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  Queens County, About NY — New York Medical Malpractice Attorneys, Long Island City, Jamaica
Queens County, New York, is one of 62 counties in New York State.
Queens is a flat plain with scenic hills on its east and west borders.
Population in 2000 was 2,229,379 according to the U.S. Census and is estimated at 2,237,216 for 2004.
www.oshmanlaw.com /queens_county_new_york.html   (532 words)

  
 Queens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Queens was established in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties of New York and was named for the then-queen consort, Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II.
Queens' Borough President is Helen Marshall, elected as a Democrat in 2001 and re-elected in 2005.
Queens is connected to Manhattan by two bridges and one tunnel: the Triborough Bridge, the Queensboro Bridge, and the Queens Midtown Tunnel.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Queens   (3604 words)

  
 Queens County Sentinel Records   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Queens County Sentinel began publication as a weekly newspaper in June 1858, with offices in Hempstead NY.
When Queens County was incorporated into Greater New York in January 1898, part of the county was separated.
The last edition of the Queens County Sentinel available on microfilm is dated May 26 1898., the first available issue of the Hempstead Sentinel is dated June 1, 1899.
www.longislandgenealogy.com /kristina/kristina.html   (134 words)

  
 New York Counties Birth Certificate, Death Record, Marriage License and More (N-R)
Birth and Death records are filed with the Clerk of the city, town or village in which the event occurred and, normally, with the New York State Bureau of Vital Records.
Since 1847 divorce actions in New York have been handled in the supreme court for the county in which the divorce was heard.
Long Beach, NY Nassau County vital records are available from the Town office where the event occured and from the New York State Bureau of Vital Records. .
www.vitalrec.com /nycounties3.html   (1268 words)

  
 Queens County, NY News
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown Thursday announced that a Manhattan resident charged with being one of New York City's more notorious graffiti taggers "KIKO" pleaded guilty to felony criminal mischief,...
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced Thursday that an Astoria realtor who hired a thug to attack an elderly man in order to scare him into selling his house to her at a low price has been sentenced...
Queens is the only large county in the nation where the median income of fl residents has surpassed that of white residents, according to a report.
www.topix.net /county/queens-ny   (817 words)

  
 Miscellaneous Queens County, New York Obituaries
Queens Co., NY HOWARD BRENDEL of Glendale died on July 22, 2002 at the age of 79.
MARGARET LARKIN (nee Kelly) of County Kerry, Ireland, died on July 17, 2002 at the age of 72.
She was the widow of the late John, devoted mother of Kathleen Chavanne, John and Maureen, dear sister of Nel, Kit and Thomas; also survived by eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
www.genealogybuff.com /ny/ny-queens-obits3.htm   (3329 words)

  
 Queens, New York NY, borough profile (Queens County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Queens is a borough in Queens County, one of the five counties of New York City.
The community was named after Catherine of Braganza, queen of Charles II The community is in the Eastern Standard time zone.
Queens County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=1494   (727 words)

  
 Queens County criminal defense lawyer - Queens County criminal defense attorneys
Our Westchester County Office is located in Somers, a short drive from most of the numerous criminal courts sprinkled throughout Westchester County and Putnam County.
Murray was retained by a law firm in London, England as an expert in the field of New York Criminal Law as part of an international defense of a person sought in an extradition matter in which the defendant (in England) was wanted by New York State.
Shalley is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, the Westchester County Bar Association, and the Queens County Bar Association.
www.queensdefense.com /queens_criminal_lawyer.htm   (1999 words)

  
 .:Queens County:.
Queens County is in the western part of Long Island and includes a few smaller islands, most of which are in Jamaica Bay and form part of Gateway National Recreation Area.
By 1870, Queens County consisted of six towns: Newtown, Flushing, Jamaica, North Hempstead, Hempstead, and Oyster Bay.
The part of Queens County that was not consolidated into New York City, consisting of the towns of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay and all of the Town of Hempstead, except the Rockaway Peninsula, was constituted as the new Nassau County in 1899.
www.lieconomy.com /li/queens.htm   (848 words)

  
 POORHOUSE History  of  Queens County
A TABLE showing the number of Paupers supported at the public expense in the county of QUEENS during the twelve months preceding April 21, 1823, with other particulars, derived from public documents and reports furnished the Secretary of State.
The second as to settlements, might perhaps be improved for the relief of the city of New York, That city seems as the great receptacle for emigrants from every part of the civilized world, a considerable portion of whom arriving literally penniless, become a prey to want immediately, or soon after landing.
There is no school taught in the house, nor are the children sent to the district school although one is located near this house.
www.poorhousestory.com /QUEENS.htm   (1191 words)

  
 Queens County, New York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Finance and insurance is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Queens County, with a job growth of 33.3 percent.
Utilities has the largest employers in Queens County, with the industry averaging 175 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 34 and greater than the New York average of 100 for the Utilities industry.
In Queens County, Health care and social assistance, Transportation and Warehousing, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries.
www.ecanned.com /indsum/level1/NY/Queens.html   (337 words)

  
 The Queens GOP Food Fight | Urban Elephants   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Throughout the county of Queens new political clubs fight for acceptance in the form of state charters that are promised but never issued or just give up the fight altogether, concluding that there's little or no future in bucking a system that's so obviously stacked against them.
The leadership meeting in Ridgewood began at 7:30 PM as Queens County Republicans stood in line to sign in, have their ID's checked and receive a red and blue stamp on the backs of their hands, granting them the ability to come and go in the course of the evening.
The Queens County GOP organization is rapidly shrinking because it has a leadership that doesn't care about growing the party or winning elections (except those in the hands of the leaders themselves).
urbanelephants.com /nyc/node/852   (9756 words)

  
 Queens County, New York, Queens
The borough of Queens was named after the wife of Charles II of England, Queen Catherine of Braganza in 1683.
At the beginning of the 17th century, Queens was populated largely by small farms and was predominantly rural.
There are very few inter-racial neighborhoods in Queens and the new immigrants that come to live here tend to congregate in their own areas.
www.newyorkcityvisitorsnetwork.com /queens   (226 words)

  
 Nova Scotia Information & News
Queens County Times also has a classified section.
Miss Rieser spent many years teaching generations of Queens County residents the art of piano playing and she gifted our community with music.
Queens Member of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly, Vicki Conrad, has opened a constituency office at 43 Carten Street, Liverpool.
queenscountytimes.ca /page1/page1.html   (2181 words)

  
 Queens County, New Brunswick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Queens County (2001 population 11,862) is located in central New Brunswick, Canada.
The county's geography is dominated by the Saint John River and Grand Lake.
Forestry and mixed farming dominate the rest of the county.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Queens_County,_New_Brunswick   (237 words)

  
 The Queens County Farm Museum New York NYC
The Queens County Farm Museum is a remarkable historical landmark.
This 47 acre tract of farmland, of which 7 acres are landmark designated, exemplifies the 200 year history of agriculture as a way of life and livelihood in Queens County.
Occupying New York City's largest remaining tract of' natural, undisturbed farmland this remarkable piece of land is the last vestige of Queens County's 300 year history of' agriculture as a way of life and livelihood.The site's history has been traced back as far as 1697 when John Harrison sold the land to Elbert Adriance.
www.queensnewyork.com /cultural/farm/museum.html   (841 words)

  
 GENUKI: County Laois
Queen's County, a county of Ireland, bounded N and W by King's county, E by Kildare and part of Carlow, S by Kilkenny, and SW by Tipperary, 32 English m.
Along the W boundary runs a range of high and steep mountains, and in the E the Dysart hills form a prominent and picturesque object.
Almost every description of soil is found in this county, from a very stiff clay, to a light but fertile sandy loam.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/irl/LEX/index.html   (191 words)

  
 Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > New York > Queens County
Queens, New York Local History and Genealogy  ALHN and AHGP
Queens County Newspapers  The New York State Library
Queens County Newspapers  at locations other than The New York State Library
www.linkpendium.com /genealogy/USA/NY/Queens   (262 words)

  
 Queens County Zip Codes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Queens County of Long Island, like Kings, is also a part of metro New York City, and NYC's government, and is one of New York City's 5 boroughs.
Queens County is 112.1 in square miles, and has around 2 million people residing within its boundaries, accord to the 2000 United States Census.
Roughly 196 miles of Queens border is waterfront, and overlooks Manhattan Island over the Long Island Sound.
www.longislandzipcodes.com /queens.aspx   (106 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Queens County, N.Y.
For convenient presentation of this material, the site includes a page for each of the more than 3,000 counties in the U.S., as well as for various U.S. and foreign territories and countries.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/NY/QU3.html   (492 words)

  
 Queens Tourism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Visiting Queens County is a must this fall...
Queens County "The South Shore's Great Experience" is located just 90 minutes from Halifax or Yarmouth along Hwy 103 (Exits 17 - 21) or Annapolis Valley via Route 8 Kejimkujik Scenic Drive.
Come and experience theatre, museums, art or country music, to explore 80 thousand acres of protected places including national, provincial and municipal parks, to walk along miles of sandy beaches, to visit our many lighthouses and to savour 18th and early 19th century architecture, come and share our community of Queens.
www.tourism.queens.ns.ca   (264 words)

  
 eBay - queens county, Postcards Paper, Nonfiction Books items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Queens Park Rangers -v- Derby County - 1987-1988
Queens Park Rangers v vDerby County 21st Jan 1989
An Act repairing the road in Queens County to Tipperary
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 Amazon.com: Kings County (Offaly) & Queens Co. (Leix-Laois) Ireland genealogy & family history notes: Books: Michael C. ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The family research guide with real life extracts, including maps, 40 illustrations, family history extracts and coats of arms, a 17th century census as available, and more for Kings County (Offaly) and Queens County (Leix - Laois) in Ireland.
A boon to genealogy research and organization in Kings and Queens Counties, neatly bound so that pages easily lay flat.
The author/editor, Michael C. O'Laughlin, serves as editor of the monthly Journal of 'Irish families' (since 1978), and is the most published author in the history of his field, including works published on all 32 counties of Ireland.
www.amazon.com /Offaly-Leix-Laois-Ireland-genealogy-history/dp/0940134624   (537 words)

  
 Queens County, Nova Scotia GenWeb Project
Liverpool, the county seat of Queens County, was founded in 1759 by New England Planters.
Once a hub for shipbuilding, today Queens County is one of Nova Scotia's centers for lumbering and fisheries.
Please visit the Queens County Lookups page for information on volunteers who have offered to check their resources for you!
www.rootsweb.com /~canns/queens   (204 words)

  
 Official Home Page of the Queens Borough President's Office, New York City Local Government
As the most diverse community in the nation, Queens offers a wealth of interests and activities.
On the business side, Queens provides a fertile field for building and expanding your business.
The Office of the Borough President is greatly concerned about the recent heat wave and the impact it is making on Queens residents.
www.queensbp.org   (234 words)

  
 Queens County Savings Bank
The Unisphere is the unofficial symbol of Queens.
The world's largest globe, this giant steel beauty can be seen from the LIE, Grand Central and Van Wyck.
Queens County Savings Bank has played a pivotal role in the community since our founding in 1859.
www.mynycb.com /index.asp?divID=2&sectionID=other&subsectionID=about   (126 words)

  
 Queens County Hotel Deals - Unbiased Reviews - TripAdvisor
SmartDeals are the best deals we found on very popular hotels in Queens County.
Our Queens County hotels page presents hotels ranked by popularity - read traveler reviews and guidebooks.
Visit our Queens County discount hotels page for great savings on Queens County hotels, including TripAdvisor SmartDeals.
tripadvisor.com /SmartDeals-g499237-Queens_County_Nova_Scotia-Hotel-...   (457 words)

  
 ACQC 2000... The updated AIDS Center of Queens County Website
Serving the HIV infected and affected population of Queens since 1986.
The mission of the AIDS Center of Queens County is to:
ACQC was founded in October 1986 to provide direct services to residents of Queens living with HIV/AIDS and to educate the community about the virus.
www.acqc.homestead.com   (332 words)

  
 NYS Newspaper Project: Queens County (NY) newspapers on microfilm at NYSL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Queens County (NY) newspapers on microfilm at NYSL
The South Queens times and inside Rochdale news.
The Queens ledger Combined with the Long Island Register.
www.nysl.nysed.gov /nysnp/141.htm   (287 words)

  
 Queens Chamber of Commerce - 1 - home
About Us Queens Chamber of Commerce offers a number of services to the borough's business community.
Profiles I Governmental Relations I Affinity Partners I Chamber Foundation I Queens on the Web I Contact Us
The material on this site is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America and international conventions, and is the exclusive property of Queens Chamber of Commerce or any licensee.
www.queenschamber.org   (133 words)

  
 Queens County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau
Queens County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau
1: Bronx, New York, Queens, and Richmond Counties included with Kings County; data not available separately.
Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts.
quickfacts.census.gov /qfd/states/36/36081.html   (260 words)

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