Chinatown, Flushing

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Chinatown ethnic enclave neighborhood commercial district

Chinatown, Flushing is a major Chinese ethnic enclave in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens known for its dense Asian immigrant community, vibrant street life, and extensive array of Chinese and East Asian shops and restaurants.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Chinatown, Flushing canonical	1
Flushing Chinatown	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chinatown ⓘ ethnic enclave ⓘ neighborhood commercial district ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalInfluence	Chinese culture in New York City ⓘ East Asian culture in New York City ⓘ
demographicCharacteristic	high proportion of foreign-born residents ⓘ predominantly Asian population ⓘ
developedFrom	earlier Taiwanese immigrant community in Flushing ⓘ
economicActivity	food wholesale and distribution ⓘ restaurant industry ⓘ retail trade ⓘ
ethnicCommunity	Hong Kong immigrants ⓘ Korean Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ Mainland Chinese immigrants ⓘ Other East Asian immigrants ⓘ Taiwanese Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicMajority	Chinese Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTransportationConnection	Flushing–Main Street (IRT Flushing Line) subway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Island Rail Road Flushing–Main Street station NERFINISHED ⓘ Main Street bus hub in Flushing ⓘ
knownFor	Asian retail shops ⓘ Asian supermarkets ⓘ Chinese New Year celebrations ⓘ Chinese restaurants ⓘ Chinese-language signage ⓘ East Asian restaurants ⓘ bubble tea shops ⓘ dense Asian immigrant population ⓘ street food ⓘ vibrant street life ⓘ
languageUsed	Cantonese ⓘ English ⓘ Korean ⓘ Mandarin Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwanese Hokkien NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Flushing, Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
mainCommercialStreets	Kissena Boulevard NERFINISHED ⓘ Main Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Roosevelt Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Street NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	New York metropolitan area ⓘ borough of Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, United States → hasEthnicEnclave → Chinatown, Flushing ⓘ

Flushing–Main Street → nearbyLandmark → Chinatown, Flushing ⓘ

this entity surface form: Flushing Chinatown