Tag: meetinghouse
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Open House New York!
Open House New York features Flushing Meetinghouse this year! Open House New York (OHNY) provides broad audiences with unparalleled access to the extraordinary architecture of New York and to the people who help design, build, and preserve the city. OHNY became an important platform for celebrating New York at a critical moment in its history. Following…
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Turning Blue
Friends Celebrate 70th Anniversary of United Nations To help mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, the UN organized “Turn the World UN Blue Day” on October 24, 2015. Illuminated in blue, our historic meetinghouse joined iconic monuments, buildings, landscapes, museums, bridges, and other landmarks across the globe in celebrating UN Day. The Turn…
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Yes, there are Quakers in Queens!
Flushing Meeting was featured in a profile of the Flushing, Queens community: Flushing was founded by the Dutch, but it’s the English who gave it the name we use today. As part of Queens Week, “What’s in a Name,” NY1’s Ruschell Boone takes us through the history of the neighborhood. Among the high rises are…