terletak di daerah barat long island, queens adalah tempat bagi dua dari tiga bandara terbesar di new york city, bandar udara internasional jfk dan bandar udara laguardia.
tempat ini juga menjadi basis tim bisbol new york mets, turnamen tenis us open, flushing meadows park, kaufman astoria studios, silvercup studios, dan aqueduct racetrack.
borough ini dianggap sebagai salah satu borough pinggiran kota new york city.
permukiman di timur queens memiliki suasana yang sama seperti pinggiran kota yang berbatasan dengannya di barat nassau county.
di daerah barat laut, queens menjadi rumah bagi berbagai permukiman kota dan beberapa distrik bisnis pusat.
long island city, di pesisir queens di seberang manhattan, adalah tempat bagi citicorp building, pencakar langit tertinggi di new york city di luar manhattan, dan bangunan tertinggi di long island.
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"johnny ramone, 55, was born john cummings and grew up in forest hills, n.y., soaking up rock in the '60s but then moving to an edgier sound."
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"rafer alston, the junior point guard from south jamaica, queens, explained it this way..."
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"neither the outpouring of affection from an adoring public nor the love he finally found after four failed marriages could make up for the neglect and physical abuse he suffered as a child growing up in south jamaica, queens."
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"born in the south jamaica section of queens, curtis "50 cent" jackson has lived in new york city all his life."
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"nadia ali was born in the mediterranean and grew up in queens, new york city."
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liu, the daughter of working-class chinese immigrants, recalled many an afternoon spent parked in front of a television set."
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"brody, who grew up in woodhaven, and zarobinski, a native of rego park, attended the fiorello h. laguardia high school for performing arts together, where brody studied acting and zarobinski studied drawing."
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"there is a painting of mae west, who lived in woodhaven and performed at the tavern, on the door."
a historical marker is outside the venue.
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