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The Neighborhoods of Queens (Neighborhoods of New York City)
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Product Description
This up-to-date, intimate portrait of the 99 neighborhoods of Queens is a wonderful tribute to the borough’s past history and present diversity. Detailing the history, people, and cultural activities of each neighborhood, the book is generously illustrated with more than 200 photographs, both contemporary and historical, and over 50 new maps that chart the precise neighborhood boundaries.
With two airports (La Guardia and JFK), Shea Stadium, and Aqueduct Racetrack, Queens is a destination for millions of travelers and visitors each year. But those who live in the borough’s neighborhoods know that it offers much more: parks, bridges, colleges and universities, museums, shops, restaurants, and other institutions and sites that testify to its more than 350-year history. From Astoria to Woodside, with points in between, Queens, the most diverse county in the country, offers a cornucopia of cultures, sights, tastes, and sounds.
With input from residents, historians, demographers, politicians, borough officials, shopkeepers, and many others, The Neighborhoods of Queens captures the unique character of each neighborhood. The book features practical tips (subway and bus routes, libraries, fire departments, hospitals), quirky and unusual neighborhood facts, and information on famous residents. For anyone who lives in Queens, visits its neighborhoods, or remembers it from earlier times, this book is an unsurpassed treasure.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #414565 in Books
- Published on: 2009-03-17
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 300 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"'Look out, Queens, because your bible is coming. A 265-page book with intricate maps, historic photos and fascinating tidbits about the nation's most diverse county... The Neighborhoods of Queens includes detailed community profiles that detail everything from boundaries and bus routes to ethnic makeup and landmarks... The book is also notable for its wealth of eye-catching photos.' Nicholas Hirshon, New York Daily News 'Copquin sought input from residents, historians, demographers, politicians, borough officials, shopkeepers and many others, and the result is that The Neighborhoods of Queens captures the unique character of each neighborhood... For anyone who lives in Queens, visits its neighborhoods or remembers it from earlier times, this book is an unsurpassed treasure.' Linda J. Wilson, The Queens Gazette"
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"[A] handsome book. . . . Maps and photographs, historical and contemporary, illustrate a lively introduction to the people and cultures of Queens''s 99 neighborhoods."-New York Times Book Review (paperback row) (New York Times Book Review )
About the Author
Claudia Gryvatz Copquin is an award-winning freelance journalist who immigrated to Queens from South America with her family in the late 1960s. She now resides on Long Island.
Customer Reviews
It's got everything I could have hoped it would have
Great product for the price. A short history for each neighborhood is
followed by nostalgic yesteryear and as it looks today photos of important areas or structures--lots of photos.
Each neighborhood has a street map and as an appendix, each has a complete
demographic review.
Disappointing
Having grown up in Queens, I greatly looked forward to reading this account of its varied neighborhoods. I was disappointed to find that the authors made a half-baked effort in the maps they provided:
1. there is no indication where subways run under and above most of these neighborhoods;
2. there are very few landmarks shown on the maps and those that are given were selected for a reason known only to the authors (i.e., seem highly arbitrary)
Also, the history of at least one neighborhood, Jackson Heights, leaves out the fact that in the late 1970s/early 1980s it was known, according to Time magazine, as the "cocaine capital of the United States." This omission makes me wonder what other relevant information has been left out about the other neighborhoods.
Conclusion: while you'll get some information about each of Queen's 99 neighborhoods, don't expect it to be necessarily comprehensive or accurate.
Queens neighborhoods explored
Given as a gift to a New Yorker who loved lore of parts of the city.
