Long Island City Traditionally industrial, LIC is now home to a rising arts community. Astoria is known for its large Greek population. This population is accompanied by Asians, Latin Americans, and Europeans. Many trendy restaurants and shops are located in Astoria, with Steinway Street being a primary shopping district. |
Jackson Heights A large South-Asian neighborhood with numerous Indian restaurants, groceries, and shops, including a Bollywood movie theater, is centered around 74th St. and Roosevelt Av. The rest of the neighborhood is an incredibly diverse Latino community, with nationalities all the way from Mexico to Chile and Argentina represented. Other diverse communities, such as Woodside, with its famous Thai restaurants and Filipino markets, and Elmhurst, where almost every Southeast Asian community is represented, along with Chinese, Koreans, South Asians, and Latinos, are also included in this article. |
Flushing-Northeast At the end of the 7 line is a very large Chinese community; important Korean and Indian communities are also to be found, further from the subway stop. |
Forest Park A large park in the center of Queens and the surrounding neighborhoods. |
Jamaica Transportation hub, primarily Black community, King Manor Museum, and unique cultural venues geared toward African American art. |
The Rockaways A popular summer resort area since the 1830s, The Rockaways have become a mixture of lower, middle, and upper-class neighborhoods. |