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Queens County is in the western part of Long Island and includes a few smaller islands, most of which are in [[Jamaica Bay]] and form part of [[Gateway National Recreation Area]], which is in turn one of the National Parks of New York Harbor.<ref>http://www.nps.gov/npnh/index.htm</ref> The Rockaway Peninsula sits between Jamaica Bay and the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The western and northern edge of the borough is defined a watery continuum made up of [[Newtown Creek]] which flows

into the tidal estuary known as the [[East River]], which includes the associated [[Flushing Bay]] and [[Flushing River]]. The East River opens into [[Long Island Sound]]. The mid-section of Queens is crossed by the [[Long Island]] straddling terminal [[moraine]] created by the [[Wisconsin Glacier]]. This feature evolved into a land use pun due to the siting of many cemeteries.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|178.3|sqmi|km2|abbr=off}}; {{convert|109.2|sqmi|km2|abbr=off}} of this is land and 38.7% is water.

 

*[[The Bronx|Bronx County]] (Borough of [[The Bronx]])

*[[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]]

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|East = [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]]

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{{Main|Government of New York City}}

Queens has not voted for a Republican candidate in a presidential election since 1972, when Queens voters chose [[Richard Nixon]] over [[George McGovern]]. Since the [[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996 presidential election]], Democratic presidential candidates have received over 70% of the popular vote in Queens.

 

 

 

 

Several large companies have their headquarters in Queens, including watchmaker [[Bulova]], based in East Elmhurst; internationally renowned piano manufacturer [[Steinway & Sons]] in Long Island City; [[Glacéau]], the makers of Vitamin Water, headquartered in Whitestone; and [[JetBlue]], the low-cost airline based in John F. Kennedy Airport.

{{Seealso|Economy of New York City}}

 

{{Main|Demographics of Queens}}

 

|Total population||2,229,379||8,008,278||18,976,457

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|[[Per capita income]]||$19,222||$22,402||$23,389

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Queens was an epicenter of jazz in the 1940s. Such jazz greats as [[Louis Armstrong]], [[Count Basie]] and [[Ella Fitzgerald]] found refuge from segregation in the mixed communities of the borough, while a younger generation — [[Charlie Parker]], [[Sonny Rollins]], [[Thelonious Monk]], [[Dizzy Gillespie]], and others — were developing bebop in the clubs of Harlem. Queens is also one of the epicenters of rap and hip hop with artists such ranging from MC Shan, LL Cool J to Nas and Mobb Deep. Lastly in Queens was where the majority of punk rock band [[The Ramones]] were raised.

 

Queens was the setting for path breaking 1970s sitcom, ''[[All in the Family]]''. It is featured in the ''[[Spider-Man]]'' comics and films as the home of [[Spider-Man|Peter Parker]] and [[Mary Jane Watson]]. On ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' it is also home to Betty and her family. TV shows shot in Queens include ''[[Sesame Street]]'' (at [[Kaufman Astoria Studios]]) and ''[[30 Rock]]'' (at [[Silvercup Studios]], although the show's fictional setting is across the [[East River]] in Manhattan). The two studios have also served as the site for many movies, music videos and commercials.

 

Queens was the home of [[Shea Stadium]], the former home of [[New York Mets]] of [[Major League Baseball]] and the [[New York Jets]] of the [[National Football League]], as well as the temporary home of the [[New York Yankees]] and the [[New York Giants|New York Football Giants]]. [[Citi Field]], the Mets' current home, is located adjacent to where Shea once stood. The [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] tennis tournament is played at the [[USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center]], located just south of Citi Field in [[Flushing Meadows-Corona Park]]. The US Open was formerly played at the [[West Side Tennis Club]] in [[Forest Hills, Queens|Forest Hills]]. Queens is also the home of [[Aqueduct Racetrack]], located in [[Ozone Park, Queens|Ozone Park]]. Just over the Queens line (in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]]) is [[Belmont Park]] Race Track, the home of the [[Belmont Stakes]]. In the past, [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] has been held at an [[Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks|Elks]] lodge in [[Elmhurst, Queens|Elmhurst]].

 

{{Seealso|Sports in New York City}}

 

Being the most diverse county in the nation, Queens is home to restaurants from all cultures. A wide variety of foods from all different cultures, particularly Chinese, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Filipino, Indian, Haitian, Korean, Mexican restaurants, along [[Roosevelt Avenue]]; Dominican food in Corona; African-American cuisine in Jamaica; and many Chinese, Korean and Japanese restaurants in Flushing. Other cultures, such as Greek, Arab, Latin American, and Southeast Asian, have very prominent standings in Astoria. There are several [[Bukharian]] restaurants that serve [[Central Asia]]n food all around Forest Hills and Rego Park.

 

 

Twelve [[New York City Subway]] routes traverse Queens, serving 81 stations on seven main lines. The [[A (New York City Subway service)|A]], [[G (New York City Subway service)|G]], [[J (New York City Subway service)|J]], and [[M (New York City Subway service)|M]] routes connect Queens to Brooklyn without going through Manhattan first. The [[F (New York City Subway service)|F]], [[N (New York City Subway service)|N]], and [[R (New York City Subway service)|R]] trains connect Queens and Brooklyn via Manhattan, while the [[E (New York City Subway service)|E]], [[V (New York City Subway service)|V]], [[W (New York City Subway service)|W]], and [[7 (New York City Subway service)|7]] connect Queens to Manhattan only.

There are also several major north-south highways in Queens, including the [[Brooklyn-Queens Expressway]] ([[Interstate 278]]), the [[Van Wyck Expressway]] ([[Interstate 678]]), the [[Clearview Expressway]] ([[Interstate 295 (New York)|Interstate 295]]), and the Cross Island Parkway.

 

The streets of Queens are laid out in a semi-[[grid plan|grid]] system, with a numerical system of [[street name]]s (similar to Manhattan and the Bronx). Nearly all roadways oriented north-south are "Streets", while east-west roadways are "Avenues", beginning with the number 1 in the west for Streets and in the north for Avenues. In some parts of the borough, several consecutive streets may share numbers (for instance, 72nd Street followed by 72nd Place, or 52nd Avenue followed by 52nd Road, 52nd Drive, and 52nd Court), often causing confusion for non-residents. In addition, incongruous alignments of street grids, unusual street paths due to geography, or other circumstances often lead to the skipping of numbers (for instance, on Ditmars Boulevard, 70th Street is followed by Hazen Street which is followed by 49th Street).

 

The other exception is the neighborhood of Ridgewood, which for the most part shares a grid and house numbering system with the Brooklyn neighborhood of [[Bushwick, Brooklyn|Bushwick]]. The grid runs east-west from the LIRR [[Bay Ridge Branch]] [[right-of-way (transportation)|right-of-way]] to Flushing Avenue; and north-south from Forest Avenue in Ridgewood to Bushwick Avenue in Brooklyn before adjusting to meet up correctly with the [[Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn|Bedford-Stuyvesant]] grid at Broadway. All streets on the grid have names.

 

Queens is connected to the Bronx by the [[Bronx Whitestone Bridge]], the [[Throgs Neck Bridge]], the [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge]] and the [[Hell Gate Bridge]]. Queens is connected to Manhattan by the [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge]], the [[Queensboro Bridge]], and the [[Queens Midtown Tunnel]]; and to [[Roosevelt Island]] by the [[Roosevelt Island Bridge]].

 

{{Seealso|Transportation in New York City}}

 

{{Seealso|Education in New York City|List of high schools in New York City#Queens}}

 

Elementary and secondary school education in Queens is provided by a vast number of public and private institutions. Public schools in the borough are managed by the [[New York City Department of Education]], the largest public school system in the United States. Most private schools are affiliated to or identify themselves with the [[Roman Catholic]] or [[Jewish]] religious communities.

 

 

*[[Bramson ORT College]] is an [[undergraduate]] college in [[New York City]] operated by the American branch of the [[Jewish]] charity [[World ORT]]. Its main campus is in [[Forest Hills, Queens]], with a satellite campus in [[Brooklyn]].

*[[York College (New York)|York College]] is one of CUNY's leading general-purpose liberal arts colleges, granting bachelor's degrees in more than 40 fields, as well as a combined BS/MS degree in Occupational Therapy. Noted for its Health Sciences Programs York College is also home to the Northeast Regional Office of the [[Food and Drug Administration]].

 

The [[Queens Borough Public Library]] is the public library system for the borough and one of three library systems serving New York City. Dating back to the foundation of the first Queens library in Flushing in 1858, the Queens Borough Public Library is one of the largest public library systems in the United States. Separate from the [[New York Public Library]], it is composed of 63 branches throughout the borough. In fiscal year 2001, the Library achieved a circulation of 16.8 million. First in circulation in New York State since 1985, the Library has maintained the highest circulation of any city library in the country since 1985 and the highest circulation of any library in the nation since 1987. The Library maintains collections in many languages, including Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Haitian Creole, Polish, and six Indic languages, as well as smaller collections in 19 other languages.

 

* [http://www.queensbp.org/content_web/tourism/tourism_history.shtml Official History Page of the Queens Borough President's Office]

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