Lonely Planet made a decision in December that stunned many in the travel industry, even those deeply invested in promoting the borough. It named Queens the No. 1 travel destination in the United States for 2015.
Yes, Queens. Not Miami, the Grand Canyon, Washington, San Francisco or, more to the point, Manhattan, but rather New York City’s equivalent of a flyover state, perhaps most famous for two sitcoms, one featuring a food-fixated deliveryman and the other a xenophobic bigot.
— nytimes.com
According to data from NYC & Company, the city’s tourism marketing agency, the amount of visitors to the outer borough increased around 12 percent in a single year, between 2012 and 2013. Queens is also reported to be in the midst of a major hotel building boom, with five new ones opening last year alone.
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Da fuk? Queens? For real? Jamaica Ave fake bootleged clothing must be hot these days!
I Love Queens Though...
PS1 is the white knight of Gentrification. Towers going up everywhere. Many pixel-y.
The Kevin James effect
Flushing!
LOL
well, there are some good Dominican food spots in Jackson Heights...maybe thats it...
What are you people talking about?
used to live there... was not as cool back then as it is now, but was cheap.
lolno
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