Horse Brook's headwaters were 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. These blocks, which include the sites of Queens Center Mall and LeFrak City, remained vacant until the 1960s.[5] A small park called Horsebrook Island, at 56th/Justice Avenues and 90th Street in Elmhurst, is located atop the approximate location of the buried stream.[2]Libra Triangle, another small park at Justice Avenue and Broadway, is also located atop the stream.[6]
Referencesedit
^"HORSE BROOK, Queens | | Forgotten New YorkForgotten New York". Forgotten-ny.com. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
^ ab"Horsebrook Island Highlights - Horsebrook Island : NYC Parks". Nycgovparks.org. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
^Seyfried, Vincent “Corona: From Farmland to City Suburb (1650-1935)” Edgian Press 1986
^Seyfried, Vincent “Elmhurst: From Town Seat to Mega-Suburb (Queens Community Series)” 1995
^Kadinsky, Sergey (2016). Hidden Waters of New York City: A History and Guide to 101 Forgotten Lakes, Ponds, Creeks, and Streams in the Five Boroughs. New York, NY: Countryman Press. pp. 122–131. ISBN978-1-58157-566-8.
^"Horsebrook Island Highlights : NYC Parks". nycgovparks.org. June 26, 1939. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
External linksedit
"Horse Brook Briefly Returns!" Queens Crap blog February 9, 2010
January 01, 1970
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