MESSAGE FROM THE BOROUGH PRESIDENT
Dear Friends:
On behalf of the 2.3 million
residents of Queens,
“The World’s Borough,”
welcome to this new
edition of Queens in
Your Pocket, your handy,
comprehensive guide to our
borough’s amazing array of
attractions that suit every taste
and interest.
We call Queens “The World’s Borough” because it is the most
diverse county in America and one of the most diverse places on
Earth. Our residents hail from more than 120 countries and speak
more than 135 languages. Such diverse international backgrounds
allow Queens to offer an incredible variety of dining, shopping,
cultural, entertainment and educational experiences that they have
brought here from around the world.
Our borough and its diverse attractions have recently garnered a
lot of positive attention from national media outlets. Lonely Planet,
a prestigious publisher of travel guides, named Queens as the #1
tourism destination in the United States in 2015. The borough has
also received accolades from MSN Money, which named Queens
one of the 15 hottest cities in America, and from Condé Nast
Traveler, which advised its readers to visit Queens right now!
With so much to see and do in Queens, it might be difficult to
choose which of our great attractions you want to visit. That’s where
Queens in Your Pocket comes in!
Queens in Your Pocket is an easy-to-use and easy-to-carry booklet
that provides both visitors and residents with an informative one-stop
resource about all the wonderful things to do in Queens. Whether
you are interested in fine dining, trendy retail, exciting theatrical
performances or thought-provoking cultural institutions, Queens in
Your Pocket makes it easy to find what you are looking for.
I congratulate all those who were involved in the production of this
current edition of Queens in Your Pocket and I enthusiastically
endorse its use as a handbook that will help people from around the
world take full advantage of “The World’s Borough.”
Sincerely,
Melinda Katz
President, Borough of Queens
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