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128-550: Historically, Manhattan's Koreatown has been part of the Garment District . In the 1980s, a Korean bookstore and a handful of restaurants were founded in the area. Their success drew other Korean-owned businesses, sustained by increased immigration from Korea and the high levels of tourist traffic stemming from nearby Midtown Manhattan landmarks like the Empire State Building , Macy's Herald Square ,

256-631: A Daily News article in 2011, Flushing's Chinatown ranked as New York City's second largest Chinese community with 33,526 Chinese, surpassed only by the Brooklyn Chinatown (布鲁克林華埠) , and larger than Manhattan's Chinatown. The growth of the business activity at the core of Downtown Flushing, dominated by the Flushing Chinatown, has continued to flourish despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Flushing now rivals Manhattan's Chinatown as

384-762: A dessert destination as well. Koreatown, Palisades Park has been nicknamed the Korean village and Koreatown on the Hudson . The Chusok Korean Thanksgiving harvest festival has become an annual tradition celebrated in Overpeck County Park . Korean chaebols have established North American headquarters operations in Bergen County, including Samsung , LG Corp , and Hanjin Shipping . Korean professionals have also expanded northward into

512-861: A center of Chinese culture . The Lunar New Year Parade has become a growing annual celebration of Chinese New Year . In addition, several Chinese supermarkets such as Hong Kong Supermarket and New York Supermarket have locations in Flushing. The World Journal , one of the largest Chinese-language newspapers outside China, is headquartered in adjacent Whitestone . Numerous other Chinese- and English-language publications are available in Flushing, including SinoVision , one of North America's largest Chinese language television networks. The popular styles of Chinese cuisine are ubiquitously accessible in Flushing, including Hakka , Taiwanese , Shanghainese , Hunanese , Sichuanese , Cantonese , Fujianese , Xinjiang , Zhejiang , and Korean Chinese cuisine . Even

640-462: A densely populated area of Brazil's biggest city, São Paulo . It is also a Korean gastronomic center. There are traditional dishes such as bibimbap and samgyeopsal or a good cup of coffee at a cafe like the ones in Seoul. There are also Korean markets with hard-to-find Hansik ingredients such as gochujang , soybean sauce and sesame oil. Korean culture is also well preserved in there. Korean culture

768-611: A densely populated neighborhood of New York City. A major factor in this was the Halleran real estate agency. From the American Civil War to the end of the 1930s its slogan "Ask Mr. Halleran!" could be seen in ads all over Long Island, and the phrase from its maps "So This Is Flushing" became a catchphrase. The continued construction of bridges over the Flushing River and the development of other roads increased

896-729: A few Korean artists also live in this community. For instance, Hwang Young-ah uses Bom Retiro as a platform to exhibit her collections and cultivate her artistic talent. And the Hallyu Cultural Center was opened a few years ago to offer a variety of programs on Korean culture including classes in the Korean language, K-pop dance and traditional handicrafts. The city of Fortaleza in Ceará state hosted many immigrants from South Korea in Brazil. The Korean consulate in Brazil said that

1024-583: A few years, following the housing boom, the number of Korean Canadians has increased in Langley, Surrey, Port Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, Mission and Abbotsford, and more businesses are opening up shops and offices in east Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley. The first large group of Korean immigrants settled in the United States between 1901 and 1905. Between those years 7,226 immigrants, including 6,048 men, 637 women, and 541 children, came on 65 trips. Most of

1152-406: A multitude of restaurants. The City of Toronto describes Koreatown as "primarily a business district offering a wide range of Korean restaurants, high-end-fashion Korean boutiques, herbalists, acupuncturist and many other unique services and shops which are filled with made-in-Korea merchandise." Koreatown Toronto is also known for its Spring Dano Festival, which is run on the 5th day of 5th month of

1280-632: A police facility, on the south side Northern Boulevard between Linden Place and Union Street. In 1664, the English took control of New Amsterdam , ending Dutch control of the New Netherland colony, and renamed it the Province of New York . When Queens County was established in 1683, the "Town of Flushing" was one of the original five towns which comprised the county. Many historical references to Flushing are to this town, bounded from Newtown on

1408-565: A small Japanese community. Additionally, a large South Korean population also called Flushing home. The Taiwanese immigrants were the first wave of Chinese-speaking immigrants who spoke Mandarin (Taiwanese also spoken) rather than Cantonese to arrive in New York City. Many Taiwanese immigrants were additionally Hokkien and had relatives or connections to Fujian province in China, which led to large influxes of Fuzhounese Americans . Over

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1536-503: A wide range of social classes willing to sail to Hawaii. San Francisco, Dinuba, and Riverside, California have a claim as the first Korean U.S. settlement. In 2010, Atlanta has a population of approximately 94,000 individuals of Korean descent. Atlanta's Koreatown is mostly centered around the corridor extending from Duluth, Georgia , westward along Buford Highway into northeast Atlanta and Suwanee, Georgia . KoreanBeacon named Atlanta #5 in its list of Top Korean-American cities, citing

1664-463: Is 57% in Flushing and Whitestone, higher than the boroughwide and citywide rates of 53% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, as of 2018 , Flushing and Whitestone are considered to be high-income relative to the rest of the city and not gentrifying . Flushing Chinatown, or Mandarin Town is the world's largest and one of the fastest-growing Chinatowns, known as the "Chinese Times Square " or

1792-545: Is a residential area with many large homes. The name refers to the area served by the "Broadway" station of the Long Island Rail Road . The Broadway station is located immediately east of the location where the LIRR's Port Washington Branch crosses Northern Boulevard, which when the station was opened in 1866 was called "Broadway". Part of this area has been designated a State and Federal historic district due to

1920-462: Is a Koreatown that originated in Flushing, but has since spread eastward to Murray Hill , Bayside , Douglaston , and Little Neck in Queens, and also into Nassau County . The Koreatown has historically been centered around Union Street, with the later growth being concentrated around Northern Boulevard east of Union Street. As of the 2010 United States census , the Korean population of Queens

2048-467: Is a mix of Jews , Greeks , and Italians . Most of central Flushing is an ethnic mix of Whites , Hispanic Americans , and Asian Americans . An area south of Franklin Avenue houses a concentration of Indian , Pakistani , Afghan , and Bangladeshi markets. This concentration of Indian American and other South Asian American businesses south of Franklin Avenue has existed since the late 1970s, one of

2176-493: Is also available in the Long Island Koreatown. Koreans began moving to Eastern Bergen County, New Jersey in the 1980s and by the 1990s, several enclaves were established. According to the 2010 Census , Bergen County had the highest per capita population of Koreans of any United States county , at 6.3%, including all of the nation's top ten municipalities by percentage of Korean population . In 2012,

2304-656: Is bordered to the west by College Point Boulevard, to the north by Kissena Park and Kissena Corridor Park, to the south by Reeves Avenue and the Long Island Expressway , and to the east by Kissena Boulevard . Queensboro Hill is a part of ZIP Codes 11355 and 11367 and contains the NewYork–Presbyterian/Queens hospital. One of the leading churches is the Queensboro Hill Community Church, a multi-racial congregation of

2432-412: Is home to a number of Korean restaurants, but it has not been officially designated as a Koreatown. This developing Koreatown is bounded on the north by 24th Street, on the south by North Avenue, on the west by Maryland Avenue, and on the east by St. Paul Street. Meanwhile, suburban Ellicott City, Maryland and Catonsville, Maryland has also developed Koreatowns, along Route 40. Boston 's Koreatown

2560-628: Is home to the officially-designated Koreatown in Maryland. Korean businesses congregate on Keeaumoku Street, which earned the nickname "Koreamoku." As of 2016 it has been officially designated as a Koreatown. Roughly bounded by Kalakaua Ave (East), Kapiolani Blvd. (South), King St. (North) and Keeaumoku St. (West). Spring Branch in Houston is considered to have the largest Koreatown in the Houston area. Koreatown (also referred to as Little Seoul or

2688-641: Is in Allston Village and includes parts of Cambridge Street and Brighton, Harvard, and Commonwealth Avenues , with a growing Korean and Korean American residential and commercial presence. Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood has been referred to as Chicago's "Koreatown" since the 1980s. The majority of Korean shops in Albany Park can be found along Lawrence Avenue (4800 North) between Kedzie (3200 West) and Pulaski (4000 West). This particular section of Lawrence Avenue has been officially designated by

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2816-536: Is in the Haidian district where most of the city's universities are. Because of the vibrant university scene in Wudaokou, there are many Korean college students who live and attend universities in this area. Although the Korean districts are on different ends of the city, Wangjing and Wudaokou are connected by subway line 13 . Flushing, Queens Flushing is a neighborhood in the north-central portion of

2944-718: Is located in Queens Community District 7 , and its ZIP Codes are 11354, 11355, and 11358. It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department 's 109th Precinct. Flushing was originally inhabited by the Lenape Indians prior to colonization and European settlement. On October 10, 1645, Flushing was established on the eastern bank of Flushing Creek under charter of the Dutch West India Company and

3072-518: Is mixed with that of Brazil in this neighborhood: Posters with Hangul written on them are alongside those in Portuguese, and most people are fluent in both Korean and Portuguese in the area. Also, the residents of Bom Retiro preserve Korean culture while making it more vigorous and active. Cultural festivals including K-pop concerts are held there frequently, and many museums or workshops allow visitors to experience traditional Korean culture. Quite

3200-484: Is now emerging. Given its rapidly growing status, the Flushing Chinatown has surpassed in size and population the original New York City Chinatown in the borough of Manhattan and this substantial growth has resulted in a commensurate rise in this Chinatown's cultural status. In accompaniment with its rapid growth, Flushing in particular has witnessed the proliferation of highly competitive businesses touted as educational centers as well as non-profit organizations declaring

3328-472: Is served by Public School 200, which is on land donated by Electchester. The union provided the majority of the mortgage. New York state offered tax abatements. Electchester was classified as a "limited dividend nonprofit", subject to state regulations. The first families paid $ 475 per room for equity shares, and carrying charges of $ 26 per month per room, on apartments ranging from three-and-a-half to five-and-a-half rooms. Both housing complexes are patrolled by

3456-401: Is the second largest population of ethnic Koreans outside Korea. The Korea Times , a news organization based in Seoul, carries a significant presence in the Long Island Koreatown. The Long Island Koreatown features numerous restaurants that serve both traditional and/or regional Korean cuisine. Korean is spoken frequently alongside English and Chinese varieties, and retail signs employing

3584-842: Is travelling by water". In Pomonok, there is also Electchester , a cooperative housing complex at Jewel Avenue and Parsons Boulevard in Pomonok, which was established by Harry Van Arsdale, Jr. and Local 3 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in 1949, when Van Arsdale worked with the Joint Industry Board of the Electrical Industry to purchase 103 acres (0.42 km ) of the former Pomonok Country Club and build apartment buildings. 5,550 people live in about 2,500 units in 38 buildings, many of which are six-story brick structures. It

3712-886: Is ubiquitous. Koreatown's central location and high density of crowded restaurants, bars, karaoke clubs, and spas on Korea Way have rendered it a major tourist attraction and a center of nightlife in Manhattan. Korea Way features numerous restaurants that serve both traditional and/or regional Korean cuisine and Korean fusion fare (including Korean Chinese cuisine ), several bakeries , grocery stores, supermarkets, bookstores, consumer electronics outlets, video rental shops, tchotchke and stationery shops, hair and nail salons , noraebang singing bars, nightclubs , as well as cell phone service providers, internet cafés , doctors' offices, attorney offices, banks, and hotels. Numerous Japanese restaurants have also emerged in Manhattan's Koreatown. Although Korea Way continues to represent

3840-553: Is undoubtedly the most dominant in the area, there are isolated Chinese and Vietnamese businesses as well. Another Koreatown can be found in Carrollton, Texas , which is part of the greater DFW area. This area is referred to as "New Koreatown" by locals, due to it growing from the arrival of Hmart to the city. Over the years, more and more restaurants and shops have opened around the Hmart. Ellicott City, Maryland Ellicott City

3968-579: Is why the Philadelphia Koreatowns exist in suburban settings such as Cheltenham, Pennsylvania instead of its original location in the Olney section of Philadelphia . The features described below are characteristic of many modern Koreatowns. Many modern Koreatowns will exhibit the usage of the Korean language and Hangul on storefront signs sometimes on official highway signage. Officially sanctioned Koreatowns may also exhibit signs in

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4096-622: The Avenue of the Americas , close to the Empire State Building and Macy's at Herald Square . The heart of the district is the block of 32nd Street between Fifth Avenue and Broadway , officially nicknamed "Korea Way", which features stores on multiple stories, with small, independently run establishments reaching up to the third or fourth floors, including restaurants, exuding an ambience of Seoul. The New York City Korean Chamber of Commerce estimates there to be more than 100 small businesses on

4224-592: The East River shore. By the mid-1860s, Queens County had 30,429 residents. The Village of College Point was incorporated in 1867, and the Village of Whitestone was incorporated in 1868. The first free public high school in what is now New York City was established in Flushing in 1875. Flushing, then a small village, established a library in 1858, the oldest in Queens County and only slightly younger than

4352-990: The Hangul alphabet are ubiquitous. A significant array of social services toward assisting recent and established Korean immigrants is available in Koreatown. There is also a significant population of Korean-Chinese or Chinese-Koreans in Flushing who can speak Mandarin, Korean, and English. The neighborhood of East Flushing, technically within Greater Flushing, also houses a substantial Chinese community along with most of Downtown Flushing . However, East Flushing also substantially includes Irish , Greek , Russian , Italian , Jewish , Spanish , and Portuguese communities, as well as communities of Indians , Sri Lankans , Japanese , Malaysians , and Hispanics , mostly Colombians and Salvadorans . This neighborhood tends to be more diverse visibly than Downtown Flushing because of

4480-731: The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 which formally ended the Chinese Exclusion Act ), establishing numerous businesses, although never outnumbering Latino residents. In the aftermath of the 1992 riots , Koreatown entered into a period of development, especially during the 1994 Asian Market Crisis as South Korean investors sought to invest in the then-profitable California real-estate market. More recently, L.A.'s Koreatown has been perceived to have experienced declining political power secondary to re-districting and an increased crime rate, prompting an exodus of Koreans from

4608-772: The Korean Peninsula , Korean cuisine has evolved through a complex interaction of the natural environment and different cultural trends. Korean cuisine is largely based upon rice , vegetables and meats . Traditional Korean meals are noted for the number of side dishes ( banchan ) that accompany steam-cooked short-grain rice. Kimchi is served often, sometimes at every meal. Commonly used ingredients include sesame oil , doenjang ( fermented bean paste ), soy sauce , salt, garlic, ginger, pepper flakes and gochujang (fermented red chili paste). Many Koreatowns are actual ethnic enclaves where nearly four-fifths of migrant Koreans live in just three countries: China ,

4736-542: The New York City borough of Queens . The neighborhood is the fourth-largest central business district in New York City. Downtown Flushing is a major commercial and retail area, and the intersection of Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue at its core is the third-busiest in New York City, behind Times Square and Herald Square . Flushing was established as a settlement of New Netherland on October 10, 1645, on

4864-625: The New York City Metropolitan Area , the second-largest population of ethnic Koreans outside of Korea. The heart of Koreatown is the segment of 32nd Street between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue , officially nicknamed Korea Way . Korea Way features stores and restaurants on multiple stories, with independently run establishments reaching up to higher floors, exuding an ambience of Seoul itself. The New York City Korean Chamber of Commerce estimates there to be more than 100 small businesses on Korea Way. Signage in Hangul

4992-684: The Northern Valley area and more recently, into adjacent Rockland County , New York . Route 303 in Tappan, New York , Rockland County, has become the hub of Korean activity in the Lower Hudson Valley area. The largest concentration of Korean businesses and community services in the San Francisco Bay Area is centered on Oakland's Telegraph Avenue between 20th and 35th Streets between Downtown Oakland and

5120-627: The Province of New York up to the American Revolution was led by Governor Cadwallader Colden , based at his Spring Hill estate. Flushing was the site of the first commercial tree nurseries in North America, the most prominent being the Prince , Bloodgood, and Parsons nurseries. A 14-acre (5.7 ha) tract of Parsons's exotic specimens was preserved on the north side of Kissena Park . The nurseries are also commemorated in

5248-462: The Temescal district. Roughly 150 Korean-owned businesses are located in the neighborhood, including a shopping center and Korean American community centers. This segment of Telegraph Avenue is lined with bright banners proclaiming the district as "Koreatown-Northgate" with the slogan "Oakland's got Seoul" and accompanied by an annual cultural festival. Officially named "Koreatown-Northgate", the area

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5376-560: The United Nations Headquarters , Penn Station , Madison Square Garden , the Garment District , and the Flower District. Today, Koreatown is primarily a Korean business district, but the resident Korean population in the area has grown as well. More broadly, Koreatown is attracting new Korean residents to the adjacent Manhattan neighborhoods of Murray Hill , Kips Bay , and Rose Hill . From 2000 to 2010,

5504-471: The United States and Mexico . Other countries with greater than 0.5% Korean minorities include Australia, Canada, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, and Uzbekistan. All these figures include both permanent migrants and sojourners. If one focuses on long-term residents, there were about 5.3 million Korean emigrants as of 2010. Buenos Aires 's 'Barrio Coreano' is in the neighborhood of Flores, specifically in

5632-458: The "Chinese Manhattan ". In Mandarin , Flushing is known as "Falasheng" ( Chinese : 法拉盛 ; pinyin : Fǎlāshèng ). The Chinatown of Flushing is centered around the intersection of Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue, and many of the area's Chinese businesses are located on the blocks around, or west of, Main Street. However, Chinatown continues to expand southeastward along Kissena Boulevard and northward beyond Northern Boulevard . In

5760-692: The 1960s. Notable residents include the Helmann family of condiment fame, the Steinway piano-making family, as well as A. Douglas Nash, who managed a nearby Tiffany glass plant. Starting in the 1980s, homes in Waldheim were destroyed by the Korean American Presbyterian Church of Queens, one of the area's largest land owners. In 2008, the city rezoned the neighborhood to help preserve the low-density, residential character of

5888-499: The 1970s, a Chinese community established a foothold in the neighborhood of Flushing, whose demographic constituency had been predominantly non-Hispanic white. Taiwanese began the surge of immigration, followed by other groups of Chinese. A 1986 estimate by the Flushing Chinese Business Association approximated 60,000 Chinese in Flushing alone. By 1990, Asians constituted 41% of the population of

6016-480: The 1990s before receding since then. Toronto officially designated the area on Bloor Street from Bathurst Street to Christie St. as Koreatown in 2004. According to the 2001 census Toronto had roughly 43,000 Koreans living in the city, and in 2011 the numbers have grown to 64,755. The Korean community in Toronto has developed Koreatown such that it offers a Korean grocery store, hairdressers, karaoke bars and

6144-535: The 2000 Census, a slightly larger area including Koreatown was 46 percent Asian . Koreatown is expanding eastward toward Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The Long Island Koreatown is one of the largest and fastest growing ethnic enclaves outside Korea. The core of this Koreatown originated in the Flushing neighborhood borough of Queens. It has continued to expand rapidly eastward through

6272-416: The 2011 American Community Survey , there were approximately 100,000 Korean Americans in New York City , with two-thirds living in borough of Queens . In particular, Fresh Meadows is home to the most Korean immigrants of any neighbourhood in the city. In Bergen County , New Jersey , where several towns are home to significant Korean populations , the survey counted 63,247 Korean Americans or 6.9% of

6400-838: The 56 ethnicities officially recognized by the Chinese government. There are roughly 200,000 Koreans living in Beijing , including 120,000 Chosŏnjok/Joseonjok (ethnic Korean citizens of China) and about 80,000 South Korean migrants. Prominent areas include Wudaokou and Wangjing . There are two Koreatowns in Beijing: The bigger Korean enclave is in Wangjing in the Chaoyang district. There are many Korean companies who have established their businesses in Wangjing. Wangjing also has an all-Korean international school (all grade levels) in

6528-490: The 69,362 counted in 2000 . Covering an area of 853.06 acres (345.22 ha), the neighborhood had a population density of 84.4 inhabitants per acre (54,000/sq mi; 20,900/km ). The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 9.5% (6,831) white , 4.2% (3,016) black , 0.1% (74) aboriginal American , 69.2% (49,830) Asian , 0.1% (59) Pacific Islander , 0.2% (172) from other races , and 1.8% (1,303) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.9% (10,723) of

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6656-577: The British and quartered British troops, though one battalion of Scottish Highlanders is known to have been stationed at Flushing during the war. Following the Battle of Long Island , Zackary Perrine, an officer in the Continental Army , was apprehended near Flushing Bay while on what was probably an intelligence gathering mission and was later hanged. The 1785 Kingsland Homestead , originally

6784-862: The Clark Avenue in neighboring Thornhill, Ontario . This area does not have official signage as they are mixed with establishments catering to Persians and Chinese clientele. The highest concentration of Koreans is found near Lougheed Town Centre in Burnaby , British Columbia and in the adjacent city of Coquitlam . Along the North Road (from Delestre Ave (South) to Burquitlam Skytrain Station (North)), sizable supermarkets such as Hannam Supermarket and H Mart , hair shops, Korean restaurants, bars, law firms, accountants' offices, realty offices, child care, clinics and auto repair shops are to be found. For

6912-426: The Dutch West India Company to allow Quakers and others to worship freely. As such, Flushing is claimed to be a birthplace of religious freedom in the New World. Landmarks remaining from the Dutch period in Flushing include the John Bowne House (c. 1661) on Bowne Street and the Old Quaker Meeting House (1694) on Northern Boulevard . The Remonstrance was signed at a house on the site of the former State Armory, now

7040-409: The Flushing River, which carries four lanes of traffic and the New York City Subway 's elevated Flushing Line ( 7 and <7> ​ trains), was the largest trunnion bascule bridge in the world when it was completed in 1927. The next year, the Main Street terminal of the Flushing subway line opened in downtown Flushing, giving the neighborhood direct subway access. Flushing

7168-436: The Korean Business District on nearby street signage) is on Garden Grove Boulevard between Beach Boulevard ( Route 39 ) and Brookhurst Street in Garden Grove , Orange County, California . The Korean population in Orange County more than doubled between 1990 and 2010. The Greater Los Angeles Area is home to the largest number of ethnic Koreans outside of the Korean Peninsula. Koreatown is an officially recognized district of

7296-499: The Korean Lunar Calendar. The festival is run in the Christie Pits area and has been run for the past 21 years with the exception of 2013 when it was cancelled. Today, although many Koreans work in the area, very few Koreans actually live there. An influx of Latino immigrants is changing the demographics of the area today. Koreatown North is the unofficial name for the area situated along Yonge Street from Sheppard Avenue in North York , an administrative area in northern Toronto, to

7424-441: The Korean population in Gwinnett County, GA (which contains Duluth) doubling over the past decade, in addition to large stretches of Buford Highway being populated with retail and services with many signs in Korean. Atlanta also has four Korean-language television stations broadcast in the Atlanta area , in addition to a local daily Korean newspaper, the Atlanta ChoSun. Roughly two thousand Korean immigrants live in Aurora , and

7552-453: The Korean population of Manhattan (co-extensive with New York County ) nearly doubled, to about 20,000, according to the 2010 United States Census . Along with the Koreatowns in nearby Bergen County , New Jersey (in Palisades Park and Fort Lee ) and Long Island (extending eastward from Flushing, Queens ) in New York City , Manhattan's Koreatown serves as the cultural nexus for an overall Korean American population of 218,764 people in

7680-477: The Korean population of the entire Hampton Roads area. The shops range from hair salons, to grocers, and even a bakery. There are also significant numbers of Taiwanese, Philippine, Vietnamese and other Asian ethnicities in the area. As of the 2010 United States Census , the self-identified Korean American population in the metropolitan New York Combined Statistical Area was 218,764, the second largest population of ethnic Koreans outside Korea. According to

7808-416: The N.Y.P.D.'s 107th Precinct. There is also an N.Y.P.D. P.S.A.-9 Housing Police Unit station located in the Pomonok Houses. Pomonok is part of Queens Community District 8 . The Waldheim neighborhood, an estate subdivision in Flushing constructed primarily between 1875 and 1925, is bound by Sanford and Franklin Avenues on the north, 45th Avenue on the south, Bowne Street on the west and Parsons Boulevard on

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7936-501: The New York City region: Koreatown#New York City A Koreatown ( Korean :  코리아타운 ), also known as a Little Korea or Little Seoul , is a Korean -dominated ethnic enclave within a city or metropolitan area outside the Korean Peninsula. Koreatowns as an East Asian ethnic enclave have only been in existence since the mid 1860s, as Korea had been a territorially stable polity for centuries; according to Jaeeun Kim, "The congruence of territory, polity, and population

8064-434: The People's Republic of China, as well as smaller groups of South and North Korean migrants, with a total of roughly 2.3 million people as of 2009. China has the largest ethnic Korean population living outside mainland Korea . Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture has 854,000 ethnic Koreans living there who are Joseonjok or Chosŏnjok ( Korean :  조선족 ), Cháoxīanzú ( Chinese : 朝鮮族 ) and form one of

8192-427: The Reformed Church in America. Turtle Playground serves the residents of this section of Flushing. This area is often referred to as South Flushing. Pomonok is a neighborhood in South Flushing. This large public housing development was built in 1949 on the former site of Pomonok Country Club . The name comes from an Algonquian word for eastern Long Island , and means either "land of tribute" or "land where there

8320-431: The Wangjing vicinity. Many of the Korean businesses in Wangjing cater towards families, businessmen, students and tourists with restaurants, bath houses/spas, bookstores, clubs/bars, golfing and Korean banks. Although Wangjing is known as a Korean district, there is a great number of third- and fourth-generation Korean Chinese ethnic minorities who live and coexist with South Korean nationals. The second Koreatown, Wudaokou,

8448-444: The annual Mr. and Ms. Patronato. Mexico has a large Korean population that lives in and around Zona Rosa in Mexico City . According to the newspaper Reforma , there are at least 1,000 Koreans living in Zona Rosa and about 3,000 total in Colonia Juárez , the larger official neighborhood of which Zona Rosa is a part. The area around Hamburgo, Praga, Florencia, and Biarritz streets converted into “Pequeño Seul,” or Little Seoul in

8576-426: The area. A Korean Enclave exists on the north end of Newport News , Virginia . It is centered around Denbigh Blvd and Warwick Blvd, following mostly along Warwick Blvd. Originally the area was established as an enclave when Korean War veterans stationed at the nearby Fort Eustis brought home wives from Korea. The area has been affectionately called "little Seoul" because of this. There are numerous shops catering

8704-559: The block. It is home to numerous restaurants that serve both traditional and/or regional Korean cuisine and Korean fusion fare (including Korean Chinese cuisine ), several bakeries , grocery stores, supermarkets, bookstores, consumer electronics outlets, video rental shops, tchotchke and stationery shops, hair and nail salons, noraebang bars, nightclubs, as well as cell phone service providers, internet cafés , doctors' offices, banks, and hotels. Approximately twelve 24/7 restaurants conduct business on Korea Way. According to

8832-518: The border between Philadelphia proper and the suburb of Cheltenham , though many Korean American businesses and organizations and some residents remain in Olney and adjoining neighborhoods. Upper Darby Township , bordering West Philadelphia , also has a large Korean American population; meanwhile, a rapidly growing Korean population and commercial presence has emerged in nearby suburban Cherry Hill , New Jersey since 2010, centered along Marlton Pike . Koreatown in Annandale, Virginia starts at

8960-420: The city and contains probably the heaviest concentration of Korean residents and businesses. However, when the term "Koreatown" is used it usually refers to a larger area that includes the adjacent neighborhoods of Wilshire Center , Harvard Heights and Pico Heights . Koreans began to move into the area in the late 1960s after changes in US immigration laws as part of the greater Civil Rights Movement (especially

9088-500: The city of Chicago as "Seoul Drive" because of the multitude of Korean-owned enterprises on the street. Although many of the Korean Americans in the neighborhood have been moving to the north suburbs in recent years, it still retains its Korean flavor. Every year there is a Korean festival, and the neighborhood is home to a Korean television station ( WOCH-CD Ch. 41) and radio station (1330 AM) as well as two Korean-language newspapers. There are still many Korean businesses interspersed among

9216-525: The clock to meet rising commercial rents and stay financially viable, given the growing customer volume generated by foot traffic in and greater investment and involvement by the Korean chaebol. Manhattan's Koreatown, historically known as a more tourist-oriented alternative to Flushing and Murray Hill, Queens (part of the Long Island Koreatown ), has since developed a reputation as an authentic Korean dining destination. Other Koreatowns in

9344-465: The community grew in wealth and population and rose in socioeconomic status , Koreans expanded their presence eastward along Northern Boulevard, buying homes in more affluent and less dense neighborhoods in Queens and Nassau County. This expansion has led to the creation of an American Meokjagolmok , or Korean Restaurant Street , around the Murray Hill station . The eastward pressure to expand

9472-472: The community grew more affluent and rose in socioeconomic status , Koreans moved eastward along Northern Boulevard , buying homes in more affluent and less crowded Queens neighborhoods and Nassau County, bringing their businesses with them. The eastward pressure was created in part by the inability to move westward due to the formidable presence of the enormous Flushing Chinatown ( 法拉盛華埠 ; Fǎlā Shèng Huá Bù ) centered on Main Street . The expansion led to

9600-478: The core area of Flushing, with Chinese in turn representing 41% of the Asian population. However, ethnic Chinese are constituting an increasingly dominant proportion of the Asian population as well as of the overall population in Flushing and its Chinatown. High rates of both legal and illegal immigration from Mainland China continue to spur the ongoing rise of the ethnic Chinese population in Flushing. According to

9728-705: The county mandated the publication of voting ballots in the Korean language . The two most prominent Koreatowns are centered along Broad Avenue in Palisades Park and Leonia , Ridgefield and around the intersection of Main Street and Lemoine Avenue in Fort Lee , close to the George Washington Bridge . Both districts have developed dining destinations for Korean cuisine , while Broad Avenue in Palisades Park has evolved into

9856-645: The creation of an American Meokjagolmok or Restaurant Street , around the Murray Hill station of Long Island Rail Road station which is reminiscent of Seoul. According to The New York Times , a " Kimchi Belt " stretches along Northern Boulevard and the Long Island Rail Road tracks, from Flushing into Nassau County; while according to a Korean food chef, "Queens is the closest you can come to authentic Korean food". The Long Island Koreatown features numerous restaurants that serve both traditional and/or regional Korean cuisine. Korean Chinese cuisine

9984-485: The district on a large scale. There has been criticism from the non-Korean residents about the city officially naming the district Koreatown, mostly from the African American population who form the majority in the area. Despite Korean Americans owning much of the property in the neighborhood, the largest group of residents still remains African American. Tensions remain between African Americans and Koreans in

10112-533: The early immigrants of that period had some contract with American missionaries in Korea. For some Western-oriented Korean intellectuals, immigrating to the United States was considered useful, in part, to help them in the modernization of their homeland. Consequently, the recruiter for labourers for the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association (HSPA), David Deshler , had no trouble finding Koreans from

10240-399: The east. The area is immediately southeast of the downtown Flushing commercial core, and adjacent to Kissena Park. a small district of upscale "in-town" suburban architecture. Waldheim, German for "home in the woods", is known for its large homes of varying architectural styles and is laid out in an unusual street pattern. Waldheim was the home of some of Flushing's wealthiest residents until

10368-648: The eastern bank of Flushing Creek . It was named Vlissingen, after the Dutch city of Vlissingen . The English took control of New Amsterdam in 1664, and when Queens County was established in 1683, the Town of Flushing was one of the original five towns of Queens. In 1898, Flushing was consolidated into the City of Greater New York . Development came in the early 20th century with the construction of bridges and public transportation. An immigrant population, composed mostly of Chinese , Indians , and Koreans , settled in Flushing in

10496-483: The elegant, park-like character of the neighborhood. Much of the area has been rezoned by the City of New York to preserve the low density, residential quality of the neighborhood. Broadway-Flushing is approximately bounded by 29th Avenue to the north, Northern Boulevard and Crocheron Avenue to the south, 155th Street to the west, and 172nd Streets to the east. Linden Hill is bound by 25th Avenue to Willets Point Boulevard to

10624-413: The heart of Koreatown, situated between Broadway, Sixth Avenue, and Fifth Avenue, Koreatown itself as of 2015 has been expanding further eastward from Fifth Avenue along East 32nd Street, toward Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, in the direction of Queens and Nassau County . Some 24/7 restaurants conduct business on Korea Way. Korean restaurants in the district have had to expand or stay open around

10752-484: The home of families of Irish and Italian immigrants, many Korean and Chinese immigrants have moved into Murray Hill in recent years. Murray Hill within Flushing is often confused with the larger Murray Hill neighborhood on the East Side of Manhattan . The Long Island Rail Road 's Murray Hill and Broadway stations serve the area. Before the area was developed for residential housing in 1889, Murray Hill

10880-441: The inhabitants of Flushing approved a protest known as The Flushing Remonstrance . This petition contained religious arguments even mentioning freedom for "Jews, Turks, and Egyptians," but ended with a forceful declaration that any infringement of the town charter would not be tolerated. Subsequently, a farmer named John Bowne held Quaker meetings in his home and was arrested for this and deported to Holland. Eventually he persuaded

11008-480: The intent to educate the community. Some entities offer education in Mandarin , the most spoken Chinese variety in mainland China. A diverse array of social services geared toward assisting recent as well as established Chinese immigrants is readily available in Flushing. As of the 2020s, about 3/4 of the Asian population in the area are of Chinese descent making them the majority of the Asian population. There

11136-1039: The intersection of Little River Turnpike and Hummer Road, runs for 1.5 miles to the turnpike's intersection with Evergreen Lane and provides a hub for the 93,787 individuals of Korean descent residing in the Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV Combined Statistical Area , as estimated by the 2009 American Community Survey. According to the Boston Globe , over 1,000 Korean-owned businesses are in Annandale. They cater to Koreans as well as non-Koreans. Businesses and establishments include accountants, banks, bakeries, billiards, bookstores, churches, college preparatory classrooms, cybercafés , department stores, newspapers, optometrists , real estate offices, restaurants and salons. The population of Koreans in China include millions of descendants of Korean immigrants with citizenship of

11264-536: The larger Linden Towers several years after this. Paul was additionally the architect of Embassy Arms. In total, 41 six-story buildings containing 3,146 apartments comprising the Linden Hill, Mitchell Gardens, Linden Towers, and Embassy Arms cooperatives were erected. Once a primarily European-American neighborhood, Linden Hill is now a diverse mix of European-Americans , Asian-Americans and Latino-Americans . The Asian-American population has expanded markedly in

11392-504: The largest Chinatown by this metric outside Asia and one of the largest and fastest-growing Chinatowns in the world. In January 2019, the New York Post named Flushing as New York City's "most dynamic outer-borough neighborhood". Flushing is undergoing rapid gentrification by Chinese transnational entities. Based on data from the 2010 United States census , the population of Flushing was 72,008, an increase of 2,646 (3.8%) from

11520-490: The late 20th century. Flushing contains numerous residential subsections, and its diversity is reflected by the numerous ethnic groups that reside there. Flushing is served by several stations on the Long Island Rail Road 's Port Washington Branch , as well as the New York City Subway 's IRT Flushing Line ( 7 and <7> ​ trains), which has its terminus at Main Street . Flushing

11648-419: The library of the City of Brooklyn (built in 1852). In 1898, although opposed to the proposal, the Town of Flushing (along with two other towns and other land of Queens County) was consolidated into the City of New York to form the new Borough of Queens. All towns, villages, and cities within the new borough were dissolved. Local farmland continued to be subdivided and developed transforming Flushing into

11776-495: The local early settlers were British , who trickled down from nearby Connecticut colony ). Unlike all other towns in the region, the charter of Flushing allowed residents freedom of religion as practiced in Holland "without the disturbance of any magistrate or ecclesiastical minister". However, in 1656, New Amsterdam Director-General Peter Stuyvesant issued an edict prohibiting the harboring of Quakers . On December 27, 1657,

11904-708: The local language. In English, the word "Koreatown", "Little Korea" and "Korea Way" can sometimes be seen, as in the case with the Los Angeles Koreatown . Many Koreatowns will have stores that serve Korean cuisine , usually serving as the major differentiator between other East Asian and Southeast Asian ethnic enclaves such as Chinatown and Little Saigons . The Korean national cuisine known today has evolved through centuries of social and political change. Originating from ancient agricultural and nomadic traditions in Southern Manchuria and

12032-516: The more even distribution of the ethnicities of East Flushing residents resulting in more ethnic businesses catering to each community rather than the dominance of Chinese and to a lesser extent Korean businesses in Downtown Flushing. The northeastern section of Flushing near Bayside continues to maintain large Italian and Greek presences that are reflected in its many Italian and Greek bakeries, grocery stores and restaurants. The northwest

12160-725: The municipal government in São Paulo has designated Bom Retiro as 'Koreatown' and could pass an ordinance that will see the city provide administrative and financial support to the new community. The Korean population of Chile is mostly concentrated in Patronato in Santiago . Currently, approximately 3000 Koreans live in Chile. The Korean community is well organized and united. Colonia Coreana organizes several events annually. Among these events are: soccer tournaments, Korean festivals, and

12288-562: The names of west–east avenues that intersect Kissena Boulevard; the streets are named after plants and ordered alphabetically from Ash Avenue in the north to Rose Avenue in the south. Flushing also supplied trees to the Greensward Project , now known as Central Park in Manhattan. Well into the 20th century, Flushing contained many horticultural establishments and greenhouses. During the American Revolution, Flushing, along with most settlements in present-day Queens County, favored

12416-535: The neighborhood, which has witnessed declines in both populations. Despite some Koreans continuing to move into the neighborhood, the majority of the Bay Area's Korean population is concentrated in the suburbs surrounding Oakland and in the South Bay . Philadelphia 's first Koreatown is located in the Olney section of the city. Since the late 1980s, the Korean community has expanded to the north and now straddles

12544-665: The neighborhood. As with the Broadway neighborhood, preservationists have been unable to secure designation as an Historic District by the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission , and As of 2017 , structures in Waldheim were still being torn down. Flushing is a religiously diverse community. Houses of worship in Flushing include the Dutch colonial epoch Quaker Meeting House, the historic Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Queens, St. Andrew Avellino Roman Catholic Church, St. George's Episcopal Church,

12672-683: The neighborhoods of Murray Hill , Bayside , Douglaston and Little Neck , and into adjacent suburban Nassau County , Long Island . In the 1980s, a continuous stream of Korean immigrants many of whom began as workers in the medical field or Korean international students moved to New York City to find or initiate professional or entrepreneurial positions. They established a foothold on Union Street in Flushing between 35th and 41st Avenues, featuring restaurants and karaoke ( noraebang ) bars, grocery markets, education centers and bookstores , banking institutions, offices, electronics vendors, apparel boutiques and other commercial enterprises. As

12800-547: The newer Mexican bakeries and Middle Eastern grocery stores. Approximately 45% of the businesses on this particular stretch of Lawrence Avenue are owned by Korean-Americans. Koreatown is in the vicinity of Bethel and Henderson Roads in Northwest Columbus . This area includes several Korean grocery stores, churches, and restaurants. Dallas has the largest Korean-American community in Texas and second (to Atlanta) in

12928-506: The next few decades as people from different provinces started to arrive. Due to loosened emigration restrictions in mainland China, there has been a growing Northern Chinese population in Flushing. The regional food cuisines have led to Flushing being considered the "food mecca" for Chinese regional cuisine outside of Asia. In the 21st century, Flushing has cemented its status as an international " melting pot ", predominantly attracting immigrants from Asia, particularly from throughout

13056-605: The north, 154th Street to the east, Northern Boulevard to the south and the Whitestone Expressway to the west. Linden Hill was originally a rural estate owned by the Mitchell family. Ernest Mitchell owned an adjacent area to the west known as Breezy Hill and his father owned the area now called Linden Hill. The two areas are sometimes referred to as the Mitchell-Linden neighborhood. A major change in

13184-510: The oldest Little India neighborhoods in North America. The Sri Maha Vallabha Ganapati Devasthanam ( Sanskrit : श्री महावल्लभ गणपति देवस्थानम्, Tamil : ஸ்ரீ மகா வல்லப கணபதி தேவஸ்தானம்) at 45–57 Bowne Street in Flushing was the very first of the traditional Hindu temple organized in North America. However, Indians are migrating eastward into neighborhoods in northeastern Queens and into Nassau County, as with many Chinese and Korean immigrants. Broadway–Flushing , also known as North Flushing,

13312-462: The only evidence of such enclaves exist as clusters of Korean stores with Korean signage existing only on the storefronts. In the 1992 Los Angeles riots , many Korean businesses were targeted where the signage only served to point out targets for rioters. In Philadelphia's Koreatown , anti-Korean sentiment was so strong that official signage was often vandalized as residents protested the "official recognition" of such areas, making many Koreatowns across

13440-509: The population. The entirety of Community Board 7, which comprises Flushing, College Point, and Whitestone, had 263,039 inhabitants as of NYC Health 's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 84.3 years. This is longer than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods. Most inhabitants are middle-aged and elderly: 22% are between the ages of between 25 and 44, 30% between 45 and 64, and 18% over 65. The ratio of youth and college-aged residents

13568-519: The relatively obscure Dongbei style of cuisine indigenous to Northeast China is now available in Flushing, as well as Mongolian cuisine and Uyghur cuisine . Varieties of Chinese spoken in Flushing include Mandarin Chinese , Fuzhou dialect , Min Nan ( Hokkien ), Wu Chinese ( Wenzhounese , Shanghainese , Suzhou dialect , Hangzhou dialect ), and Cantonese ; in addition, the Mongolian language

13696-514: The residence of a wealthy Quaker merchant, now serves as the home of the Queens Historical Society . During the 19th century, as New York City continued to grow in population and economic vitality, so did Flushing. Its proximity to Manhattan was critical in its transformation into a fashionable residential area . On April 15, 1837, the Village of Flushing was incorporated within the Town of Flushing. The official seal

13824-744: The rural nature of Linden Hill occurred in the early 1950s. Neisloss Brothers with architect Benjamin Braunstein envisioned a cooperative project to be set on Linden Hill and landfill on the adjacent swamp to the west which would provide middle-income housing to veterans of World War II and the Korean War . The construction was carried out under Section 213 of the Federal Housing Act of 1950 which provided mortgage insurance for non-subsidized projects. Gerace and Castagna with architects Samuel Paul and Seymour Jarmul subsequently developed

13952-641: The slums close to Avenida Castanares. What some might call these days "The New Koreatown" has been increasing in size at a faster rate while the shops in Avenida Carabobo have been closing. There are over 22,000 Koreans in Argentina, most of them in Buenos Aires, where the Asian population is around 2.5%. Brazil has several Korean enclaves but, recently a Koreatown was formed in Bom Retiro

14080-541: The south of this neighborhood. The primary artery of the district is Avenida Carabobo, which houses various Korean businesses and organizations, including restaurants, beauty salons, a Korean school (Instituto Coreano Argentino) and churches, among others. In recent years, there has been a huge move from the Bajo Flores towards the Avellaneda Avenue, the reason being the increasing theft and insecurity around

14208-656: The southern United States. A sizable Koreatown can be found in Dallas . In 2023, The state of Texas officially designated the area as a Koreatown in legislation. This area in the Northwest part of the city, known as the Asian Trade District , is characterized by a large number of Korean-owned businesses serving the city's sizable Korean-American community, concentrated along a 1.5 mile strip of Royal Lane between Luna Rd and Harry Hines Blvd. Although Korean business

14336-595: The southern part of Linden Hill in the past decade (as it has throughout Flushing) and the Latino-American population has also grown noticeably. Conversely, the European-American population has lessened somewhat, though European-Americans still remain in great numbers north of Bayside Avenue, west of 149th Street. Murray Hill is bounded by 150th Street to the west and 160th Street to the east and straddles ZIP Codes 11354, 11355, and 11358. Traditionally

14464-572: The stretch of Havana Street running from Mississippi Avenue to Iliff Avenue contains a very high number of Korean businesses. A motion to designate the surrounding area as an official Koreatown was at one time considered by the Aurora City Council. There is a small portion of lower Charles Village , referred to as the Station North Arts and Entertainment District , is sometimes referred to as Koreatown or Little Korea and

14592-490: The total population. The Korean population in borough of Manhattan has nearly doubled to approximately 20,000 since the 2000 Census. As of 2014, there were 180 franchisees of Korean coffeehouse chain Caffe Bene in the metro area. Korean Air and Asiana Airlines provide non-stop flights from Seoul to JFK Airport . In Midtown Manhattan , Koreatown is bordered by 31st and 33rd Streets , Fifth Avenue , and

14720-461: The various provinces of China , but including newcomers from all over the world. Flushing Chinatown is centered around Main Street and the area to its west, most prominently along Roosevelt Avenue , which have become the primary nexus of Flushing Chinatown. However, Chinatown continues to expand southeastward along Kissena Boulevard and northward beyond Northern Boulevard . The Flushing Chinatown houses over 30,000 individuals born in China alone,

14848-646: The volume of vehicular traffic into Flushing. In 1909, the Queensboro Bridge over the East River opened, connecting Queens County to midtown Manhattan . With the opening of Pennsylvania Station the next year, the Port Washington Branch, now part of the Long Island Rail Road , started running to midtown Manhattan. Broadway, a main roadway through Flushing, was widened and renamed Northern Boulevard. The Roosevelt Avenue Bridge over

14976-464: The west by Flushing Creek (now Flushing River ), from Jamaica on the south by the watershed , and from Hempstead on the east by what later became the Nassau County line. The town was dissolved in 1898 when Queens became a borough of New York City, and the term "Flushing" today usually refers to a much smaller area, for example the former Village of Flushing. Flushing was a seat of power as

15104-399: The western countries never having official statuses that many Chinatowns receive today. Many Koreatowns today exist in a suburban setting as opposed to the urban settings of Chinatown mainly because many ethnic Koreans, especially in the western countries, fear crime that is often associated with the city dwellings and the higher quality of schools as education is often a top priority, which

15232-495: The years, many new non-Cantonese ethnic Chinese immigrants from different regions and provinces of China started to arrive in New York City and settled in Flushing through word of mouth. This wave of immigrants spoke Mandarin and various regional/provincial dialects. The early 1990s and 2000s brought a wave of Fuzhounese Americans and Wenzhounese immigrants, who mostly spoke Mandarin, and who settled in Flushing as well as Elmhurst . Flushing's Chinese population became diverse over

15360-604: Was 64,107. In the 1980s, a continuous stream of Korean immigrants emerged into Flushing, many of whom began as workers in the medical field or Korean international students who had moved to New York City to find or initiate professional or entrepreneurial positions. They established a foothold on Union Street in Flushing between 35th and 41st Avenues, featuring restaurants and karaoke ( noraebang ) bars, grocery markets, education centers and bookstores , banking institutions, offices, consumer electronics vendors, apparel boutiques , and other commercial enterprises. As

15488-571: Was a forerunner of Hollywood , when the young American film industry was still based on the U.S. East Coast and Chicago . Decades later, the RKO Keith 's movie palace would host vaudeville acts and appearances by the likes of Mickey Rooney , the Marx Brothers and Bob Hope . In the 1970s, immigrants from Taiwan established a foothold in Flushing, whose demographic constituency had been predominantly non-Hispanic white, interspersed with

15616-466: Was also created by the inability to move westward due to the Flushing Chinatown on Main Street. Per the 2010 United States census , the Korean population of Queens was 64,107, representing the largest municipality in the United States with a density of at least 500 Korean Americans per square mile . The Korean American population, consisting of 218,764 individuals in the New York metropolitan area ,

15744-548: Was characterized by urban decay before Korean Americans began opening businesses and reviving the area in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Before 1991, the area was characterized by homelessness and crime and was known as the Northgate district. The aftermath of the Los Angeles Riots of 1992 also saw a large number of Koreans from Southern California moving to the Bay Area and opening businesses and buying property in

15872-514: Was lower, at 17% and 7%, respectively. As of 2017, the median household income in Community Board 7 was $ 51,284. In 2018, an estimated 25% of Flushing and Whitestone residents lived in poverty, compared to 19% in all of Queens and 20% in all of New York City. One in seventeen residents (6%) were unemployed, compared to 8% in Queens and 9% in New York City. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent,

16000-401: Was merely the words, "Village of Flushing", surrounded by nondescript flowers. No other emblem or flag is known to have been used. The Village of Flushing included the neighbourhoods of Flushing Highlands, Bowne Park, Murray Hill , Ingleside, and Flushing Park. The Flushing and North Side Railroad opened its Port Washington Branch to Flushing in 1854, providing access to Hunters Point on

16128-604: Was part of the New Netherland colony that was governed from New Amsterdam (Lower Manhattan). The settlement was named Vlissingen, after the city of Vlissingen , which was the European base of the Dutch West India company. By 1657, the residents called the place "Vlishing". Eventually, the formal traditional English name for the Dutch town, "Flushing", would be settled upon (despite being a Dutch colony, many of

16256-631: Was taken for granted." Large-scale emigration from Korea was only mainly into the Russian Far East and Northeast China ; these emigrants became the ancestors of the 2 million Koreans in China and several hundred thousand ethnic Koreans in Central Asia . Koreatowns in the western countries such as the United States , Canada have only been in place much later with the Los Angeles Koreatown receiving official recognition in 2008. Also many Koreatowns are not officially sanctioned where

16384-574: Was the location of several large nurseries owned by the King, Murray, and Parsons families. The Kingsland Homestead has been preserved as the home of the Queens Historical Society . The Voelker Orth Museum , Bird Sanctuary and Victorian Garden is also located in Murray Hill. Comic strip artist Richard F. Outcault , the creator of The Yellow Kid and Buster Brown , lived on 147th Street in Murray Hill. Queensboro Hill in southern Flushing

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