Editing Long Island City (section)

===Dutch Kills===
[[File:Dutch Kills Green west jeh.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Dutch Kills Green, now part of Queens Plaza]]
Dutch Kills was a [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]], named for its navigable tributary of Newtown Creek, that occupied what today is [[Queens Plaza (Queens)|Queens Plaza]]. Dutch Kills was an important road hub during the [[American Revolutionary War]], and the site of a British Army garrison from 1776 to 1783. The area supported farms during the 19th century. The tributary of the same name connected to [[Sunswick Creek]] at its north end, which facilitated commerce in the region. The canalization of Newtown Creek and the Kills at the end of the 19th century intensified industrial development of the area, which prospered until the middle of the 20th century.  The neighborhood is currently undergoing a massive rezoning of mixed residential and commercial properties.<ref name="Long Island City"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.astorialic.org/neighborhoods/dk_p.php |title=Greater Astoria Historical Society – Neighborhoods |website=astorialic.org |access-date=October 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625060835/http://www.astorialic.org/neighborhoods/dk_p.php |archive-date=June 25, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>