Queens is a borough of New York City,coextensive with Queens County,in the U.S. state of New York. Located near the western end of Long Island,it is the largest of the five New York City boroughs by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn and by Nassau County to its east,and shares maritime borders with the boroughs of Manhattan,the Bronx,and Staten Island,as well as with New Jersey. Queens is the most linguistically and ethnically diverse place in the world.
Elmhurst is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City. It is bounded by Roosevelt Avenue on the north;the Long Island Expressway on the south;Junction Boulevard on the east;and the New York Connecting Railroad on the west.
Jackson Heights is a neighborhood in the northwestern part of the borough of Queens in New York City. Jackson Heights is neighbored by North Corona to the east,Elmhurst to the south,Woodside to the west,and today northern Astoria (Ditmars-Steinway) to the northwest,and East Elmhurst to the north and northeast. Jackson Heights has an ethnically diverse community,with half the population having been foreign-born since the 2000s. The New York Times has called it "the most culturally diverse neighborhood in New York,if not on the planet." According to the 2010 United States Census,the neighborhood has a population of 108,152.
East Elmhurst is a residential neighborhood in the northwest section of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded to the south by Jackson Heights and Corona,to the north and east by Bowery Bay,and to the west by Woodside and Ditmars Steinway. The area also includes LaGuardia Airport,located on the shore of Flushing Bay,LaGuardia Landing Lights Fields,and Astoria Heights.
Bill de Blasio is an American politician who was the 109th mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,he held the office of New York City Public Advocate from 2010 to 2013.
The Queens Community Board 3 is a local government in New York City,encompassing the neighborhoods of Jackson Heights,East Elmhurst and North Corona,as well as LaGuardia Airport,in the borough of Queens. It is delimited by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway to the west,the Grand Central Parkway to the north,Flushing Meadows Corona Park on the east,and Roosevelt Avenue on the south.
Ivan C. Lafayette was an American politician who represented the 34th District in the New York State Assembly,which comprises portions of Jackson Heights,Corona,and Elmhurst. He served as Deputy Speaker of the Assembly from 2006 to 2008.
Community boards of Queens are New York City community boards in the borough of Queens,which are the appointed advisory groups of the community districts that advise on land use and zoning,participate in the city budget process,and address service delivery in their district.
Julissa Ferreras-Copeland is an American politician. She is the former New York City Council Member for the 21st district from 2009 to 2017,which includes portions of College Point,Corona,East Elmhurst,Elmhurst,Flushing,Flushing Meadows Corona Park,Jackson Heights and LaGuardia Airport in the New York City borough of Queens. During her tenure,Ferreras-Copeland served as the chairman of the Finance Committee. She was the first woman,the first person of color,and the youngest member to be elected Finance Chair. She is a Democrat.
Helen Sears is a New York Democrat who represented the 25th district of Queens in the New York City Council from 2002 until 2009.
Vanessa L. Gibson is an American politician who has served as the Borough President of The Bronx since 2022. She served as a member of the New York City Council,representing the 16th district from 2014 to 2021. A Democrat,she was elected Bronx Borough President in November 2021 to a four-year term beginning January 2022,running on a platform focused on recovery from COVID-19 impact,food insecurity and housing instability. She is the first female and first African American Bronx Borough President.
The La Guardia and Wagner Archives was established in 1982 at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City,Queens,New York,to collect,preserve,and make available primary materials documenting the social and political history of New York City,with an emphasis on the mayoralty and the borough of Queens. The purpose of its founding went beyond serving as a repository,but to establish the college as a location for scholarly research. The archives serves a broad array of researchers,journalists,students,scholars,exhibit planners,and policy makers. Its web site provides guidelines to the collections,as well as over 55,000 digitized photographs and close to 2,000,000 digitized documents.
James G. Van Bramer is an American politician. A Democrat,who served in the New York City Council and represented the 26th district from 2010 to 2021,which includes Astoria,Long Island City,Sunnyside,and Woodside in Queens. Van Bramer is a progressive who was one of the few members of the City Council to endorse Cynthia Nixon's campaign in the 2018 New York gubernatorial election.
Jessica Ramos is an American politician from the state of New York. Ramos is a member of the Democratic Party. Since 2019,she has served in the New York State Senate representing District 13,which currently includes the Queens neighborhoods of Corona,Elmhurst,East Elmhurst,and Jackson Heights.
The Queens Pride Parade and Multicultural Festival is the second oldest and second-largest pride parade in New York City. It is held annually in the neighborhood of Jackson Heights,located in the New York City borough of Queens. The parade was founded by Daniel Dromm and Maritza Martinez to raise the visibility of the LGBTQ community in Queens and memorialize Jackson Heights resident Julio Rivera. Queens also serves as the largest transgender hub in the Western hemisphere and is the most ethnically diverse urban area in the world.
New York City's 21st City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Francisco Moya since 2018,succeeding fellow Democrat Julissa Ferreras.
New York City's 25th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Shekar Krishnan.
Shekar Krishnan is an American attorney and politician who is a member of the New York City Council for the 25th district,which covers the northwestern Queens neighborhoods of Jackson Heights,Elmhurst,parts of East Elmhurst,and a small piece of Woodside.
Pierina Ana Sanchez is an American politician from the Bronx,New York City. Since 2022,Sanchez has represented the 14th district on the New York City Council,encompassing Kingsbridge,Fordham,University Heights,and Tremont. A Democrat,Sanchez formerly served in the mayoral office of Bill de Blasio as a policy advisor.
The Children of the Rainbow Curriculum,created in 1991 by the New York City Board of Education was introduced to first-grade teachers to "assist with teaching about multicultural social issues". Its creation was prompted by a number of hate crime incidents that happened in New York City in the late 1980s through early 1990s,such as the murder of Yusef Kirriem Hawkins,Julio Rivera and Jimmy Zappalorti. The lesson plans offered readings,activities,and other lectures that include diverse minority groups.
