The Neighborhoods of Queens (Neighborhoods of New York City)

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This up-to-date intimate portrait of the 99 neighborhoods of Queens is a wonderful tribute to the boroughs past history and present diversity. Detailing the history people and cultural activities of each neighborhood the book is generously illustrated with more than 200 photographs both contemporary and historical and over 50 new maps that chart the precise neighborhood boundaries. With two airports (La Guardia and JFK) Shea Stadium and Aqueduct Racetrack Queens is a destination for millions of travelers and visitors each year. But those who live in the boroughs neighborhoods know that it offers much more: parks bridges colleges and universities museums shops restaurants and other institutions and sites that testify to its more than 350-year history. From Astoria to Woodside with points in between Queens the most diverse county in the country offers a cornucopia of cultures sights tastes and sounds. With input from residents historians demographers politicians borough officials shopkeepers and many others The Neighborhoods of Queens captures the unique character of each neighborhood. The book features practical tips (subway and bus routes libraries fire departments hospitals) quirky and unusual neighborhood facts and information on famous residents. For anyone who lives in Queens visits its neighborhoods or remembers it from earlier times this book is an unsurpassed treasure.