Queens
Queens County, New York | |
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Coordinates: 40°45′N 73°52′W / 40.750°N 73.867°W | |
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County | Queens (coterminous) |
City | New York City |
Settled | 1683 |
Named for | Catherine of Braganza |
Government | |
• Type | Borough (New York City) |
• Borough President | Donovan Richards (D) — (Borough of Queens) |
• District Attorney | Melinda Katz (D) — (Queens County) |
Area | |
• Total | 178 sq mi (460 km2) |
• Land | 109 sq mi (280 km2) |
• Water | 70 sq mi (200 km2) 39% |
Highest elevation | 258.2 ft (78.7 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,405,464 |
• Density | 22,124.5/sq mi (8,542.3/km2) |
Demonym | Queensite[3] |
GDP | |
• Total | US$103.325 billion (2022) |
ZIP Code prefixes | 111--, 113--, 114--, 116-- |
Area codes | 718/347/929 and 917 |
Congressional districts | 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 14th |
Website | Official Website of the Queens Borough President |
Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located at the western end of Long Island, it is the largest of the five New York City boroughs by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn[5] and by Nassau County to its east, and shares maritime borders with the boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island, as well as with New Jersey.[6] Queens is the most linguistically and ethnically diverse place in the world.[7][8][9]
With a population of 2,405,464 as of the 2020 census,[2] Queens is the second-most populous county in New York state, behind Kings County (Brooklyn), and is therefore also the second-most populous of the five New York City boroughs. If Queens were its own city, it would be the fourth most-populous in the U.S. after New York City itself, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Queens is the fourth-most densely populated borough in New York City and the fourth-most densely populated U.S. county. It is highly diverse as about 47% of its residents are foreign-born.[10]
Queens was established in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties of the Province of New York. The settlement was named after the English Queen and Portuguese royal princess Catherine of Braganza (1638–1705).[11] From 1683 to 1899, the County of Queens included what is now Nassau County. Queens became a borough during the consolidation of New York City in 1898, combining the towns of Long Island City, Newtown, Flushing, Jamaica, and western Hempstead.[12] All except Hempstead are today considered neighborhoods of Queens.
Queens has the most diversified economy of the five boroughs of New York City.[13] It is home to both of New York City's airports: John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia. Among its landmarks are Flushing Meadows–Corona Park; Citi Field, home to the New York Mets baseball team; the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, site of the U.S. Open tennis tournament; Kaufman Astoria Studios; Silvercup Studios; and the Aqueduct Racetrack. Flushing is undergoing rapid gentrification with investment by Chinese transnational entities,[14] while Long Island City is undergoing gentrification secondary to its proximity across the East River from Manhattan.
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