Whitestone LIRR Station, 1922. The Whitestone branch of the Long Island Rail Road began construction in 1869 as a part of the Flushing and North Side Railroad system. The entire branch was electrified in 1912, but only survived another 20 years before ceasing operations. Despite a proposed plan to transfer the branch to the city to become a part of the larger NYC transit system, the deal did not come to fruition. Today the only vestiges of the line still visible are a small section of track near the Mets-Willet Point station and a few concrete posts which lined the right-of-way in Whitestone (and are now randomly in the yards of private homes). The Whitestone station was originally a temporary depot erected in 1869. This mansard-roofed structure replaced the first station in 1871. The building was razed following the line's closure in 1932.

First Presbyterian Church of Whitestone, March 5, 1932. The Village of Whitestone was incorporated in 1869, largely due to the establishment and growth over a period of twenty years of the John D. Locke Tin Factory. The community was also entering a new phase of increased accessibility with the recently completed LIRR spur. Established in 1871 as the first Presbyterian worship in the area, the new congregation, at first, shared space with Grace Episcopal Church. In the early 1870s, the local businessman John Locke, donated land for a church building. A wood-frame church was completed soon thereafter. The building underwent a major renovation in the mid 20th century, which enlarged and beautified sanctuary. The community celebrated its 140th anniversary in 2011.

Malba is a subsection of the Whitestone neighborhood. Its name comes from the first letters of the last names of its five founders (the Malba Land Company): Maycock, Alling, Lewis, Bishop, and Avis. The 163 acres that comprise Malba today were originally farmland purchased by William Ziegler, industrialist and president of the Royal Baking Powder Company, in the 1880s. A newly developed real estate trust bought the property circa 1905. The development of the tract into large plots began slowly in 1908 and the largest influx of home building happening in the 1920s.