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Queens is a borough of New York City that is coextensive with Queens County, New York State. Located at the western end of Long Island, it is the city’s largest borough by land area. It borders the borough of Brooklyn and Nassau County to the east, and shares water boundaries with Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island, as well as the state of New Jersey.
With a population of 2,405,464 according to the 2020 census, Queens is the second-most populous county in New York State—after Kings County (Brooklyn)—and the second-most populous borough in New York City. If Queens were an independent city, it would be the fourth-most populous in the United States, following New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Queens is the fourth most densely populated borough in the city and the fourth most densely populated county in the country. Approximately 47% of its residents are foreign-born. Queens is recognized as the most linguistically and ethnically diverse place in the world.
Queens was established in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties of the Province of New York. The area was named in honor of the English queen and Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza (1638–1705). Between 1683 and 1899, Queens County included what is now Nassau County. Queens officially became a borough during the consolidation of New York City in 1898, combining the localities of Long Island City, Newtown, Flushing, Jamaica, and western Hempstead. All of them, except Hempstead, are now neighborhoods in Queens.
Queens boasts the most diversified economy of New York City’s five boroughs. It is home to the city’s two major airports: John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia. Its landmarks include Flushing Meadows–Corona Park; Citi Field, home of the New York Mets baseball team; the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, site of the U.S. Open tennis tournament; Kaufman Astoria Studios; Silvercup Studios; and Aqueduct Racetrack. Flushing is undergoing rapid urban renewal driven by investment from Chinese transnational entities, while Long Island City is experiencing a similar process due to its proximity to Manhattan across the East River.
