough of New York City, SE N.Y.; chartered 1645, inc. into Greater New York City with Queens in 1898. Although chiefly residential, Flushing has gained importance as a trading and manufacturing center. It was chartered (as Vlissingen) by the Dutch West India Company to English settlers, who anglicized the name. It is the seat of Queens College of the City Univ. of New York and the Queens Botanical Gardens. The Bowne House (1661) and the Quaker meetinghouse (c.1696) are landmarks of the colonial period. Flushing Meadow (now a park) was the site of two... Read more

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...New York, U.S. Located at the head of Flushing Bay in the East River , it was settled...until it was absorbed by Queens in 1898. Flushing Meadow–Corona Park was the site...the temporary headquarters for the UN. Flushing is the scene of the U.S. Open tennis... Read more

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	Flushing the well.(Water Well Disinfection) ; Flushing is the process of using the scouring action of moving...and it is an essential part of the disinfection process. Flushing normally takes place several times during the disinfection process. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Flushing is a normal part of the development of a newly constructed... Read more
	Flushing learns to fly; Once-downtrodden savings bank reinvents itself; speaking in tongues.(News) ; Byline: Tom Fredrickson Five years ago, Flushing Savings Bank looked like just another...cobbled together a bold, two-pronged plan. Flushing would shift its lending focus from the...bank serves. The effort has paid off. Flushing is now a thriving commercial bank boasting... Read more
	ANOTHER DOWNTOWN FOR NEW YORK? THE FLUSHING DREAM ; ...DOWN COLLEGE Point Boulevard in downtown Flushing, Queens. The industrial streetscape ranges...Boulevard and other parts of downtown Flushing; development in Queens and New York City...mayor's interest, says he wants to make Flushing "a destination of choice." Other local... Read more
	RESCUE PLAN FOR HOSPITAL: INTEREST IN AILING FLUSHING A SIGN OF MEDICAL TIMES. ; ...hospitals fight for the survival of New York Flushing Hospital Medical Center, a bankrupt Queens...16 million in 1999? At first glance, Flushing hardly seems like a business worth resuscitating...Medicare, the programs that cover 70% of Flushing's patients. Other cuts could be on the... Read more
	Q & A: why does bustling Flushing need a boost?(Wellington Chen)(Interview) ; ...much potential for growth, as downtown Flushing. With the neighborhood weighing a number...Standards and Appeals, for his thoughts on Flushing's future. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CUF...involved in the urban development of Flushing? WC: I was in my last year of architecture... Read more
	Close-up on: Flushing ; CLOSE-UP ON: FLUSHING BY JANET KIM Flushing's name originates with the Dutch in the early 1600s, when they...English soon arrived, got comfortable, and translated it to "Flushing," burdening the area with a self-fulfilling prophecy. Industrial... Read more
	Flushing Oil Systems Ensures Longevity, Peak Performance for Paper Machines ; ...reduce internal contamination with proper flushing of paper machine oil circulation systems...the paper industry is the process of flushing the oil circulation system. By adhering...equipment in top operating condition. Flushing the oil system maintains the longevity... Read more
	CITY STARTS WATERLINE FLUSHING TODAY; PROCESS REMOVES DEBRIS AND SEDIMENT FROM LINES, HELPS MAKE SYSTEM MORE EFFICIENT.(Local) ; ...know more For more information about the flushing process, call the Oswego City Water Department...Oswego City Water Department will begin flushing waterlines today in the 1st and 3rd wards. Flushing will continue through the end of the summer... Read more
	The fight for flushing ; ...haunts what's left of white-inhabited Flushing, Queens. It came to light late in March...feet of real estate on both banks of the Flushing River. The company's Web site featured...and detailed plans showing how downtown Flushing, home to increasing numbers of immigrants... Read more
	Business Is Busier Than Ever in Flushing Area of New York City Borough. ; ...when Herman Peck traveled from Harlem to Flushing after getting a tip it was a nice town...longest-running business in downtown Flushing -- Peck's Office Plus -- is still operating...with his son Robert, remembered downtown Flushing as a sleepy town in a time when stores... Read more

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