Queens |
Queens, New York City
Introduction
Queens is the largest borough in New York City by area but with the second largest by population with 2.3 million people (2012) residing here. If Queens were an independent city, it would be the fifth largest city in the United States. A matter of fact, Queens was a county on its own until annexed by New York City in 1898. Queens is geographically located in the western region of Long Island facing Brooklyn in the west, Manhattan in the north, and Nassau County in the east.
Ethnic Neighborhoods
Like Brooklyn,
many of the neighborhoods in Queens are home to several ethnic
communities. The neighborhoods of Howard Beach, Ozone Park, and Middle
Village are homes for many Italian Americans. Elmhurst has a large
Hispanic and Asian population, while Jackson Heights and Flushing also
have a significant Asian population - within Flushing is another of the New York City’s three Chinatowns. Jamaica is home for many African Americans and
immigrants from the Caribbean Islands.
Chinatown in Queens by Nmilbrodt
See & Do
Chinatown in the neighborhood of Flushing is definitely worth a visit, you would probably think you were somewhere in Hong Kong or some where in a town in China. Jackson Heights is another neighborhood in Queens, home of New York City’s Little India. There are several interesting museums and galleries that you should not miss in Queens including the Noguchi Museum and Queens Museum of Art. The borough offers several great parks (including urban parks and wildlife reserve) with Flushing Meadows Corona Park being one and a half times larger than the famous Central Park in Manhattan.

Main Street Subway Station in Flushing by Daniel Schwen
Eating Out
There are plenty of places to eat out in Queens
ranging from the budget eats at the takeaways to fine dining. When it
comes to ethnic foods, then the world has come to Queens with its
diverse ethnic communities introducing varieties of cuisines. Go to the
neighborhood restaurants in Flushing for great tasting Chinese, Korean,
and even Latin American cuisines. Restaurants in Jackson Heights are the best places for spicy Indian curry
dishes. Like the rest of New York, there are no shortages of Italian
restaurants and pizzerias in Queens.

Indian restaurant in Queens by Jim Henderson
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