# Event Details

- **Event Name**: New Queens Book Presentation: Rural County, Urban Borough
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 05 Dec, 2025 at 07:00 pm – Fri, 05 Dec, 2025 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join the Queens Historical Society for a talk with Laura HeimAbout this EventIn celebration of the late Jeffrey A. Kroessler’s book Rural County, Urban Borough: A History of Queens (Rutgers U. Press, 2025), his widow, Laura Heim, will present the unique production process and engaging content of this first comprehensive, scholarly, and readable history of the great borough of Queens. The talk will be followed by a discussion with Jason Antos.Laura Heim, architect and widow of author Jeffrey A. Kroessler, will present the genesis, evolution, production, revelatory content, and impact of Kroessler’s posthumously published book,  followed by a discussion with Jason Antos, Executive Director of the Queens Historical Society and author of numerous Arcadia local history books about Queens neighborhoods. A former wetlands, Queens today is a crowded cityscape of dense urban neighborhoods and suburban sprawl. Rural County, Urban Borough is a history of place, charting the rapid transformation of the Queens landscape, identifying what drove the borough’s development, from public infrastructure, architecture, and transportation to technological innovation and urban planning. The book dramatically chronicles how the borough's relationship with the city has evolved and highlights how Queens residents, from all backgrounds, care for their neighborhoods and build their communities. Queens is integral to New York City and the wider world and reveals, in its evolution, the whole arc of American urban history.Admission QHS Non-Member $10 QHS Member $5*Limited parking is available on site.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/flushing/new-queens-book-presentation-rural-county-urban-borough/100001693392475479
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
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## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 7.18, max: 12.51, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Flushing
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Queens Historical Society
- **lat**: 40.763713
- **long**: -73.824011
- **full address**: Queens Historical Society, 143-35 37th Avenue, Flushing, United States

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- **organizer**: Queens Historical Society (https://allevents.in/org/queens-historical-society/22621698)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 05 Dec, 2025 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Queens Historical Society, 143-35 37th Avenue, Flushing, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 7.18 up to 12.51 USD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Queens Historical Society
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about New Queens Book Presentation: Rural County, Urban Borough ?
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