Engine 260 (continued):
Long Island City - 1873:
Long Island City was formerly a city, created in 1870, from the merger of the Long Island village of Astoria and the towns of Ravenswood, Hunters Point, Blissville, Sunnyside, Dutch Kills, Steinway, Bowery Bay and Middleton in Newtown Township. It was a separate city until it became part of New York City in 1898.
Long Island City 1873 map:
- Note: Blackwells Island became Welfare Island, then Roosevelt Island
Long Island City - 1873:
Long Island City was formerly a city, created in 1870, from the merger of the Long Island village of Astoria and the towns of Ravenswood, Hunters Point, Blissville, Sunnyside, Dutch Kills, Steinway, Bowery Bay and Middleton in Newtown Township. It was a separate city until it became part of New York City in 1898.
Long Island City 1873 map:
- Note: Blackwells Island became Welfare Island, then Roosevelt Island