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City Guide for New York City, New York.
Borough of Queens
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Arts
Attractions
- Queens New York Attractions. InfoNewYorkCity.com directory of attractions in Queens New York.
Education
Colleges and Universities
- LaGuardia Community College. "LaGuardia Community College stands as an example of the power of ordinary individuals to make extraordinary things happen.
Every college has something special to brag about. For LaGuardia Community College, it is the quality of our faculty and staff, and the diversity of our students.
So many students come from so many different places to study together (over 150 different countries at last count) that we call ourselves The World’s Community College. Being The World’s Community College is not just a statement about who we are, it’s a statement about who we aspire to be. Our goal is to educate leaders for a global workforce and a global citizenry."Elementary and Secondary Schools
- DeVry Institute of Technology. "Located across the East River from midtown Manhattan, our New York location offers some of the nation's most comprehensive business and technology programs - giving you the opportunity to start or advance a successful career in one of the world's most competitive marketplaces. Convenient to those living and working in the "Big Apple," DeVry New York provides students with the career-oriented undergraduate and graduate education they need to take advantage of the unparalleled business and high-tech opportunities throughout New York City and across the country. Learn more about the exciting undergraduate eand graduate program offerings and convenient course scheduling at DeVry New York and see how a DeVry education can help you follow the future's most promising paths."
- Elementary and Middle Schools - Community School Districts 24, 30, 32
- Aviation Career & Technical High School. "Aviation High School's rigorous academic and unique Aviation Maintenance Technology program prepares students for college and exciting careers in the aerospace industry. We create a culture of collective and shared responsibility, which instills character, discipline, respect and intellectual values in the students we serve. Our world-renowned reputation for developing productive citizens reflects Aviation High School's tradition and commitment to both its students and the future of the aerospace industry."
- Long Island City High School. "Long Island City High School provides a resoundingly high level educational experience to all students. As a school with a successful history in preparing youngsters for achievement in the twenty-first century, Long Island City High School ensures that all its students take the courses which challenge their minds to the utmost. In addition to encouraging four years of study in math, science, and foreign language, we encourage active study of art, music, culinary arts, and technology. Consequently, students supplement the traditional academics and athletics with a healthy balance of aesthetic activities."
- Frank Sinatra School of the Arts
- Newcomers High School. "Newcomers High School was created to provide immigrant students with an academic program geared to achieve excellence by responding to their unique needs. Our school has designed a rigorous instructional program, while at the same time providing our students and their parents with a supportive environment in their new country. A unique feature of our school is that students have the opportunity to transfer to a variety of educational options and specialized programs available to high school students. The school identifies abilities, strengths, needs and interests, while offering programs that meet these needs. In addition to promoting academic and athletic excellence, our instructional program emphasizes important learning objectives such as the acquisition of English with an intensive English as a Second Language Program, the developing of native language skills, and the appreciation of cultural diversity.
- William Cullen Bryant High School. "The William Cullen Bryant High School Community educates the whole child in an environment that is least restrictive and most inclusive. We believe that instruction involves teaching our young people of all academic, social and English proficiency levels; nurturing talent; encouraging leadership; and fostering mutual respect. Our high expectations are supported by a rich, diverse community, parental involvement, many academic institutions of higher learning, major corporations and a strong alumni cadre. We believe that, through collaboration, we will meet the challenges of the New Standards, surpass our expectations, and provide all Bryant students with the foundation and skills they will need to be productive members of society.
- Queens Vocational and Technical High School. "Queens Vocational & Technical High School is committed to preparing our students with the critical thinking, problem solving and team building skills necessary to meet the demands of a highly technical and ever expanding global economy. Our dual mission is to graduate students who are not only ready for post-secondary education, but who can also readily integrate into our work force as skilled, productive, contributing citizens. Our students are prepared to succeed."
- International High School
- Middle College High School
- Robert F. Wagner Jr. High School. "We seek to create a nurturing environment where all students can learn. We foster the development of natural curiosity towards creative expression, creative learning and creative service. Our academic program is student-centered, rigorous, and allied to preparation for post-secondary education."
Government
Hospitals
- St. John's Queens Hospital. "We offer comprehensive medical and surgical services for adults and children and have distinguished ourselves in many areas of health care."
Library
- Queens Borough Public Library. "The Queens Borough Public Library serves a book-hungry population of 2.2 million from 63 locations plus 6 Adult Learning Centers. It has circulated more books and other library materials than any other library system in the country since 1994, and is the second largest public library in the U.S. in terms of size of collections.
Museums
- King Manor Museum. "Today the centerpiece of an 11-acre New York City park in Jamaica, Queens, King Manor Museum was the home and farm of Founding Father Rufus King from 1805 to 1827. Rufus King was an author of the U.S. Constitution, as well as one of New York's first United States Senators, Ambassador to Great Britain and an early, and outspoken, opponent of slavery. King Manor later became the estate of King's son, John Alsop King, who served as New York's Governor. King Manor has been a museum since 1900."
- Museum for African Art.
"The Museum for African Art is dedicated to increasing public
understanding and appreciation of African art and culture. Recognized
worldwide as the pre-eminent organizer of exhibitions and publishers of
books devoted exclusively to historical and contemporary African art.
The Museum has produced over 40 widely acclaimed exhibitions and catalogues exploring aspects of Africa's rich artistic traditional and cultural heritage. Since its inception, the Museum exhibitions have traveled to over 70 national and international museums, giving them greater access to high quality African shows. Well over 3 million visitors outside New York City have seen exhibitions organized by the Museum for African Art." - Museum of the Moving Image.
"The Museum of the Moving Image is dedicated to educating the public about
the art, history, technique, and technology of film, television, and
digital media and to examining their impact on culture and society.
It achieves these goals by maintaining the nation's largest permanent collection of moving image artifacts and by offering exhibitions, film screenings, lectures, seminars, and other education programs." - New York Hall of Science. "The New York Hall of Science is New York City’s only hands-on science and technology center. The Hall features more than 400 hands-on exhibits. Visit us and explore the wonder and excitement of biology, chemistry and physics."
- Noguchi Museum. "Isamu Noguchi was born in 1904, and continued making sculpture until his death in 1988. His career of more than sixty years intersected some of the crucial persons and places of our time."
- SculptureCenter. "Founded by artists in 1928, SculptureCenter is a not-for-profit arts institution dedicated to experimental and innovative developments in contemporary sculpture. SculptureCenter commissions new work and presents exhibits by emerging and established, national and international artists.
- Socrates Sculpture
Park. "Socrates Sculpture Park is the only site in the New York
Metropolitan area specifically dedicated to providing artists with
opportunities to create and exhibit large-scale work in a unique
environment that encourages strong interaction between artists, artworks
and the public. The Park's existence is based on the belief that
reclamation, revitalization and creative expression are essential to the
survival, humanity and improvement of our
urban environment."
News About Queens
Newspapers
Organizations
- Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
- Long Island City Business Development Corporation. "Long Island City Business Development Corporation (LICBDC) is a "local development corporation," which is a type of nonprofit group set up to serve the local business community. At LICBDC, we advocate for development that benefits our diverse commercial, industrial, cultural and residential sectors. We have many programs to support businesses, available to both members and non-members. We organize networking and educational events, assist individual business needs, refer businesses to the programs of city agencies and other resources, and advocate for economic development of LIC and western Queens."
Other Boroughs
Tourism
- Discover Queens. Published by the Queens Economic Development Corporation.
Weather
- InfoNewYorkCity.com Weather page. Links to all of the major sources of Weather information for New York City.
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