A report on Queens, New York City and Flushing, Queens
Flushing is a neighborhood in the north-central portion of the New York City borough of Queens.
- Flushing, QueensLocated on Long Island, it is the largest borough of New York City in area; it is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long Island to its west and Nassau County to the east.
- QueensThe five boroughs—Brooklyn (Kings County), Queens (Queens County), Manhattan (New York County), the Bronx (Bronx County), and Staten Island (Richmond County)—were created when local governments were consolidated into a single municipal entity in 1898.
- New York CityQueens became a borough during the consolidation of New York City in 1898, combining the separate towns of Long Island City, Newtown, Flushing, Jamaica, and western Hempstead.
- QueensA community numbering 20,000 Korean-Chinese (Chaoxianzu or Joseonjok) is centered in Flushing, Queens, while New York City is also home to the largest Tibetan population outside China, India, and Nepal, also centered in Queens.
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Chinatowns in Queens
3 linksThere are multiple Chinatowns in the borough of Queens in New York City.
The original Queens Chinatown emerged in Flushing, initially as a satellite of the original Manhattan Chinatown, before evolving its own identity, surpassing in scale the original Manhattan Chinatown, and subsequently, in turn, spawning its own satellite Chinatowns in Elmhurst, Corona, and eastern Queens.
New York metropolitan area
3 linksLargest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass, at 4669.0 mi2, and one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world.
Largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass, at 4669.0 mi2, and one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world.
The metropolitan area includes New York City (the most populous city in the United States), Long Island, the Mid and Lower Hudson Valley in the State of New York; the six largest cities in New Jersey: Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, Lakewood, and Edison, and their vicinities; and six of the seven largest cities in Connecticut: Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury, Norwalk, and Danbury, and their vicinities.
Queens County, NY (the borough of Queens in NYC)
A community numbering 20,000 Korean-Chinese (Chaoxianzu or Joseonjok ) is centered in Flushing, Queens, while New York is also home to the largest Tibetan population outside China, India, and Nepal, also centered in Queens.
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
2 linksFlushing Meadows–Corona Park, often referred to as Flushing Meadows Park, or simply Flushing Meadows, is a public park in the northern part of Queens, New York City.
The park is named after the nearby neighborhoods of Flushing and Corona, which are separated by the park.
Nassau County, New York
2 linksCounty in the U.S. state of New York.
County in the U.S. state of New York.
Nassau County is situated on western Long Island, bordering New York City's borough of Queens to the west, and Suffolk County to the east.
In 1683, the colonial territory of Yorkshire was dissolved, Suffolk County and Queens County were established, and the local seat of government was moved west from Hempstead to Jamaica (now in New York City).
Likewise, the Long Island Koreatown originated in Flushing, Queens, and is expanding eastward along Northern Boulevard and into Nassau County.
Chinese Americans
2 linksChinese Americans are Americans of Chinese ancestry.
Chinese Americans are Americans of Chinese ancestry.
New York City contains by far the highest ethnic Chinese population of any individual city outside Asia, estimated at 628,763 as of 2017.
while the Flushing Chinatown in Queens has become the world's largest Chinatown.
Chinese Radio Network on WGBB (AM 1240 kHz and the 67 kHz subcarrier of WCBS-FM 101.1 MHz, Flushing, New York) broadcasts in Mandarin.
1964 New York World's Fair
1 linksThe 1964-1965 New York World's Fair was a world's fair that held over 140 pavilions and 110 restaurants, representing 80 nations (hosted by 37), 24 US states, and over 45 corporations with the goal and the final result of building exhibits or attractions at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City.
Flushing had been a Dutch settlement, named after the city of Vlissingen (anglicized into "Flushing").
Citi Field
1 linksCiti Field is a baseball stadium located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in New York City, United States.
Citi Field is located in the borough of Queens, adjacent to the neighborhoods of Corona, which lies to its west, and Willets Point and Flushing to the east.
Jackson Heights, Queens
0 linksJackson Heights is a neighborhood in the northwestern portion of the borough of Queens in New York City.
Many of the displaced Colombians have moved to adjacent areas such as Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, Corona, College Point and Flushing.
Queens Public Library
0 linksThe Queens Public Library (QPL), also known as the Queens Borough Public Library and Queens Library (QL), is the public library for the borough of Queens, and one of three public library systems serving New York City.
Dating back to the foundation of the first Queens library in Flushing in 1858, Queens Public Library has become one of the largest public library systems in the United States, comprising 62 branches throughout the borough.
Queens College, City University of New York
0 linksQueens College (QC) is a public college in the Queens borough of New York City.
Its 80-acre campus is primarily located in Flushing, Queens.