Editing Queens (section)

==Neighborhoods==
{{Main|Neighborhoods of New York City}}
{{See also|List of Queens neighborhoods}}
[[File:NYC Jackson Heights 3.jpg|thumb|upright=1|A residential street in [[Jackson Heights]]]]
[[File:Long Island City New York May 2015 panorama 3.jpg|thumb|upright=1|[[Long Island City]], a neighborhood in western Queens]]
[[File:Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, NY.jpg|thumb|upright=1|[[Forest Hills Gardens]]]]
Four [[United States Postal Service]] postal zones serve Queens, based roughly on those serving the towns in existence at the consolidation of the five boroughs into New York City: Long Island City ([[ZIP code]]s starting with 111), Jamaica (114), Flushing (113), and [[Far Rockaway]] (116). Also, the [[Floral Park, Queens|Floral Park]] post office (110), based in Nassau County, serves a small part of northeastern Queens. Each of these main post offices has neighborhood stations with individual ZIP codes, and unlike the other boroughs, these station names are often used in addressing letters. These ZIP codes do not always reflect traditional neighborhood names and boundaries; "[[East Elmhurst, Queens|East Elmhurst]]", for example, was largely coined by the USPS and is not an official community.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} Most neighborhoods have no solid boundaries. The [[Forest Hills, Queens|Forest Hills]] and [[Rego Park]] neighborhoods, for instance, overlap.

Residents of Queens often closely identify with their neighborhood rather than with the borough or city. The borough is a patchwork of dozens of unique neighborhoods, each with its own distinct identity:
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<li> [[Flushing, Queens|Flushing]], one of the largest neighborhoods in Queens, has a large and growing [[Asian people|Asian]] community. The community consists of [[Chinese American|Chinese]], [[Korean American|Koreans]], and [[South Asian]]s. Asians have now expanded eastward along the [[Northern Boulevard|Northern Boulevard axis]] through [[Murray Hill, Queens|Murray Hill]], [[Whitestone, Queens|Whitestone]], [[Bayside, Queens|Bayside]], [[Douglaston–Little Neck, Queens|Douglaston–Little Neck]], and eventually into adjacent [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]].<ref name="Forbes 2014 Apr 10"/><ref name="Bloomberg-News 2014 Oct 27" /> These neighborhoods historically contained [[Italian American]]s and Greeks, as well as [[Latino American]]s. The busy intersection of [[Main Street (Queens)|Main Street]], [[Kissena Boulevard]], and 41st Avenue defines the center of [[Downtown Flushing]] and the [[Flushing Chinatown|Flushing Chinatown (法拉盛華埠)]], known as the "Chinese [[Times Square]]" or the "Chinese [[Manhattan]]".<ref name="NYTs 2014 Oct 1" /><ref name="NYTs 2018 Aug 25" /> The segment of Main Street between Kissena Boulevard and [[Roosevelt Avenue]], punctuated by the [[Long Island Rail Road]] [[Trestle bridge|trestle]] overpass, represents the cultural heart of the Flushing Chinatown. Housing over 25,000 individuals born in China alone, [[Flushing, Queens|Flushing]] has become home to one of the largest Chinatowns, representing the largest Chinese population of any U.S. municipality other than New York City in total.<ref name="Business-Insider 2015 May 27" />
<li> [[Howard Beach]], [[Whitestone, Queens|Whitestone]], and [[Middle Village, Queens|Middle Village]] are home to large Italian American populations.
<li> [[Ozone Park]] and [[South Ozone Park]] have large Italian, [[Hispanic]], and [[Guyanese people|Guyanese]] populations.
<li> [[Rockaway Beach, Queens|Rockaway Beach]] has a large [[Irish American]] population.</li>
<li> [[Astoria, Queens|Astoria]], in the northwest, is traditionally home to one of the largest [[Greek American|Greek]] populations outside Greece. It also has large [[Spanish American]] and [[Italian American]] communities, and is home to a growing population of immigrants from the Middle East, South Asia, the [[Balkans]] as well as [[yuppies|young professionals]] from Manhattan. Nearby [[Long Island City]] is a major commercial center and the home to [[Queensbridge Houses|Queensbridge]], the largest housing project in North America.
<li> [[Maspeth, Queens|Maspeth]] and [[Ridgewood, Queens|Ridgewood]] are home to many Eastern European immigrants such as [[Romanians|Romanian]], [[Polish American|Polish]], [[Serbs|Serbian]], [[Albanians|Albanian]], and other [[Slavic peoples|Slavic]] populations. Ridgewood also has a large Hispanic population.
<li> [[Jackson Heights]] and [[Elmhurst, Queens|Elmhurst]] make up a conglomeration of [[Hispanic]], [[Asian-American|Asian]], [[Tibetan people|Tibetan]], and [[South Asian]] communities. Jackson Heights is also known as "Little Colombia" thanks to the gastronomical and demographic impact of Colombian people.<ref name="NY1 2019 Oct 7" />
<li> [[Woodside, Queens|Woodside]] is home to a large [[Filipino American]] community and has a "[[Little Manila]]" as well a large [[Irish American]] population. Many Filipino Americans live in [[Hollis, Queens|Hollis]] and [[Queens Village, Queens|Queens Village]].
<li> [[Richmond Hill, Queens|Richmond Hill]], in the south, is often thought of as "Little Guyana" for its large [[Guyana|Guyanese]] community,<ref name="NYTs 2002 Jan 13" /> as well as [[Punjab Avenue|Punjab Avenue (ਪੰਜਾਬ ਐਵੇਨਿਊ)]], or [[Punjab|Little Punjab]], for its high concentration of [[Punjabi people]].
<li> [[Rego Park]], [[Forest Hills, Queens|Forest Hills]], [[Kew Gardens, Queens|Kew Gardens]], and [[Kew Gardens Hills, Queens|Kew Gardens Hills]] have traditionally large Jewish populations (historically from Germany and [[Eastern Europe]]; though more recent immigrants are from Israel, Iran, and the former [[Soviet Union]]). These neighborhoods are also known for large and growing Asian communities, mainly immigrants from China.</li>
<li> [[Jamaica Estates, Queens|Jamaica Estates]], [[Jamaica Hills, Queens|Jamaica Hills]], [[Hillcrest, Queens|Hillcrest]], [[Fresh Meadows, Queens|Fresh Meadows]], and [[Hollis Hills, Queens|Hollis Hills]] are also populated with many people of Jewish background. Many Asian families reside in parts of Fresh Meadows as well.
<li> [[Jamaica, Queens|Jamaica]] is home to large [[African American]], [[Caribbean]], and [[Central American]] populations. There are also middle-class African American and Caribbean neighborhoods such as [[St. Albans, Queens|Saint Albans]], [[Queens Village, Queens|Queens Village]], [[Cambria Heights, Queens|Cambria Heights]], [[Springfield Gardens, Queens|Springfield Gardens]], [[Rosedale, Queens|Rosedale]], [[Laurelton, Queens|Laurelton]], and [[Briarwood, Queens|Briarwood]] along east and southeast Queens.</li>
<li> [[Bellerose, Queens|Bellerose]] and [[Floral Park, Queens|Floral Park]], originally home to many Irish Americans, is home to a growing South Asian population, predominantly [[Indian American]]s.</li>
<li> [[Corona, Queens|Corona and Corona Heights]], once considered the "Little Italy" of Queens, was a predominantly Italian community with a strong African American community in the northern portion of Corona and adjacent [[East Elmhurst]]. From the 1920s through the 1960s, Corona remained a close-knit neighborhood. Corona today has the highest concentration of Latinos of any Queens neighborhood, with an increasing Chinese American population, located between [[Elmhurst, Queens|Elmhurst]] and Flushing.<ref name="McGlinn 2002" /></ol>

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