Queens is the most diverse place on Earth. Over 200 languages are spoken here.
Flushing Meadows Corona Park hosts many cultural venues.
Queens has many wonderful Latin, South Asian, and East Asian neighborhoods. It’s the place where many people start their American life. Pretty much wherever you are from, there is a Queens neighborhood where you will feel at home.
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Queens Neighborhoods
Flushing is a mostly Chinese neighborhood. On some streets, most of the signs are in Chinese. The food is great!
Jackson Heights is a diverse neighborhood where many of us begin our New York lives. You can travel the world walking down Roosevelt Avenue, and the streets around it.
Latin Queens
Queens is the most diverse region on Earth.
Latin Art in Queens
- Queens Museum of Art, in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, is the main art museum in Queens.
Latin Dance in Queens
- Calpulli Mexican Dance Company is a community dance company that performs like professionals.
- La Boom, in Woodside, is a popular Latin nightclub with dancing to live music and DJs. Fridays are guest artists. Spanglish Saturdays is an urban Latin DJ dance party. Sundays are Mexican night.
Latin Film in Queens
- Museum of the Moving Image, in Astoria, is New York City’s museum of film.
- Queens World Film Festival is a film festival of emerging filmmakers that brings the world to Queens, and Queens to the world. 🗽
Latin Food in Queens
- Rio Market, in Astoria, is a Brazilian market in Queens’ “Little Brazil.”
Latin Music in Queens
- Flushing Town Hall, in Flushing, is a performing arts center that presents the diversity of Queens.
- Terraza 7 is New York City’s most Latin night club. The owner is Colombian, but no matter where you are from in Latin America, you will feel at home.
Latin Sports in Queens
- Citi Field is the home of the New York Mets. In 2024, New York City Football Club (NYCFC) is playing some games there too, in preparation for their new soccer stadium.
Latin Theatre in Queens
- Queens Theatre is the borough’s main performing arts center.
- Thalia Spanish Theatre is a bilingual community theater with a Spanish artistic director.
About Queens
Queens Government
The borough is served by Queens Community Boards 1-14 working with the Queens Borough President.
Queens Parks
Flushing Meadows Corona Park is the big park in Queens.
Queens Botanical Garden is a lovely public garden in Flushing, Queens.