Prospects for building community
From The Peopling of New York City
Prospects for Building a Community
- The various community institutions in Flushing serve to foster communication and mitigate potential conflicts among Flushing's ethnically diverse populations. Religious and governmental organizations provide a base for engaging the community by offering programs and special accommodations for events and meetings. Not only do religious institutions assist their respective ethnic communities, they draw in broader communities as well. Governmental institutions provide services that bring the core and periphery of Flushing together. In this way, these institutions have the capacity to reach across various linguistic, racial and ethnic boundaries to promote community building in Flushing.
Religious Institutions
- St George's Church
- The Hindu Temple Society of North America
- Free Synagogue of Flushing
- The First United Methodist Church of Flushing (FUMC)
- Muslim Center of New York
- St Michael's Church
Government/Other Institutions
- Community Board 7
- Queens Borough President's Office
- Flushing Community Leadership Workshop, 350th Anniversary of Flushing Remonstrance
- The Flushing Library