western Queens

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informal geographic area region of Queens

Western Queens is a section of New York City’s Queens borough that includes neighborhoods like Long Island City and Astoria, known for its dense residential areas, growing arts and tech scenes, and proximity to Manhattan.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Western Queens	6
western Queens canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	informal geographic area ⓘ region of Queens ⓘ
adjacentTo	Brooklyn across Newtown Creek ⓘ central Queens ⓘ surface form: Central Queens Northern Queens ⓘ
areaType	urban area ⓘ
borders	East River ⓘ Manhattan ⓘ
contains	Astoria ⓘ Blissville ⓘ Dutch Kills ⓘ Hunters Point ⓘ Long Island City ⓘ Queensbridge Houses ⓘ surface form: Queensbridge Ravenswood ⓘ Steinway ⓘ Sunnyside ⓘ Woodside ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
governedBy	New York City Council ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	mixed-use residential and industrial areas ⓘ rapid real estate development ⓘ significant immigrant population ⓘ
hasLandmark	Gantry Plaza State Park ⓘ Kaufman Astoria Studios ⓘ MoMA PS1 ⓘ The American Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria ⓘ surface form: Museum of the Moving Image Noguchi Museum ⓘ Queensbridge Houses ⓘ Socrates Sculpture Park ⓘ
knownFor	cultural diversity ⓘ dense residential neighborhoods ⓘ growing arts scene ⓘ growing tech scene ⓘ industrial-to-residential conversion ⓘ proximity to Midtown Manhattan ⓘ waterfront redevelopment ⓘ
locatedOn	western side of Queens ⓘ
partOf	New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ surface form: New York State Queens ⓘ
policePrecincts	NYPD 108th Precinct ⓘ NYPD 114th Precinct ⓘ
subdivisionOf	Borough of Queens ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
transportation	Long Island Rail Road ⓘ NYC Ferry ⓘ surface form: NYC Ferry East River routes New York City Subway ⓘ