Twentieth and Twenty-first Century

More apartments were built in the 20s and subway service was extended from Manhattan to Flushing in 1928. Broadway in Flushing was broaden and renamed Northern Boulevard because of the increase in traffic and the transformation of Flushing into commercial center. Individual houses were displaced by new apartment buildings after World War II. Many Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans settled in Flushing during the 60s. In the 80s, another wave of immigration hit Flushing, which 20% were Chinese, 20% were Koreans, and other groups from countries such as India, Colombia, Afghanistan, Guyana, the Dominican Republic, Philippine. Beginning in the mid-1990, the downtown area of Flushing became heavily commercialized with Asian banks and businesses. The New York Times suggest that Flushing is a rival to Manhattan Chinatown for being the center of Chinese-speaking New Yorkers’ commerce and politics. ¹