Queens is a New York City borough on Long Island across the East River from Manhattan.

Flushing Meadows Corona Park, with the Unisphere, a 12-story 1964 World’s Fair globe sculpture, hosts the annual U.S. Open tennis tournament.

The park’s Queens Museum is known for the “Panorama,” a building-for-building model of New York City.

Nearby Citi Field is the stadium of pro baseball team, the Mets.

Land area: 108.1 mi²

Founded: 1683

Population: 2.359 million (2017)