Horse Brook (Queens)

Horse Brook, is a buried stream located in the neighborhood of Elmhurst in the New York City borough of Queens. Its historic course flows beneath Queens Center Mall, Rego Center Mall, LeFrak City, and the Long Island Expressway, before emptying into Flushing Creek in present-day Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.[1] Flushing Creek is a tributary of the East River.

Horse Brook's headwaters originated near Kneeland Avenue and Codwise Place.[2] Horse Brook was first mentioned at an annual town meeting in 1662, where it was voted that “whosoever has cats or dogs or hogs lying dead in any place to offend their neighbors they must bury them or throw them into the creek.”[3][4]

The only remaining traces of Horse Brook today are the mega-blocks on the map that avoided development in the early 20th century, remaining vacant until the 1960s. Examples include the Queens Center Mall and LeFrak City. A small park called Horsebrook Triangle in Elmhurst marks the approximate location of the buried stream.

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  1. ↑ http://forgotten-ny.com/2008/03/our-mr-brook-sergey-kadinsky-follows-the-former-horse-brook/
  2. ↑ http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/horsebrook-island-q152/highlights/12231
  3. ↑ Seyfried, Vincent “Corona: From Farmland to City Suburb (1650-1935)” Edgian Press 1986
  4. ↑ Seyfried, Vincent “Elmhurst: From Town Seat to Mega-Suburb (Queens Community Series)” 1995

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