Template:Did you know nominations/Kissena Park


 * The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as |this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:39, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Kissena Park

 * ... that Kissena Park (pictured) in New York City was originally the site of a tree nursery and had a railroad line running through it? Source: NYC Parks website
 * ALT1:... that Kissena Park (pictured) in New York City is named after the word for "it is cold" in the Chippewa language, even though the Chippewa Native Americans lived in the Midwestern United States? Source: North Shore Daily Journal
 * ALT2:... that during a grand-jury investigation into land-sale fraud at New York City's Kissena Park (pictured), Queens borough president Joseph Bermel resigned and fled the U.S. the day before he was scheduled to testify? Source: NY Times 1908
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jew in the Thorns
 * Comment: Some of the info comes from User:Tdorante10/sandbox8 (which was not previously in mainspace, and from Fresh Meadows, Queens based on this edit by Quackslikeaduck. Also, I could provide more alt's if needed.

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk), Tdorante10 (talk), and Quackslikeaduck (talk). Nominated by Epicgenius (talk) at 02:55, 3 February 2019 (UTC).


 * , I am interested in reviewing this DYK nomination. Have you made any progress on the QPQ? Flibirigit (talk) 02:49, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
 * , No, not yet, but I can do it this week. I think you can still do a review if the QPQ is not done yet, though. epicgenius (talk) 03:10, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
 * No rush then. I can start a review probably on Thursday. I will be busy too. I'm sure we can push this through by next week. Flibirigit (talk) 03:18, 27 February 2019 (UTC)


 * , Thanks for reviewing this article. I have done a QPQ review. epicgenius (talk) 22:45, 28 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg added photos are licensed properly on the commons, and clear at 100px. QPQ requirements have now been met. Please consider the other suggestions and nominate this for GA status. Flibirigit (talk) 23:39, 28 February 2019 (UTC)