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Queens is a borough in Queens County, one of the five counties of New York City.

The community was named after Catherine of Braganza, queen of Charles II.

The latitude of Queens is 40.749N. The longitude is -73.798W.

It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 39 feet.

The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 2,229,379.

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Median household income

Local

$42,439

National

$41,994

Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

For more census details and comparisons, see our Queens demographic reports

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Queens is between the East River and the Atlantic Ocean.

Settled by the Dutch in the 1640s. Remained agricultural through the 19th century. Residential development soared after opening of the Queensborough Bridge in 1909.

Public transportation: Long Island Bus, Long Island Railroad (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Setting for 1970s TV series, "All in the Family"

Well-known residents have included:
· David Schwimmer, actor
· Susan Sarandon, actress
· Tony Bennett, singer
· James Caan, actor
· Louis Armstrong, jazz musician
· Dizzy Gillespie, jazz musician

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Local bands (past and present) have included Run-D.M.C., A Tribe Called Quest, 50 Cent

Local festivals include:

Queens International Film Festival - Nov. 8-11, 2007
Forest Hills Festival Of The Arts - June 10, 2007
US Open - Aug. 27-Sept. 9, 2007

Dates often change. Check Queens web sites and events links in the sections below.

Nearby parks & recreation: Alley Pond Park, Bayswater Point State Park, Gantry Plaza State Park, Roy Wilkins Park

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Queens attractions: Queens Botanical Garden, Queens Zoo

Sports teams: Mets (NL)

Historic sites and museums: Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum, Queens Museum of Art, New York Hall of Science, American Museum of the Moving Image

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Quotes:
The eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic - their retinas are one yard high. They look out of no face, but, instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a non-existent nose. Evidently some wild wag of an oculist set them there to fatten his practice in the borough of Queens, and then sank down himself into eternal blindness, or forgot them and moved away.
-- The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Neighborhoods in Queens include Arverne, Astoria, Auburndale, Bayside, Beechhurst, Bellaire, Belle Harbor, Bellerose, Blissville, Breezy Point ... More neighborhood info

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