Queens

Queens Queens County, New York
Borough and county
The Unisphere at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
Flag Seal
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Queens (coterminous)
City	New York City
Settled	1683
Named for	Catherine of Braganza
Government
• Type	Borough (New York City)
• Borough President	Donovan Richards (D) — (Borough of Queens)
• District Attorney	Melinda Katz (D) — (Queens County)
Area
• Total	178 sq mi (460 km2)
• Land	109 sq mi (280 km2)
• Water	70 sq mi (200 km2)  39%
Highest elevation	260 ft (80 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,230,722
• Estimate  (2019)	2,253,858
• Density	20,907.4/sq mi (8,072.4/km2)
ZIP Code prefixes	110--, 111--, 113--, 114--, 116--
Area codes	718/347/929 and 917
GDP (2018)	US$93.3 billion
Website	Official Website of the Queens Borough President

Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. It is the largest borough of New York City in area and is adjacent to the borough of Brooklyn at the western end of Long Island and is the second-largest in population of the five New York City boroughs with a population of 2,230,722 as of the last official U.S census count in 2010, according to Wikipedia.

Quick facts

Geography: Queens is the easternmost and largest in area of the five boroughs of New York City, geographically adjacent to the borough of Brooklyn at the western end of Long Island.

Percent of residents foreign born: Queens is the most ethnically diverse urban area in the world, as residents often closely identify with their neighborhood rather than with the borough or city.

Identity: The borough is a patchwork of dozens of unique neighborhoods, each with its own distinct identity.

Hospitals in Queens

Name	Designations	Region/County
Elmhurst Hospital Center	AIDS Center; Level I Adult Trauma Center; Level III Perinatal Center; Primary Stroke Center; SAFE Designated Hospital	Queens (New York Metro - New York City)
Flushing Hospital Medical Center	Level III Perinatal Center; Primary Stroke Center	Queens (New York Metro - New York City)
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center	Level I Adult Trauma Center; Level III Perinatal Center; Primary Stroke Center	Queens (New York Metro - New York City)
Long Island Jewish Forest Hills	Level II Perinatal Center; Primary Stroke Center	Queens (New York Metro - New York City; New York Metro - New York City)
Long Island Jewish Medical Center	Level I Pediatric Trauma Center; Primary Stroke Center; Regional Perinatal Center	Queens (New York Metro - New York City; New York Metro - New York City)
Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens	Primary Stroke Center	Queens (New York Metro - New York City)
New York-Presbyterian/Queens	AIDS Center; Level I Adult Trauma Center; Level III Perinatal Center; Primary Stroke Center	Queens (New York Metro - New York City)
Queens Hospital Center	AIDS Center; Level III Perinatal Center; SAFE Designated Hospital	Queens (New York Metro - New York City)
St Johns Episcopal Hospital South Shore	Level II Perinatal Center; Primary Stroke Center	Queens (New York Metro - New York City)

External links

• Queens county department of health

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