Queens Community Board 3
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The Queens Community Board 3 is a local government in New York City
, encompassing the neighborhoods of Jackson Heights
, East Elmhurst
and North Corona
(as well as LaGuardia Airport
, in the borough
of Queens
. It is delimited by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway to the west, the Grand Central Parkway
to the north, Flushing Meadows Corona Park on the east, and Roosevelt Avenue on the south.
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, encompassing the neighborhoods of Jackson Heights
Jackson Heights, Queens
Jackson Heights is a neighborhood in the Northwestern portion of the borough of Queens in New York, New York, United States. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 3...
, East Elmhurst
East Elmhurst, Queens
East Elmhurst is a culturally diverse area in New York City, in the northwest of the borough of Queens. It is located north of Jackson Heights and Corona and is bounded on the east and north by Flushing Bay. Residents are mostly moderate-income families, but there are also low-income areas. It...
and North Corona
North Corona, Queens
North Corona is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. The area is roughly defined by 89th Street to the west, Roosevelt Avenue to the south, the Grand Central Parkway to the east, and 32nd Avenue and Astoria Boulevard to the north. North Corona's main thoroughfares include...
(as well as LaGuardia Airport
LaGuardia Airport
LaGuardia Airport is an airport located in the northern part of Queens County on Long Island in the City of New York. The airport is located on the waterfront of Flushing Bay and Bowery Bay, and borders the neighborhoods of Astoria, Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst. The airport was originally...
, in the borough
Borough (New York City)
New York City, one of the largest cities in the world, is composed of five boroughs. Each borough now has the same boundaries as the county it is in. County governments were dissolved when the city consolidated in 1898, along with all city, town, and village governments within each county...
of Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
. It is delimited by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway to the west, the Grand Central Parkway
Grand Central Parkway
The Grand Central Parkway is a parkway that stretches from the RFK-Triborough Bridge in New York City to Nassau County on Long Island. At the Queens-Nassau border, it becomes the Northern State Parkway, which runs across the northern part of Long Island through Nassau County and into Suffolk...
to the north, Flushing Meadows Corona Park on the east, and Roosevelt Avenue on the south.