Astoria Performing Arts Center established.representative for New York's 6th congressional district. 1997 - Arthur Ashe Stadium opens, home to the US Open tennis tournament.1996 - Energy Brands, maker of Vitamin Water, established in Whitestone.1993 - New York Hospital Queens active.Citicorp Building constructed, at the time the tallest building between Manhattan and Boston.1986 - Mets win their second World Series.1985 - Greater Astoria Historical Society founded.representative for New York's 7th congressional district. Son of Sam serial killings take place over a year in Flushing, Bellerose, and Forest Hills.1971 - Queens Tribune newspaper in publication.1969 - Mets win the World Series for the first time.1968 - Queens Historical Society founded.April 22: 1964 New York World's Fair opens.Shea Stadium opens, bringing Major League Baseball and the National Football League to Queens with the New York Mets and the New York Jets.The revised (1963) New York City Charter creates community boards within each borough.1953 - Queens Symphony Orchestra formed.1941 - Strand Theatre opens in Astoria.Beacon Theater opens in Long Island City.April 30: 1939 New York World's Fair opens.1933 - IND Crosstown Line begins operating.King Kullen grocery supermarket in business. 1916 - Queensboro Plaza (New York City Subway) opens.1915 - US Open tennis tournament relocates to Queens.1914 - Murray Hill Theatre opens in Flushing.1912 - Chapin Home for the Aging active.1911 - Queens Chamber of Commerce established.
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