The Neighborhood of Flushing, New York City

            Neighborhood is a localized community within a larger city, town or suburb, where residents seek to realise common values, help each other and social interaction. Throughout the history of immigration, New York city has become a city which contains most various ethnic groups and immigrants around the world. Yet, New York City has formed various divisions of neighborhood due to its diversity. For instance, Chinese immigrants developed Chinese neighborhoods, such as Flushing, Queens. Flushing, a neighborhood in the north-central part of the New York City borough of Queens, is a large commercial and retail area and is the fourth largest central business district in New York City. Mainly through cultural identity, increasing of socio-economic trends and its diversity, Flushing has became into an emerging neighborhood.
             Trace back to early years of colonial period, Religion played a major part in the development of Flushing. Flushing was called Vlissengen. Vlissengen was granted a charter by the Dutch West India Company and became a part of New Netherlands. It was settled mostly by English families and Dutch colonists. However, in a few years, the Quaker population was on the rise in Flushing, they were seeking religious freedom. Quakers not only help gained religious freedom but fought for civil rights and abolition. Thus, the Quakers had a huge influence in the neighborhoods of .
             Flushing during the mid-1600's. However, the improving of transportations was the main reason of upward socio-economic trends.
             In the 18th and 19th century, transportations played a major role in the development of Flushing. In the late 17th century, the completion of the Queensboro Bridge that connected to Manhattan and then the number seven subway train was built, these provided easier access for people to come and go. Thus, more and more people moved out from manhattan to towns. Due to increased traffic, population in Flushing grew rapidly.