Talk about a deep freeze! ❄️ In January 1918, Flushing Bay froze so solid it blocked vital coal deliveries to Queens. Officials tried everything to clear the ice, from horse-drawn scrapers - to unsuccessful attempts with dynamite!🧨

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of Flushing Bay was stabilized with “bulk heading and rip rapping” (stabilizing piles and rocks), [and] landscaped, [with the addition of] a permanent boat basin (marina) and promenade. ...’
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