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Huletts Island (today known as Rikers Island). On December 3, 1768, Queens gained other islands in Long Island Sound that were not already assigned to a county but that did not abut on Westchester County (today's Bronx County).
Queens played a minor role in the American Revolution, as compared to Brooklyn, where the Battle of Long Island was largely fought. Queens, like the rest of what became New York City and Long Island, remained under British occupation after the Battle of Long Island in 1776
by John Tinline, a pioneer settler, and Mr Tyler, an Englishman, by early 1898.
Political career Local government Queens Gardens (the Eel Pond).
Queens Gardens are located to the east of the city centre within a detached residual bend of the Maitai River known as the 'Eel Pond'. This U-shaped body of water was used for food gathering by the local Maori.
In 1841, when the first British immigrants arrived in the area, the land was progressively cleared of bush. In 1842