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Why Is East Elmhurst North of Elmhurst?
East Elmhurst, a neighborhood in Queens, New York, sounds like it should be east of Elmhurst, another neighborhood. Nope. Well, it is northeast of Elmhurst, but east of Elmhurst is Corona.

Elmhurst in Queens, NY - Neighborhood Profile
Elmhurst is a complicated neighborhood in western Queens. It has come a long way since troubles in the 1980s, even longer since its colonial founding in the 1650s. Elmhurst is the thriving home of families -- middle class and working class -- housed in a mix of older multi-family homes, and co-op and apartment buildings. Immigrants, especially from Asia and Latin America, have made Elmhurst maybe the most diverse part of Queens.

Bayside - Queens Neighborhood Profile
Bayside, a neighborhood in northeastern Queens, is a commuter suburb with big city feet. When walking down Bell Boulevard, Bayside's crowded main thoroughfare, it's hard to believe that just one block away are quiet suburban lawns and one-family homes.

List of Neighborhoods and Landmarks in Queens
Brief list of Queens neighborhoods and major landmarks, including links to more detailed articles.

Sunnyside - Neighborhood Profile of Sunnyside, Queens, New York
Sunnyside, a neighborhood in western Queens, has two distinct parts. This profile covers beautiful Sunnyside Gardens and the higher density apartment buildings and co-ops on the north side of Queens Boulevard. Plus area shopping and neighborhood basics are covered.

Moving to Queens?: Astoria, Jackson Heights & Long Island City
These three neighborhoods in Queens, NY, are very close to Manhattan and great for commuting. This article compares living in Astoria, Jackson Heights, and Long Island City.

Forest Hills - Neighborhood Profile - Queens, New York
Forest Hills, a neighborhood in central Queens, has three distinct parts. This profile covers beautiful Forest Hills Gardens, the adjoining area of single and multi-family homes, and the higher density apartment buildings and co-ops on the north side of Queens Boulevard. Plus area shopping and neighborhood basics are covered.

Astoria, Queens: Neighborhood Profile of Astoria
Astoria is a popular neighborhood in northwest Queens, New York, which has kept its long-time residents while attracting new ones. It's convenient to Manhattan, safe, urban but with some space and greenery, and decent, but appreciating, real estate prices. Eating and cultural options have grown, ensuring its reputation as a gem of Queens.

Long Island City: Neighborhoods and History of Long Island City, Queens, New York
Long Island City in western Queens has emerged as one of the most interesting areas in New York City. It has the arts, quick access to Manhattan, and more and more residential opportunities appearing amongst its many industries. Learn about Long Island City and its history and neighborhoods.

Jackson Heights - Neighborhood Profile
Jackson Heights is a bustling neighborhood, famous for its garden apartment buildings and its diversity. Enjoy this neighborhood profile on Jackson Heights real estate, history, restaurants, and local institutions.

Flushing: Neighborhood Profile of Flushing, New York
Flushing dominates the north central Queens, New York. It's the biggest urban center in the borough, and the growing heart of Chinese and Korean communities. This neighborhood profile of Flushing has the details on real estate, restaurants, and the geography of a neighbhorhood with a long history and an emerging present.

Southside Queens - 50 Cent's Southside Queens - a.k.a South Jamaica
Southside Queens is what hip-hop star and rapper 50 Cent calls his old neighborhood. It's more commonly known as South Jamaica, Southside Jamaica, or just Southside.

Bayside: Neighborhood Profile
Read about the neighborhood of Bayside, in the northeast corner of Queens.

Hunters Point - Long Island City Neighborhood Profile
Profile of Hunters Point, a rapidly gentrifying, still industrial neighborhood in Long Island City, the western-most part of Queens.

Maspeth, Queens: Neighborhood Profile of Maspeth in Queens, New York
Maspeth, New York, is a busy blue-collar neighborhood on the westernmost high ground of Queens, a borough of New York City.

St. Albans - Neighborhood Profile
St. Albans is a middle-class neighborhood in southeastern Queens, New York. The neighborhood is famous for the jazz legends who lived in its ritzy enclave Addisleigh Park. These days St. Albans is home to middle-class African Americans and growing numbers of Caribbean immigrants and Caribbean-Americans.

Ridgewood, NY: Queens Neighborhood Profile
Profile of Ridgewood, a blue-collar neighborhood in Queens, on the Brooklyn border, in New York City.

Middle Village, NY: Queens Neighborhood Profile
Profile of Middle Village, a neighborhood in western Queens.

Briarwood: A Neighborhood Profile
Briarwood is known by some as the "hidden gem" of Queens because it has retained a low profile despite its many positive features. This neighborhood profile covers real estate, schools, shopping, eating out, and more for Briarwood, NY.

Bellerose, Queens
Bellerose in eastern Queens is a family-centered neighborhood on the border with Nassau County.

LeFrak City in Queens, NY
Description of LeFrak City, a gargantuan complex of 18-story buildings with 5,000 apartments, built on 40 acres of land, alongside the LIE in Corona, Queens.

Hillcrest, NY: Queens Neighborhood
Description of Hillcrest, NY, a residential neighborhood in the borough of Queens, between St. John's University and Queens Hospital Center.

Getting Your Bearings in Queens
This article introduces the geography and overall layout of the great borough of Queens, New York.

NY Times Queens Neigborhood Profiles
Check out these great profiles of neighborhoods around Queens. The NY Times covers everything from real estate prices to schools and more in areas around the borough, including Hollis Hills, Steinway, Forest Hills Gardens, Briarwood, Jamaica Hills, and Long Island City.

Best Map of Queens, New York
This is a good online map of Queens, NY showing the neighborhoods, highways, and major roads. You can easily zoom out to see all of NYC, and best of all, the graphics and words are clear. Unfortunately, you can't zoom in for detail, and there are a few mistakes with neighborhood names.

Here's another map that clearly shows the neighborhoods of Queens.

Queens, NY, Neighborhood Map
This is my favorite map showing the neighborhoods of Queens, NYC. There is an unmarked spot in eastern Queens, between Fresh Meadows and Oakland Gardens. This is no land of the lost roamed by wolf packs, but Cunningham Park, which watches over Union Turnpike.

The map is courtesy of the Queens Borough President's Office.