Neighborhoods are the centers of Queens. No one is from "Queens," rather from a particular neighborhood. Here's a list of neighborhoods and landmarks in the borough:
Long Island City and Western Queens
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Long Island City
- Astoria, Steinway, Ditmars, Ravenswood, Dutch Kills, Queensbridge, Hunters Point, the Midtown Tunnel, Blissville, LaGuardia Community College, Queens Plaza, Queens West, Sunnyside
- Maspeth, Middle Village, Glendale, Ridgewood, Jackson Heights, LaGuardia Airport, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, Corona, Woodside, LeFrak City
Flushing and Northern Queens
- Flushing, Kissena Park, Murray Hill, Flushing-Broadway, College Point, Whitestone, Beechhurst, Malba, the Whitestone Bridge, Willets Point, Flushing Meadows Park, the Unisphere, Citi Field, Queens College, Kew Gardens Hills, Pomonok, Hillcrest
South Central Queens
Central Queens
Central-East Queens
Jamaica and Southeast Queens
- Jamaica, South Jamaica, York College, Hollis, St. Albans, Rosedale, Laurelton, Springfield Gardens, Brookville, Cambria Heights, Rochdale Village, JFK Airport
Northeast Queens
Eastern Queens
The Rockaways (Way South Queens)
- Broad Channel, Breezy Point, Far Rockaway, Arverne, Fort Tilden, Somerville, Edgemere, Bayswater, Rockaway Park, Belle Harbor, Neponsit, Roxbury