1. Astoria, Queens A Global Neighborhood

2. . “If one wanted to encapsulate everything that defines Queens into a single neighborhood-- and who wouldn’t, really – the result might very well be Astoria.” -Jeff Vandam, NYTimes

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4. Population Total Population 211,220 100.0 White Nonhispanic 88,606 41.9 Black Nonhispanic 21,581 10.2 Asian and Pacific Islander Nonhispanic 27,399 13.0 Other Nonhispanic 3,574 1.7 Two or More Races Nonhispanic 12,368 5.9 Hispanic Origin 57,692 27.3 Female 101,679 48.1 Male 109,541 51.9 Under 5 years 11,864 5.6 5 to 9 years 11,390 5.4 10 to 14 years 10,243 4.8 15 to 19 years 12,137 5.7 20 to 24 years 19,593 9.3 25 to 44 years 83,124 39.4 45 to 64 years 39,643 18.8 65 years and over 23,226 11.0 18 years and over 171,105 81.0

5. Languages Total Population 5 Years and Over 198,960 100.0 Proficient in English 135,120 67.9 Not Proficient in English 63,840 32.1 Not Proficient in English 63,840 100.0 Language Spoken at Home: Spanish or Spanish Creole 27,734 43.4 Greek 7,157 11.2 Italian 3,573 5.6 Chinese 2,903 4.5 Portuguese or Portuguese Creole 2,289 3.6 Serbo-Croatian 2,093 3.3 Arabic 1,894 3.0 Korean 1,293 2.0

6. . Japanese 1,012 1.6 Urdu 803 1.3 Tagalog 667 1.0 Polish 624 1.0 Russian 589 0.9 French (incl Patois, Cajun, French Creole) 484 0.8 Vietnamese 448 0.7 Hungarian 338 0.5 Hindi 316 0.5 German 298 0.5 Persian 108 0.2 Armenian 104 0.2 All Others 9,113 14.3

7. “Outside of New York, Greeks and their Diaspora fondly and nostalgically describe it as a homeland outside of the homeland, where on can not only find tasty Greek cuisine, bouzouki-blaring nightclubs and cafes named for neighborhoods in Athens, but also Greek newspapers, banks, political societies, and Hellenic folk and dance associations” (Fishman&Ofelia 4).

8. . Coming to the new world was considered a temporary interlude for the early Greek immigrants who dreamed of their return to Greece and whose concern remained the struggles of the ‘mother country,’ most especially the liberation of Greek-speaking areas of the Mediterranean: Thrace, Epirus, Macedonia, and Asia Minor, areas still dominated by the Ottoman Empire. (Fishman&Ofelia 7).

9. . “Queens is the only borough that has a cluster of Brazilian-owned and –oriented retail businesses” -Maxine L. Margolis

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