Queens

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Economy

The economy of Queens is based on tourism, industry, and trade. Queens has two of the busiest airports in the world, John F. Kennedy International Airport, located in Jamaica, and La Guardia Airport, in Flushing. Queens is increasingly attracting film studios — a return of an industry that had departed decades earlier — notably the Kaufman Studios in Astoria, where a number of television shows are made. Western Queens is becoming an artistic hub, including the Noguchi Museum, Socrates Sculpture Park, Museum for African Art, and the American Museum of the Moving Image. The current poet laureate of Queens is Ishle Yi Park.

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John F. Kennedy International Airport - La Guardia Airport - Flushing - Noguchi Museum - Socrates Sculpture Park - Museum for African Art - American Museum of the Moving Image

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The Queens Museum of Art and the New York Hall of Science are further east, in Flushing Meadows Park — site of both the 1939 New York World's Fair, the 1964 New York World's Fair and the annual US Open tennis tournament. Shea Stadium, home of the New York Mets baseball team, is just north of the park.

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Queens Museum of Art - New York Hall of Science - Flushing Meadows Park - 1939 New York World's Fair - 1964 New York World's Fair - US Open - Tennis - Shea Stadium - New York Mets - Baseball

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