Morningside Park (New York City) on September 16, 1776. Year later, during the War of 1812 three blockhouse fortifications were built on the land. The park was first proposed by the Central Park Commissioners in 1867, after Andrew Haswell Green, Commissioner and Comptroller of Central Park, proposed that a park be built in Morningside Heights to avoid the expense of expanding the Manhattan street grid across difficult terrain. In 1870, the City of New York obtained jurisdiction of the property. The original design for the park, submitted by Parks Engineer-in-Chief M.A. Kellogg in 1871, was rejected by the Board of Commissioners for Public Parks. In
New York Presbyterian Church of Long Island City, New York New York Presbyterian Church of Long Island City, New York New York Presbyterian Church is a Korean Presbyterian megachurch, located in Long Island City, New York, in the borough of Queens. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in America. The church is a Korean presbyterian church founded in 1970. The church affiliated with the Korean American Presbyterian Church in 1974, become member of the New York City Presbytery. In 1999 the church constructed its present building. In 2010 the church celebrated its 40th anniversary. In 2013 New York Presbyterian Church disaffiliated with the Korean American Presbyterian Church and in