Queens

This article is about the New York City borough. For other uses, see Queen and Queens (disambiguation).

Queens
Queens County, New York
Borough and county
Unisphere in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
Unisphere in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
John F. Kennedy International Airport
John F. Kennedy International Airport
LaGuardia Airport
LaGuardia Airport
Downtown Flushing
Downtown Flushing
Addisleigh Park Historic District
Addisleigh Park Historic District
Long Island City
Long Island City
Queensboro Bridge
Queensboro Bridge
Citi Field
Citi Field
Arthur Ashe Stadium
Arthur Ashe Stadium
Flag of Queens
Flag
Official seal of Queens
Seal
Map
Interactive map outlining Queens
Queens is located in New York City
Queens
Queens
Location within New York City
Queens is located in New York
Queens
Queens
Location within the State of New York
Queens is located in the United States
Queens
Queens
Location within the United States
Queens is located in Earth
Queens
Queens
Location on Earth
Coordinates: 40°45′N 73°52′W / 40.750°N 73.867°W / 40.750; -73.867
Country United States
State New York
CountyQueens (coterminous)
CityNew York City
Settled1683
Named forCatherine of Braganza
Government
 • TypeBorough (New York City)
 • Borough PresidentDonovan Richards (D)
— (Borough of Queens)
 • District AttorneyMelinda Katz (D)
— (Queens County)
Area
 • Total
178 sq mi (460 km2)
 • Land109 sq mi (280 km2)
 • Water70 sq mi (200 km2)  39%
Highest elevation
[1]
258.2 ft (78.7 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
2,405,464 Increase
 • Density14,000/sq mi (5,000/km2)
DemonymQueensite[3]
GDP
[4]
 • TotalUS$103.325 billion (2022)
ZIP Code prefixes
111--, 113--, 114--, 116--
Area codes718/347/929 and 917
Congressional districts3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 14th
WebsiteOfficial 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 near 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 the rest of New York City, 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. As approximately 47% of its residents are foreign-born,[10] Queens is highly diverse.

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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  3. ^ "What we learned: 2019 — New Yorkers are everywhere, like it or not". New York Daily News. December 31, 2019.
  4. ^ "Gross Domestic Product by County and Metropolitan Area, 2022" (PDF). www.bea.gov. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
  5. ^ "Queens". New York State. Retrieved April 27, 2020. Queens is the easternmost and largest in area of the five boroughs of New York City, geographically adjacent to the borough of Brooklyn
  6. ^ Areas touching Monmouth County, MapIt. Accessed September 6, 2023.
  7. ^ Gus Lubin. "Welcome to the language capital of the world: Queens, New York". World Economic Forum, in collaboration with Business Insider. Retrieved August 31, 2024. There are as many as 800 languages spoken in New York City, and nowhere in the world has more than Queens, according to the Endangered Language Alliance (ELA).
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  13. ^ "Queens: Economic Development and the State of the Borough Economy. Report 3-2007" (PDF). Office of the State Comptroller. June 2006. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
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