 Discover Queens, New York City
Jacob Riis Park at Gateway National Recreational Area, Jamaica Bay, Queens
Author: Padraic Ryan (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
Queens is the largest of the five boroughs of New York City. It covers 178.28 sq mi (461.7 sq km), although land area constitutes only 109.24 sq mi (282.9 sq km). Its boundaries is identical to the boundaries of New York State's Queens County.
Queens is located on the western part of Long Island. It is between Brooklyn to the west and Nassau County to the east. Much of the land area of Queens is on the northern part of the borough, as the southern part comprises islets and a body of water known as Jamaica Bay, which is shared between Queens and Brooklyn. The John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is located in Queens, on the south coast of Long Island facing Jamaica Bay. The southernmost part of Queens is the Rockaway Peninsula, a splinter of land separating Jamaica Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
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Queensboro Bridge heading over Roosevelt Island towards Queens
Author: Alex Gorzen (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic)
Queens has a population of 2.3 million people. It has the second-largest population of New York City's five boroughs. It is also home to its two airports, the aforementioned JFK and LaGuardia Airport (LGA).
Queens was established way back in 1683. It was one of the twelve original counties of New York State. Its original name, supposedly "Queen's County", with the apostrophe, was given in honor of Queen Catherine Henrietta of Braganza (1638-1705), the wife of King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland. It covered a much larger area than today, including some 280 sq mi that is today part of Nassau County.
Flushing Town Hall, Queens
Author: Jim.henderson (public domain)
In 1894, a referendum was held in which the people of Queens voted to join an expanded New York City as one of its five boroughs. This was realised when Queens Borough was established on 1 January, 1898.
Communications between Queens and Manhattan - the original part of New York City, which still bears the name New York County - was improved with the completion of Queensboro Bridge in 1909. Subway services were also extended to Queens since 1915. Its two civilian airports, LaGuardia and JFK, opened to civilian passengers in 1939 and 1948 respectively.
Elmhurst Baptist Church, Queens
Author: Jim.henderson (public domain)
Visiting Queens
Most visitors to New York City only saw Queens as they sped towards the airports at JFK and LaGuardia. Those who do stop by will discover plenty of sights worth visiting. The easiest way to reach Queens (from Manhattan and Brooklyn) is by taking the subway. Among the trains that go to Queens include the A, E, F, G, J, M, N, Q, R, and Z.
Barn at Queens County Farm Museum
Author: Jim.henderson (Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication)
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New York City is the world leading financial center and is renowned for its rich history and cultural diversity, as well as being the most populated city in the United States. New York City is a hive of industry and manufacturing and the location of numerous skyscraper buildings and business centers offering office space in Queens.
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Sights in Queens
- Fisher Landau Center
- Flushing Meadow-Corona Park
- Isamu Noguchi Sculpture Museum
- Museum of African Art
- Museum of the Moving Image
- New York Hall of Science
- Queens County Farm Museum
- Queens Museum
- Socrates Sculpture Park
Places in Queens
- Astoria
- Cambria Heights
- Corona
- Bellerose
- Briarwood
- Elmhurst
- Floral Park
- Flushing
- Forest Hills
- Hillcrest Fresh Meadows
- Hollis Hills
- Howard Beach
- Jackson Heights
- Jamaica
- Jamaica Estates
- Kew Gardens
- Kew Gardens Hills
- Laurelton
- Maspeth
- Middle Village
- Ozone Park
- Queens Village
- Queensbridge
- Rego Park
- Richmond Hill
- Ridgewood
- Rockaway Beach
- Rosedale
- Saint Albans
- Springfield Gardens
- Woodside
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