My forays into Queens had always been sporadic. The last being a visit to bf's early childhood neighborhood. If fact, Queens had been a place from which the few and far between bf's came. It seemed a less crowded, more suburban, more front lawn kind of place in toto than Brooklyn. Now, Queens is in the news for a terrible reason. Along with Elmhurst, bordering Corona, ironically, is the epicenter of Coronavirus. The televised updates are horrifying. There is no boredom in the hospitals there. (Perhaps not also ironic, Saint Corona is being called the patron Saint of epidemics. Some sites explain that is a very recent designation. Her feast day is May 14.) read more

Its an okay Borough! I think it has great train service and vehicle service! They are definitely ghetto sometimes though. Coming from a Manhattan resident! read more

Long Island City, Astoria, Elmhurst, woodside, Flushing and so many more places that make this borough amazing!! I love the diversity that you see walking through! Queens is fit for a Queen...hehehe! I truly love that queens isn't such a big attraction like Manhattan. Yes prices for living is still high due to the fact you are in New York simply but the sidewalks aren't filled with people at every turn. There are several small shops that have great food or even little items from people that are locals to Queens! Of course there are several subways and buses that you can use as a form of transportation. There is also the Uber and Lyft drivers in the area. Queens has taken me in and I really enjoy being apart of the community!! This is a community you can raise your family in! Not sure how good each school is in the area but the area is family oriented! read more

Besides Manhattan I've spent more time in Queens than the other boroughs. I don't get here as frequently as I used to. I was always going to the Target before the Target opened in East Harlem. Another favorite my daughter and I enjoyed is Georgia Diner. Old school meals for the hearty appetite. If we didn't go to the diner we were frequent customers at the Outback Steakhouse. Over time we became disenchanted with all the Outback locations and stopped going. Our current visits are to the Queens Center Mall. We have the feel of being in the burbs while having the subway ride like city kids. Besides they now have Cheesecake Factory and Olive Garden nearby. I can't say enough about the shopping in Queens. It's so much more pleasurable to me than the crowds and tourists in Manhattan. The stores are stocked in Queens. You don't get leftovers in a ransacked store like Manhattan Shopping. I have friends that live in Queens but never visited their homes. I'm sure they are beautiful. I do know getting to and from work is very time consuming for them. Especially if they are working in Manhattan. All I can say is I love this borough. I'm glad I live where I do but love to escape to Queens for the day!! read more

Queens is special to me being a Met fan and also this is where some of my family lived (as well as other parts of NY). I have memories of being outside playing on summer evenings and looking right down the block and seeing Shea Stadium. I think about Rockaway beach, the sights and how a co worker of mine surprisingly makes the commute a couple times a week to NJ from there. I think of Flushing-Corona Park, which would be sight for me on my trips there to visit family. I've heard that not only Queens is the biggest borough geographically, it's also the most diverse (if not one of). Both Airports are also home to Queens which certainly must make the air space quite busy, but interesting how that works out. Queens like NY as a whole has much to it. read more

Queens has been my adopted borough for the last 18 years. Growing up in Manhattan, Queens had always seemed like a foreign country and in some respects, it is. You have to cross a body of water to get there and it's full of foreigners. It's a funny/strange thing that when you write your address in Queens, you list your neighborhood (i.e. Flushing, NY 11354) instead of writing Queens, NY like you would do in the other boroughs like the Bronx, Brooklyn and Staten Island. In Manhattan, you would write New York, NY, but that's a whole other debate. And what's up with all the street suffixes like St, Pl, Av, Rd, etc. I get Blvd as a main thoroughfare, but why have 41 Av right next to 41 Rd? It's just confusing. So how many different neighborhoods are there? Each with their unique blend of ethnic fabric & flavor, making Queens the most diverse borough of the city. So in celebration of it's diversity, I would like to acknowledge (off the top of my head) those that I can think of, so here goes (in no particular order & no cheating): Astoria Long Island City Sunnyside Woodside Jackson Heights Elmhurst Maspeth Ridgewood Woodhaven Rego Park Middle Village Forest Hills Forest Park Kew Gardens Briarwood (This is like naming all the Pokemon!) Corona Flushing Fresh Meadows Whitestone College Point Auburndale Bayside Douglaston Oakland Gardens Hillcrest Queens Village Jamaica Jamaica Estates (Don't ask me to recite the zip codes) Hollis Hollis Hills Little Neck Springfield Gardens Cambria Heights Glen Oaks Floral Park Rosedale St Albans Ozone Park Howard Beach Far Rockaway (Gasp for air!) If I missed your neighborhood, I apologize. As Arsenio Hall said in Coming to America, "But where in New York can one find a woman with grace, elegance, taste and culture? A woman suitable for a king." Eddie Murphy, "Queens!" read more

For my five hundred reviews, I am going to dedicate to the best Borough in NYC. Once somebody someone wise said (Jando) "Queens was never the forgotten borough. It is the best-kept secret in NYC" and I cannot agree more with this phrase. Queens has become one of the most diverse cities in the world, if not the most, here you can find people from all any part of the world, which makes it welcoming to any of the different cultures of the world. Pretty sure you can find almost any type, delicious and best ethnic type of food with is a big plus, from any fancy restaurants, food truck and many more, you can almost find it all here. Home of the best baseball team in the world The New York Mets where they lived on our lovely Citi Field, where we still BELIEVE one year we will conquer the world series as we did on 1986 and 1969. Queens also is home one of the famous grand slams the USA OPEN. This Borough also offers one of the best way to get away from the state of New York, using the different airport, the famous JFK and LaGuardia. Queens has been a great secret that we must shout loudly so everyone knows what this can offer. read more

A life long Queens resident where this New York City borough have two airports (LGA and JFK), one casino, one horse racetrack, one botanical garden, one national wildlife refuge, one national park (Jacob Riis Park), one tennis court where the U.S.T.A. hosts the annual U.S. Open, one baseball stadium, two forts (Fort Totten Park and Fort Tilden), former home to the 1964-1965 and 1939 New York World's Fair-- Queens is the place to be. Queens Borough is also where the 2014 film "Where Hearts Lie" was filmed in Howard Beach and the 1980s "Coming To America" was also filmed. A diverse borough where food and ethnicity are of no shortage: * Flushing - Chinatown for Korean and Chinese food * Long Island City and Astoria - art/museum scene, Greek food and Silvercup Studios * Jackson Heights/Corona - Mexican and Hispanic food * Richmond Hill - a neighborhood community home to 40,000 or 50,000 Sikhs; Little Guyana for Indo-Guyanese food on Liberty Avenue A borough of intriguing facts: * Flushing Meadows Park - site of 1939 New York World's Fair and the 1964 New York World's Fair * Elmhurst - Queens Center Mall and Queens Place for shopping * Queens Boulevard - the infamous "Boulevard of Death" runs through * Forest Hills - Austin Street shopping spree * Transportation - A, E, G, F, N, Q, R, M, 7 subways; Long Island Railroad commuter rail service, AirTrain, and two airports (LGA and JFK) * Former hometown to notable celebrities where hail from - Adrien Brody, Lucy Liu, Mae West, Jerry Seinfeld, Cyndi Lauper, John Gotti Sr., John Gotti Jr., NYS Governor Mario Cuomo, "Spider-Man" Peter Parker, Jack Kerouac, an American novelist and Beat Generation poet Lonely Planet names Queens best place to live: http://queenscourier.com/lonely-planet-names-queens-best-place-to-visit-in-us-next-year/ read more

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Review# 420 Hello all my Yelper Friends. I first was introduced to Queens as a child when my parents took me to the 1964 World's Fair. I did not know I was in Queens. But had a wonderful time at the World's Fair especially with the small world Pavilion, Sinclair Oil's Dino Land and Tomorrowland. We returned to the fair the following year and lamented when it closed. This started my romance with Queens. In 1969 the New York metropolitans made history by winning the World Series championship. I sat glued to the television as a child with my grandparents rooting for what seemed The Impossible. I can never forget their jubilation when our team won. And there was born another Mets fan. A half of a century later Queens once again called my name. With the World's Fair as memory of my youth, I traveled to Flushing for a first blind date with my wife-to-be. I met her for the first time at the Sheraton in Flushing. As our eyes met, I knew my search for my soulmate had come to its conclusion and had brought me back to Flushing again. Like a Phoenix from the Flames, I had been Reborn. Flushing was absolutely amazing, I had lived in a more rural area of Long Island, where am I was accustomed to the sidewalks rolling up after 9 p.m. Flushing Queens had the most exciting nightlife, with restaurants that never closed and Karaoke Bars that sang Into the Night. I discovered all the exciting eateries and places that my wife had called home. I taught myself Mandarin Chinese that I could become a Community member of my new hometown. Now 6 years later, I have fallen in love with my town of Flushing in Queens, Planet Earth. I know every nook and cranny and alleyway here. I know where all the free parking is and the great restaurants. I have worked hard and I now have a beautiful Home and Office here in my new hometown here in Queens. Being able to afford living in the metro area is not easy. I must travel 600 miles a week to the tip of Long Island and in between, to earn my living. But I am so happy to make a big difference in folks lives, with the work that I do. I protect others from harm, and fear. To know my purpose in life is a wonderful thing. Many live and never realize why they are here. I am proud to call Queens my hometown. A place I can call my own I've found. JIM D. read more

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I read a couple of reviews and I also felt like my 100th check-in should be my hometown. It is where I was born & raise. Where I rest my head, met my best friend & learn how to run these streets. It is a beautiful town. Lots of space to stretch your arms out without hitting anyone. A place with lots of culture. It is a place that is a hidden gem in NY......& I like it like that. Queens, NY read more

Borough of Queens - Hollis, Queens - Local Flavor Near Me

1000 REVIEW (WOO HOO, CONGRATS GURL) Home sweet home, the borough of Queens has been my home since 2003. Born and raised in Brooklyn, we used to think Queens was so far from everything. When I was ready to leave Brooklyn, I wanted to move to the "suburbs" but not of out NYC so I chose Queens years ago. :-). From Jamaica Avenue, Austin Street, Broadway, Queens Blvd, Myrtle Avenue, Metropolitan, Woodhaven Blvd, Main Street, Northern Blvd, Shore Blvd, Astoria Blvd and many many other streets that stand out to make up our beautiful melting pot of Queens. From the cool beaches, parks, restaurants, museums and shopping districts there's so much to see and do in Queens. A variety of cultural and ethnic communities with yummy international food within blocks apart. Plenty of public transportation to get to any area. Quick and easy access to travel to surrounding boroughs and Long Island. To date, when I travel and people ask me what part of NYC am I from? No lie, I hesitate because how can I choose Brooklyn or Queens? Both boroughs are a part of who I am and make up this feisty but sweet young New Yorker. :-) read more

Of course I am biased giving 5 stars because I grew up here! But seriously, probably the best borough of all. We have almost every culture in the world, if not all, residing in Queens. That also includes the delicious, massive variety of foods you can find. Growing up in NY makes you spoiled. I did not appreciate home as much as I should of, until I relocated to SoFL. The people here in Queens are sociable and friendly. For you tourists, it is a myth that is NYers are @$$holes. We are fast paced and always need to get somewhere. But if you ask where is the MET or corona Ice King, not only will we tell you where it is; we will tell you the best route. Trust me, try it. Just don't stand in the middle of a walkway! Queens is filled with history. We have Flushing Meadows Park, where the World's Fair was held decades ago and the giant silver globe. Rogers & Hammerstein House in Whitestone. Rudolph Valentino and Mayor LaGuardia's summer home in Bayside. Fort Totten in Bayside. Any type of Asian cuisine in Flushing. Franny Lew. Citi Field (aka Shea Stadium) in Flushing. Vitamin Water Headquarters started here. I seriously miss the food. Jackson Heights and Elmhurst provides many Columbian and Indian food. Whitestone is heavily filled with Greek and Italian. Astoria is filled with almost every cuisine you can think of. Me being half Czech, I appreciate two different places to enjoy Czech food here. And let's not forget about the staples-pizza, bagels, and Chinese! I never had bad Chinese in NYC. Or bagels. Come to think of it, probably pizza too! If you research any list for best bagels, you are going to come across Utopia Bagels in every search. They are located on Utopia Pkwy, close to the Throgs Neck Bridge. I always order a dozen and stick them in my freezer when I get back to FL. The best pizza is debatable. Depending on what you like, each pizzeria is different. For me, the best slice is thin, crispy on the bottom, orange colored and dripping in oil. Sounds horrible but if you taste it, you will see what I mean! There is so much more I am leaving out but you get the gist! read more

My fave borough, named after Queens Latifah and the band "Queens". Their best known hits are "LaGuardian Rhapsody", "Princes Of The Unisphere", "Killer Queens", "Mets Are The Champions", and the theme from "Flushing Gordon." Other musicians sing of Queens: "Flush, Flush (ing)" by Paula Abdul (with Kissena-nu Reevs in the video), "My Corona" by the Knack, "Such Great Jackson Heights" by the Postal Service, "The Forest Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of Music" by Julie Andrews, and "Astoria My Life" by One Direction (renamed Jandoerection on Yelp). Also "Hollis-back Girl" by Gwen, "Right Bayside You" by Sophie B Hawkins, "Kew For The Summer" by Demi Lovato, "So Fresh Meadows, So Clean" by OutKast, "The Way Jamaica Me Feel" by MJ. Obviously, Greenwich Village and Queens were gonna switch names, but Greenwich sounds rather English, and there's ironically nothing English about Queens. Besides, Queens is anything but a "Village". Even if the rest of NYC didn't exist, Queens would be one of the most thrilling, diverse, large and fascinating metropolises in North America. "No-One Knows" what this area was like in prehistoric times. I wonder what the Ice-Age Queens looked like. And my friend Dave Grohl (a drummer) said he'd love to go back in time and see the Queens of the Stone Age. With no disrespect to the Magnificent Manhattan, The Brilliant Bronx, the Stunning Staten Island, and the Bountiful Brooklyn, Queens is so far ahead on my "faves list" that even if you combined the others and threw in New Jersey (yes even the Jersey Girls and Jon Bon Jovi's 1986 hairdo and The Boss), plus CT, Westchester, Hudson Valley, Suffolk & Nassau just for good measure... Queens would still win. If the Third Reich had been in Queens rather than in Germany, would that have been the Queensryche? I love it because: It's alive. Electric. Real. Packed with every kind of food and nationality and element of global culture that you can imagine. Restaurants from Suriname & Paraguay. Nepal & the Philippines. Nigeria & Colombia. You name it, it's here. The most diverse area in the USA. From my extensive travels, it also feels like the most intense, exciting melting pot in the world. I have 3 gfs here. Elizabeth, Victoria, and Mary (Scottish). I have three gfs with the same names in Brooklyn, but I prefer my Queens Elizabeth, my Queens Victoria, and Mary (Queens) of Scots. Don't even get me started on the food. Actually, do. I love food (hard to tell, right?), especially cheap, authentic, ethnic food. I only care about taste. The tastes here in Queens are second to nowhere. The sheer variety, the stratospheric deliciousness and spectacular quality of my fave spots, make Queens the greatest food place I've ever been to. If you give birth here, and 5 babies come out, are they "Queenstuplets?" Best Queens Food list (in order) (not complete yet) http://www.yelp.com/list/nyc-queens-jackson-heights-2 My fave is: - Jugos Prontito - get a Cholado, the greatest drink in the world. Colombian juices, plus street burgers and dogs which are crazy. Plus: - Xi'an - spicy cumin lamb noodle (not soup), best Chinese food *ever* - Ganesh Temple - chili masala dosa, cheap & amazing - Sammy's - best Halal Cart *anywhere*, nearly 24 hrs - Sunnyside Pizza - garlic bread slice, best in NYC - Parceros Colombian Bakery - guava pastry, chorizo w/green salsa & salt potato - Lemon Ice King of Corona - amazing lemon ice - Las Americas Bakery - good coffee, incredible raspado - Arepa Lady 2 - choclo arepa w/ chorizo - wow - Brooklyn Bagel - everything bagel w/ jalapeno asiago cream cheese, best in city - Hyderabadi Biryani, Seva - amazing Chx Tikka Masala @ both - St James Deli - chorizo & egg tacos or sandwich - 24 hrs - BZ Grill - Athens Pork Gyros - Arepas Cafe - amazing, get Pabellon Arepa & Brown Sugar Lemonade - Starry Bakery - best Portuguese Custard Tarts. The Queens of Tarts - Tacos Al Suadero - 24 hr tacos, best horchata I've *ever* had - The Haab - try Huevos Tapatios - White Bear - #6 so good, it hurts. Dumplings - Nan Xiang - more amazing dumplings - Eddie's Sweet Shop - best coffee ice cream ever - Grill Point - Israeli - Rincon Criollo - Cuban, get Ropa Vieja - Lali Guras - Nepalese - King Souvlaki, Xinjiang BBQ, King of Falafel - food stands, various amazing treats I also like that the Queens Yelp CM is so awesome. I consider him a friend. Usually when the cops investigate a nameless male, it's a "John Doe." However, in Queens, it's a "Jan Do." The food list is so long because nowhere, perhaps on earth, certainly in N America, has as many incredible items and hidden gems as Queens. Of the top 20 (or top 40) food spots in NYC, 70% of them are in Queens. It's just that good here. In my opinion. Speaking of long... Let me show you why they call me the "King of Queens." (Pulls out list of royal relatives). You see how long my history of royal lineage is? Wait, why do you look disappointed? What did you think I was going to show you? read more

It might not have the grit of the Bronx, the popularity of Brooklyn, the skyscrapers of Manhattan, or the remoteness of Staten Island, but rest assured there is no NYC without Queens. The largest of the five boroughs has a little bit of the aforementioned and more. It has been dubbed one of the world's great travel destinations, immigrant central, a renter's sanctuary and a foodie's paradise. Let's sum it up this way: Queens was never the forgotten borough, it's just the best kept secret of NYC. I was initially going to pen a love letter to my favorite borough, but instead of leaving something poignant, personal, and ultimately TL:DR, I'd rather showcase a few interesting facts as to why Queens is an incredible borough and an asset to the greater NYC community: * Queens is indeed the world's borough. With nearly half of the borough's population originating from another country, there are over 130 languages spoken here and endless ethnic enclaves that would rival any country. Take for instance Astoria aka "Little Athens," which boasts the largest population of Greeks outside of Greece. In the same token, Queens' Koreatown is the 2nd largest Korean enclave in the world, stretching across several neighborhoods in Flushing, Bayside, Douglaston, and parts of Long Island. Or Jackson Heights where Tibet meets Colombia meets India meets Venezuela. There are so many others worth checking out. (Jamaica, Little Athens, Egyptian Row, Flushing Chinatown, Lil Manilla, Lil India, etc.) * What's in a name? While many folks might know the borough's moniker comes from Queen Catherine of Braganza, fewer folks realize it happened in 1683, or just short of a 100 years before the United States was even recognized as an independent nation. * People think of Central Park or Prospect Park when it comes to "nature" in NYC, but Queens boasts more than other boroughs *combined.* There are beautiful places like Astoria Park, Gantry Plaza, Kissena Park, Cunningham Park, and the mega Flushing Meadows Corona Park. * Diversity isn't just the reality of the borough's demographics, it also has resulted in the greatest variety of ethnic cuisine available in the world. There is a something for all tastebuds and Queens could also be considered the most delicious borough. Nepalese + Latin street food along Roosevelt, the epic Asian food courts of Flushing, soul food in Jamaica/Rosedale, Brazilian fare in LIC, or Eastern European delicacies in Rego Park can be had at a craving's notice. * Travelers take note: Both of NYC's major airports are in Queens. JFK and LGA are neither the prettiest or the most efficient spots to fly from, but they are among the busiest airspaces in the world. * Life's a beach, especially at Rockaway Beach. Get away from the bustle of the city and join surf city at the Far Rockaways, one of the furthest (and fun) points of NYC. Stick your feet in the sand and admire the view and it's hard to imagine this is still New York City. * Musicians are a big part of the borough's history, from the jazz revolution of Louis Armstrong to the legendary hip hop household names of LL Cool J, Nikki Minaj, Nas, Run D.M.C. Mobb Deep and A Tribe Called Quest. * The only casino in the entire 5 boroughs is at Resorts World Casino in Jamaica. * Into sports? The New York Mets are the pride of the boroughs and they play in the finest stadium of NYC at Citi Field. Arthur Ashe Stadium is the greatest tennis stadium in the country, and is home to the US Open. Don't sleep on the largest dragon boat competition in the US at the NY Dragon Boat Festival. There are also many athletes hailing from the borough such as: Ron Artest, John McEnroe, Bob Cousey, Chamique Holdsclaw, Nancy Lieberman and Lamar Odom. * Celebs from Queens: Howard Stern, Hank Azaria, Christopher Walken, Lucy Liu, Judd Apatow, Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Adrian Brody, Fran Descher, Tony Bennett, Russell Simmons, Al Roker, and a name that rhymes with Ronald Rump. * From countless studios to incredible museums like the Museum of Moving Image / Queens Museum, the art scene is no joke here. R.I.P. to 5Pointz. * Anyone serious about pizza knows to go to Brooklyn but Queens is no slouch in the pizza game. Get a slice or a pie at Rizzo's, Louie's, Dani's, Lucia, Nick's, Romeo's, Rosa's, Dante's, and more. * The best view of the Manhattan skyline is from Long Island City at Gantry Plaza. There is no debate people, there is a reason why LIC has blown up price wise. Go there and see it for yourself -- it is magnificent. * This is my 3,000th review. And another year gone by ... read more

Review 300 kinda snuck up on me... What? Already? But at least I knew exactly what I will be writing about for this one. Queens!!! Years ago, when I first came to NYC, I met this lady at work who became a very good friend over the years. Rose. She lived in Queens, and I often took a train from Brooklyn to her house to work on the projects over weekend, and spend time with her family. I would play old platformer games on her computer or work for hours hunched over drafting boards, while she cooked some simple filipino food for all of us, singing as she did so in tiny kitchen. In a way, mama Rose and Queens became my adoptive home. This is how good-hearted and welcoming people who live here are.... Now, it is 2014, and I still come to Queens when I need food for my soul. Queens to me is all about diversity. It is so multifaceted and different from every angle, you will never get bored exploring it. The World Fair and Fresh Meadows, old-school shops of Elmhurst, delicious food in Astoria, the craziness of JFK, and Museums that are truly hidden treasures - that is all Queens. I take Brooklyn-Queens expressway often, from my office in Brooklyn to Queens. Walk the alleys of Fresh Meadows in fall, when leaves turn red, and sun still kisses beautiful statues in the park. Go to Italian delis in Elmhurst for best sandwiches you had. Or stop at JoJu for amazing banh mi. And if you craving the crepes, find your way to Fresca la Crêpe for crepe perfection. Feel like shopping? Several shopping malls along with little boutiques await you. Looking for cultural weekend? The museums here are simply amazing. Louis Armstrong, Noguchi, Museum of Moving image, Queens museum... Yes, it is all Queens! Come and explore yourself! read more

Borough of Queens - Local Flavor Near Me

I'm a Queen that currently resides in Queens. This borough has so much to offer. Where else can you experience a melting pot of different ethnicities, nationalities, and languages, only in Queens. Queens is the most ethnically diverse urban area in the world. It is the largest area of the five boroughs. Established in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties of New York. It was named after the Portuguese Princess Catherine of Braganza. Catherine was the queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland. It wasn't until 1898 that Queens became a borough of New York City. From 1683 until 1899, the County of Queens included what is now Nassau County. My borough is characterized by high-rise apartment buildings, row houses and single-family homes. We have both a suburban and urban layout. It is home to two of the three busiest New York City metropolitan area airports, JFK International Airport and LaGuardia Airport. Famous attractions in Queens include Flushing Meadows Park--home to the New York Mets baseball team and the US Open tennis tournament--Kaufman Astoria Studios, Silvercup Studios, and Aqueduct Racetrack. The neighborhoods that make up the borough are: Howard Beach, Whitestone, Middle Village, Ozone Park, South Ozone Park, Rockaway Beach, Astoria, Long Island City, Maspeth, Ridgewood, Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, Woodside, Queens Village, Hollis, Flushing, Richmond Hill, Rego Park, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Kew Garden Hills, Jamaica Estates, Jamaica Hills, Hillcrest, Fresh Meadows, Hollis Hills, Jamaica, South Jamaica, Saint Albans, Queens Village, Cambria Heights, Springfield Gardens, Rosedale, Laurelton, Briarwood, Bellerose, Floral Park, Corona, Corona Heights, Bayside, and Little Neck. read more

Woop woop!!!! Holla for queens....Cultural melting pot. Every type of ethnicity that could possibly exist has made its way to Queens. There are so many things to do, places to see and eat at, people to meet. Queens has it all!! Towns in Queens include: Bellerose Glen Oaks Bayside Fresh Meadows Little Neck Floral Park Springfield Gardens Cambria Heights Rosedale St. Albans Hollis Jamaica Ridgewood Richmond hill Ozone park South Ozone Park Flushing Briar Wood Kew Gardens Forest hills Glendale Middle Village Maspeth Queens village Whitestone College Point Corona Jackson Heights Astoria Woodside Sunnyside Elmhurst East Elmhurst Rego Park Howard Beach Broad Channel Beach Channel Far Rockaway Belle Harbor Rockaway Beach Breezy Point Woodhaven read more

I give this location five stars just because it deserves it. I have lived here for 23 years (all my life). I have yet to explore all of it, but I know I will eventually. There are too many good things to say and I don't know where to begin, so I won't. Come visit us and see for yourself ! Whoop Whoop !! GO QUEENS!! read more

*****Number 300***** What better way to celebrate my 300th review, than to review the borough I live in now, QUEENS. I have only lived in Queens for 3 plus years. During my time here, I have discovered a great place to live, Astoria. It has all the comforts I need. A beautiful apartment with a balcony that I enjoy during the summer. It is affordable with plenty of street parking. Astoria is safe, clean and convenient to Manhattan and just about anywhere. Astoria is also the capital of meat on a stick carts and I am the Duke of the lot. lol... There is Flushing with their wide variety of restaurants. Phobang Restaurant with the best Pho. Lao Dong Bei Restaurant with delicious cumin lamb and slice fish. Zhu Ji Dumpling Stall with some tasty dumplings. Then there is my favorite Hunan Kitchen of Grand Sichuan with the best fire and spicy dishes ever. I have the Arepa Lady in Jackson Heights. So many late Friday and Saturday nights for hot, tasty arepas with all that cheese. Yum. Sammy's Halal with cheap halal meats and spicy sauce. When in the mood for tacos, Taqueria Coatzingo. The Courtyard in Sunnyside has some tasty Guinness. Saint's and Sinner's in Woodside for beers, burgers and fun. My favorite summer place to chill and have a beer; Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden in Astoria. Queens has a sports team, the Met's. There is theater at The Queens Theater in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Overall, Queens is a great place to live. There are many options with a cross section of price points. It has a lot to offer. You just need to explore and enjoy. There is diversity and this makes Queens great. I am proud to say, I LOVE QUEENS. I even have a I LOVE QUEENS vanity licence plate. read more

Besides the Met Stadium not being too far off and King of Queens, not many people would give this city much credit. However, even as a Boston girl, I'll give this city credit where credit is due and I've always enjoyed my time here. The place has gotten much more popular, cleaner and safer than what i remembered. I came to visit my girlfriend who lives here and spent the night and honestly, it was fine. There were tons of shops and restaurants within walking distance of her place and it was clean! So people who don't know New York might avoid Queens but I can tell you that this place is worth a stop while in New York. Don't just hit up Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens have great things to offer as well. read more

I was born and raised in Manhattan and I am currently staying with my brother in Manhattan. I lived in Queens only half the amount of time I lived in Manhattan. I choose to make my home in Queens. I love the authenticity of the food in Queens which comes from the diversity. I got my own place in Queens because it is more affordable and you get more square footage for your money. It's so big, the postal office had to break down Queens into neighborhoods. Owning a car in most of Queens is actually doable because most neighborhoods have parking. And it seems as though the traffic is way better than what I experienced in Manhattan and Brooklyn. It's closer to Long Island and the airports. Most of the people I know are in Queens including my boyfriend. It's home to Queens County Farm Museum's history dates back to 1697. It occupies New York City's largest remaining tract of undisturbed farmland and is the only working historical farm in the city. And we have Jando as the Community Manager. read more

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Queens is the best of the NYC Boroughs! I grow up in lower East side for 20 years and never know about Queens until I graduated from college. It is the most versatile of the four outer boroughs. Apartment prices are still manageable in many areas but there are less and less of these sections. There are areas that feel like Long Island but without the high property taxes. Queens have almost every ethnic group from around the world represented in this borough. This also means some of the best ethnic foods are available in Queens. Queens have a lots of park and many bike trails. As the city take back the shore and cleaning them up Queens just get better and better. Queens is not perfect and does need impovements; better highway system, the streets are confusing. There is not enough subway coverage. Re-zoning has caused over crowding in the school system. read more

So I'm going to update my review of Queens to include s little more details. I only keep it to the areas that I'm familiar with. Long Island City This area used to be largely industrial but over the years more and more people have moved here which then draws businesses to the area too. A ton of new places, including apartments,hotels, restaurants,and stores, have opened up here the past few years. It's close proximity to the city is getting it lots more attention. Astoria A very busy area with house and apartment buildings. Tons of restaurants, banks, Grocery Stores, Shopping, Nightlife, etc. Parts of Astoria run along the water and Astoria Park is a great park right by the water. Traditionally a Greek neighborhood but that has changed rapidly the past few years. Sunnyside/Woodside Two more densely populated areas in Queens. More apartment buildings than houses. Pockets of stores, restaurants and general shopping. Jackson Heights/Elmhurst/Corona Possibly the most diverse part of the Boro as far as different nationalities. There are tons of different restaurants and shops that are culturally themed in this area. If you shop along Roosevelt Ave, it seems like every few blocks represent a certain culture. Rego Park/Forest Hills/Kew Gardens Tons of restaurants and shopping. Home to the Queens Mall and Austin St. Shopping for days. Home to Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, which is now hosting live shows. Jamaica/Briarwood One of the main transportation hubs in Queens. LIRR Station where you can catch almost every line. Also the AirTrain to JFK as well subway and bus lines to almost every part of Queens. Flushing/Bayside Home of Queen's Chinatown. Tons of Asian cuisine and shopping. Chinese, Korean, Japanese, you can find it all here. TONS of restaurants. Main Street, the last stop on the 7 train. Also home to CitiField. Ozone Park/Howard Beach/Woodhaven Southern part of Queens and the area where there are a lot more house as opposed to a mix of appartments and houses. Still plenty of shopping and restaurants especially in Ozone Park but more of a neighborhood feel as opposed to a city feel. Rockaways/Belle Harbor/Breezy Point The water part of Queens. All of these neighborhoods are very close to the ocean and other bodies of water. Definitely a huge seaside vibe by the presence of boats, harbors, fishing and bait shops, etc. I definitely missed a few neighborhoods, but Queens is a World of it's own! read more

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So ... Lets start off by stating the obvious. i AM the Duke of Queens. Now with that being said, Lets continue this review. Queens ... The borough i grew up in and have been living all my life. From the infamous 7 train going from Main Street to now 34th Street, To Shea Stadium now known as Citi Field, To the famous Corona Ice's and of course Flushing Meadow Park where the famous Unisphere is located. Queens is the borough where the US Open is held. Where the Mets play, Pretty much Queens is where almost every nationality is located. Its beautiful to see such a expanded community separated in all locations of Queens. You can even go international with all kinds of food from Italian, Indian, Mexican, Chinese, Japanese and that is just to name a few. Obviously Manhatthan is the more popular borough in New York but Queens is where all the fun is at. read more

nothing is more Diverse in New York then the borough of Queens. So much history So much diversity in each part of Queens like Flushing, Whitestone, Howard Beach, Forest hills. You could live in Queens and never have to leave the Berl everything that you need the best of everything is at your fingertips. Amazing schools public Catholic and private also I'm out of Queens whether it's grade school high school or college. So many celebrities came from Queens: President Donald Trump, John Gotti, The Ramones A number of hip-hop artists, Simon and Garfunkel, 50 cent, Cindy Lauper, LL cool J, Martin Scorsese, Howard Stern, Lucy Liu, Tony Bennett, Susan Sarandan, Ray Romano, Christopher Walken, Adrian Brody, John Leguizamo, Fran Drescher, Nicki Minaj. read more

Queens it's the best borough of all the boroughs. Queens is the most diverse borough in New York City you looking for good Chinese food go to Flushing you looking for great Indian food head over to Jackson Heights in the mood for Irish food go to Woodside what about greek food you like Greek food? then you have to go to Astoria. No matter what the ethnic food that you crave is there's no borough like queens that would bring you such traditional and diverse food. Go Queens! Okay I may be a little biased and all in my review for Queens grown up in Queens and all you know but I am one truly proud Queens resident. Queens will always have a place in my heart no matter what, Queens is the best, we are the best and will always be the best. Now as for our New York Mets we're getting there and hopefully someday will we be the best just like Queens. With true honor and Pride I leave this 100th review to you Queens! Thank you Queens for the The New York's World's Fair, Unisphere, Queens Museum of Art, New York Hall of science, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Terrace in the park, Shea Stadium and Citi Field read more

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I really love Queens. The most diverse borough of NYC. I love coming home from work and thinking - what type of cuisine do I want for dinner? Korean? Indian? Bangladeshi? Pakistani? Nepalese? Columbian? Venezuelan? Peruvian? Greek? Filipino? Caribbean? Guyanese? Home to the following: - 2 airports (LGA and JFK) - Home office for JetBlue Airways - Home office for Glaceau (makers of Vitamin Water) - Home office for Bulova - Home office for Steinway & Sons (renowned piano manufacturer) - Citifield Stadium - US Open Tennis - Aqueduct Racetrack - Resorts World Casino - Flushing Meadows Park - Noguchi Museum - 5 Pointz Did I also mention that the subway commute is easy (E, F, R, M, N, Q, G, 7)? Need I say more? I LOVE QUEENS! read more

A child of Queens. Used to hate it here. When I was growing up, I couldn't wait to leave. Now that I'm older...I never want to leave. Almost everything I want is within reach. Culture, art, food, good times. Actually, Queens always had culture. According to Wikipedia (well, depending on how much is factual) Queens was an important center of jazz in the 1940s. Louis Armstrong was a Queens resident. Queens has so much potential, but in a way, I'm kinda hoping it doesn't become the next big thing. Go to Brooklyn for that. Manhattan has lost its touch as a cultural mecca. Downtown Manhattan used to be cutting edge. A playland to be explored. Now its just overpriced, mega-gentrified and boring. Manhattan is only good for meeting up with people, museums and seeing performances. The only awesome part about Manhattan now is Occupy Wall Street. Parts of Queens can be sleepy, backwards, close-minded, ignorant, and behind the times. That's the not-so-cool part about Queens that I can do without. Sometimes though, you appreciate its little time warps here and there. Parts of Queens has very under-appreciated historical value. So much to be explored, and it hasn't been raped as much as Brooklyn. A helluva lot closer to Manhattan than the Bronx. Screw Staten Island. Eh, who knows...I might totally change my mind about Queens in a few years. For now, I'll just enjoy the borough for what it is. read more

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It's the most diverse county in the United States, a fact that becomes ever so obvious with a one-way ride along the route of the 7 train from Main Street, Flushing, to Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City and beyond to that other borough that's so crowded and expensive. Great food, great parks, great people and just a subway ride or express bus to "the city," AKA Manhattan, makes Queens an amazing place to live and a wonderful place to have been raised. Oh, and it is actually, technically, part of New York City. So there! read more

"if it was on like that, I would come thru Queens..." I'd like to think I'd wind up living in Brooklyn if I came to live in NYC but I'm pretty sure it be Queens. I'd wind up in Astoria. (This thought drew wild laughs from a group of Brooklynites one night, lol. Go figure.) But Queens is huge..the biggest of the Boroughs...from LIC to Astoria to Flushing to Jamaica it's a wildly diverse place. It's most visitors introduction to the city since both major airports (LaGuardia and JFK) are here. Queens was certainly my introduction to the city, when I spent my first night in New York some 13 years ago sleeping on the couch in a friend's little third story walk up Astoria apartment. We walked up to the roof top after my late evening flight, and looking out over the back drop of rows of brownstones and fire escapes against the night sky, I was sure I had slipped into the set of west side story. There's nothing in Wisconsin that quite looks like that. There were open air fruit markets, odd little corner stores that sold me a $3 magenta shirts when I discovered I hadn't packed properly, and little corner Greek Cafes. When I thought of New York for many years after, I thought most of that little area, of standing on the platform to catch the Q train to Manhattan for the night. Astorias changed a bit I'm guessing from then. Now two of my long standing yelp bookmarks (Queens Comfort, Salt and Fat) are for establishments in Queens County. It's not flashy like Manhattan or Brooklyn; but I liked staying here just fine. read more

I'm writing this review based on my experiences living in Ridgewood for 7 years and various other travels here. I didn't grow up here & I do have some bias since I'm very much a city person (not the suburbs type) and I associate this borough with my former married life and ex-husband who still works at the Queens Public Library. Bear those facts in mind when you read this. Queens isn't all bad but it's just not the place for youthful, vibrant types. It's more the place you go to when you can't afford rent in Manhattan or parts of Brooklyn. Astoria is something of an exception, parts of Forest Hills are more hipster & I hear Long Island City is up and coming but when you're here, you don't feel the high pace and fast energy of Manhattan. People & life move a LOT slower here. Lots of slow walking people on the streets, which drives me crazy. Those with pedestrian rage have been warned. I also feel like it's not the place for models and hotties to hang out; it's more of a place for everyone else, the simple hardworking types. Now there are some good & exemplary small businesses here with better prices than Manhattan (restaurants, dry cleaning/alterations, laundry service, hardware stores, etc.) but you'll have to look for them. You'll also see just about every ethnic group under the sun so if you're a racist or only comfortable with your own race or countrymen, you'll have to find your tribe here & not venture much from where that tribe gathers. Flushing has its own Chinatown, Rego Park is more Jewish, Ridgewood was a mix of Polish & Puerto Rican depending on the area (some parts were slowly getting more hip when I moved), Elmhurst is very Chinese but has a mix of other groups as well, Glendale is "white land," you get the picture. There are sketchy parts to Queens you will want to avoid like Jackson Heights (most of the crime seems to happen there if the news media can be believed). There are also parts not accessible by NYC subway that I don't count as part of Queens. They should be forced into Nassau County or set up as a separate county but that's another story. Also, there are lots of people who never leave Queens & act like they live in some town in the Midwest or the South or something. That's not a mentality I can relate to & I wonder why those people are living in Queens when they'd get more space for less money someplace else. Beware of these types. Encourage tourists to see this borough, especially if they feel Manhattan is too pricey and too fast paced. Queens is almost a 180 of that. read more

My borough! There's nothing like a Queens girl. I've tried other places but nothing can compare. If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. There are corner stores on mostly every corner, tire shops, discount stores you name it. Whatever you need will always be in reach, I guarantee it. My main parts are Springfield Gardens, Laurelton, Rosedale, Queens Village, St.Albans, Cambria Heights and Linden. My first love, Queens!!! read more

Best Boros in order and what to expect: 1. Queens - the global working class 2. Brooklyn - hipsters 3. Manhattan - yuppies, transplants, and tourists (not including harlem & washington heights) 4. There's more boros? read more

This is where I was raised so it is only proper I write this with care and ease. Parties? YES, some of the best I've been to. FOOD? Oh hell yes. There is nowhere else in the world that you would find foods this diverse in such a condensed area that is Queens. If Queens and Manhattan duked it out one on one based on food, I'm sorry. Queens has my vote. Travel? It is easily accessible by train, bus, car. With exception to that L.I.E or the Van Wyck during rush hour in the morning and from 4-7pm. Driving in to Queens is a breeze. People - As diverse as it gets without that tourists that you would most definitely run into literally in Manhattan. Skyscapers? No, but if that is all you want, Manhattan is a quick travel from here stranger. Cleanliness? It varies but I can say it is MUCH, MUCH better than some parts of the city where you can have a drink with subway rats within striking distance. NY? You EFFIN damn right it is. Much love to Manhattan though, you have my attention but Queens at heart. read more

Queens, NY is the biggest mixing pot of the world, in culture, in food, in love and in friends. We have a piece of every kind of life, no matter who you are, if you are in Queens then you will experience all those pieces in your life. "If you ask us what set we claim or what hood we from, we say Queens." - 50 Cent "The land is so big, the choice is so infinite, where shall we go? We will let faith decide. We go to New York. Where can we find a woman fit for a king? Queens." - Coming to America Once upon a time in Queens... read more

Review number 100 and I'm going to dedicate this to one of the more underappreciated boroughs here in NYC. After spending nearly my entire life in Brooklyn ( Bensonhurst if we're asking) the transition to another borough was pretty much along the same lines as moving to another planet. Here I'm after knowing nothing but Brooklyn and having lived four years in the foreign wasteland known as upstate new york, back in a place which, although was just a stones throw away from me, was very unfamiliar. It's been said before and I'll say it again the diversity in queens in unfathomable, it seems that every race and ethnicity on the planet has their own enclave in the borough of queens, and with it they bring their unadulterated cultures, and culinary traditions with them. One area in particular, jackson heights, it seems embodies this in a square mile more than any other place in the world. With Thai, indian/Pakistani/bengali, middle eastern, Nepalese, Tibetian, Vietnamese, korean, phillipino, chinese, columbian, Venezuelan, Mexican, Peruvian ( I could pretty much go on all day you get the idea ) restaurants a mere minutes walk away from each other, one could spend days if not weeks exploring the area exclusively and still not have tried everything this area has to offer. Both major nyc airports are located here effectively making this the first borough most foreigners set their eyes upon. The largest park in nyc ( nope not central park ) is located here in flushing Meadows corona park. Flushing, the largest Asian enclave in all of new York and maybe the United states is located here in queens and if you're into it, queens also has its own slightly less douchey hipster enclave quartered off in neighborhoods like long Island city and astoria as well.....although astoria has a pretty heavy greek and middle eastern presence in it....yay shwarma and hookah bars. Edit ( okay I lied I wouldn't even call these areas hipster or douchey for that matter, it's a young area that incorporates alot of the elements of what the neighborhood originally was that also has a pretty miniscule amount of "fusion restaurants" and bike parking, all good signs in my book ) Each borough though part of a collective know as new York city has its own distinct vibe and it's own merits. Queens to me at least is the undiscovered new york gem, that has so much to offer in terms of diversity and culture, that even the most adventurous, travel oriented, cultured, pretentious d bag snob could be giddy for months on end simply exploring the borough read more

I've lived in Queens now for almost five years. I simply adore it! I moved into Woodside with my boyfriend; now my HUSBAND and I live in Jackson Heights. There are MANY fabulous local places, a great variety of places to eat, and a large/diverse ethnic community. read more

Queens. First off, I just want to say how awesome it is that we can review our own borough! LOL. Queens is the HIDDEN GEM of ALL boroughs. My borough is so diverse and rich in culture. I'm glad to say I was raised here. ALL forms of transportation run through queens so getting around is far from an issue :) If it is for you, you're probably just lazy ;) Dollar vans on almost every corner riiiiight next to the bodega who belongs to the papi always playing bachata! It's a very convenient borough to say the least. I haven't even explored much parts of my beloved borough yet and I've lived here all my life! So many places to eat, chill, and have a blast at. Give it up for Queens. read more

Queens is the largest of all the boroughs.. Queens is actually a fun exciting area for me too!!! Theres a lot of things to do... restaurants...parks...museums...malls...stadium...events..zoo..etc... there's many great places in queens...defiantly check these places out! I did! Go check out the The UnisphereThe symbol of Queens, the Unisphere is a giant globe in Flushing Meadows Park.... It's a great spot to hang out...walking...biking...skating...running...barbecuing and playing...the queens zoo is fun too...lots of fun animals... check out the bird house...so many different types of bird flying around over your heads... An area that i go to frequently whenever I'm in queen...Downtown Flushing....second largest Chinatown. It is worth worth a visit! great eats....peeking into herbalist shops... sipping up boba tea... and munching on great Chinese and other Asian eats....Don't miss the celebration of Lunar or Chinese New Year in Flushing every winter...You won't see the tourist crowds who go to New Year in Manhattan...but you will get an earful of firecrackers and an eyeful of dragon dancers....pretty cool! read more

Truly New York's best kept secret. I think that's changing a bit but I'm not too worried. The love of my life was born and raised in Flushing and Jackson Heights reminded me of some of the things I missed from London so it fit like a glove when I first moved here. What everyone else is saying is true. No place is perfect but Queens has made NYC lovable for me. read more