Flushing

… in the metro area is somewhat surprising not leafy upscale Park Slope nor the posh Central Parkabutting areas of Manhattan but instead quasisuburban East Flushing Trulias metric for its rankings examines …

… by Dutch settlers in 1645 The area ultimately attracted English colonists seeking religious freedom and one resident … birthplace of religious freedom in the New World When the English took control of New York in the 1660s Flushing was … of living and better housing quality according to the book New Immigrants of New York That was followed by many …