Queens

Queens is a crescent-shaped borough traversing the north-to-south width of Long Island and including two of the major New York City area airports, LaGuardia (LGA IATA) and John F. Kennedy International (JFK IATA). Wikivoyage

Population 2,405,464 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in United States

• 911AnyAll emergencies

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Gloria's Project Space Gallery · 420 m
• Bushwick-Ridgewood War Memorial Memorial · 610 m
• Fisher Parrish Gallery Gallery · 750 m
• Greater Ridgewood Historical Society Museum · 770 m
• Lovitt NYC Gallery · 820 m
• Banana Space Gallery · 900 m
• Ketchup Gallery Gallery · 250 m
• Underdonk Gallery · 360 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Mexican 8
• Pizza 7
• Chinese 3
• Thai 2
• Indian 2
• Greek 1
• Donut 1
• Chicken 1

All 45 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Maria Hernandez Park 240 m across 530 m
• Grover Cleveland Playground 230 m across 930 m

Getting around

• DeKalb Avenue 70 m
• Jefferson Street 530 m
• Knickerbocker Avenue 610 m
• Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues 720 m
• Seneca Avenue 870 m
• Central Avenue 1.0 km

Train stations: East New York 3.4 km, Nostrand Avenue 3.8 km, Woodside 4.8 km, Hunterspoint Avenue 4.9 km, Long Island City 5.3 km, Atlantic Terminal 5.5 km

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