Ambrose C. Kingsland was the mayor in New York from 1851 to 1853. He initiated the legislation for a large public park within New York City. In 1851, he sent a message to the Common Council that ignited interest in, and sped up the start of, legislation that eventually led to the building of Central Park. 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... A Central Park landscape Central Park (, ) is a large public, urban park (843 acres or 3. ...
On learning the Kingslands were involved in the sale of Rikers Island to NYC for Public Charities and Correction operations, anyone having even small acquaintance with Queens history may wonder if they also had a connection with the Kingsland Homestead (image above), the late 18th-century Flushing house that serves as Queens Historical Society headquarters.
Ambrose C. Kingsland was Mayor of New York City in 1851 and 1852 (the first mayor under newly-adopted law to serve for a two-year term rather than the former one-year term), and was a person of wealth and influence.
It might be speculated that Wilson was a front for the Kingslands such that the family of the former mayor would not be seen as profitting from the acquisition and sale of the island which, at the time and no doubt in the eyes of most New Yorkers, would not have been a pressing need.
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