Flushing | |
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Neighborhoods of Queens | |
The Flushing Town Hall, now a cultural center
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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
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Traditional Chinese | 法拉盛華埠 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 法拉盛华埠 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Transcriptions | |
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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 the Fifth Congressional District, which encompasses the entire northeastern shore of Queens County, and extends into neighboring Nassau 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 <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.
Flushing is part of Queens Community Board 7 and is bounded by Flushing Meadows–Corona Park to the west, Utopia Parkway to the east, the Long Island Expressway to the south, and Willets Point Boulevard to the north.