QUEENSQueens is the most eastern of the five boroughs of NYC. If Queens was a city it would be the fourth largest city of the nation – it is also the biggest of the five boroughs in New York in area, but it has got the second largest population of the boroughs.
Queens was established in 1683 and was supposedly named after the Queen Consort. Politics: Queens has not voted for a Republican candidate in a presidential election since 1972. The Democratic Party also holds most public offices in Queens and over 50% of the registered voters are democrats. Airports: Queens is the home of two of the three major airports in NYC – JFK and LaGuardia. Population & population diversity: Queens has got the second-largest population in NYC with a population of over 2,2 million people. Queens is also the most ethnically diverse urban area in the world – 48,5% of the population of Queens is foreign-born. There are 100 different nations represented in Queens and they speak over 138 different languages. Economy: Queens has the second-largest economy of NYC, only topped by Manhattan. People born in Queens: Martin Scorsese (movie director, producer etc.) Art Garfunkel (from Simon & Garfunkel) The Ramone-brother (The Ramones) Paul Simon (Simon & Garfunkel, solo-projects etc) A Tribe called Quest (Rap-group) Donald Trump There has also been made a TV show named: Kings Of Queens, which was a very successful show |
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