James Remsen

James S. "Uncle Jim" Remsen (October 1811, Queens Village, New York – August 21, 1887) was a landowner and developer of Rockaway Beach, Queens as a major amusement district in the 19th century. He is also known for his development of Canarsie and East New York in Brooklyn.

For the American ornithologist, see James Van Remsen Jr.

Remsen managed to acquire title to a large portion of the peninsula, and was known to promulgate a railroad project linking the Canarsie and East New York neighborhoods, which provided ferry passengers to Rockaway Beach.[1] He took William Wainwright, who was to become a prominent Rockaway developer in his own right, as a partner in 1876.

References
  1. "Seaside Playground". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  • Seyfried, Vincent F., The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History, Part Five, published by the author, Garden City, Long Island, 1966.


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