Queens

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Neighborhoods

The borough of Queens is a patchwork quilt of dozens of unique neighborhoods, each with its own distinct identity: Howard Beach and Middle Village are home to large Italian-American populations, Rockaway Beach has a large Irish-American population, Astoria, in the northwest, is traditionally home to one of the largest Greek populations outside of Greece, and is home to a growing population of young professionals from Manhattan, and nearby Long Island City, in the southwest, is a major manufacturing and commercial center; Jackson Heights, Elmhurst and Corona make up an enormous conglomeration of Hispanic and Asian communities; Flushing, in the north-central part of the borough, is a major commercial hub for Chinese and Korean businesses; Richmond Hill, in the south, has the largest population of Indian Sikhs outside of India; Forest Hills and Kew Gardens, in central Queens, have traditionally large Jewish populations; while Jamaica is a major business and transportation hub for the borough, and also home to large African-American and Caribbean populations and Queensbridge housing projects with its infamous Hip Hop history and large proportion of famous rappers. There are also middle class African-American, Latino and Caribbean neighborhoods such as Cambria Heights, Queens Village, Rosedale and Laurelton along East and Southeast Queens.Together, these neighborhoods comprise the most diverse county in the US, and easily provide the richest cultural experience found anywhere in the world. Some Queens neighborhoods, such as Ozone Park, Bayside, Maspeth and Woodside are home to a very diverse mix of many different nationalities.

Related Topics:
Howard Beach - Middle Village - Italian-American - Rockaway Beach - Astoria - Greek - Greece - Manhattan - Long Island City - Jackson Heights - Elmhurst - Corona - Hispanic - Asian - Flushing - Richmond Hill - Forest Hills - Kew Gardens - Jamaica - African-American - Caribbean - Queensbridge - Latino - Cambria Heights - Queens Village - Rosedale - Laurelton - Ozone Park - Bayside - Maspeth - Woodside

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ZIP Codes in Queens range from 11351 to 11499 and from 11101 to 11120.

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The borough is politically divided into 14 community boards :

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• 1 : Astoria, Old Astoria, Long Island City, Queensbridge, Ditmars, Ravenswood, Steinway, Garden Bay, and Woodside
• 2 : Long Island City, Woodside, and Sunnyside
• 3 : Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst, North Corona, and La Guardia Airport
• 4 : Elmhurst, Corona, Roosevelt Avenue, Lefrak City, Queens Center Mall, Flushing Meadows, and Corona Park
• 5 : Ridgewood, Glendale, Middle Village, Maspeth, and Liberty Park
• 6 : Forest Hills and Rego Park
• 7 : Flushing, Bay Terrace, College Point, Whitestone, Malba, Beechhurst, Queensboro Hill and Willets Point
• 8 : Fresh Meadows, Cunningham Heights, Hilltop Village, Pomonak Houses, Jamaica Estates, Holliswood, Flushing South, Utopia, Kew Gardens Hills, and Briarwood
• 9 : Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, Ozone Park, and Kew Gardens
• 10 : Howard Beach, South Ozone Park, Richmond Hill, Tudor Village, and Lindenwood
• 11 : Bayside, Douglaston, Little Neck, Auburndale, East Flushing, Oakland Gardens, and Hollis Hills
• 12 : Jamaica, Hollis, Saint Albans, Springfield Gardens, Baisley Park, Rochdale Village, and South Jamaica
• 13 : Queens Village, Glen Oaks, New Hyde Park, Bellerose, Cambria Heights, Laurelton, Rosedale, Floral Park, and Brookville
• 14 : Breezy Point, Belle Harbor, Neponsit, Arverne, Bayswater, Edgemere, Rockaway Park, Rockaway and Far Rockaway

See: List of Queens neighborhoods

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