Friday, August 29, 2014

Queens, New York City - Borough of Queens

Queens is another New York City borough on Long Island, situated across the East River from Manhattan. The borough is home to 2.3 million people living on a land area measuring 109 sq. miles (282 sq. km). Queens is home to two major airports in New York City i.e. John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport and LaGuardia Airport. Queens is an ethnically diverse borough with half of the residents here being foreign born representing over 100 nationalities from the four corners of the world.

JFK Airport, New York City
Terminal 1 at JFK Airport by Doug Letterman

Union Avenue, New York City
Along Union Avenue by Jim Henderson

Astoria in Queens, New York City
Hell Gate and Triborough Bridges between Queens and Ward Island sourced from Wikimedia

Jamaica Bay, New York City
Jamaica Bay by Bjoertvedt

Read guide to New York State including New York City at Visiting New York


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