General Information
Art
Famous People
Government
History
Libraries
Museums
Newspapers
Parks
Theater
Sports
New
York: Queens
Information on history, government,
culture, news.
BaysideQueens
- A Community Web Site
This website is a resource for the
Bayside community.
Art
Isamu
Noguchi Garden Museum
Information on the life and work
of Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988), and on the artist's
museum. The museum includes thirteen indoor galleries around an outdoor sculpture
garden.
Government
Queens Government
Parks
Queens Wildlife Center
American Bison are featured, a species
that WCS helped to return to the western plains early in the century, along
with bobcats, cougars, gray wolves, and coyotes.
Queens
Botanical Garden
Lots of useful information about the garden. The site offers listings of popular
plants, suggestions for creating a variety of different garden and landscape
styles, and also collections of photographs of flowers and plants, critters
and scenery.
Newspapers - Queens
Queens Chronicle
Weekly newspaper for the borough of Queens including Howard Beach, Ozone Park,
Woodhaven, Bayside and JFK Airport.
Queens Courier
Weekly community newspaper for Queens.
Newsday.com
The voice of Long Island, NY,
and America's 6th-largest regional newspaper (8th overall), includes special
reports, extensive local sports, classifieds, yellow pages, entertainment
listings, educational programs and more.
Times-Ledger
A chain of 13 weekly newspapers providing comprehensive coverage of Queens
- community by community.
The Western Queens Gazette
Weekly paper serving western Queens. Includes weekly restaurant reviews.
Queens Tribune
Online site of a weekly newspaper
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Theater
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Libraries
Queens Borough Public Library
Event calendar, information about member libraries, and online catalog. Also
available in Spanish.
Sports
New York City
In Line Skating Guide: Queens
Detailed information on where to skate, clubs and leagues, skate shops, safety,
and the law.
Shea
Stadium
History and information on Shea Stadium.
Queen's Falcons
Features schedule, photos, sign-up information, and an alumni section on this
football team from Queens.
U.S. Open Tennis Championships
US Open tennis schedule, history, venue, ticket and travel information.
Famous People from Queens
50 Cents
(Born Curtis Jackson) Rapper and actor. Born and raised in South Jamaica.
Armstrong, Louis
One of the jazz greats who lived in Corona.
Bennett, Tony
The official site for the Astoria born crooner.
Caruso, David
Television actor
Cuomo, Mario
Former governor of New York.
Drescher, Fran
A comedian who was born on September 30, 1957 in Flushing, Queens.
Durante, Jimmy
An actor/comedian.
Garfunkel, Arthur
A singer/actor from Forest Hills; one half of the musical duo Simon & Garfunkel.
Holliday, Billie
Great jazz and blues singer.
Jackson, Milton (Hollis)
Jazz musician.
Jam Master Jay
(Born Jason Mizzell) Founding member of seminal rap group, Run DMC.
Karan, Donna
A fashion designer born in Forest Hills.
Keaton, Buster
An actor/director from Beechhurst.
Mapplethorpe, Robert
A photographer from Glen Oaks.
Merman, Ethel
Famous singer of the '30's, '40's, '50's and '60's. Born and raised in Astoria.
Ramone, Joey
(Born Jeffrey Hyman) Founding member and front man for the highly-influential '70's punk band, The Ramones. Born and raised in Forest Hills.
Romano, Ray
An actor/comedian from Forest Hills.
Sarandon, Susan
Academy Award-winning actress... another Forest Hills native.
Seinfeld, Jerry
Well known for the TV series "Seinfeld", this comedian was born in
Brooklyn, but raised in Forest Hills.
Simon, Paul
A singer and writer.
Walken, Christopher
Highly-regarded stage and screen actor. Born and raised in Astoria.
