Flushing Library, new york, USA

Flushing is an area in Queens, new york, USA. In recent years, it has gradually become a place where immigrants of Asian descent, especially those from Taiwan Province, South Korea and Chinese mainland, live together, and a business district with strong East Asian flavor has been exhibited.

regional introduction

The name Flushing originated from a city named Flushing in the southwest of the Netherlands and was named by Dutch colonists in New Netherlands in 162. Even now, traces of former Dutch colonists can still be found in Flushing, such as John Bowne House on Bowne Street, Bowne Street Community Church and Flushing Quaker Meeting House. The Flushing protest, the predecessor of the American Bill of Rights, was also signed in Flushing on December 27th, 1657.

Flushing was a small town in Queens County before the urban area of new york City was merged in 1989. In recent years, due to the influx of immigrants including Chinese, Korean, Indian, Pakistani, Salvadoran and Greek, Flushing has become the most ethnically diverse community in new york, with more than 15 languages spoken here. Now, the Chinese who have settled in Flushing have surpassed Chinatown in Manhattan and become the largest Chinese settlement in new york and even the United States.

The entrepreneurial vitality of diversified immigrants in Flushing has made Queens' economy prosperous, and its economic status has been continuously improved in the past ten years. In 24, the employed population in Flushing increased by 4.4%, while that in new york only increased by .5%. There are about 4 banks within half a mile of Fiona Fang in Flushing, gradually forming a regional financial center. New york's economic development has always been centered on Manhattan, and it is really unusual that Flushing, about five miles away, can become the economic center of Queens.

Flushing was able to attract immigrants to settle here at first because it was an important transportation hub in Queens. Flushing is the terminal of Metro 7, with 24 bus lines passing through Flushing, and you can also take the Long Island Railway to Manhattan. Flushing is next to I-495 and I-678 expressways, and Chinese people living in Long Island, Westchester and New Jersey will go shopping in Flushing.

Flushing was a small town in Queens before the merger of new york City in 1989. After the opening of new york Metro Line 7 to Flushing, it has become a commercial and residential area with a large number of Chinese and Koreans (see Chinatown for details). Since the September 11th attacks, Chinese living in Manhattan have moved to Flushing, so the scale of Flushing has surpassed that of Chinatown in Manhattan. In addition, the Washington Line of the Long Island Railway also has a station in Flushing.

population profile

Flushing has a prosperous business district and a huge residential area, including many Chinese and Korean populations. According to new york magazine, Flushing is the second largest Chinatown in the United States. 55% of the residents in Flushing are Asian. There are many Hispanics, African-Americans, Indians and long-term white people in Flushing.

Public security situation

The crime rate in Flushing has dropped a lot since 199, keeping pace with the crime rate in new york. [2] In recent years, Flushing has seen a small number of street violence, including gang-related stabbing and shooting.

In p>2, five employees in Wendy's fast food restaurant on Myanmar Street were shot dead by the murderer.

The competition between MS-13 gangs in the community and other gangs (blood gangs and lame gangs) in new york has caused many problems in the community. On Christmas Eve in 26, a 15-year-old boy was shot dead in front of his house.

On May 19th, 27, a 21-year-old man was shot dead in Bunn Street. Both shootings were suspected to be related to MS-13.

On May 17th, 21, yaoyu, an international student from Heilongjiang, was dragged into the back alley by a Mexican man in a busy block of Flushing, and was severely beaten on the head by a metal pipe until his brain died.

There are also many Asian gangs in the community.