Flushing, Long Island

Flushing
Neighborhoods of Queens
The Flushing Town Hall, now a cultural center
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
County/Borough	Queens
Founded	1645
Town	1683–1898
Named for	Vlissingen, Netherlands
Population (2010)
• Total	72,008
Race/Ethnicity
• White	9.5%
• Black	4.2%
• Hispanic	14.9%
• Asian	69.2%
• Other	2.2%
Economics
• Median income	$39,804
ZIP codes	11351-11390
Area code(s)	718, 347, 917, 929

Chinatown, Flushing
The intersection of Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue
Traditional Chinese	法拉盛華埠
Simplified Chinese	法拉盛华埠
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fǎlāshèng Huá Bù Gwoyeu Romatzyh Faalashenq Hwabuh Wade–Giles Fa3la1sheng4 Hua2 Pu4 Tongyong Pinyin Fǎlāshèng Húa Bú IPA [fàláʂə̂ŋ xwǎ pʰû] Yue: Cantonese IPA [fāːtláːsȉŋ wȁːpòu] Jyutping Faat3laa1sing4 Waa4 Bou6 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Niú-iok Hôa-bú

Flushing is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens in the United States. While much of the neighborhood is residential, Downtown Flushing, centered on the northern end of Main Street in Queens, is a large commercial and retail area and is the fourth largest central business district in New York City.

Flushing's diversity is reflected by the numerous ethnic groups that reside there, including people of Asian, Hispanic, Middle Eastern, European, and African American ancestry. It is part of New York's Sixth Congressional District, which is located entirely within Queens County. Flushing is served by five railroad stations on the Long Island Rail Road Port Washington Branch, as well as the New York City Subway's IRT Flushing Line (7 and <7>​ trains), which has its terminus at Main Street. The intersection of Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue is the third busiest intersection in New York City, behind Times and Herald Squares.

The neighborhood of Flushing is part of Queens Community Board 7 and the broader district of Flushing in Queens County. The Flushing "neighborhood" is bounded by Flushing Meadows–Corona Park to the west, Kissena Boulevard to the east, the Long Island Expressway to the south, and Willets Point Boulevard to the north.