Chemical Bank — 196-03 Northern Boulevard Flushing branch — very strong 1971–73 match

A Federal Reserve record anchors the Chemical Bank branch to Northern Boulevard and 196th Street, giving the project unusually specific location evidence.

The Chemical Bank Flushing entry now has a nearly continuous chronology. Federal Reserve records show Chemical Bank applied for and received approval in April–May 1971 to establish a branch at the northeast corner of Northern Boulevard and 196th Street. Current property data for 196-03 Northern Boulevard identify a one-story banking facility built in 1973. That two-year sequence is entirely consistent with Rita recording the project in 1971 during approval/design/early construction and the branch building reaching completion later. The exact parcel/occupancy chain still deserves DOB/deed confirmation, but this is now a very strong identification. The likely branch is 196-03 Northern Boulevard, not the unrelated 71-41 Main Street location previously carried in the current-photo fields. A branch-history record dates the 196-03 full-service brick-and-mortar office to June 8, 1973, consistent with a 1971 design/construction start.

v3.5.11: identity confidence upgraded Open → Very strong. Exact 1971 Chemical Bank branch approval at Northern Blvd/196th St plus a banking facility at likely northeast-corner parcel 196-03 Northern Blvd built in 1973 creates a coherent approval-to-construction chronology. v3.6.14 correction: the prior 71-41 Main Street current reference was unrelated. Banking-history data identifies the 196-03 Northern Boulevard full-service branch as opening June 8, 1973, an excellent fit for Rita's 1971 construction entry; exact permit/deed proof remains the final identity step.

196-03 Northern Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11358